Overwatch 2players are being plagued by a bug that sees them purchasing premium skins with their legacy credits unintentionally when using the in-game chat menu. It’s no secret thatOverwatch 2’s launch has not gone smoothly, with a DDOS attackpreventing several from playing and resulting in long queue times, but this bug is pretty rough once players make it past all that.
Overwatch 2currently has two currencies: legacy credits and coins. The former is just how they sound, being premium currency left over fromOverwatch 1, and coins are the new main system. All reports thus far seemingly indicate this is happening with legacy credits and not coins, but either way, players should be mindful of this bug in-game.
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As first reported by Kotaku, there are numerous complaints about this bug online, with the below Reddit thread being a prime example, but the bug itself dates as far back as theOverwatch 2beta. What’s happening, it seems, is that using the in-game chat menu doesn’t prevent input elsewhere. In other words, everything players do in the chat happens in the game too, and so this has resulted in players accidentally purchasing skins from the in-game Shop when in the Hero Gallery.
Reddit poster Dracyoshi reveals that they automatically purchased a skin for 300 legacy credits because of this bug, while others have chimed in on bigger losses of up to 1900 credits. To make matters worse, Dracyoshi reached out to Blizzard support who would not refund the purchase. Because of this bug, it’s possible Blizzard wouldn’t be able to differentiate between bugged and intentional purchases, but it’s still not a good look for the company.Overwatch 2has made a lot of changes, like swapping to a free-to-play model and opting for a Battle Pass structure, and it seems these changes may have, for many players, brought more trouble than it’s worth.
This bug aside, after all,Overwatch 2is being reviewed bombedfor the long queues, general server issues, the lack of new content in the sequel, its in-game prices, and far more. It seems like a lot of the pre-release woes are coming to fruition, and on top of that, a lot of new problems are complicating the experience. Hopefully, Blizzard is able to course correct soon and getOverwatch 2where it needs to be. The first game is beloved by many FPS fans, but with all of the above combined with a litany of bugs, the sequel seems to be leaving a sour taste in a lot of mouths.
Overwatch 2is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
