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[IgotElbows]

We have to open AT LEAST 90 boxes if we wanted all 90 summer items...
That's 90 levels needed... or almost 100$ if you are just buying boxes...

And 90 is just the MINIMUM, with all the dups, we would really need 150-200 probably.



That's insane. Especially because we can't use our gold to buy any of them.

 

[FallingEdge]

Where has it said that you can't use gold to buy the skins?

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

I bought a 5x box.

Game hasnt even updated to allow them.

gg blizzard.

 

[Tovarisc]

Where has it said that you can't use gold to buy the skins?

2nd paragraph;

 

[IgotElbows]

oh ya

Does 2x means we get 2 loot boxes per level now(for a limited time)?

It didn't really say in the description.

 

[Tovarisc]

oh ya

Does 2x means we get 2 loot boxes per level now(for a limited time)?

It didn't really say in the description.

I think that is just description for boxes when looking details on purchasing 2 box bundle.

 

[IgotElbows]

I think that is just description for boxes when looking details on purchasing 2 box bundle.

Oh. That's saddening.

I thought it was going to be like a "double exp" weekend but with loot boxes.

 

[Cels]

i wouldn't even mind as that they weren't purchasable with in-game currency, but it's the fact that to get precisely the skin you want you have to acquire a ton of lootboxes, and for most people that will mean paying up money.

i would feel better about it if you could buy the skins directly with real money

 

[JP_]

We have to open AT LEAST 90 boxes if we wanted all 90 summer items...
That's 90 levels needed... or almost 100$ if you are just buying boxes...

And 90 is just the MINIMUM, with all the dups, we would really need 150-200 probably.



That's insane. Especially because we can't use our gold to buy any of them.

 

[ISOM]

I love Overwatch but it's insulting that Blizzard continues on with this gambling loot system instead of allowing people to buy what they want.

 

[Auctopus]

I bought a 5x box.

Game hasnt even updated to allow them.

gg blizzard.

How is that their fault?

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Is there any non off screen notices about this? I tend not to believe leaks that are are off screen. Sorry if it has already been tackled, but all I see in the OP are off screen.

 

[FallingEdge]

2nd paragraph;

ohhh gotcha, ty

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

How is that their fault?

Ummm don't sell them yet?

Selling items that aren't yet available is definitely their fault. Wtf lol.

 

[JP_]

Ummm don't sell them yet?

Selling items that aren't yet available is definitely their fault. Wtf lol.

I don't get it. Were the boxes labeled "summer box" or something and didn't include summer items? Or did he just buy regular boxes before summer items were enabled?

edit: ooh, did he buy them through PSN before the PS4 version supported them? wont' he just get them when the game updates?

 

[Venfayth]

Ummm don't sell them yet?

Selling items that aren't yet available is definitely their fault. Wtf lol.

So it was advertised in game?

 

[Luigi87]

Ummm don't sell them yet?

Selling items that aren't yet available is definitely their fault. Wtf lol.

It'll actually be called a Summer Games Loot Box in the store though.

They haven't technically officially announced this yet, they just accidentally pulled the trigger a tad early on the UK store.

You jumped the gun.

 

[IgotElbows]

I don't get it. Were the boxes labeled "summer box" or something and didn't include summer items? Or did he just buy regular boxes before summer items were enabled?

Blizzard hasn't even tweeted about it yet.

So update still isn't up yet.

I'm going to probably wait to level up just so I can get the box right away.

 

[PackAPunchedMick]

The summer loot boxes are available to buy on the UK psn store and are advertised below the game tile. I bought them before launching the game.

That is some shady shit.

 

[Permanently A]

The summer loot boxes are available to buy on the UK psn store and are advertised below the game tile. I bought them before launching the game.

That is some shady shit.

PSN jumped the gun, the boxes will be there when the game updates. Its Tuesday so the update should be today.

 

[vkris]

The summer loot boxes are available to buy on the UK psn store and are advertised below the game tile. I bought them before launching the game.

That is some shady shit.

That's Sony's fault, btw.

 

[Se_7_eN]

Are these available today? I haven't seen a release date anywhere... Just the ending date.

 

[xaosslug]

Blizzard hasn't even tweeted about it yet.

So update still isn't up yet.

I'm going to probably wait to level up just so I can get the box right away.

good idea... so every box will have the potential for Summer goodies post-update, or the old boxes will be mixed w/ new? Ugh. I can't w/ this game sometimes.

 

[QuantumSquid]

I really hope Blizzard makes these not an enormous pain in the rear to acquire... I love that Tracer skin, and the Zarya one finally provides us with a Zarya skin that doesn't have a stupid looking hair color.

 

[magwizsorc]

Maybe Lucio just can't look cool.

 

[Tevos]

I really hope there aren't only 3 skins.

It'd be super ironic that there is a Russian weightlifter skin given Russia's controversies with the olympics.

 

[JCH!]

Man, that Zarya skin is so cool. To bad I'm probably never gonna get it...

 

[LordofPwn]

good idea... so every box will have the potential for Summer goodies post-update, or the old boxes will be mixed w/ new? Ugh. I can't w/ this game sometimes.

when you level up post update, you'll get a new lootbox with summer games item. loot in boxes are determined when acquired, not opened.

