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After 27,000+ Steam reviews, Overwatch 2 is graded as 'Overwhelmingly Negative' (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] simple@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. The gameplay itself has no p2w or grinding in general, but now you have to grind to unlock characters. In OW1 you also used to get showered with cool cosmetics just for playing, in OW2 they turned it into a paid battle pass and a rotating cash shop where a single skin costs like $20 and F2P users get basically nothing. The thing is set up in a way to scam whales by selling them things that used to be free for hundreds of dollars.

I would still play if it were just cosmetics but now every time a hero releases you have to grind to unlock them.

[–] Panda@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does that mean that it I were to start playing again I wouldn't have my unlocked skins form OW1?

[–] simple@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You would but anyone who didn't has to buy them now. You still have to grind for new characters though.

[–] Panda@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Ah thanks! That's good to hear, at least. My nephew told me about Overwatch 2 replacing Overwatch 1 and suddenly being unable to play it because his PC now didn't meet the new requirements. I hadn't played for ages, so I didn't even know this had happened. Couldn't they just have released a real sequel that people had to pay for... Or use this new model, fine, but leave Overwatch 1 as it was. -.-