Official Overwatch 2 is bringing back loot boxes

[SpartaN]

"Season 15 also features the return of loot boxes," a press release says. "You will be able to earn a variety of cosmetics when collecting loot boxes. They will be available from weekly and event rewards." You'll also be able to earn one loot box via the free battle pass and an additional two in the Premium battle pass.

Loot boxes were initially removed during the launch of Overwatch 2. As the game moved to free-to-play, Blizzard seemed more comfortable making money via the in-game shop and battle pass purchases instead of loot boxes. Loot boxes were also quite controversial thanks to their association with gambling and regulation efforts from government bodies.

Regular loot boxes have a 5.10% chance to include a Legendary item, a 21.93% chance of having an Epic, a 96.26% chance of having a Rare, and a 97.97% chance of having a Common in one of the four slots. While legendary loot boxes have a 100% chance of having one Legendary item, a 21.93% chance for an Epic, a 96.26% chance for a Rare, and a 97.97% for a Common.

Overwatch 2 is bringing loot boxes back from the dead

Back in with the old.

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[Lesovikkstar]

They really redefined what sequel means with Overwatch 2. Quite literally the most pointless sequel in existence. Glorified 'update'.

 

[Remedy]

Too little too late.

 

[Select27]

Overwatch lost my loyalty after they took away pve and just downgraded the game rebranding it as new. It’s a shame too cause it was one of my favorite games to play.

 

[FatalMaiden]

Jesus the comments here are negative as hell lol. People here treat ow devs like they are actively malicious in trying to drain as much money as possible while it's actually a product of horrible mismanagement from the former devs.

Personally I'm glad the game are trying to add a different spin to the gameplay like perks and stadium mode. My only gripe with it is how stale the gameplay can be sometimes and I'm glad the devs are trying to address thag.

 

[Klark Kent]

They really redefined what sequel means with Overwatch 2. Quite literally the most pointless sequel in existence. Glorified 'update'.

 

[Lunar Man]

Overwatch 1 was the last great blizzard game for me. I absolutely loved the era of Diablo 2, StarCraft and Warcraft 3. I made so many friends through those games and i think any goodwill the company had has slowly faded away over the years.

 

[Jakelmoss]

So they promised an overhaul we never got, derailed the roadmap to PVE all to turn the game back into what it was in the first place.

Blizzard be Blizzarding. Shit sucks.