Overwatch 2 Pre-reviews Say It's Worth A Sequel, But The Grind Is A Major Bummer - Kotaku

The overall consensus across the board, from GameSpot to IGN, is that Overwatch 2 offers some solid team-based gameplay that’s somewhat marred by the tedium of battle pass progression.

Overwatch 2 dumps loot boxes in favor of a battle pass system, like many other free-to-play games on the market, but it makes a big mistake.

Whereas free-to-play games like Fortnite refrain from putting anything truly important to gameplay in their battle passes for the most part, Overwatch 2 locks new heroes behind the battle pass.”.

“I do have some slight worries about new heroes being part of the premium battle pass tier and not instantly available to all, though.

That was with the 20% boost from owning the premium battle pass too.”

“I do have one major criticism of the battle pass system, though, and it’s that starting with Kiriko, all of Overwatch 2's new heroes will be tied to a significant amount of battle pass progression unless you pay for the Premium version

Players with the Premium Battle Pass will gain access to them immediately, but free-to-play ones will have to reach Tier 55 to unlock them

Blizzard has to nudge people towards the Premium battle pass somehow, but access to dozens of extra cosmetics—including Overwatch 2's new customizable Mythic skins—sweetens that deal quite a bit already.”

But, of course, you could just pay $40 for the Watchpoint Pack to gain instant access to the premium track, which immediately unlocks the new heroes that are gated behind progression

That, critics warn, could make Overwatch 2 feel like a pay-to-win game compared to the first entry, especially if the upcoming heroes are more advantageous than others or if the player simply needs more options for the challenge at hand