The newest Overwatch 2 double XP weekend is upon us, celebrating Thanksgiving with 2x the standard match XP for all matches performed within the multiplayer recreation. It implies that now is a superb time to hop on and degree up your Overwatch 2 battle cross as the primary season attracts to a detailed. The Overwatch 2 season 2 launch date is December 6, so there isn’t lengthy left to earn the Mythic Cyber Demon Genji pores and skin.
An Overwatch 2 double XP weekend runs November 24-28. That is anticipated to fall on the standard every day reset occasions of 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm GMT / 8pm CET. Gamers will earn double match expertise from all video games performed in the course of the occasion interval, making it a lot quicker to degree up your battle cross. New gamers might also be capable of use this as a possibility to unlock help hero Kiriko, who requires reaching degree 55 until you resolve to buy the premium battle cross.
There are additionally at present free spotlight intros being given out for logging in, with the Junker Queen ‘5 Fingers’ spotlight intro out there from November 21-26, and the Kiriko ‘On The Wind’ spotlight intro being handed to gamers who log in between November 26-30.
In case you are seeking to spend some cash on this free recreation, the continuing Battlenet Black Friday sale gives alternative to take action. There’s an Overwatch 2 Watchpoint pack sale that provides 40% off the collector’s version, which incorporates the primary season cross together with 2,000 Overwatch Cash and a number of other skins.
There are additionally numerous reductions on skins within the in-game store – nonetheless, these seem to have solely fuelled the continued debate across the value of Overwatch 2 cosmetics. Followers responding to the announcement of the sale specific their shock that the cheaper costs, which embrace legendary skins at 1,000 cash moderately than their standard 1,900, are solely short-term reductions moderately than a change to the general pricing mannequin.
There’s additionally been some quantity of backlash to the brand new Mime Moira pores and skin, provided that its visible design is strikingly just like the default search for the help character. Conversely, Junkrat’s new Epic Mobster outfit, dressing the DPS hero in a pinstripe swimsuit full with pencil moustache, has confirmed extraordinarily fashionable to date, providing a moderately snazzy overhaul to the explosives-loving troublemaker regardless of its ostensibly decrease rarity.
In the event you’re excited to search out out extra about new Overwatch 2 hero Ramattra and every thing else coming in season two, the newest Overwatch 2 roadmap lays out all of the upcoming reveal dates. Blizzard says it is not going to disable its cowl star regardless of an Overwatch 2 Tracer bug permitting her to battle over for much longer distances. The newest spherical of Overwatch 2 patch notes add goal help for crossplay lobbies to the FPS recreation and promise future Sojourn nerfs for its second season.
