None of this is official. It’s still just unconfirmed & incomplete leaks, but a “leaker” claimed this
“If you don’t pay, you will play through the free-to-play pass and unlock her at the end likely, so depending on how you grind you could get her a couple of hours after Premium payers or days if you take your time,”
https://www.dexerto.com/overwatch/overwatch-2-leaker-claims-it-could-take-days-to-unlock-new-heroes-without-battle-pass-1926105/
A couple hours is nothing. If that’s all it takes this is being blown way out of proportion 