The highly anticipated Overwatch 2 Moira Lilith skin is live in the multiplayer game, and fans are less than pleased about it. The skin dresses Moira up as Diablo 4’s Lilith and featured heavily in Blizzard’s advertising for 2023’s Overwatch 2 Halloween event, alongside Hanzo’s mythical skin and a few others.
The problem is that, unlike Hanzo’s mythical skin, the Moira Lilith skin is separate from this season’s battle pass. The only way to get it is if you purchase it with money, and while it’s not exactly new for Blizzard to offer unique skins in the Ultimate Bundle, fans aren’t taking the news well.
“The skin that was the focus point of advertisements for this season is exclusive to the $40 bundle… good job Blizzard :)” reads the title of a popular Reddit post on the subject.
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“I really was looking forward to this season,” one Twitter user wrote. “Then I log on and see the new featured Moira/Lilith skin behind a $39.99 paywall. That left a nasty taste in mouth [sic]. I’m tempted to say screw this whole season.”
For only half the price of a triple A game!
— Shadow (@TheAgentShadow) October 10, 2023
The bundle includes Pharah’s Inarius skin and a few other bits and bobs, and admittedly, this practice of locking desirable skins behind paywalls isn’t that unusual. Respawn does the same thing in Apex Legends, and Epic charges at least $20 or so for Fortnite’s headline skins. The difference is that you can earn Apex Coins to put toward the Apex Legends skins, and Blizzard won’t let players use Overwatch Coins on this one. You can buy most other skins using Overwatch Coins earned through completing weekly challenges, including 2022’s Witch Kiriko skin.
There’s also no option to buy just the new Moira skin at a lower price on its own.
“I had premium currency saved up for this and the battlepass,” Reddit user Mothman405 said. “I’m floored the only way to get it is pay $40.”
“Thats [sic] the whole issue for me, its just weird that is PREMIUM CURRENCY where we spend REAL money but we can use it here,” came another response.
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Whether Blizzard plans to let players use Overwatch Coins to purchase the skin in the future, after the Halloween event ends, is uncertain. However, it’s also worth mentioning that previous Ultimate Bundle skins have shown up in the Overwatch shop for players to buy with coins, including the Sigma Beekeeper outfit, which is available in the shop during Season 7.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
