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[bender]

Opened 100 boxes and got the same legendary Torb skin 4 times. Ended up having to spend almost all my gold on 4 legendary skins and the Pharah emote to get everything I wanted.

Will do it all over again for the next OW event.

I'll probably do the same. Though I'll wait for the end of the event to see if I can get lucky with unlocks and have enough gold to cover the rest.

 

[Shahadan]

Why couldn't they play the story video when you first connect after the update and be done with it lol

 

[besada]

Did I misread the title of the thread? Is it, "Come and complain about loot boxes?"

Some people don't like the loot boxes. Some people are ambivalent. These and every other imaginable opinion on the subject have been aired and discussed in mind-numbing detail.

If it's too big of a problem for you, don't play the game. But quit shitting up every single thread, on every game with loot boxes, regardless of the specific topic, by going on the 999th rant about how you hate loot boxes. If you want to rant about loot boxes, go start a thread. This one is to discuss the trailer and the event.

 

[Pancake Mix]

So it appears that Widowmaker's skin turned blue after she started in Overwatch?

Widowmaker is the perfect assassin: a patient, ruthlessly efficient killer who shows neither emotion nor remorse.

It is believed that in her former life, Widowmaker was married to Gérard Lacroix, an Overwatch agent spearheading operations against the Talon terrorist organization. After several unsuccessful attempts to eliminate Gérard, Talon decided to change its focus to his wife, Amélie. Talon operatives kidnapped her and subjected her to an intense program of neural reconditioning. They broke her will, suppressed her personality, and reprogrammed her as a sleeper agent. She was eventually found by Overwatch agents, apparently none the worse for wear, and returned to her normal life.
Two weeks later she killed Gérard in his sleep.

Her mission complete, Amélie returned to Talon, and they completed the process of turning her into a living weapon. She was given extensive training in the covert arts, and then her physiology was altered, drastically slowing her heart, which turned her skin cold and blue and numbed her ability to experience human emotion. Amélie was gone.

https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/widowmaker/

Guess it makes sense that she'd be an Overwatch agent if she's married to one, but her personality seems to be the same... Maybe a plot hole, or more likely I'm just overthinking it.

 

[Gnilres]

I have an hour between school and work to play games most days and it went to downloading the event today =(

Anyone know if there's a way to automatically download updates on PS4?

 

[Apathy]

So it appears that Widowmaker's skin turned blue after she started in Overwatch?



https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/widowmaker/

Guess it makes sense that she'd be an Overwatch agent if she's married to one, but her personality seems to be the same... Maybe a plot hole, or more likely I'm just overthinking it.

Read it again. She was kidnapped, brain washed, experimented on and then made to kill her own husband.

 

[Cth]

Ugh, still haven't found a decent group for Uprising.

About 3/4ths through someone always drops out which screws the group and wastes so much time.

And I've already gotten the 9 wins for the week apparently (unless there's a glitch) -- could have swore it reset yesterday.

Guess I'll have to do it the long way and level up to get crates.

 

[Wanderer5]

A game of normal Uprising (all heroes) gives over 3k xp. It's actually not bad at all.

Yeah it does give a nice amount. I had like 4256-ish xp from a normal game just now, but I think first win of the day bonus just reset.

 

[Pancake Mix]

Read it again. She was kidnapped, brain washed, experimented on and then made to kill her own husband.

Right, but her skin turned blue then, so this new skin must be from before all of that as her skin is white.

I guess it makes sense that she was already in Overwatch before the experiments though. It's not a plot hole I guess but this must be before all that for sure.

 

[Head of Vengarl]

Haha I love it. She even does a little duckface. 10/10

 

[BigEmil]

This horde mode dissapointing compared to Team Fortress 2 :/

 

[Apathy]

Right, but her skin turned blue then, so this new skin must be from before all of that as her skin is white.

I guess it makes sense that she was already in Overwatch before the experiments though. It's not a plot hole I guess but this must be before all that for sure.

I haven't seen anything that said she was ever actually part of overwatch as an actual member, just that she was the wife of the creator. but yeah she was white before

 

[Bisnic]

So yeah, I got the Mercy skin twice in a row.... my girlfriend, who loves to play Mercy, and who has yet to even get a purple item, looked at me with killer eyes.

 

[OdysseusVA]

Do you get anything for completing Uprising in higher difficulties?

 

[liezryou]

I don't even play widow maker and I want that skin. Please blizzard follow in the path of giving me 3 reaper legendaries when I hate that hero.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Man I really wanted the Tracer and Genji skins.

Got Mercy, Orisa, Widow and Torb. Oh and D.Va's intro. No complaints, but damnit. I would have been content with just Tracer or Genji. Now I have to keep playing.

 

[Doug Heffernan]

This update is so good, it's total fan service and I love it.
The new PVE mode is a lot of fun, great banter between the 4 characters.
I really enjoy the character bios too, it's about time they actually put that in the game.

 

[PAULINK]

The game kept giving me legendary skins that werent event related, and then had the gall to give me the orisa skin. worst $40 ever.

 

[Raijin_Cain]

im loving the new mode but damn finding a good group is hard.

I always play healer cause thats what I can do best. However, people keep running really far from me and then keep spamming "I need healing".

Well maybe if you guys hadnt split up in 3 separate directions I would heal all of you.

