Overwatch 2 fans react as pricey Diablo 4 skins revealed

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Gamers aren’t known for their stoic, stony silence when something meets their ire.

Instead, they take to X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit to unleash their digital wrath to scathe those responsible, and this time, Overwatch 2 fans have reacted as pricey Diablo 4 skins were recently revealed.

Hell hath no fury like a gamer scorned, after all.

Speaking of hell, the skins in question adorn Moira and Pharah in Diablo baddies Lilith and Inarius’s garbs, and they are locked behind a £35 Battle Pass.

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Those excited about the crossover have had their enthusiasm thoroughly doused as a result.

One player noted that this is the same launch price ($40) as the original Overwatch back in 2016.

Those who have purchased the Overwatch 2 Premium Battle Pass will be feeling even more burned, as it doesn’t include the contents of the Ultimate Battle Pass, meaning they will have to shell out even more cash for the privilege of looking like their favourite Diablo 4 characters.

Another Redditor, u/YayoProtocal, offered a more on-the-nose take on the situation — we'll withhold the language from here.

Over on X, the reception wasn’t much better, with one user describing the situation as «a joke».

Some, such as X user Fusa, have likened Blizzard’s behaviour to the heavy-handed approach Electronic Arts took in the 2010s when it comes to microtransactions.

Redditor u/captain_awesome18 noted that Blizzard has essentially increased the price of the Battle Pass, as the Season 7 Ultimate Battle Pass costs the same as the Invasion