{"id":38054,"date":"2023-10-13T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1907756"},"modified":"2023-10-14T01:22:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T23:22:43","slug":"overwatch-2-fans-react-as-pricey-diablo-4-skins-revealed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/overwatch-2-fans-react-as-pricey-diablo-4-skins-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 fans react as pricey Diablo 4 skins revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Hell hath no fury like a gamer scorned. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Cole Luke\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 13 October 2023 at 13:30 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Gamers aren\u2019t known for their stoic, stony silence when something meets their ire.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they take to X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit to unleash their digital wrath to scathe those responsible, and this time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/overwatch-2-characters-all-heroes\/\">Overwatch 2<\/a> fans have reacted as pricey Diablo 4 skins were recently revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Hell hath no fury like a gamer scorned, after all.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of hell, the skins in question adorn Moira and Pharah in Diablo baddies Lilith and Inarius\u2019s garbs, and they are locked behind a \u00a335 Battle Pass.<\/p> <p>Those excited about the crossover have had their enthusiasm thoroughly doused as a result.<\/p>\n<p>One player noted that this is the same launch price ($40) as the original Overwatch back in 2016.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Overwatch\/comments\/174rwsa\/comment\/k4bbk9g\/\">Comment<\/a><br\/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/____Maximus____\/\">u\/____Maximus____<\/a> from discussion<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Overwatch\/comments\/174rwsa\/the_skin_that_was_the_focus_point_of\/\"><no value=\"\"\/><\/a><br\/> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Overwatch\/\">Overwatch<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"\/>\n<p>Those who have purchased the Overwatch 2 Premium Battle Pass will be feeling even more burned, as it doesn\u2019t include the contents of the Ultimate Battle Pass, meaning they will have to shell out even more cash for the privilege of looking like their favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/diablo-4-patch-notes\/\">Diablo 4<\/a> characters.<\/p>\n<p>Another Redditor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Overwatch\/comments\/174s9jy\/5399_go_fk_yourself_blizzard\/?utm_source=embedv2&amp;utm_medium=post_embed&amp;utm_content=whitespace&amp;embed_host_url=https:\/\/radiotimes.production.wcp.imdserve.com\/wp-admin\/post.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">u\/YayoProtocal<\/a>, offered a more on-the-nose take on the situation \u2013 we\u2019ll withhold the language from here.<\/p>\n<p>Over on X, the reception wasn\u2019t much better, with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nightwing593\/status\/1712286548140445811?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one user<\/a> describing the situation as \u201ca joke\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some, such as X user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FusaBalor\/status\/1712083625892794603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fusa<\/a>, have likened Blizzard\u2019s behaviour to the heavy-handed approach Electronic Arts took in the 2010s when it comes to microtransactions.<\/p>\n<p>Redditor u\/captain_awesome18 noted that Blizzard has essentially increased the price of the Battle Pass, as the Season 7 Ultimate Battle Pass costs the same as the Invasion Bundle without offering the same amount of content.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Overwatch\/comments\/174sowb\/they_kept_the_40_price_tag_for_the_season_7\/\">They kept the 40$ price tag for the season 7 Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle without having the additional value of the Invasion Bundle<\/a><br\/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/captain_awesome18\/\">u\/captain_awesome18<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Overwatch\/\">Overwatch<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the Ultimate Battle Pass Bundles for Season 6, which included the aforementioned Invasion Bundle, Ultimates Passes only cost \u00a325.<\/p>\n<p>When Overwatch 2 was added to Steam in August 2023, it was review-bombed by angry fans, and currently has an \u201cOverwhelmingly Negative\u201d rating.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6338231434112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p>Still, plenty of people still play and enjoy Overwatch 2, and there will no doubt be enough players willing to pay for these skins \u2013 otherwise Blizzard wouldn\u2019t keep doing it.<\/p>\n<p>Over on <a href=\"https:\/\/activeplayer.io\/overwatch-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">activeplayer.io<\/a>, it\u2019s reported that Overwatch 2 has a staggering 25 million average monthly players. If even one per cent of these players purchased the Battle Pass, Blizzard would make \u00a38,750,00.<\/p>\n<p>The developer is also promising an impressive update, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayOverwatch\/status\/1709601527323562408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">describing season 7<\/a> as the \u201cMother of all Seasons\u201d, with a new LTM, Trials of Sanctuary, and a new Control map, Samoa, coming alongside the aforementioned skins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a>, subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free newsletter<\/a> and <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow us on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest gaming intel.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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