‘Overwatch 2’ Players Will Get Some Free Stuff To Make Up For The Rough Launch — But Not Much

Games ‘Overwatch 2’ Players Will Get Some Free Stuff To Make Up For The Rough Launch — But Not Much Kris Holt Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover all things games, especially Overwatch. Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories.

Got it! Oct 11, 2022, 06:28pm EDT | New! Click on the conversation bubble to join the conversation Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Overwatch 2 health pack Weapon Charm Blizzard Entertainment Many Overwatch 2 players (and those who haven’t even been able to get into a server yet) have been wondering what Blizzard will do to make up for the major issues that have plagued the game since last week’s launch. As it turns out, the first attempt at a makegood is not great. First, the good news: you’ll get some free stuff.

You can claim a health pack weapon charm and a Cursed Captain Reaper skin. There will also be two weekends where you can earn double XP for playing matches (it doesn’t seem this will apply to the XP you earn from challenges). The dates will be revealed later.

But, uh, that’s it for now. Blizzard isn’t offering Overwatch Coins or even a discount on Season 2’s premium Battle Pass. Nor does a blog post mention if players who were kicked out of Competitive games when servers went offline for maintenance won’t face any penalties for leaving a game.

Last night, there was emergency downtime that lasted for about an hour and suddenly ended everyone’s matches. I dont mean to devalue the effort and care that Team 4’s talented artists have put into these cosmetics. The weapon charm is cute and the Reaper skin is cool — I imagine that was going to be one of the cosmetics players could earn or buy during the upcoming Halloween event.

Thankfully, given that Blizzard is still working on the server problems, you won’t have to log into the game right away to earn these goodies. As long as you log in between October 25 and the season ending on December 6, those cosmetics should appear in your collection. MORE FOR YOU Patrick Byrne Of Overstock Fame Says He Was Involved In Monthslong Effort To Overturn 2020 Election Reducing Barriers To Entrepreneurship Among Military Spouses Grab These Remarkable Apple Watch Deals During Amazon Prime Day While You Can MORE FROM FORBES Overwatch 2’s Brutal Launch Day Issues Were The Cherry On Top Of A Messy Debut By Kris Holt Blizzard, which has apologized for the Overwatch 2 launch problems, has been working hard to address all the issues .

“We’ve largely stabilized the game overall, and we’ve made a lot of progress in fixing or improving issues some of you are facing,” the blog post reads. “We’re committed to consistently investigating issues as they arise, working quickly towards fixes, and being transparent with our community on the status of Overwatch 2 . ” More stability updates are in the pipeline.

Team 4 plans to roll out another patch later this week, for instance. Blizzard is also keeping a watchful eye out for new issues and bugs. MORE FROM FORBES Blizzard Is Putting Two ‘Overwatch 2’ Heroes On The Shelf To Fix Some Bugs By Kris Holt Yesterday, Blizzard took Bastion entirely out of commission and yanked Torbjörn from Competitive Play to address some bugs with both heroes .

Neither have returned to all modes yet. Here’s hoping those problems and the other major issues are cleared up very soon. For more news and updates on Overwatch 2 and other games, follow my Forbes blog ! You’ll get a weekly round-up email that includes everything I publish.

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