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Overwatch | Anniversary Event

TheYanger

Member
"Over 100 new items"

Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, ...

Fuck... do you want me to buy your game or not, Blizzard? :/

Seriously though... GOTY edition is sitting in my PSN cart right now... I figure I'd check out this trailer to see if it pushes me to the Check Out button, but then I see that shit...



I forgot about that actually... has the cost of items changed at all? Do the older skins still cost what they did in the early months? Does the currency come faster now?

"event" boxes actually have really high odds of having decent stuff due to the ratios. If they didn't have sprays and icons, you'd literally be getting the skins every 2 or 3 boxes. I had enough Bnet balance to get 24 boxes, and with my fre eone makes 25. I've gotten 4 of the skins and like 5 dance emotes, not counting dupes (of which I've gotten 1 dupe skin and like 3 dupe dances). And obviously a plethora of voice lines sprays and icons. That's still IMMENSELY better odds at getting real items you want than the default boxes are, simply due to the ratio of what is in there. "Over 100" but over 30 of them are dances and skins, which I think are clearly the most generally desireable items.

EDIT: and unlike most events, the player icons this time around are fucking hot. Love the gold symbols.
 

Shikoba

Member
Damn it. Why must I love Overwatch's skins. This game...

Lots of good ones this time around. Really hope I get Tracer, Genji, and DVA though.
 

Z3M0G

Member
Wait a minute... so 6 months ago they completely changed how the XP system works and how often you get loot boxes?

Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFcfJttYFfo

hmmmmmmmmmmm...

HMMMMMMMMMMM...

And every 3 wins in the Arcade (total 9 per week?) gets you a loot box...

Ok... my finger is inching closer to the Check Out button...
 

PeterGAF

Banned
"Over 100 new items"

Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, ...

Fuck... do you want me to buy your game or not, Blizzard? :/

Seriously though... GOTY edition is sitting in my PSN cart right now... I figure I'd check out this trailer to see if it pushes me to the Check Out button, but then I see that shit...
I'm sure they care very much
 
Wait a minute... so 6 months ago they completely changed how the XP system works and how often you get loot boxes?

Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFcfJttYFfo

hmmmmmmmmmmm...

HMMMMMMMMMMM...

And every 3 wins in the Arcade (total 9 per week?) gets you a loot box...

Ok... my finger is inching closer to the Check Out button...

Almost. You get a total of 3 loot boxes from arcade wins after 9 wins. 1 box for every 3 wins until you have 3 boxes. Plus your regular leveling boxes.
 
"Over 100 new items"

Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, ...

Fuck... do you want me to buy your game or not, Blizzard? :/

Seriously though... GOTY edition is sitting in my PSN cart right now... I figure I'd check out this trailer to see if it pushes me to the Check Out button, but then I see that shit...



I forgot about that actually... has the cost of items changed at all? Do the older skins still cost what they did in the early months? Does the currency come faster now?



They've been adding free content all year. What do you want?
 

cakely

Member
"Over 100 new items"

Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, Spray, ...

Fuck... do you want me to buy your game or not, Blizzard? :/

Seriously though... GOTY edition is sitting in my PSN cart right now... I figure I'd check out this trailer to see if it pushes me to the Check Out button, but then I see that shit...



I forgot about that actually... has the cost of items changed at all? Do the older skins still cost what they did in the early months? Does the currency come faster now?

Costs for cosmetics (in coins) are still the same. Legendary skins and emotes still cost 1000, epic items are 250. During an event the limited time items cost 3x as much, and I find that I usually have enough coin to buy one 3000 coin item after playing through the event.

Loot crates are more frequent, because you can earn three every week by winning nine arcade games.

I bought one 24-pack of loot crates last Halloween for $20. Since then I haven't bought any and I'm still satisfied with everything I've unlocked. I have one account on the PC and one on PS4.
 

Acidote

Member
3vs3 is legit GOOD fun now.

I got Genji in my 4th box, opened the 5th, got another legendary....money. :(

7 boxes opened. Soldier dance emote is the best thing I've got so far. But I have credits so Genji, Hanzo and Symmetra's are a given by the end of the event.
 

Z3M0G

Member
They've been adding free content all year. What do you want?

Yah, I haven't had the game since the first few months of release. It seems they have added a LOT of modes to this.

I'm going to spend the next couple of days thinking it over (GOTY edition is on sale all week)... I won't jump right in. But I may come with questions time to time.

I told myself back then that I would return when there is more to the game. It seems that in just one year, they have done quite a lot!
 
Wait a minute... so 6 months ago they completely changed how the XP system works and how often you get loot boxes?

Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFcfJttYFfo

hmmmmmmmmmmm...

HMMMMMMMMMMM...

And every 3 wins in the Arcade (total 9 per week?) gets you a loot box...

Ok... my finger is inching closer to the Check Out button...

Also keep in mind since your gonna be starting off fresh you'll gain levels and loot boxes faster until you hit around 20.
 

sh1fty

Member
Hanzo and Zarya are probably my favourite 2 characters... and I REALLY DON"T LIKE their Anniversary skins. Zarya's is actually kind of hideous.

Soldier 76, Tracer and Genji (I hate Genji) are probably the best ones in my mind.

I have enough credits to buy 1 so it'll probably be Soldier.
 

EndMerit

Member
Once again I'm reminded that Overwatch is not designed for 1v1. Seriously fuck that mode, I'll rather get my lootbox by playing 6 regular matches.
 

Oscar

Member
Genji and Hanzo always get the best skins.



I'm in for the Soldier, and possibly D.VA skins.

I think Zarya's would have been alright with a different color scheme.
 

NeoRaider

Member
These are my faves:


DvaCruiser.png


SymmetraOasis.png
HanzoCyberNinja.png


TracerGraffiti.png


And i already got Hanzo skin. If i don't get D.Va or Symmetra i will just buy them. I want them soooo much.

Other skins are meh imo. I just don't care about them. I prefer previous Genji skin from the Uprising.
 

JCH!

Member
Haven't played in a good couple months (around when Sombra came out) but I'm definitely gonna play some games to celebrate the anniversary tonight. Game deserves it!
 
I was lucky and go the same person two games on a row. During the second game I asked him if I could win since he beat me before. It took me 3 hours of playing 1v1 to get it

Its just stupid, because from the Tanks I usually main Rein or DVA, from support mainly Mei and I havent seen her as often as Hanzo e.g. I had a Hanzo main earlier in 5 games ina row

Edit: And finally won because a player left that match...
 

SDBurton

World's #1 Cosmonaut Enthusiast
Just bought 50 boxes, among a plethora of sprays I got:

Dune Buggy Bastion
Cyborg 76
Sentai Genji
Cruiser D.Va


Fuck yesssssssssss! \o/
 

EndMerit

Member
I had 12 games and always close to 4/3 or 4/4 and havent won one yet...
I'll up you one: Most of my matches I get 3 or less wins, and I'm already salty before I even begin.

Play 3v3's, it's pretty fun imo if you go into it with the right mindset.

I played few with my group earlier. It's an alright mode when you have a team you can actually talk and make strategies with, but it doesn't change my mindset where I don't want to play a mode that has no respawning or health packs.


I cannot imagine anyone disagreeing with me on this forum about videogames, when I say that I don't think anyone would ever want to play a first-person shooter that has no respawning during the rounds.
 
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