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Here's How Much Players Will Spend To Get All Items In Overwatch

Getting all the loots and items in Overwatch might cost players more than $1000. More details here.

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ARESWARLORD2549d ago (Edited 2549d ago )

OverWatch is definitely addictive expecially the skins myself and my buddy both spent about $200 each on it. What is funny is my eight-year-old he told me I'm wasting money and I should stop and I did. It's almost like a gambling addiction

nX2549d ago

Well I hate to say it, but your little man is smarter than you :v

ARESWARLORD2549d ago

I agree he was definitely smarter than me but I can't stress enough for me how much it felt like a gambling addiction

AspiringProGenji2549d ago

You are crazy lol

I have only spent like $60 in loot boxes and that is because My brother is game sharing with me on PS4. After I have spend hundreds of hrs into this game I felt i was not being supportive to the devs. Haven't bought any ever since

CocoaBrother2549d ago

I have friends who have spent $200+ on stuff like this and it's a waste of money.

This is why more and more developers have been adding a 'pay-for-loot crates' system. Personally speaking, I don't like it at all; I miss the days where you unlocked skins/characters and show those off as an accomplishment. Now, it's basically down to luck and money.

And yes, it's a way for developers to make more money to support the game; however, with loot crates, DLC, season passes, pre-order bonuses, microtransactions(though most are macrotransactions honestly), and characters/maps locked behind a paywall, I personally can't support it.

InTheZoneAC2549d ago

you earn loot boxes and wish for luck, the way I play. I'll NEVER understand paying for cosmetics that you can EARN by playing.

Sciurus_vulgaris2549d ago

Loot boxes are in games to bait impulse buyers, and people with obsessive personalities.

SegaGamer2549d ago

This is the main reason why modern gaming isn't as fun as gaming in the past.

nitus102549d ago

That depends on the games you like.

I actually prefer Action/Adventure and RPG's although I can be picky even within those genres. I don't have an issue with online features although full online only can be a bit of a hit (MMORPG's) and miss (Shooters) with me depending on if I see that is good value for me. Of course, I do have to like playing the game and I rarely am into any game for the competition preferring to assist players rather than be nasty to them.

I don't really have any issue with microtransactions although many games are starting to abuse this but as long as this is optional (eg. extra skins etc) and not "Pay to Win" (paying for better weapons or other advantages) or gambling (paying for loot boxes etc) I feel that this is up to the player.

DLC can make a great game even greater (eg. The Witcher 3) but when DLC becomes an additional cost when it should have been part of the game, to begin with (eg. Evolve) then that is just price gouging.

Cy2549d ago

Well, no, that's how much they COULD spend, not how much they will. Most people will never spend a dime after they buy the game. Most of the ones who do won't spend nearly that much. Stupid headline.

InTheZoneAC2549d ago

many many people on overwatch pay for loot boxes, more than you think, it's sad really

InTheZoneAC2549d ago

After hitting around rank 230 I quit playing for a while, played all of 5 minutes when season 3 was around. Never once was I compelled to buy a loot box. What's sad is going to the blizzard overwatch forums and seeing people actually justify spending $50 on loot boxes, like they truly believe they're purchasing it for the greater good, meaning they're guaranteeing support of overwatch

except for the fact that overwatch has made enough regardless of microtransactions to support us for years...

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10 Overwatch Heroes You Would Want To Hang Out With

The world could always use a few more heroes, or in this case friends. Here are some Overwatch Heroes you would want to hang out with.

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I Miss the Original Overwatch

Blizzard's blending of the FPS and MOBA was a masterpiece of design that met its end too soon.

Tedakin326d ago

I miss 6v6, lootboxes and an actual player level. I used to look forward to Junkenstein's Revenge at Halloween and the Christmas event cause of all the cool cosmetics you could earn. I'd play it every day. Now you play it for an hour, earn some stupid charm, and you're done. No reason to play anymore.

