Blizzard unveils pricing for Overwatch 2's PvE Invasion content; $15 for the Invasion Bundle, $40 for the Ultimate Invasion Bundle
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The way it's worded sounds like that might be how it works, but I don't think it's been confirmed yet.
So it's essentially $5 bucks if you were buying the battle pass anyway, since it gives you the credits you need to do so at the very least. I'm really curious what the XP payout is for 30 minute missions vs 10 minute payload stomps etc in QP
I think the permanent access mean you keep them even after the season is over, i don't think they are free or else it will be in the blog post.
I'm surprised you have to pay for this separately not going to lie. I figured it'd be either included with the season pass or just outright free to try and get more people into the lore and game then maybe charge for the next ones.
I'd have maybe been interested in trying it for free for example. Paid though? No thanks. Just not that interested in Overwatch anymore and that's not convincing me otherwise.
Edit: So maybe it's free but the wording isn't really clear either way? Typical Blizz I guess.
I'd have maybe been interested in trying it for free for example. Paid though? No thanks. Just not that interested in Overwatch anymore and that's not convincing me otherwise.
Edit: So maybe it's free but the wording isn't really clear either way? Typical Blizz I guess.
I still love the heck out of playing Overwatch, but I'm routinely shocked at how poorly the communicate the economy of their game. First it was the credits vs coin -- what you can spend on what, what credits look like on the BP, if you'll ever be able to buy OW2 stuff with credits by, say waiting a year.
In this case: Do you have to buy the missions to play them this season? Or is the word "permanent" just there to highlight how you keep what you've bought--stuff you cannot access otherwise?
Can you buy them separately from a bundle?
Both seem like really important, fundamental questions to answer!
In this case: Do you have to buy the missions to play them this season? Or is the word "permanent" just there to highlight how you keep what you've bought--stuff you cannot access otherwise?
Can you buy them separately from a bundle?
Both seem like really important, fundamental questions to answer!
yeah and they didn't even let OW1 owners keep access to all new heroes either. still have to unlock them, lol.
I seriously have no idea what they're selling anymore, so many microtransactions and botched announcements have diluted whatever product is coming out, I can't imagine this is going to sell much if at all, and people can't care less about the lore nowadays. How they massacred my boy indeed. Better go play Zelda instead.
Their communication is so unnecessarily complicated.
So if I understand correctly:
- You get access to the three missions for free but it's only for the time the event lasts (and maybe you need to pay for the Battle Pass to unlock?)
- Pay 15 bucks to get access to the three missions but it's permanent access, and you get enough credits to buy the Battle Pass and you get a legendary skin. If you didn't get Sojourn yet, you'll get her at the end of the missions (kinda dumb because heroes are easy to unlock for free anyway, but I guess the more ways the better)
- Pay 40 bucks and you get permanent access to the three missions, 2000 credits, the Battle Pass and three legendary skins in total.
I really don't understand the mid tier. It feels so useless. They should've just kept it simple at buy the Battle Pass at 10 USD for seasonal access, or pay 15 USD for the Battle Pass + permanent access + legendary skin. The whole credits system is too convulated, nobody wants to start doing maths on a simple purchase.
So if I understand correctly:
- You get access to the three missions for free but it's only for the time the event lasts (and maybe you need to pay for the Battle Pass to unlock?)
- Pay 15 bucks to get access to the three missions but it's permanent access, and you get enough credits to buy the Battle Pass and you get a legendary skin. If you didn't get Sojourn yet, you'll get her at the end of the missions (kinda dumb because heroes are easy to unlock for free anyway, but I guess the more ways the better)
- Pay 40 bucks and you get permanent access to the three missions, 2000 credits, the Battle Pass and three legendary skins in total.
I really don't understand the mid tier. It feels so useless. They should've just kept it simple at buy the Battle Pass at 10 USD for seasonal access, or pay 15 USD for the Battle Pass + permanent access + legendary skin. The whole credits system is too convulated, nobody wants to start doing maths on a simple purchase.
