Will Overwatch go F2P pretty fast?

[Tharkkun]

Also what I think will happen. The only reason people expect it to be free is because TF2 is. (And people have it in their heads it's a TF2 clone)

I don't expect any game to be free. Free games always have a catch. I paid full price for TF2 back in 2007 before Steam gave it away 5+ years later.

[Mormolyce]

They want it to cost nothing, I guess. Because having to pay money for stuff you really, really want sucks.

Maybe Blizzard could pay them to play it.

[Arrashi]

I doubt it. While it has indeed alot of similarities to TF2 (aka free game) its a new, standalone AAA tittle. Will it being B2P impact amount of people playing it ? Of course it will. Will it make it less beneficial ? Time will tell. So far we are yet to see if Overwatch will "pick up" or will it follow many others of its kind and vanish into nothingness after 6 months.

[Deleted]

World of Warcraft has a higher chance of going f2p than Overwatch, it will have enough players to sustain it for a very long time and their current b2p model is perfect for it.

All heroes free, all maps free and able to get everything by simply playing the game.

[Axphism]

Wait... we're expected to have to PAY for the video game that took them countless hours and dollars to develop? What's next, making us pay to watch movies in the theater?

[LuciferTheIV]

I honestly think if Overwatch went F2P they would have more players and in turn make more money.
thats just IMO, i think the model would work perfect for a game like overwatch.

Make new champions sell those
Make really high quality skins and sell those as well.

[Jaylock]

Wanted to ask this question since it was announced, that Overwatch will be paid game. I have played some FPS games and all of them have the same problem - lack of players to play with. And way too small playerbase causes terrible matchmaking - developers have to open MM dump valves in order to keep queue times within acceptable range. And unbalanced matches turn game into stompfest, which lead game to slowly dying.

So. What do you think? For many players paying for FPS game isn't justified, especially when there are many F2P analogues, so Overwatch population will most likely be tiny. Do you think, that Blizzard will have to switch to F2P model pretty fast to keep this game alive? Do you think, it's reasonable to pay for it at release, instead of waiting till it will go F2P, as you'd waste your money then?

Keeping it buy to play weeds out terribles who would just stink up the game and create a toxic environment. Im glad its buy to play, and im glad they will never go f2p

[Deleted]

I honestly think if Overwatch went F2P they would have more players and in turn make more money.
thats just IMO, i think the model would work perfect for a game like overwatch.

Make new champions sell those
Make really high quality skins and sell those as well.

How? They would need 500000 more support staff because of the giant influx of rage cheaters, afk farmers and what have you not.

[Noctifer616]

I honestly think if Overwatch went F2P they would have more players and in turn make more money.
thats just IMO, i think the model would work perfect for a game like overwatch.

Make new champions sell those
Make really high quality skins and sell those as well.

They would also have to change the in game cash shop model. Going F2P doesn't always mean more money. WoW is making a ton of cash even though the playerbase is declining.

[Acidbaron]

Considering the amount of good FPS games around that are free and the obvious decline in population once the hype turns down, i give it about a year. Followed by hefty price reductions paired with a sort of expansion release a half year later.

I'm not buying it without it having a trial, too many FPS games around that think they are amazing plus they haven't really blown me away with hots either PvP wise / player skill wise.

[Aleksej89]

I am honestly not sure.
If the player population seems low, perhaps blizz will make it free2play after a few months.

[Daedius]

CS:GO you have to buy the game, yet has purchasable cosmetic stuff... Overwatch will be the same.

Where CS:GO had its history of CS to rely on to its success, Overwatch has the Blizzard name to rely on and should equally do well.

[Frozen Death Knight]

It will probably not go F2P in the near future. The base game is pretty inexpensive as it is (unless you buy the special editions) and there will be micro transactions in the form of loot boxes (that you can earn on your own as well), which is fairly similar to how CS: GO does it. New content will be added over time as well, so Overwatch will have solid base to stand on for future growth.

Perhaps years later we will see a shift to F2P like how Team Fortress 2 did it, but I would not count on it. Overwatch has got a fair amount of attention despite not being released as of yet, so I have my doubts about any change in the monetisation system.

[Deleted]

I know what they mean. What i disagree with is that if something is not F2P. In my book a game that isnt F2P has a subscription and is not just B2P.

It comes down you to your reading comprehension being the issue not my knowing what F2P means.

Nupomaniac, You are a fucking numpty.

[Arrowstormen]

Every time Blizzard makes a game, people makes threads about how nobody will play them, and lo and behold, they all become very popular, very quickly, and stay that way. Blizzard is a strong brand, and the game is getting a lot of buzz, and the icon is going to sit there for everyone who plays a Blizzard game to see.

[Deleted]

game is fun, good and higly polished

it's plays very well from the point you pick up the controller or keyboard and mouse.

it won't go f2p, just like diablo 3 still isn't f2p or WoW still isn't f2p even tho people keep making a thread about it once a week for the past 5 years talking about how they think the game is bad, and because their opinion matters it will go f2p.


it's a good game and it's been a long time since i've played such a polished and well-rounded game

[apelsinjuice]

Every time Blizzard makes a game, people makes threads about how nobody will play them, and lo and behold, they all become very popular, very quickly, and stay that way. Blizzard is a strong brand, and the game is getting a lot of buzz, and the icon is going to sit there for everyone who plays a Blizzard game to see.

I would not say Heroes of the storm is very popular.

[DeadmanWalking]

I think you are smoking something if you think this is going f2p soon.

[Ealyssa]

IMO it will take longer than wow to go F2P.

[Zenny]

I would not say Heroes of the storm is very popular.

It is, it may not not be Dota 2/ LoL popular, but it appears to be doing quite well. Heck, it generally has a larger twitch viewership then Smite.