Overwatch 2 has cross-progression:
I donât see Overwatch 2 anywhere on battle.net launcher. Do I need to have Overwatch 1 installed just to be able to download Overwatch 2? Literally donât even see Overwatch 2 as a game in the âgamesâ tab of battle.net. What gives?
Overwatch 2 is replacing Overwatch on the launcher.
If youâre an existing or previous Overwatch player, you should be able to pre-install Overwatch 2 via the Overwatch tab on the Battle.net launcher.
If youâre a new player, you wonât be able to pre-download OW2. Youâll have to wait for it to launch next week then download it.
6 family members. 4 of them canât play now unless I change one of them to a plan which costs a lot more in Canada than the US âŚand outright BUY 3 new phones and plans.
Iâve spent thousands on Blizz games. Now âŚIâm not in their demographic? Idiocy. There are plenty of other ways to ensure weâre unique or non-toxic.
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How is the existence of this âsequelâ rationalised over at Blizzard? The original game has been deleted from everyoneâs libraries, whilst the replacement free-to-play sequel is held hostage, unless one hands over highly sensitive personal data.
I would never have purchased Overwatch if I had known handing over my phone number would become a requirement to continue to play. Worse, youâve elected to utilise unencrypted SMS.
This behaviour is not OK. You show contempt for your customers. May this game fail and this company rot.
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If you want to be treated like a number you can purchase, you will be treated as such and Blizzard is already showing this.
I believe the âOPâ was first. Youâre second.
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This might have been answered already but do existing players have to verify your sms before the game even launches? Cause Iâm having phone troubles so⌠I canât get sms texts right now.
No such thing as an existing player. Overwatch 1 is dying. O2 will replace it, new game, new rules.
Really not happy I wasted money buying a game I canât play now because Satya Nadella and Bobby Kotick want my cell number. Sorry, I use VoIP exclusively, and since you stated you donât support that, I have no way to play the game.
Iâm just tired of the constant disappointment. I uninstalled everything Blizzard today and Iâm going to try to find other games to play.
The thing Iâm saddest about is the people that still work for Blizzard. They have the front row seats to the slow decay of their cherished brand. Itâs so sad. But hey, stock price has to go up AMIRITE!??!?
Goodbye.
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Page not found when I click on the link in the OP.
Funny enough the stock price has considerable dips around the timing of these announcements. The irony is unreal.
They wonât take my land line phone number that isnât prepaid.
So far itâs been allowing me to launch OW1 with a prompt asking me to add my number, with a gray button saying âIâve already linked a numberâ that lets me in, but Iâm not sure if thatâll apply to OW2 as well
I got refunded.
Have fun in OW2, though.
Iâm out. It has been fun bantering with you guys!
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Correct. Cause itâs Overwatch 1.
But once October 4th hits and it transitions over to Overwatch 2, thatâs not going to work.
This is just basically a soft prompt to let people know what they need to do to prepare for the official launch.
Yeah, no, I wonât be tying my number to a Blizzard account so I guess this is where we part ways, Overwatch.
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Once the announcement was made after I paid for the product, âpersonal responsibilityâ arguments went out the window. People cannot be responsible if they are not properly informed.
Waiting well over a month to announce this is the issue.
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what does stalking mean? why are you being so vague i dont understand.
Personally i never bought the watchpoint pack as i have no interest in paying for a free game, so atleast i dont have to worry about that.
The requirement for phone number verification was noted as part of the terms of sale of the Watchpoint Pack, though.