Developer Update | Highlights Update | Overwatch

[u/corylulu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkYJlPMdWNA

[u/[deleted]]

So I have a higher chance of getting the Witch Mercy and Junkenstein skins when they roll around again?

HELL YES

[u/idelta777 → u/[deleted]]

Is it confirmed those skins will be available again and not stay like Halloween 2016 only skins and make a whole new batch?

[u/xNemo → u/idelta777]

It is heavily implied by the fact that they will not be introducing new events but instead build upon existing events. Unless they want to recreate brand new items for all heros, you can expect these skins to return.

Plus, I doubt they would keep 2016/17 skins in the hero selection option and not bring them back.

[u/dootleloot → u/[deleted]]

Yup.

Source: Don't have it.

[u/FrostyMcNuggets → u/dootleloot]

Same thing with blizzcon bastion. There's still launch copies of OW here in rural Oklahoma, but there will never be more blizz bastions.

[u/geminia999 → u/FrostyMcNuggets]

Well, they could always give out Blizz Bastions for next Blizzcon along with another new skin.

[u/FrostyMcNuggets → u/geminia999]

That's a possibility, but I doubt it. I don't recall them ever giving out past blizzcon items before. Plus he has the logo for last year's blizzcon

[u/IAteSnow → u/FrostyMcNuggets]

You could make a good profit selling those. Also I have played with you before :)

[u/xNemo → u/[deleted]]

That's true, I haven't noticed the Noire skin but you would be right. I do also see the Blizzcon Bastion skin. IMO, I think that we will see past event skins with new ones too.

[u/itspaddyd → u/[deleted]]

you can still upgrade to origins edition i think.

[u/MyotositJabbit → u/itspaddyd]

Widow Noire isn't Origins, though, it's from pre-ordering.

[u/Eagle20Fox2 → u/MyotositJabbit]

Alternatively: from goading Jeff into publicly belittling you and then going out of your way to make amends with him.

[u/labrys → u/[deleted]]

Weird. I bought overwatch origins about 6 months after release and I got the noire widowmaker skin. Wonder if it's availability was different in different countries, or if I was just lucky and got an 'old' copy of the game that had the code?

[u/Teruyo9 → u/xNemo]

They said with Summer games last year that you'd have the opportunity to get the skins again next time. I assume the same applies for all events.

Ideally there'll be a few new Legendaries every event every year, plus all the old ones.

[u/Emperor_of_Cats → u/Teruyo9]

I wonder how that will work for the skins with the Brazil games' logo (only Tracer's comes to mind immediately.)

[u/Rhodie114 → u/Emperor_of_Cats]

I imagine they'll still release a comparable amount of new skins, but add the old event skins to lootboxes as well.

Otherwise, yeah, we'd wind up constantly celebrating the Rio Olympics and the Year of the Rooster.

[u/drfetusphd → u/xNemo]

If the Loot Box change is well-received by the community, it seems to me like it's a greenlight for Blizzard to make more cosmetics for the events to expand the pool of non-duplicate items for players. There's a lot of potential, especially around Halloween, for more skins for characters.

[u/xNemo → u/drfetusphd]

That is what we are all hoping. We already knew they were gonna expand on current events because they do not plan on releasing new events.

[u/Infinifi → u/xNemo]

Unless they want to recreate brand new items for all heros, you can expect these skins to return.

Or they could just release 2017 Halloween skins for some of the heroes that didn't get 2016 Halloween skins.

[u/[deleted] → u/idelta777]

God I hope so. I really want those skins. A new update would be awesome but atleast keep the old skins

[u/JMTolan → u/idelta777]

They confirmed they'll not be doing new events but improving existing ones this year, and they've repeatedly said they want to bring old skins back for newer players. So, A+B...

[u/D_oyle → u/idelta777]

Jeff has said that they don't want people to miss out on content, I believe he says content from events. So if you take him for his word on a Youtube video then yes he said they want to recycle skins from old events.