Overwatch 2 PvE Hero Mode Canceled: 'A Difficult Choice'

Blizzard has officially scrapped Overwatch 2's long-awaited PvE mode, but the game's creative leads are assuring fans that PvE is still a focus for the game moving forward.

[Knushwood Butt]

Are you assured?

[-Foxtrot]

So basically the most promising thing and the main reason they justified putting 2 on the end of it.

[Welshy]

Not just the most promising thing, it was literally the entire purpose of the "sequel".

I called it MONTHS ago when they launched Overwatch "2" without the PvE that it was 100% a cash grab and merely an excuse to re-monitize Overwatch 1 and fill it with BS mtx and FOMO. I wish I wasn't right because I used to love OW back in 2016/17, but here we are. Activision Blizzard are the worst.

[v_eno_m]

The writing was on the wall after Jeff Kaplan left

[SullysCigar]

Surely they need to face regulatory repercussions for this move. They've just mugged gamers.

[Chevalier]

Damn I absolutely loved Overwatch 1 and didn't really have time to jump on Overwatch 2, but, sounds like I might just not bother. The PvE story stuff was the only reason I wanted to jump on and play this with friends.

[gleepot]

Overwatch 2 is free to play.

[S2Killinit]

Im done with overwatch

[Kaii]

Overwatch 2 (Overhauled monetization) edition
Now we know ^.^

[Snookies12]

Seems about right for Blizzard. Their fans are getting left out in the cold.

[LG_Fox_Brazil]

Wait... but this was the whole purpose of actually releasing Overwatch 2... Wtf is happening?

[Welshy]

Blizzard wanted all of your £££££ £ in return for literally nothing, that's what's happening.

"What's that, you were willing to let the battle passes and mtx slide on the condition you got a great a great PvE experience from it? Well get f**ked Overwatch community!" - ActiBlizz, 2023

[gleepot]

Overwatch 2 is a free to play game.

[Welshy]

@gleepot
Are the battle passes that lock the heroes behind them free? Are the skins and emotes I could earn in-game in OW1 now free in the OW2 mtx store?

"F2P" has long been a thinly veiled excuse to fill games to the brim with BS mtx, battle passes and FOMO. Especially when it literally replaced and deleted OW1 which I paid full price for and had none of thar garbage in it (loot boxes aside obviously).

[Terry_B]

Lol Activision.

[DarXyde]

If ever there was a case to stop pre-ordering or even buying incomplete games... This is it.

I think this is why people look sideways at Live service titles.

[Stanjara]

And A/B deal is the only way to save Xbox?
Uffff.

[ModsDoBetter]

Strange that they’re still working PvE content into the live service aspect with the first story missions to launch alongside Season 6 in August.

This game has been a failure since inception and I honestly wish there were better refund policies in place for games like this.

Promised features that are cancelled after the game’s launch just leave a bad taste in my mouth. The way they changed the micro-transactions and earnable currency from OW1 to OW2 just makes OW2’s entire existence seem like AB just weren’t happy with the monetisations returns in OW1 and rather than bump up the price and face backlash they went a roundabout way to implement it. Literally the game game but worse.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Oh boy this wasn't surprising to me tbh

[senorfartcushion]

Failures as game producers.

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

And this is a prime example why people tend to get squeamish about Live Service games. What was the point of releasing a sequel if you cancel THE VERY THING THAT MADE IT A SEQUEL IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!??

[CantThinkOfAUsername]

Doesn't matter. The game averages 26M monthly players and is already making bank from PC Turd Race.

[GoodGuy09]

Oof

[lellkay]

Overwatch is garbage and this has just made it even more garbage (as if that was even possible)

[Petebloodyonion]

Probably MS influence is already affecting development of the game.

[lio_convoy]

Normally, I'd make a snarky comment on a post like this, but I genuinely feel bad for the players that spent money on this game for an empty promise. There's grounds for a lawsuit here.

[vTuro24]

Translation: Overwatch 2 cancelled, enjoy your monetization overhaul!

This game used to be such a gem. I kinda miss it ngl. It's sad how low it's fallen.

[ghostrider32]

Nobody hates their fans, more than Activision.