Overwatch 2 Makes OWL Skins More Expensive
In a final pre-launch preview of Overwatch 2, a journalist noticed that Overwatch League skins have become more expensive than in the original game. These skins use a specific in-game currency only gained from interacting with the Overwatch League or buying them in the store.
Overwatch League (OWL) tokens are earned through watching hours of Overwatch League games live at 5 tokens per hour watched. Recently, «Pick 'Ems,» the league's contest that allows fans to predict outcomes of matches for end-of-stage rewards, has also started offering OWL Tokens as the reward for picking the correct winner of one select game per day in each region. Fans get 3 OWL tokens per correct prediction here. Other than that, Overwatch 2 fans will have to purchase OWL Tokens at the in-game shop to buy OWL-related skins.
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In a preview for Overwatch 2 that let content creators and journalists get a complete look at the game before its Early Access launch, one journalist has keyed in on how Blizzard's new free-to-play game could get a bit more cash from players. Kris Holt from Forbes noticed that the cost to unlock one of the Overwatch League skins has increased slightly. The Happi Genji skin, created for the Summer Showdown Tournament is priced slightly higher in Overwatch 2's store, going from 200 League Tokens to 300.
They also found that OWL team skins went from 100 to 150. When following up with a Blizzard spokesperson, Holt also discovered that the in-game store's price for 100 OWL Tokens will be going from $5 to $6. Now, if an Overwatch 2 player who is interested in a future OWL Legendary skin, is not a fan of the league and does not earn the free tokens from watch time or participating in
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