Quality doesn’t always bring joy. In Overwatch fans are angry because they will not receive their beloved dances. In just a few days, the event will end and then the dances will no longer be available.
Although the Anniversary event for the first anniversary of the hero shooter is currently taking place in Overwatch, not every player can be happy. A storm has been brewing on social media and the official Overwatch forums for days.
The cause of the annoyance is the dances – a new form of emotes that were introduced for all heroes with the anniversary. These are so popular that fans are already getting angry and dissatisfied because they cannot earn all the desired dances and presumably will have to invest several hundred euros in loot boxes just to obtain the necessary credits.
The problem: The dances are tied to the Anniversary loot boxes – and they will no longer be available when the event ends on June 12.
This is exacerbated by the general loot box system. The more items are in the game, the smaller the probability of obtaining one of the truly sought-after items. In addition, the number of duplicates is also increasing, and especially veterans are happy when they actually receive an item that is not duplicated.
The dances are too good to miss out on
There are several suggestions from the community on how to solve the problem. For example, it could be possible to increase the number of guaranteed event items in the loot boxes from 1 to 2. Another proposal suggests doubling the number of credits received from event duplicates, making them particularly valuable. Both would lead to players having more items or more credits in their pockets, thereby increasing the chance of snagging the sought-after dances.
Blizzard has not yet made a definitive statement about whether the dances will remain tied to the event. However, the “Double XP Weekend” seems to be a step in the right direction. This way, players receive double the amount of loot boxes for a few days and thus have a higher chance of snagging a few coveted items in the “final sprint”.
What do you think about all this? Do you wish that the dances are permanently accessible and no longer just part of the anniversary boxes? Or do you think it’s good that such content is only available at certain times?
You can read more about the Double XP weekend in this article.
