My friend played for like 3 hours and got 2 legendary skins.

Maybe you're just a little mad RNG isn't working out in your favor ;)

Okay okay I see where you're coming from now.

But picture it like this; the event was already running 3 weeks. If they made it last any longer, everyone would have it and it wouldn't be worth anything. Multiple short events are good for a games economy, especially with things like skins.

I guess im just not seeing the conspiracy here.

These types of games have been doing the same thing for

Conspiracy: micro transaction games try to make you buy stuff from them

Literally every game with premium options tries to get you to buy their shit. It's not new lol.

Most games give you the option of working really hard for the premium stuff. And it's no secret they tend to make it almost impossible to earn without buying it.

So yea. Point still stands.

Yeah. That's the point. Every game does that on purpose so you feel the only way is to just swipe your card.

But they also released a game that is constantly being updated with new game modes, new characters, updates, competitive seasons, etc.

Wouldn't it be stupid of them NOT to release Holiday Skins and allow for people to buy the boxes? It's supplemental income that goes to development to help keep the game alive, while bringing in new players, and keeping the old players around..

Of course they did, not really sure what the conspiracy is behind that?

They're looking to make supplemental revenue on low chance, legendary tiered skins that are available during limited times. It pressures the person into buying the boxes during the Holiday events in order to gain the skins.

It's smart, really.

RNG is a core feature of most of their product line: Diablo, WoW, and now Overwatch. It's like a staple of Blizzard.

My guess is that the numbers would show that RNG and the "Gambling" feature ends up returning more profits over time. When you have someone who wants that ONE ROADHOG SKIN but has to buy 50+ boxes or achieve enough coins to purchase it outright. Don't forget that coin feature exists to allow for those who have gone through the RNG boxes to be able to buy that one skin they yearn for.

I've found the best way to handle this is simple: Complete your arcade dailies. Hold off on buying skins until the last day of the holiday. Hold on to your coin for those skins you really want. (I straight up bought the new Roadhog skin, since I main him.) Yet I'm still sitting at 12k coins for the next skin that really catches my eye.

I'm not sure that an Overwatch account with a bunch of skins and sprays is comparable to a Geared WoW Account.

This is coming from a person who had one of those WoW accounts that could have easily sold for 800-1200 dollars on the MMO market.

The WoW Accounts, we're talking about years of investment, hours and hours into the game and the character just to make it better, bigger, stronger, etc. Especially when you consider that most of the PvE gear back in the day was achieved through countless raids and winning loot over many other people in 40 man raids.

I really doubt there's much of a market for an Overwatch account with skins that are nothing more than vanity items. Even if there is, it's niche, and the price wouldn't go to high.

You are implying that they actually sell.

Either way, this is now off topic from your og post.

If I enter a new market with a new product, I can set the market price at whatever I damn well please. No, the price being what it is is not contingent upon actual sales.

Maybe they did it knowing no one can get them all, so it ends up cool to see the diversity in the game. I don't know.

You might be right. I didn't know overwatch accounts were selling so well. Maybe it is for the novelty of getting expired skins that came out before you started playing the game. I could see doing that if I was wealthy and wanted to start the game with extra old school skins.

Yep. And Chinese New Year. This is the year of the cock (rooster). Next year will be something else. The game is good, I see playing it in a year.

I main Zarya and am disappointed in the number of seasonal skins for her :(

I have no opinion on your post.

IN RUSSIA, HOLIDAY CELEBRATES YOU

This is a bad thread. Blizzard has a popular game so they are selling addons that you don't need, and some buy, some earn them. I play, I bought some loot boxes at Christmas event because I had some spare cash. I like supporting Blizzard as they put out amazing stuff.

If the legend skins were easy to get, everyone would have them all, and then they wouldn't be special.

It is the holiday season. Halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day. You know you do NOT need to buy extra loot boxes, right?

They need our money because they make insanely good games and that costs money. The servers they operate on are amazing performers, those cost money as do the huge Internet pipes.

This is a wild thread. it is like a conspiracy for 14 year olds. :)

Btw, what level are you and what is your main?

I was a jerk above. Sorry. This sub has been seeing some crazy threads posted pro or against trump and I kind of reacted to you like that.

I'll tell you this: among all the software developers in the world over time, Blizzard has survived and thrived where others have failed. They make insanely good shit, have been for ages. I can't think of one crappy release.

That ability is grandmaster level game programming. Awesome games that have amazing playability for months or years and reasonably priced. Instead of charging everyone $100 for the game, they charge less and instead let some people pay more by buying loot boxes. I've paid $80 to get 100 a few weeks ago. Didn't get enough legends but I am okay with it. Not going to buy more for a while.

Peace brother. Sorry again.

I am a gambler so I am okay with the RNG way but you're right, would be nice to just pay $$ for what I want outright.

WEAK SAUCE thread. Troll harder next time

Then leave. Don't make this sub worse with pointless shit joke threads. There is actual discussion going on besides all of that crap, but shit like this doesn't help at all. Just filter out and ignore/downvote if you don't like what is being presented. While we're on the topic, the shit you brought up is actually relevant to /r/conspiracy , no matter how annoying it is

um....ok???

How was anything I said even close to conveying pro-trump talk? I was referencing there being posts with discussion on this sub not relating to politics, and that somehow means I'm from /r/The_Donald ?

Like seriously, what are you smoking? I'm honestly confused at your tactics. You complain about trump/ctr shit, when I tell you there is more stuff to this subreddit than that, you accuse me of the same shit you say you hate.

What is going on lol?

I like to play Zenyatta but often wind up playing Pharah.