To celebrate the Lunar New Year in Overwatch 2, Blizzard has announced that some new Legendary Twitch drops are available. These latest drops allow players to earn themed cosmetics by watching some of their favorite Overwatch 2 streamers on Twitch.Following the start of the new year, Overwatch 2 is gearing up to launch its latest event that will celebrate the Lunar New Year: Year of the Rabbit. This should not come as a surprise since Blizzard has hosted an annual in-game Lunar New Year Event for players to check out. Like previous years, this edition of the seasonal update will bring themed skins and other cosmetics. While players should have the opportunity to pick up more skins during the festivities, these upcoming Twitch drops give players another avenue for earning some in-game loot. The next batch of Legendary Twitch drops for Overwatch 2 was announced in a message from the official Overwatch Twitter account. According to the developer, players can earn Lunar New Year-themed cosmetics by tuning in to watch drops-enabled Twitch channels between January 11 and January 25. These cosmetics include Moira’s Lion Roars Victory Pose, unlocked after watching two hours, and the Mask Dancer Moira Legendary skin, earned by viewing four hours of Twitch content. With the drops now live, players can start racking up hours with a Battle.net linked account to claim the cosmetics.
Interestingly, the start of these Twitch drops does not coincide with the release of the Lunar New Year update for Overwatch 2. While players can begin watching Twitch streams to unlock the Moria cosmetics, the event does not start until January 17, according to a Blizzard roadmap image of Season 2 of Overwatch 2. In addition, players can only earn the Moria-specific Twitch drops until January 25, while the Lunar New Year festivities are scheduled to continue until February 6.
These 2023 Lunar New Year Twitch drops are only the latest round of cosmetics that Overwatch 2 fans can receive by watching Twitch streamers. Since the sequel was released last October, Blizzard has hosted a number of Twitch drop events, allowing players to grab items to use in the game. In fact, the developer even offered drops during the beta from 2022.
Time will tell if fans react favorably to this latest round of Twitch drops, as some continue to criticize how skins are earned in Overwatch 2. While Blizzard has made changes to the in-game shop over the past few months, some gamers think more needs to be done. Hopefully, this upcoming Lunar New Year Event will be enjoyable for fans.
Overwatch 2 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Blizzard