Blizzard has announced theOverwatchCredits Last Chance event, which is scheduled to kick off next week and will last until next month. Blizzard will soon be replacing the originalOverwatchwith itsfree-to-play sequelOverwatch 2, which will mean some major changes for the hero-shooter. This includes a significant revamp toOverwatch’s monetization, as loot boxes are being abandoned in favor of a Battle Pass and a more traditional free-to-play store.
WhenOverwatchplayers open loot boxes, they are treated to random cosmetic items. If they happen to get a duplicate item of something that they already own, then they are gifted with credits instead. These credits can be used to directly purchase cosmetic items in the game, ranging from skins to voice lines. WithOverwatch 2’s early access release dateright around the corner, fans of the original game are running out of time to spend their credits on seasonal cosmetics.
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Luckily, Blizzard will be hosting a Last Chance event from September 13 at 11:00am PT until October 2. During this event, all the seasonal cosmetic items that have ever been released for the originalOverwatchgame will be made available for fans to purchase with their credits. Unspent credits will be transferred toOverwatch 2, but with the new game using a vastly different monetization system, it remains to be seen how exactly that’s going to look.
Not only does this month mark the last opportunity thatOverwatchplayers will have to spend their credits on seasonal cosmetics, but it’s also the last time thatOverwatchplayers will be able to play the original game’s Competitive Play mode. It’s been confirmed by Blizzard that theongoingOverwatchCompetitive season will be the last, so anyone interested in trying to hit a new rank in the traditional 6v6 set-up is running out of time to do so.
On October 4, two days after theOverwatchCredit Last Chance event ends,Overwatch 2will launch in early access. Despite being billed as an early access release,Overwatch 2will launch with three new heroes, a Battle Pass, and much more. While there’s a great deal of excitement surroundingOverwatch 2, there’s also a sense of sadness permeating the situation because it means saying bye to the originalOverwatch. Anyone that wants to make sure that they’ve obtained their favorite seasonal cosmetics and battled it out in the final Competitive Play season should make a plan to do so in the next couple of weeks.
Overwatchis out now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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