Summary
Overwatch 2has featured some controversial practices since the game launched in 2022, replacing the originalOverwatchas Blizzard’s team-based hero shooter. Going free-to-play meantOverwatch 2needed to introduce new methods of monetization, which took the form of a seasonal Battle Pass that offered players access to new heroes and the new Mythic tier skins exclusive to those who purchased the Battle Pass. However, asOverwatch 2approaches Season 10, the game is making some changes that will make accessing content locked behind the Battle Pass, including Mythic skins, easier for all players.
Obtaining new skins for heroes has always been locked behind a paywall forOverwatchplayers, with loot boxes being the primary way of obtaining new skins in the first game and the Battle Pass and paid shop beingOverwatch 2’s main method for obtaining them. While the inclusion ofnew heroes and Mythic skins in the Battle Passwas controversial whenOverwatch 2first launched, Season 10 will be changing how players obtain these heroes and skins, offering new heroes to players for free when the season starts and introducing the Mythic Shop for collecting Mythic skins. The result should make these skins more accessible to players, reviving some ofOverwatch 1’s goodwill.
Overwatch 2’s Mythic Shop Makes Premium Skins More Accessible
All Mythic Skins in Overwatch 2 So Far
So far,Overwatch 2has introduced nine Mythic skinsthat correspond to the nine seasons the game has seen since its launch. What makes Mythic skins so special is their intricate designs and customization options, allowing players to change certain aspects of the skin such as its color or costume parts. While players would unlock the seasonal Mythic skin at tier 80 of the Battle Pass, some past Battle Passes had players unlock customization elements for the skin at lower tiers.
One of the primary concerns of this unlock system for Mythic skins was the disconnect between paying for the content withinOverwatch 2’s Battle Passand locking the most desirable item behind the final tier. Players who purchased the Battle Pass but couldn’t complete it by the end of the season would lose out on earning the Mythic skin they paid for. The new Mythic Shop set to launch with Season 10 should help alleviate this problem while also making past Mythic skins more accessible.
How Overwatch 2’s Mythic Shop Will Work
Rather than locking Mythic skins behind the final tier of the Premium Battle Pass,Overwatch 2Season 10will introduce the Mythic Shop, as detailed in the latest Developer Update from Blizzard. This Mythic Shop will allow the player to choose how they invest their progression through the Premium Battle Pass into unlocking Mythic skins. Blizzard notes that players will be able to pick and choose which customization aspects of a Mythic skin they will be able to unlock, so there isn’t the pressure to unlock all color or costume options for a seasonal Mythic skin if the player doesn’t want them.
Additionally, players who missed out on past Mythic skins will get the chance to earn them once again, as the Mythic Shop will also let players choose to invest in unlocking those past skins. However, according to Blizzard, past Mythic skins will join the Mythic shop two seasons after their debut, meaning only skins from Season 1-7 will be available when the shop launches next season. Players hoping to get Grand Beast Orisa orAncient Caller Moirafrom the Mythic shop will have to wait for a future season.
