Overwatch 2 is currently one of the top hero shooters in the market, and continues to captivate an estimated 20,000 players daily on average. Although its player count fell a bit flat recently, thanks to the emergence of Marvel Rivals, it’s still one of the most popular shooters out there.
Blizzard is no stranger to releasing new and elaborate skins in Overwatch 2. They often collaborate with various pop culture franchises and introduce fan-favorite skins in their game. Although they frequently drop a breathtaking bundle every once in a while, why are fans feeling betrayed by the latest skin bundle that was released in the Overwatch shop? Let’s find out.
On January 29, Blizzard introduced a new skin bundle in the Overwatch 2 shop, which was titled the Cyber Fiend bundle. The bundle featured two new legendary skins for the heroes Lucio and Widowmaker, each sporting a cyberpunk-ish aesthetic. The skin bundle was priced at 2800 Overwatch coins which seemed reasonable enough.
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After Blizzard dropped their latest Cyber Fiend bundle, players are feeling a bit backstabbed after discovering that the legendary Lucio skin known as the Cyber DJ, was made available as a Twitch drop just a day after the bundle was released.
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Rather than buying an exclusive paid bundle, players can just grab the Lucio skin for free by watching specific content creators on YouTube or Twitch for about an hour.
On Blizzard’s blog page, they confirmed that the Cyber DJ skin will be offered as a free reward through Twitch Drop. This surprising move has left fans of Overwatch 2 disappointed and frustrated, as people who bought the Lucio skin felt cheated out of their money.
Something similar happened with the OWL Guardian Mercy skin in Overwatch. Initially, players had to buy Overwatch League (OWL) tokens to unlock the exclusive Mercy skin. However, the players who bought the skin by spending real money got a slap in the face when the developers made the Mercy skin available for free for people with a Twitch Prime subscription.
The Cyber Fiend skin bundle is currently not available in the shop anymore, indicating that Blizzard might have realized its mistake and is trying to fix it by sweeping it under the rug. However, mishaps like this are not easily forgotten and are fuelling growing concerns in players over Blizzard’s approach to monetization and ruining trust in Overwatch 2.
Some fans even speculate that Blizzard may offer refunds to the players who purchased the bundle, similar to how they did with the OWL Guardian Mercy skin controversy, where refunds were provided after backlash from fans.
Have you purchased the Cyber Fiend bundle, or were you one of the lucky ones who waited for a day and got it for free from Twitch drops? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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