Uggh. I cant win a single hard game.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

The game kept giving me legendary skins that werent event related, and then had the gall to give me the orisa skin. worst $40 ever.

rip $40.

Uggh. I cant win a single hard game.

Pick Bastion. It's damn near impossible to lose with him on Hard. I can't speak for Expert+, as I haven't tried it but I'm 3/3 with Bastion on Hard. Last match = 75k damage+. Just give him an Orisa or Rein shield to prop up in front of him and he'll do the rest.

 

[Arkhanor]

This event is awesome! It make want more and more an Overwatch campaign/single-player/co-op mode. I would pay even for an spin-off.

 

[ramyeon]

The game kept giving me legendary skins that werent event related, and then had the gall to give me the orisa skin. worst $40 ever.

Game decided since I wanted the Tracer skin it'd give it to me 4 times (Twice in a row at one point) and then throw in the gross Punk skin for good measure.

Also got Reinhardt's 3 times. It's a sad day.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Game decided since I wanted the Tracer skin it'd give it to me 4 times (Twice in a row at one point) and then throw in the gross Punk skin for good measure.

Also got Reinhardt's 3 times. It's a sad day.

Must be nice. I just want one.

 

[Rocketz]

People picking widow for the Uprising event

Never change

 

[LQX]

I'm not sure I like the size of D.Va's fingers.

 

[Thewonandonly]

People picking widow for the Uprising event

Never change

I tried it.... it didn't work

All never use that cool skin

 

[AledyHauser]

50 Boxes

Got event skin for:
Mercy
Genji
Torborn
Orisa
Mcree(bought with credits)

Dva Highlight intro

 

[LiK]

Got three of the event sprays already.

 

[KarmaCow]

Anyone have a list or better yet a gallery of all the new items in this event? I got extremely lucky with loot box drops and got most of what I think I wanted from the event.

Also it's kinda dumb that some of the voice lines are event only. Most barely even relate the event at all, like Lucio's boop.

 

[l2ounD]

So good, bet they had fun making that.

 

[Phu]

I tried playing earlier today but ended up getting booted for inactivity at random points throughout the game. Was only able to finish once. :/ Didn't have any issues with other game modes so I hope they fix whatever the issue is soon.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Hearing Reaper's voice as Reyes is upsetting

 

[bender]

The new PVE is a fun little distraction. I'd totally play an Overwatch MMO.

 

[karasu]

Hard is kicking my ass, cousin! Four attempts, four miserable failures.

 

[Alex]

I dumped a bunch of old WoW gold into battle.net balance and just bought a 50 pack. Havent actually bought any since the summer ones I think but I like this event and I dont care about my WoW gold anymore.

Got everything except Orisa, I think.

 

[Apathy]

Hard is kicking my ass, cousin! Four attempts, four miserable failures.

Like everything else in this game, make sure the team doesn't overextend

 

[shadowkat]

I hate Lucio's aura thing.

 

[Apathy]

I hate Lucio's aura thing.

why? now you know if you're going to get it or not

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Hearing Reaper's voice as Reyes is upsetting

ha

 

[Salarians]

neat

 

[shadowkat]

why? now you know if you're going to get it or not

I find it distracting. But it could be that I'm not used to it. I play as Lucio though so that could be it.

 

[BumperLips]

neat

Holy shit I didn't even notice it.

There are so many good spray combos in this one. I hope they continue doing alot more in the future.

 

[Swig_]

I kinda want to buy boxes in hopes of getting the couple of skins/highlight intro that I want left.. But with the amount of dupes I've been getting recently.... I don't know about that. Seems like a waste when I get 2-3 dupes on almost every box.

 

[Skilotonn]

The way some of you post, it's as if the event is going to end anytime soon when there's actually three whole weeks of this thing, and it's only been live for some hours.

Anyways, my free loot box got me a Legendary - that camo 76 skin, second loot box from my first win was another Legendary - Young Hanzo.

Hmmmm... not complaining but both times I kinda had my hopes up, but there's plenty of time left to get all that I want.

 

[LiK]

6 boxes and no Legendaries sigh

 

[VenomousCoffee]

The new PVE is a fun little distraction. I'd totally play an Overwatch MMO.

Iseewhatyoudidthere.jpg

 

[SilentRacoon]

Opened my first two and got two skins for tracer and widow, also two emotes. If previous events are anything to go by I'm gonna get everything except the things I want ( that being the mercy skin)

 

[RandomExpletive]

Rocket League has killed my Overwatch time

well that and BOTW... and soon Nier Automtata...


I need to graduate and become unemployed so I can have more time for Overwatch

 

[Beartruck]

Did I misread the title of the thread? Is it, "Come and complain about loot boxes?"

Some people don't like the loot boxes. Some people are ambivalent. These and every other imaginable opinion on the subject have been aired and discussed in mind-numbing detail.

If it's too big of a problem for you, don't play the game. But quit shitting up every single thread, on every game with loot boxes, regardless of the specific topic, by going on the 999th rant about how you hate loot boxes. If you want to rant about loot boxes, go start a thread. This one is to discuss the trailer and the event.

Bless this man.

 

[RecRoulette]

The first part of Uprising has you standing in an area while your Ghost drone hacks something. Seeing that little robot fly around with his laser gave me bad flashbacks to Destiny lol.

Edit: My team has Hanzo and Widow in All Heroes, why lol