Twitch streamer Connor "CDawgVA" dedicated a livestream on November 8 to climbing the ranked ladder of Overwatch 2. At one point, he decided to check out the game's battle pass along with the in-game shop. CDawgVA was taken aback when he discovered how much a hero skin bundle costs in the game.
After realizing that he could not buy a bundle for £17, the Welsh content creator suggested that the game reinstate its older loot box system. He asserted:
At the one-hour mark of his November 8 broadcast, CDawgVA threw shade at the game's controversial new battle pass system. He sarcastically pointed to the "great things it has to offer" as he said:
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The 26-year-old was astounded to discover that he couldn't purchase a hero bundle for £17, exclaiming:
Before claiming that loot boxes should be restored in the game, CDawgVA remarked:
The Twitch clip was shared to the r/LivestreamFail subreddit and swiftly became one of the top ranking posts on the forum.
According to Redditor u/PuzzleheadedCourse96, the gaming community wants the old Overwatch reward structure to return, in which players can earn in-game items by simply playing the shooter title. They went on to claim that the new system is an "anti-consumer mess":
Another Redditor felt that the older loot box system was "actually pretty great" and provided a rationale for their statement by saying:
Some of the most relevant fan reactions were along these lines:
CDawgVA is a Tokyo, Japan-based internet personality and a professional anime voice actor, in addition to being a popular Twitch streamer.
Connor has voiced many popular anime characters, including Gashew and Spice from Dragon Ball Z Abridged, Satotz from Hunter x Hunter Abridged, and Headmaster/Freud from Hellsing
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