OneOverwatch 2player has made the discovery that players of Blizzard’s popular online FPS may, strangely enough, have the opportunity to earn Overwatch Coins faster simply by playingWorld of Warcraftinstead. The new virtual currency for the game was just one of the many new features introduced with the recent early access launch ofOverwatch 2last month.
Alongside the new shop system and battle pass,Overwatch 2’s microtransaction-based Overwatch Coinshaven’t been received too well by the community. Due to the game’s transition to a free-to-play title for all players, monetization has shifted largely to the sale of individual skins and cosmetic bundles which players can buy using Overwatch Coins. Unfortunately, players consider these cosmetics to be sold at far too high a price, with some bundles costing up to around $20 or more. With loot boxes removed, players have virtually no way of reliably collecting skins other than saving up small amounts of Coins obtainable for free by completing weekly challenges.
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That is, until the user Everdale on Reddit found that there is actuallya way to earn Overwatch Coinsby playingWorld of Warcraft. In fact, players that have invested a lot of time into Blizzard’s mammoth MMORPG could even find themselves earning far more ofOverwatch 2’s virtual credits fromWorld of WarcraftthanOverwatch 2. This is due to a feature inWorld of Warcraftwhich allows players to purchase tokens with in-game gold that can then be converted into Battle.net balance, which in turn can be used to purchase currencies found in other titles from Blizzard.
Though the process works, players should be aware that the conversion rate betweenWorld of Warcrafttokens and Battle.net currency is fairly low, and fans will still need to pay a monthly subscription if they hope to get the most out ofWorld of Warcraft. Still, players with efficient gold farms or those who are content enough to simply grind for gold in the game will theoretically be able to make enoughOverwatch Coins for the investment to be worth it.
Whether a fan ofWorld of Warcraftor not, most in theOverwatch 2community agree thatBlizzard needs to do something about the current shop prices, and the fact that players can earn more Overwatch Coins by playing a completely different game just highlights how absurd the currency situation is inOverwatch 2.
That said, a lot of players believe that the high cost of skins is a fair trade-off if it meansOverwatch 2being otherwise free for everybody to play. Whether Blizzard will address the price complaints in the future is yet to be seen, but the decision at least allows fans to enjoy seeingOverwatch 2at a record high in terms of players.
Overwatch 2is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
