I genuinely love Overwatch, its loveable characters and lore won me over immediately. I've spent 900+ hours in Overwatch, own most of the skins and golden weapons for half the heroes. I've spent about 50 hours in Overwatch 2 so far, and I'll preface all the negativity by saying that I do enjoy the 5v5 model more than 6v6. Team fights are generally a wipe now instead of dragging on and games end quicker. It's less chaotic, and positioning and ult usage is much more important now that there's only one tank.

With that said, it's an absolute tragedy what happened to Overwatch 2's monetization model. Players now having to pay up to $20 for skins you used to get for free by playing is tragic! I have absolutely no desire to own any new skin since I appreciate my OW1 skins so much more.

The battle pass is horrible since it's littered with what used to be just rare level drops: voice lines and sprays. No premium currency included in the pass is a huge lost opportunity. I'm not holding my breath and I don't expect Blizzard to make any changes, so moving forward I can only enjoy the game for its gameplay instead of the cosmetics.

Reviewed on Nov 18, 2022


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