Overwatch 1's transition to Overwatch 2 has been anything but graceful for longtime fans. Players who'd grown accustomed to a steady drip of free heroes and loot boxes over six years felt be
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Overwatch 1’s transition to Overwatch 2 (opens in new tab) has been anything but graceful for longtime fans. Players who’d grown accustomed to a steady drip of free heroes and loot boxes over six years felt betrayed by Blizzard’s stingier free-to-play model—heroes were locked behind the battle pass, free loot boxes were no more, and legendary skins that’d been around for years ballooned in price overnight. At the same time, Blizzard retired the free Overwatch Credits currency, eliminating one of the only paths to earn cosmetics just for playing the game.