ActualWhiteMan326d ago

RIP OW2 is trash. My friends stopped playing it like we used to the first one every Friday night.

smoothdude326d ago

this. loved overwatch 1. 2 is no fun. there is lots to play… find something you like.

Gardenia325d ago

I'd never thought I would say this but the loot boxes in Overwatch wasn't so bad compared to what it is now.

GoodGuy09326d ago

I remember those epic dreamworks-like CGIs. I wasn't a fan at all but man, I knew it was a rediculously huge game. OW2 I've seen...nothing, died maybe after a week.

moomoo319325d ago

OW2 is a disaster. All these years to make the game 5v5….? And they scrapped PvE? The game just sucks man zero fun.

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Activision Shows Concerns Over The Call Of Duty And Overwatch League's Longevity

Activision has admitted that its Call of Duty and Overwatch eSport Leagues are facing challenges that the company might fail to address.

just_looken346d ago

Ha ha these have been in trouble fort awhile so now we talk about it/address it?

How about you explain why you make billions but always have layoff's.

S2Killinit345d ago

Activision:
Woe is me

These guys come off so disingenuous.

ModsDoBetter345d ago

The timing is strange but COD has been on a nosedive for several years & then followed by the backlash of Overwatch 2.

sadraiden344d ago

COD has literally never been more popular. Every single year it sells more and more copies than the previous year. Don't know what you mean by nosedive.

ModsDoBetter344d ago (Edited 344d ago )

@sadraiden

It has taken a nosedive in quality.
However, as you based your argument on sales numbers, let's take a dive, shall we?

"COD has literally never been more popular"
COD has literally been more popular.

See: MW2 sales numbers estimate to be at 8million copies sold at the end of 2022 (no official numbers released) yet Black Ops (2010) sits at a staggering 31million copies sold.

"Every single year it sells more and more copies than the previous year"
Again, not true.

(In release order)
Black Ops - 31 million copies
Modern Warfare 3 - 30 million copies
Black Ops 2 - 29 million copies
Ghosts - 28 million copies
Advanced Warfare - 21 million copies
Black Ops 3 - 26 million copies
Infinite Warfare - 13 million copies
WWII - 19 million copies
Black Ops 4 - 14 million copies
MW2019 - 30 million copies
Cold War - 30 million copies
Vanguard - Unreleased sales numbers
MW2022 - No solid numbers yet, though as above - 8 million estimated as of end of 2022

As you can see "every single year it sells more and more copies than the previous year" is an inaccurate statement with the sales numbers fluctuating, though I do feel MW2022 would sell well over the course of the year.

luckytrouble345d ago

This timing isn't that weird. eSports are notorious money sinks, and organizations have been failing one after another the past few months as funds dry up and popularity wavers. Critical who is one of the runners of his own eSports organization has been extremely candid about the fact that there's really no money to be made, and a lot of suits that had their companies throw money at the concept are just starting to give up and move on.

Profchaos345d ago

Just to coincide with the CMA appeal woe is us

smolinsk345d ago

Wow and they have totally done it to them Self with zero innovation.

shinoff2183345d ago

Exactly. Biggest game in gaming and they crying. Stfu acti

ModsDoBetter345d ago

They really dropped the ball with COD ever since WW2 I’d say.

Year after year it’s just disappointment after disappointment and it only got worse with Warzone and MW2019 - seasonal progression, battle pass, goofy skins, not listening to player feedback, you name it.

merlox345d ago

Call of duty was only good when they were WWII. Activision should go back to how they started. Also, they can make the single player stories longer. Not everyone plays the multiplayer.

porkChop345d ago

A lot of people here couldn't even read the headline. This isn't about the games themselves, it's about the esports leagues.

shinoff2183345d ago

Put the money into it. You have the biggest game in gaming.

porkChop345d ago

Agreed. They can obviously afford it.

ChasterMies344d ago

If people don’t like playing the games as much, then why would they want to watch other people play it?

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