Why didn’t Mei get a legendary skin for this event, you know, the Lunar New Year, the Chinese New year, the ONLY Chinese Hero? The one person who, understandably, would be the center focus of the event. But Mercy, the Swiss Heroine, the ethnical opposite of this entire event, got a legendary skin. Am I, like, missing something here In Overwatch, the Lunar New Year cosmetics were cosmetics that could only be unlocked during the Lunar New Year event, either by logging in, completing limited time challenges, opening Lunar Loot boxes or purchasing them with Credits . The brand new Biohazard Ramattra and Hu Tou Mao Mei skins have just entered the shop! Today also marks the start of the Overwatch 2 2023 Lunar New Year even Why does Mei, the Chinese character, get basic skins on Chinese New Year? But they give Mercy a skin (again). They just keep having the same hero rotations for skins and it's really annoying. If this lore-heavy spectacle will bring any interesting skins for Overwatch's cast, maybe even delving into the past of new characters, is up in the air. With the only Lunar New Year skin being an epic Mei, excitement looks to be at an all-time low. The Lunar New Year event 2023 is here, and there are some enticing skins to add to your collection. Prepare your wallets and your collective minds; the new Echo and Mei skins have Overwatch ’s Year of the Rooster event went live on Tuesday, bringing with it a new capture the flag gameplay mode and a bunch of new skins and other cosmetics themed around the Chinese New Year. Blizzard’s super popular Overwatch is celebrating the Chinese lunar new year by having a Year of the Rooster event, giving characters custom themed skins VALORANT, Riot Game’s first foray into the tactical shooter space, is known to surprise its player base with unique cosmetic items such as weapon skins to keep the player base engaged. As part of the new Chinese New Year celebration, Riot chose to include an epic skin line themed around snakes to celebrate the Year of the Snake. UPDATE 20TH JAN: The legendary Overwatch character skins arriving during the Chinese New Year celebration may have been leaked. A picture was found by a Chinese player, relayed on the Lunar New Year Groupings: Lunar New Year skins tend to follow a central theme. Lunar New Year 2017 (Year of the Rooster) focused on the Journey to the West. Winston | Wukong Reinhardt | Wujing Zenyatta | Sanzang Roadhog | Bajie Lunar New Year 2018 (Year of the Dog) focused on the Four Symbols of China. That Mei skin can be seen in the announcement tweet, which makes her look like Firecracker Jinx from League of Legends mixed with your mom. Mei is holding red envelopes, which might be the new Loot Boxes for the event. We also got a look at D.Va’s new skin, courtesy of the Korean Overwatch Twitter account. It is the most beautiful skin I have blah-blah-blah Hsien Ko reference blah-blah-blah (jokes aside I love Hsien Ko she was my favorite and I love the new Mei skin in its own element as well its so fitting and cute :3) Reply [deleted] • meanwhile this is the result of putting lighter/thinner clothes on mei. her lunar new years skin does it too. Archives patch notes: Mei can now balance 7 Roadhogs They could release a skin honoring the year before (I know the season format changes from year to year but if it remained constant). So a skin commemorating the previous year's May Melee. Would be a good way to remember more history in a rapidly changing league, and to hype the tournaments themselves as distinct titles/events. My Chinese girlfriend and I just downloaded the patch and we started going over all the new skins that just got added. When she saw the new Mei skin she was explaining to me that in china you should never wear a green hat. A green hat in Chinese culture signifies that your significant other is cheating on you or is a prostitute. I'm Chinese and I'm not offended in the slightest. Hell, most characters have a Chinese themed skin. "Cultural appropriation" being offensive is a western idea. I'm perfectly chill with non Chinese enjoying the culture. That said there is a difference between Chinese and Lunar new year, but even that is only slightly irksome. Mei is shining bright for the new year. One of the things that makes Overwatch stand out is how unique diverse its cast of characters is, so it’s always nice to see a cosmetic that pays homage to the culture of specific hero. That’s exactly what this skin does, as it outfits Mei in traditional Chinese garb. What Makes This Skin Legendary? Business, Economics, and Finance. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Crypto Besides the different modes, new skins can't be missing. As we have already seen in the season 2 trailer, Mei is one of the lucky ones to get a brand-new event skin. The Hu Tou Mao Mei Skin is now available in the event shop for 1000 OWC. Besides Mei, every Ramattra fan can also take pride in a new skin.
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