Regardless of whether Blizzard's approach to this game is good, it never ceases to amaze me that every single time they take an action they've been communicating they would take for years, people are completely blindsided by it. From the day OW2 was announced, the story content was pitched as something you pay extra for.
Yeah, it's gonna sell incredibly well.
It's pretty much the price of a movie ticket. $15 gives you permanent access to the story missions, 1000 coins people can buy that Season's Battle Pass with, and a Sojourn skin the season after her cinematic drops.
Players are already buying skins for $20, this'll be nothing for those engaged and invested in the game. I think they're done trying to appeal to those who have already walked away from the game anyways.
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The have always said that the PvE would be paid, but the PvE they promised was also completely different. It`s like promising Skyrim and delivering Don`t Shit Your Pants. It`s not shocking that people might be willing to pay for one, but not the other.
Nothing good ever comes out of this game.
Like it's actually impressive how much negative energy it generates.
Like it's actually impressive how much negative energy it generates.
Yeah, I think a lot of is expectations. A lot of people seemed to expect free. I was expecting a lot worse and to ignore it!
Even tho. It's not 100% clear, Forbes says that they are totally paywalled:
www.forbes.com/sites/krisholt/2023/06/12/overwatch-2-pve-story-missions-pay-to-play-invasion-bundle
You are not able to access PvE at all unless you pay for it.
I feel like not everyone expected them to be free, i get that but majority expected the missions to be in the BP at least. So you get the premium BP and you unlock the PvE missions. What Blizzard did is another slap in the face to the players!
Lmao then fuck it.
They are going to charge 15€ every 2-4 months lol... I will probably just wait for a bundle or gamepass
Wait really? In that case I'm sorta happy, cause I care more for the campaign missions
Trend I'll never get: squashing narrative/'PvE' into MP games. It's clearly really popular, but it's never felt very interesting for me. The PvE stuff I played in Apex, for instance, was an absolute shadow of the fun I had in normal MP.
Blizzard never indicated they'd be part of the BP or Free. Anyone with that expectation just assumed. That's frankly also not their fault because Blizzard waited until a 1 season before the story mission release to announce it. They could have done better, but I don't see how they slapped anyone in the face with regards to the pricing.
Wait, so the PVE isn't canceled, but it's broken into small chunks instead of a full expansion like they billed it as? They always said it was gonna be paid, but $15 for three missions???
Prince doesn't seem thaaat bad but these mission are likely super short and not that replayable as usual so I dunno. Easier decision if you're a regular player who plans to buy a 1000 credit battlepass in the future anyways, then it's just $5 for a couple of hours of good OW coop fun with friends.
Dammit it frustrates me how Overwatch is this incredible magical thing when it comes to gameplay, characters, visuals, etc but then they completely screw it over with the monetization and content distribution/delivery.
In my dream world MS finishes the purchase, and Phil saves Overwatch somehow.
Dammit it frustrates me how Overwatch is this incredible magical thing when it comes to gameplay, characters, visuals, etc but then they completely screw it over with the monetization and content distribution/delivery.
In my dream world MS finishes the purchase, and Phil saves Overwatch somehow.
I don't hate the price on the cheaper pack, but I have to chuckle at them applying a "value" to the skin. If you don't use the character, it's worthless to you.
Has any Blizzard game shut it's servers down? Diablo 2 still has active servers like 25 years later.
You can say a lot about Blizzard, but this is a genuine area where there is not much cause for concern.
This seems pretty reasonable to me -- given the battlepass is usually $10, paying $5 for three missions sounds like a pretty good deal. Really does highlight how overpriced their shop skins are, though. If they do a couple of these mission drops a year w/ similar pricing I think the game will be in a pretty good spot.
Blizzard would charge you per log-in if they could.
Charging actual money for a level you will play once and then never touch again lmao
Charging actual money for a level you will play once and then never touch again lmao
hopefully actual access to them isn't gated behind the paywall, i'm reading it/hoping it's permanent access that costs $15.