Overwatch 2’s monetization is so hated that players actually want loot boxes back
The new monetization system of Overwatch 2, which saw Blizzard’s hero shooter shift from a one-time payment model to a free-to-play game with cosmetics purchasable, has gone down so poorly that disgruntled players have actually started demanding the return of modern gaming’s most-hated features: the loot box.
Though the death of the loot box—a phenomenon also occurring across other video game titles—is generally a favorable outcome, some longtime Overwatch players have actually begun to miss the boxes.