Lootboxes have been one of the most criticized elements in shooters of the past generation, including Overwatch, for taking advantage of dangerously similar tactics to the game of making to squeeze money out of some players. However, it seems that in many ways even that was a better system than the one used by Overwatch 2, which is being heavily criticized by players.
And it is that getting a legendary skin in Overwatch 2 requires more than 8 months of uninterrupted farmingUnless, of course, we’re willing to pay the inflated real money figures for which they’re sold in the game’s virtual store.
Getting a legendary skin in Overwatch 2 requires more than 8 months of uninterrupted farming
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It has been on the English website of mp1st where they have made this calculation, taking into account the limit of points that can be achieved daily through activities and challenges. Epic skins take 17 months of farming, while rare skins take 5 weeks. It seems that after moving the game to the free to play format, this is how Activision Blizzard hopes to monetize the game. Nevertheless, results in considerably more aggressive monetization than can be seen in other similar titleslike Apex Legends, Halo Infinite or even Fortnite.
Of course, given the recent release of the game there is still a chance that they are tweaking this system, and changing it to a more affordable one, only time will tell.