*Important* OW2: About Phone Numbers

[TinyDancer-11673]

Yes, they stated to post on the forum. You don’t have to believe me. Why are you so argumentative over an issue you aren’t having?

[CrownClown-11405]

I could usually get the jist of something after skimming through. This time i fumbled but i cant help but to participate in high traffic threads.

[Ijekiel-2635]

@Terx2-1856

They needlessly complicated that but they confirmed she’s the free gift. One of the trailers even showed it.

Again, I’ve yet to see this. A link would he appreciated.

@Terx2-1856

It might’ve deterred you but others not so much

Uh I’ll just repeat what I wrote because what.

• SMS verification
• 50 QP wins to unlock basic features, modes and comp
• 100 games to unlock all heroes.

You’d have to be a special kind of person to commit to all this just to climb from low ranks. I think most people would probably give up once they reach the SMS part because that part is clearly difficult, as evident in this thread.

@Terx2-1856

Also it doesn’t stop account sharing which some GMs use to do bronze to GM challenges on

Isn’t account sharing usually done with newly made accounts that are intentionally deranked? In which case, these changes would still severely damage the practice.

[Spoonman-1184]

@TinyDancer-11673

For new accounts when it goes live and is F2P, but why do this to existing accounts have purchased OW1.

Because they would be taking all the bad actors that exist in OW1 and transplanting them directly into OW2. Many people readily admit to having multiple accounts, this gets rid of that problem.

[Zijkrial-1523]

@Brian-18989

I’m a 30-year-old adult. I don’t own a cell phone. I have never needed a cell phone. This is an unneeded expense I choose to personally avoid. I have 700 something hours in Overwatch. I will not be buying a phone to play Overwatch 2. I will not be linking my account to someone else’s phone to play Overwatch 2. Is any of this the end of the world for Overwatch 2? No. It’s not going to affect the vast majority of players. Is this the end of the world for me? No. I’ll play something else. I’m just here to say that there are people that will be affected.

Well said. There’s a major difference between having or needing a phone, and getting one just to play Overwatch.

Blizzard taking the game I paid for away from me until I get a phone reminds me of similar situations 15+ years ago when I didn’t do my homework…aha. Guess it’s over for me when it comes to OW.

[TinyDancer-11673]

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You won’t say you were wrong, so I’ll say it for you. Seriously, what reason would I have to lie about coming to the forums? lol

“Don’t believe that… at all… this is from someone who’s dealt with Blizz support on multiple occassions. Especially when it came to the forums. “Post for visibility???”. Lmaoo ok.”

[Huevoasesino-11543]

@Chiron-11341

The whole point of going “Free to Play” was so that many more people would start playing without the need to worry about what was in their bank accounts, yet the exact opposite is happening.

Oh my sweet summer child, F2P means they can monetize for every little thing that was already free in OW1, games arent f2p because they want to help poor gamers who cant afford a $60 game, they are here to incentivize adiction to ghe game and milk its players as much as they can before moving on

[Ijekiel-2635]

No no, fair enough. I was wrong. So the support team were just taking the piss. But I wasn’t wrong about my experience with them. They tend to be unhelpful at best…

[TinyDancer-11673]

I think you misread my tone. No one is wallowing in self misery. Are you used to people sounding a certain way to you? Anyhow, I stated the issue and provided links and support links for people. You have way too much emotion going on for me to continue this. I hope you can find some peace. Good luck and GG.

[DKF-11449]

If you’re looking for suggestions for similar phone services, my Straight Talk number worked when I added it yesterday. I don’t have a contract, I just pay month-to-month.

I got it when I was really, really broke, because I couldn’t afford a “real” phone and didn’t think I could commit to a long-term contract anyway. I’m doing much better now, but I’ve kept it anyway because it’s cheap and it gets the job done.

I hope people having issues with this don’t just give up. I hate the idea of someone waiting all this time for OW2 just to be turned away at the door. Hopefully everyone can find a cheap, reasonable solution.