 

[Tovarisc]

Is there any non off screen notices about this? I tend not to believe leaks that are are off screen. Sorry if it has already been tackled, but all I see in the OP are off screen.

https://twitter.com/TovariscPS4/status/760523199763316737

Edit: Summer Games Loot Box's are only type up on PSN atm

 

[Lucifon]

How has this still not been announced yet, it's 6:12pm in the UK and these things are live on the Xbox/PS4 stores yet don't work ingame because of no update. And still no word from Blizzard. Just seems very oddly handled.

 

[hydruxo]

Maybe Lucio just can't look cool.

We just need this:

 

[xaosslug]

also, why did they change Zarya & ‎Lúcio's do, but not Tracer's? Give her a ponytail or something. LOL

 

[Interfectum]

How has this still not been announced yet, it's 6:12pm in the UK and these things are live on the Xbox/PS4 stores yet don't work ingame because of no update. And still no word from Blizzard. Just seems very oddly handled.

Probably PR working on damage control from the PSN leak and subsequent reaction.

 

[Mindwipe]

How has this still not been announced yet, it's 6:12pm in the UK and these things are live on the Xbox/PS4 stores yet don't work ingame because of no update. And still no word from Blizzard. Just seems very oddly handled.

It smacks of there being full panic stations on at the internet reaction so far and hasty press release rewriting.

 

[mollipen]

Even with these, though, there are countless stores in Japan that sell those capsule toys solo if you're willing to pay 200~600 yen more for the one you want.

 

[Odrion]

We just need this:

please no

Maybe Lucio just can't look cool.

His blue and purple skins look really good.

 

[Trickster]

It smacks of there being full panic stations on at the internet reaction so far and hasty press release rewriting.

I find it hilarious if this caught Blizzard off guard somehow. They'd have to be completely removed from reality to think people wouldn't have an issue with this

 

[Interfectum]

I find it hilarious if this caught Blizzard off guard somehow. They'd have to be completely removed from reality to think people wouldn't have an issue with this

Well if they do have a really cool update planned they were probably hoping the little lootbox nugget would be buried in all the good hype. Sony blew it. lol

 

[xaosslug]

when you level up post update, you'll get a new lootbox with summer games item. loot in boxes are determined when acquired, not opened.

no, but what I mean is 100% of loot boxes will have the potential for Summer goodies, or will there be a distinction between a 'Summer goodie' box and the og loot boxes? So, all loot boxes will look like dis:

for a limited time, or...?

 

[JCH!]

I find it hilarious if this caught Blizzard off guard somehow. They'd have to be completely removed from reality to think people wouldn't have an issue with this

Call me a shill but I really don't have THAT big an issue with this. Sure, it's not ideal but it's not the end of the world...

 

[Interfectum]

Call me a shill but I really don't have THAT big an issue with this. Sure, it's not ideal but it's not the end of the world...

It's not. Consider this Blizzard testing how far they can push the Overwatch consumer base. It's better to push back now rather than later.

Kaplan and co have been pretty responsive so far so why not let them know this isn't cool?

 

[dity]

It smacks of there being full panic stations on at the internet reaction so far and hasty press release rewriting.

Not really.

 

[Kyari]

Call me a shill but I really don't have THAT big an issue with this. Sure, it's not ideal but it's not the end of the world...

It really depends on the drop rates for the "good" stuff like the skins.
Who cares about sprays honestly?

 

[LUFTRAUSER]

Limited time items? Ugh.

 

[JCH!]

It's not. Consider this Blizzard testing how far they can push the Overwatch consumer base. It's better to push back now rather than later.

Kaplan and co have been pretty responsive so far so why not let them know this isn't cool?

For sure. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against people raising hell. I just, personally, don't have a strong feeling on the matter.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Would like the Tracer skin but not enough to splurge real cash for it on random boxes.

 

[Interfectum]

Next dev video update Kaplan gonna have a bottle of King Robert whiskey in the background, tattered clothing and 5 o'clock shadow. Blizz fans comin' for him.

 

[Zemm]

Someone PM Saty

 

[Trickster]

For sure. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against people raising hell. I just, personally, don't have a strong feeling on the matter.

I mean that's fine you know. Some people don't really care that much about cosmetics or just have different perceptions of what they consider acceptable or good value.

Personally I think that the reward system was already poorly made, not rewarding and offered very poor value if you spent money on it. So to me, it really frustrates and riles me up to see Blizzard do the opposite of make it better, and instead just go full on scrooge mcduck with their microtransactions

 

[Veldin]

Y'know, it doesn't have to be this way at all. The amount of restrictions they've put up around this loot box slot machine and the fact that they deliberately cut off the option to pay for these Olympic items with in-game currency, it's all because they know. They know they've made a system where a select group of their player base will empty their pockets over nothing. When they suddenly decide that your credits can't be used on the only thing they're good for, it's Blizzard intentionally not playing by their own rules. Rather than consciously making a nice little event with rewards that everyone can benefit from, it's just another crafty opportunity to pry open some wallets. The already small yields of in-game currency wasn't enough, the duplicates weren't enough, apparently the thick layers of RNG with icons and sprays weren't enough. Blizzard's price tagged multi-million selling game needs more, and it seems they're going to keep wringing players out as long as they can.