TL;DR: A fun, yet hollow game that does not respect it's players and wishes to draw as much cash as possible out of you - it is merely a shadow of what the game used to be.

Overwatch 2 is nothing but a shell of the fantastic game it once was. All game features were, once, provided to a player right off the bat, alongside a forgiving and (mostly) entirely free cosmetic system. Overwatch 2 was introduced as a replacement, or "upgrade" to the original game, and though some arguments can be made that this was the case there also many features which are objective downgrades.

It is upsetting to see a game I was a huge fan of, even back in it's beta in 2016, turn into a shameless front designed to pillage as much money from it's players as possible. Story content, practically all cosmetics, even heroes - compounded around the most parasitic and vile form of monetisation in the industry: the battle pass, which is in of itself packed with filler garbage that is worth next to nothing to the majority of players.

If you wish to play a fun team-based hero shooter: be my guest. Despite the game's flaws and clear inferiority to it's predecessor, Overwatch 2 still contains the gameplay that made it initially stand out many years ago. But do stay aware that the game you are playing is utterly inferior in nearly all ways to it's previous incarnation.

TL;DR: A fun, yet hollow game that does not respect it's players and wishes to draw as much cash as possible out of you - it is merely a shadow of what the game used to be. Overwatch 2 is nothing but a shell of the fantastic game it once was. All game features were, once, provided to a player right off the bat, alongside a forgiving and (mostly) entirely free cosmetic system. Overwatch 2 was introduced as a replacement, or "upgrade" to the original game, and though some arguments can be made that this was the case there also many features which are objective downgrades. It is upsetting to see a game I was a huge fan of, even back in it's beta in 2016, turn into a shameless front designed to pillage as much money from it's players as possible. Story content, practically all cosmetics, even heroes - compounded around the most parasitic and vile form of monetisation in the industry: the battle pass, which is in of itself packed with filler garbage that is worth next to nothing to the majority of players. If you wish to play a fun team-based hero shooter: be my guest. Despite the game's flaws and clear inferiority to it's predecessor, Overwatch 2 still contains the gameplay that made it initially stand out many years ago. But do stay aware that the game you are playing is utterly inferior in nearly all ways to it's previous incarnation.