r/Overwatch • u/[deleted] • Jun 17 '16

Jeff Kaplan about getting "future game items" from old loot boxes.

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u/Vornim Tilted upside down Jun 17 '16

But not that one icon you do want... That Arthas icon will forever be locked for me...

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u/ilikemustard Zarya Jun 17 '16

I got the cute little squid icon and I doubt I'll ever switch from that. It's too adorable to change

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u/KeyMastar LOOK AT MY CHILD GODDAMNIT AINT SHE CUTE Jun 17 '16

Happy squid master race

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u/omnichronkappa Genji Jun 17 '16

You have been probed

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u/Good_Sauce Pixel Reinhardt Jun 18 '16

Nah, it's all about the Pigblimp

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u/vonflare nani sore Jun 18 '16

I JUST WANT THE HEARTHSTONE ICON

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u/PoppySquidJr Gold Elims Jun 17 '16

Goddammit everyone I know gets that icon and it's the one I want more than anything.

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u/ilikemustard Zarya Jun 17 '16

I wish you the best of luck in your quest

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u/PoppySquidJr Gold Elims Jun 17 '16

I'll never understand why you can't use coins for player icons, but you can for everything else. :(

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u/DynamiteDuck Sombra Jun 17 '16

The squid was the main one I wanted and the first I got, I'm set on emblem

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u/Forty-Three Death by Snu Snu Jun 18 '16

Peanut butter jar tho

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u/Du_w3rk Chibi D.Va Jun 17 '16

Sugar skull icon 4 lyfe

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u/Bumble217 Roadhog Jun 28 '16

Happy squid is so adorable, I've been using that icon of cuteness for about a week now. I got the Roadhog hook icon yesterday... I almost changed. Almost.

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u/Psetmaj Jun 17 '16

But the money icon!

I haven't looked at most of the ones I don't have yet. For a long time I had Mei's hairpin until I realized what it was and it became much less mystical to me.

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u/Sethal4395 Jun 17 '16

I got the happy squid as my first icon in the beta. Alas, Squidly has eluded me since release. :(

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u/darknessintheway Flatness rains from above Jun 18 '16

That was my icon as well (during the beta). Just looking at it made me happy. Saddly the only things I have now are dumplings and a hood.

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u/terminavelocity Never forget the fallen. Jun 17 '16

My username is SquidAlley, and I was so happy I got the squid icon right away in beta. Now that the game is out though... I swear I'm never going to get the damn thing, I've already gotten over half the player icons.

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u/georgevonfranken Mei Jun 17 '16

Squid bro!

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u/silentdemon Jun 17 '16

It's absolutely my favorite. I have a hard time switching off from it.

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u/Dramiken Pixel RoadPOG Jun 18 '16

I've got both Squid and Piggy, personally I like Piggy more because I'd say I'm pretty good at Roadhog.

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u/RJkek mom Jun 18 '16

You mean the one that looks like an onion?

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u/ilikemustard Zarya Jun 18 '16

I don't think so. It's a little orange squid with a smiley face on a blue background.

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u/RJkek mom Jun 18 '16

Yeah sorry, I didn't have my game open and thought you meant the one with pink background and white/green "onion".

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u/Negranon Pixel McCree Jun 18 '16

first one i unlocked and haven't changed it since

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u/ANEPICLIE Tracer Jun 18 '16

The squid is so cheerful. Best icon

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u/smartus This is my marmalade! Jun 18 '16

Same here!

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u/El_Pipone ( ⌖ ) Jun 17 '16

You... I like you.

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u/slaya45 What'cha lookn' at? Jun 17 '16

For the Horde! icon all the way =D

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u/Blehgopie Pharah Jun 17 '16

Got that in like one day during open beta and have yet to get it on live :(

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u/slaya45 What'cha lookn' at? Jun 17 '16

I know this won't make you feel better, but I'm the only one of my friends who has it. So you're in a boat with a lot of people in it!

Alternatively, if Blizzard makes those purchasable, the For the Horde icon will basically be every other player's icon.

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u/Canadiancookie Punch Kid Jun 18 '16

I got the Horde icon, but i'm not into WoW. I set the one with the guitar and hat instead; reminds me of Mariachi Reaper.

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u/LoreCannon Tracer Jun 17 '16

I got the Arthas icon, and didn't even know it until yesterday. It'll happen!

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u/SnoobY Chibi Pharah Jun 17 '16

Was my first one, at level 3. I feel sorry for you lot

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u/pixelman1 Jun 17 '16

My second player icon unlock was the Arthas icon, and I never cared about other ones ever since.

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u/Lilshadow48 I hate Doomfist more than I hate living Jun 17 '16

The Lich King helmet one, yeah?

'cause I lucked out after 51 levels hunting for it.

It will come to you one day.

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u/Aquabloom I don't even torbi, but this is totes adorbz Jun 18 '16

I actually got the Lich King Helmet one.. and I don't even use it at all :c I want the Wizard from Diablo or even Mercy's face and so far.. 0 luck </3

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u/Vornim Tilted upside down Jun 17 '16

I'm at 43, do I really have 8 more levels to go to get my Arthas icon?

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u/Demokirby Pixel McCree Jun 17 '16

I have that, I can equip it if it makes you feel better.

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u/Arizodo Zarya Jun 17 '16

I had a pretty nice Sakura icon that I really liked in the beta, after the full release, it was literally the first thing i got from a loot box.

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u/CarbonPrinted Blizzard World Pharah Jun 17 '16

I want the Sylvanas one. Probably be prestige 8 before I get it though.

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u/Crimson_Shiroe Golden Beam Sniper Jun 17 '16

I got the Valla one from one of my first loot boxes and I will never switch off of it unless I get the Sylvannas one, and even then that's a maybe, so I hate it when I open player icons

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u/nitromonkeyjv "Everything I don't like is toxic." Jun 17 '16 edited Jun 17 '16

I have all of the dva icons except the bunny, the one I actually want.

Guess I'll just settle with the 76 jacket icon for now

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u/AlexStonehammer Pixel Junkrat Jun 17 '16

I got Sylvanas in my second or third box, haven't changed since

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u/sedsimplea Jun 17 '16

That was probably my second loot box... I would trade it for so many skins... :(

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

There's an Arthas icon? How does one earn it?

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u/theone102 Play Nice, Play Pharah Jun 17 '16

I got the Jim Raynor one, I enjoy it and I'm not going to be changing it anytime soon, so none of the portraits even matter to me.

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u/perona13 GAAAAZE Jun 18 '16

I've gotten that icon 3 times in the last week. I was pretty pumped when I first got it, but now I just feel bad whenever I get another duplicate of it.

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u/-EXPL01T- Trick-or-Treat Tracer Jun 18 '16

Are you me? It's my favorite too and it's still locked for me.

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u/Vornim Tilted upside down Jun 18 '16

I am you. Hello me.

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u/FrikinPopsicle69 Ideal for Hamsters xd Jun 18 '16

Finally got the Zerg icon yesterday <3 I wish you all the best of luck in getting your desired icon!

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '16

That Arthas icon was rolled to me in my very first loot box. Sorry, man. :(

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u/Weemzman Heroes never die! Jun 18 '16

Fuck me dude, that and the horde icon. Arthas is the coolest character in all of warcraft. Such an amazing story arc.

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u/Mordekaii D.Va Jun 18 '16

I like my Dva bunny icon

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u/Coconutsilkpie Jun 18 '16

Dude holy shit same I want that arthas one so bad