The Overwatch: Invasion Story Missions mode is gonna cost you, but it’s actually a pretty sweet deal.
Nothing in life is free, and that includes Overwatch Story Missions. Revealed in a blog post today by Blizzard, the Overwatch: Invasion Story Missions for its Zero Hour arc will have a cost associated with accessing the new content. However, before everyone starts losing their minds like when battle passes were revealed: The cost is a pretty good value.
Even more so if you're a new player looking to answer the call.
How much will Overwatch Story Missions cost?
The Overwatch: Invasion story missions pack will cost $15 USD upon release on Aug. 10. However, that price is a bit of a misnomer given the contents. The pack includes:
- Permanent access to the Overwatch 2: Invasion Story Missions
- 1,000 Overwatch Coins (equal to the Premium Battle Pass, $10 USD value)
- A brand-new Sojourn Legendary skin ($19 USD value)
- Permanent access to Sojourn as a playable hero for new players: unlocked upon completing Story Mission challenges.
Yes, you read that correctly: For 15 bucks you get the story missions and enough coins to buy the at-that-point new Season 6 battle pass. For a majority of players, that's five bucks extra to get a thing you were already buying, plus a Sojourn skin, plus whatever ends up being unlockable via Story Missions.
Here's the Blizzard synopsis of the Zero Hour arc:
In Overwatch 2: Invasion, you and your friends can take on three action-packed missions that take place in Rio de Janeiro, Toronto, and Gothenburg—massive maps with complex objectives, and an in-depth storyline that will guide you along the way. You’ll fight against the intensified forces of Null Sector, who will continue to attack until you’ve completely dismantled them.
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Blizzard also has a premium Overwatch Story Missions pack for all you nasty, dirty whales out there. For $40 USD you'll get the Ultimate Invasion bundle. This includes:
- The Null Sector Premium Battle Pass with 20 Battle Pass skips ($30 USD value)
- An additional 1,000 Overwatch Coins, for a total of 2,000 Overwatch Coins ($20 USD value)
- Two additional Legendary skins for Cassidy and Kiriko ($38 USD value).
There's some interesting verbiage in this list. Is the Null Sector Premium Battle Pass just the Season 6 battle pass or something else? Will Story Missions have its own reward track? All of these questions and more will be answered as we inch closer to August 10.
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