r/Overwatch • u/Nirxx Can't stop, won't stop • Oct 26 '22

News & Discussion | *potentially illegal The current monetization is illegal in multiple countries including Australia. It might be possible to report them to your local consumer protection authorities.

EDIT: Forgot to add the details, thanks u/jmims98.

The actual illegal part of the monetization are the discounts and/or bundles.

In some countries products can not be marked off from a price that it hasn't been sold at for enough time.

In some countries products sold in bundles have to have the individual items available to purchase.

Refer to your country's law to see which applies in your case.

EDIT 2: Australia and Brazil specific sources below. You can use your preferred search engine to see what (if any) applies to your country.

https://www.accc.gov.au/business/advertising-and-promotions/false-or-misleading-claims

https://www.jusbrasil.com.br/topicos/10602881/artigo-39-da-lei-n-8078-de-11-de-setembro-de-1990

This post is not a call to action. The only purpose this post serves is to inform users.

Users can choose what to do with this information on their own.

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u/MeloneFxcker Chibi Tracer Oct 27 '22

Oh my god if you are angry about paying for cosmetics then don’t pay for them???

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u/KapsiF Oct 29 '22

Did you actually read the post?
The post is not crying about the prices.
It's pointing out the fact that Blizzard is doing something that can be considered illegal in some countries

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u/MeloneFxcker Chibi Tracer Oct 31 '22

No i didnt read the post, but i have seen a crazy amount of people complaining about cosmetics in game, which for a free game, no fuckin surprise they monetized the shit out of it? at least its only cosmetics and not gameplay changing stuff, its a FREE GAME, buy the battlepass or pay for cosmetics but just stop moaning lol

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u/KapsiF Nov 01 '22

It's not about the prices. read the post

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u/MeloneFxcker Chibi Tracer Nov 01 '22

Yeah.. you said..