Pink Mercy is the beginning of selling skins

General Discussion
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… which I addressed in the entirety of the post you clipped this quote from.

By that logic, Blizzard should have just omitted the skin and rang a bell outside the local grocery store.

The price is relevant regardless of the fact that this particular skin is for a cause. They attached an in-game cosmetic to the donation event knowing damn well people would buy the skin even if it wasn’t tied to a charity.

Do you think players would have donated $10, $15 if there was no in-game incentive for it? I don’t think most people would.
Do you think people would have bought the skin even if it wasn’t related to a charity event? I think most people who like the skin would have.

Please. If you have something to add to the discussion, by all means. Otherwise, let’s avoid being obtuse. :man_cartwheeling:

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Pink Mercy can save me any day

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The skins were sold all along. How otherwise do you think new free contents were able to keep being made? Those who buy skins pay for your free contents.

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No, because none of the profits went to Blizzard. Effectively you weren’t buying a skin, you were donating $15 to charity and getting the skin as a thank you gift.

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But if they acknowledge that, they’d have to come to grips with the fact that they’re ragging on charity for the sake of cynicism and…likes on the forums.

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and pay less taxes, but yeah, also saving lives

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Better than 20 dollar skins that doesnt help anyone aside from the company and you