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[Acidote]

Fuck Blizzard, fuck this whale hunting tactic and fuck you if you encourage this shit.

On the other hand I encourage you all to keep buying boxes. I want this game to last long and I don't care if I can't ever use most skins. The more profitable it is for Blizzard, the longer they will support it. Diablo 3 would still be getting content if it had a different monetization (that isn't as shitty as the RMAH).

 

[Ketch]

well that sucks. I was specifically saving up currency in hopes of new legendary skins. fuck me right.

 

[Luigi87]

Spent $20 on boxes
Got track and field Tracer
No regrets

Basically how I feel.
*currently up to additional legendaries and epics as well*

 

[mollipen]

Oh so youre into that too? * fist bump *

Come stop by the Overwatch fan art thread sometime. You'll find out just how into it I (and a handful of others) are. *sly grin*

 

[IgotElbows]

This was my free Summer Games loot box

Wow. That's an amazing box.

 

[Sou Da]

Zarya's cosmetics are so bad, and it makes me sad, because she's more or less my main now, especially in competitive.

How hard is it to keep her basic face and hair and give her an interesting outfit?

And her voice lines are all dreadful, too.

People bitched 24/7 about her hair on the forums.

 

[Diprosalic]

is the update out on PS4?

 

[Satch]

Lol people still whining about cosmetic microtransactions?

The alternative is way worse

the alternative where i can outright buy the skin that i want with my real life money ? lol what a nightmare

 

[Regiruler]

Lucioball needs to be a permanent mode.

Blast Ball is free for the month

Spoiler

This is a joke. Lucioball is closer to RL due to it's physical focus.

 

[The Last Wizard]

So how's Lucioball?

it's alright though something ng feels off.

Spent another 120 bucks on boxes after spending 300 bucks on boxes the first day

 

[Wanderer5]

Spent another 120 bucks on boxes after spending 300 bucks on boxes the first day

Jeez.

 

[Diprosalic]

figures that i got T&F Tracer on PC, i hate Tracer, it's my least played character.

 

[Interfectum]

Spent another 120 bucks on boxes after spending 300 bucks on boxes the first day

How much gold are you sitting on?

 

[Tovarisc]

I didn't pre order it yet I have the spray. The "You are not prepared" one

Yep, that is the one. You also have Illidan player icon that is also Legion pre-order thing.

 

[Veldin]

Lol people still whining about cosmetic microtransactions?

The alternative is way worse

Explain "The" alternative and why it is worse.

 

[LiK]

Spent another 120 bucks on boxes after spending 300 bucks on boxes the first day

I knew you wouldn't let me down.

 

[AllBusinessJr]

Spent another 120 bucks on boxes after spending 300 bucks on boxes the first day

That's a lot of scratch. You get anything good at least?

 

[Mush]

is the update out on PS4?

Yep. PAL land checking in.

 

[Permanently A]

Zarya is the only skin I would regret missing out on. Please blizz

 

[Data West]

rocket league doesnt work in first person

like at all

 

[Recall]

is the update out on PS4?

Yes, 860mb

 

[Cheat Code]

On the other hand I encourage you all to keep buying boxes. I want this game to last long and I don't care if I can't ever use most skins. The more profitable it is for Blizzard, the longer they will support it. Diablo 3 would still be getting content if it had a different monetization (that isn't as shitty as the RMAH).

Overwatch is doing just fucking fine. People that aren't buying lootboxes wont start now and people that already were dont need extra encouragement. They don't need to start locking skins away from credit purchase, it already takes long enough to get enough.

 

[Luigi87]

For $20 I got

Summer Skins:
Legendary: Sprinter Tracer, Striker Lucio
Epic: Tre Kronor Torborjn, American McCree, Tricolore Widowmaker

Regular Skins:
Legendary: Vigilante McCree, Sparrow Genji

And a bunch of rare skins

 

[ultron87]

Best game since grifball.

 

[MrNelson]

Always nice to see a whale in person. Didn't even have to go on a cruise.

You could just, you know, not buy them and quit worrying about what others do.

I've yet to buy a single crate and have been averaging a legendary skin once every 5 or so levels.

 

[LiK]

We're all whales now.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

Yo got korean D.Va and Track Tracer on my next box. Lol. Usually my loot boxes are garbage...
Edit: Did they up the ratio or something?

 

[Ganado]

While I never was too fond of this game, I really don't like them locking away skins after a set amount of time. Uninstalled.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Oh man, I am level 74/75 can't remember which. Do I think I can prestige before the 22nd and then gain 10-15 levels after that? Guess there is only one way to find out.

