2 years later, Overwatch 2 Steam reviews crawl back from 'Mostly Negative' thanks to its new perks and old loot boxes

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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Overwatch 2 took a massive beating when it finally hit Steam two years ago, with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:thousands of negative user reviews reacting to the still-fresh cancellation of its PvE mode. The hero shooter hasn't managed to shed its negative rating since then, but 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Blizzard'sꦆ sweeping season 15 changes are seemingly startin🅠g to reverse some of that damage.

For the first time in the game's history, the 5,000 or so user reviews logged in the last 30 days have an average 'Mixed' rating, rather than the 'Mostly Negative' it usually sits at. All time 🐻reviews have also been able to crawl back from 'Overwhelmingly Negative' to simply 'Mostly Negative', as more and more people are discovering that Overwatch 2 is, in fact, not the biggest pile of trash in existence.

What's causing the slight upswing in public opinion, then? Well, Overwatch 2 Season 15 bought about some of the biggest improvements and adjustments since the game's launch (or free-to-play update, some might argue), including 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:cancellable emotes, upgradeable perks, and the admittedly pretty generous return of loot boxes𒐪 - once controversial, now nostalgic, even if the animation doesn't induce the same pop of dopamine as it di𓃲d in 2016.

"This is the🐟 first time I've felt excited ab🌺out playing OW2," one user review reads.

And it's not just the folks on Steam ༺who are showing more interest than usual. Overwatch 2 also reached over on February 19, the day after the new season's launc🧸h, its highest peak since 2023.

There's also the promise of many more exciting changes coming in Season 16, most notably with a third-person-focused Stadium mode that lets you accumulate currency and then unlock some wild modifiers. Buildcrafting ❀in Overwatch? Juꦏst what I love to hear.

The other, much more minor reason might come from a dip in enthusiasm for Overwatch 2's main rival: 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Rivals, which just got blasted as publisher NetEase 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:laid off the a significant chunk of the game's US-based developers.

Marvel Rivals' success is actually "really great" for Overwatch 2, and the FPS's director says the "pressure" that Blizzard feels is mostly "internal"

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