If you haven’t heard of Overwatch’s aggressive monetization and customer dissatisfaction by now, then you must be living in a corner (or you’re more offline than we are, in which case, well done ). Whether it’s a battle pass issue or complaints about how the Halloween horror event works, players have a lot of complaints about the new free-to-play shooter.
To illustrate how little money you’ll get in Overwatch 2’s in-game store, a player purchased an amulet in real life — one you can also earn in-game. kicker? Choose Pachimari Amulet IRL to spend less money than in-game.
Pachimari — a toy you may remember from Hanamura’s “UFO Catcher” in the first game — resembles an onion with a smiley face and green tentacles, and has become Overwatch’s mascot since the game first launched in 2016.
It took off after players took a few minutes to see the little onions in the crate before the game. Roadhog loves them based on game lore (he’s often seen stealing stuffed animals), and there’s even a mascot-based skin. Multiple heroes are sprayed with tentacle onions, and – of course – there’s also IRL merchandise.
Reddit user hi_im_redbeard posted an article showing how much cheaper it is to buy IRL amulets than in Overwatch 2. At the Blizzard store, you can buy the Pachimari J!NX 3D keychain for $5 — a far cry from the 700 Overwatch Coins it costs in-game (you’ll need to spend at least $9.99 to get it in the Overwatch 2 store 100 coins).One commenter in the thread said: “Even if [Blizzard] Charging $7.00 for a charm in the item store is still cheaper than spending $10.00 to buy enough points”, another user replied “Be careful, may update the item store price if they find out. “
Maybe this question wouldn’t be so bad if there were also free loot crates to unlock on the free track in the battle pass, eh? As fans grow impatient with the game, the next move is on Blizzard’s court. We’ll keep you updated on whatever the studio does next.