[DreamCatcher-11401]

I think what OP means is that they can just jump into the game and play if they so desired. Everything else is just choice if you want to pay.

[TinyDancer-11673]

I hope you have a better experience with support. I feel ya there.

[DreamCatcher-11401]

I appreciate this. thank you. it’s so weird that is allowed yet a huge company like cricket or Metro isn’t? Hmm, i never even heard of straight talk. Is this just a random app? Is it suspicious?

I really appreciate your help and honestly thank you. really. thank you and everyone trying to help others as well by giving info and giving their best effort. It means a lot and I love this part of the OW community honestly <3 yes, i don’t want to give up. Paying for anything else is a last resort since I need every penny and dont want to spend more than i should but i will try talking with customer service and support tomorrow since i am off.

[TinyDancer-11673]

Well, I’m not a bad actor, but I’m clearly out lol. They gave me the big ole F you. Good luck in your games and I wish you many wins.

[BrainDance-11158]

@Hahalol-11714

Griefers & smurfs impact competitive mode much more negatively than they do in qp and arcade, because they want to disrupt ranked matches. Losing to griefers or smurfs in qp/arcade is not nearly as big of a deal, and maybe it’s just me but I seem to have encountered a lot more smurfs and griefers in comp than other modes.

While that has some truth to it, there are players that don’t touch comp and feel their experience would be messed up from players that would grief in QP. You can tell them it’s not as big of a deal as comp, but then you’ll sound sort of like the people telling you that SMS is great for the game. And ppl need to get jobs or whatever stupid things they say.

Personally I’m not in favor of this, but I’ve already been using SMS for years now on my account. I don’t care enough to be bothered by it.

[Terx2-1856]

@Ijekiel-2635

Again, I’ve yet to see this. A link would he appreciated.

Season 1 Trailer | Overwatch 2

Kiriko free instant unlock for overwatch 1 owners. Around the 20 second mark.

@Ijekiel-2635

Uh I’ll just repeat what I wrote because what.

• SMS verification
• 50 QP wins to unlock basic features, modes and comp
• 100 games to unlock all heroes.

You’d have to be a special kind of person to commit to all this just to climb from low ranks. I think most people would probably give up once they reach the SMS part because that part is clearly difficult, as evident in this thread.

Never underestimate humanity or the lengths we go to do terrible things. Sure this might borderline masochistic to some, but to others its just another weekend.

Hell I’ve seen Plat players drop to bronze in a single season. You can’t fall that far unless you do it intentionally.

The SMS part here though is hurting legitimate players as well as those bad actors. I’d rather not want those who want to play legitimately punished but here we are…

@Ijekiel-2635

Isn’t account sharing usually done with newly made accounts that are intentionally deranked? In which case, these changes would still severely damage the practice.

Not always. Sometimes viewers will donate their account so the streamer can climb that account.

@TinyDancer-11673

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Just making the image visable for others.

[Huevoasesino-11543]

@Terx2-1856

Never underestimate humanity or the lengths we go to do terrible things. Sure this might borderline masochistic to some, but to others its just another weekend.

Also lets not forget there are literal “services” and “marketplaces” where people can do all of that for you, you just show up and buy the deranked account, now theu will just pay extra for all the inconveniences

[DKF-11449]

@DreamCatcher-11401

Hmm, i never even heard of straight talk. Is this just a random app? Is it suspicious?

Nah, it’s legitimate. I think it’s affiliated with Wal-Mart in some way? I’m not sure. I’ve used it since 2016.

I’m sure it would still be a hassle to switch, as you would probably expect. Just an option on the table.

[DreamCatcher-11401]

im very appreciative of this option so thank you my friend.

[Ijekiel-2635]

Honestly Terx, your point is actually valid now that I think about it. I just thought it was a bummer cuz the secret gift is so lame… Praying that there’s more to it