 

[SirClinksAlot]

I got a Winston volleyball spray, a dupe Mei pose and two voice lines from my free box. Wooooooo

 

[Nudull]

*looks at one hand* Mad Max

*looks at other hand* Blow it all on loot boxes

 

[friskykillface]

Spent another 120 bucks on boxes after spending 300 bucks on boxes the first day

Can you pay off my student loans? ;p

I hope you got the skins you wanted

 

[Permanently A]

*looks at one hand* Mad Max

*looks at other hand* Blow it all on loot boxes

average game you'll play for a couple hours and get bored of vs cosmetics that literally don't do anything

you choose

 

[SargerusBR]

Weightlifting Zarya
Track and Field Tracer
and some kind of sport Lucio

Such disrespect for the real Football.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Spent another 120 bucks on boxes after spending 300 bucks on boxes the first day

You people have money flowing out of your butts.

 

[Dragner]

50 bucks Im a whale edition:

-Legendary: 1 for Lucio, both for tracer and one for Zaria
-Epic: Genji (this one is gorgeous) ,Dva (this one is great too) and MURRICA McCree
-All the epic emotes and POTG
-Most rares and commons

2 off event legendaries: MC Vigilante and Torb Blackbeard

 

[R0ckman]

Out of curiousity and because I can afford it, I went ahead and bought a 50 pack, ended up with more than half of the total exclusive costumes and most of the legendary gold ones, got both Tracer costumes and a Lucio and Zayra one. A shame that you have to do that, but at least the odds dont seem that BS, or I could have gotten insanely lucky. I got a handful of other gold costumes I didnt have as well. I only did one other 50 pack when it first came out and I got 2-3 epic costumes I think?

 

[careksims]

Was able to get the Tracer Olympic skin on that free loot crate! LUCKY!

 

[Zackat]

I knew you wouldn't let me down.

Kayo is thirsty. Almost as thirsty as Hoya Destroyer.

 

[Bliddo]

This was my free Summer Games loot box

I hate you.
I got 4 regular pieces of shit

 

[Cheat Code]

You could just, you know, not buy them and quit worrying about what others do.

I've yet to buy a single crate and have been averaging a legendary skin once every 5 or so levels.

And I've averaged one legendary every 20 levels. It's completely irrelevant what your drop rate is.

What if Ana had launched and all of her cosmetics could only be gained in special lootboxes for 20 days afterwards? Would that also have been fair game?

 

[Tawpgun]

Explain "The" alternative and why it is worse.

I was thinking paid content that splits the user base or gives people with money advantages.

I get that people want to buy the skins they want. But you can still do that given enough coins. I bought 2 legendary skins since I started playing (level 30-something) and I've only bought 5 or 10 loot boxes, whatever the bundle is.

I do agree they can use a retooling, either reducing duplicates, or upping the pay out for duplicates. But at the end of the day it's still just cosmetics.

And I sorta like the excitement of opening up a pack. Brings me back to the days of opening Pokemon and Yugioh card packs.

It's a better system than Halo does at least. Where you can't even buy the individual items with in game currency. But better than paid map packs.



Games are doing this now because it lets them generate free content. I like overwatch's idea of in game currency so you do eventually get what you want. Rocket league also has a cool system where you can trade in 5 or so items of the same rarity value and get a higher tier item.

 

[Kremzeek]

Spent another 120 bucks on boxes after spending 300 bucks on boxes the first day

Um, that's not something I would publicly admit.

That's a cry for help.

SHAM-UUUUUUU

 

[Jimnymebob]

For my free lootbox I got a spray (I assume it was an existing one) and a summer games voice clip for the fun police, the "get off my lawn" voice clip for Soldier-76, and Roadhog's thumbs up pose.

I guess it could have been worse. I don't know how, but I'm sure it could have been.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

I got a Sweden logo...and that's about it -________-

 

[Permanently A]

it really sucks that the old stuff is mixed in.

 

[Cels]

I was thinking paid content that splits the user base or gives people with money advantages.

I get that people want to buy the skins they want. But you can still do that given enough coins. I bought 2 legendary skins since I started playing (level 30-something) and I've only bought 5 or 10 loot boxes, whatever the bundle is.

the whole problem with the summer skins, for me, at least, is that you CAN'T use your currency to buy them

 

[R0ckman]

I was thinking paid content that splits the user base or gives people with money advantages.

I get that people want to buy the skins they want. But you can still do that given enough coins. I bought 2 legendary skins since I started playing (level 30-something) and I've only bought 5 or 10 loot boxes, whatever the bundle is.

I do agree they can use a retooling, either reducing duplicates, or upping the pay out for duplicates. But at the end of the day it's still just cosmetics.

And I sorta like the excitement of opening up a pack. Brings me back to the days of opening Pokemon and Yugioh card packs.

It's a better system than Halo does at least. Where you can't even buy the individual items with in game currency. But better than paid map packs.



Games are doing this now because it lets them generate free content. I like overwatch's idea of in game currency so you do eventually get what you want. Rocket league also has a cool system where you can trade in 5 or so items of the same rarity value and get a higher tier item.

You CANT buy these new skins with IGC.

 

[KRaZyAmmo]

I'm angry I haven't got sh*t from the summer lootbox. I'm gonna be playing OW all day now.

 

[I-hate-u]

Is Lucioball and the map permanent additions to the game?