"25% is actually a joke": Players callout Blizzard for unfair prize-pool distribution in OWCS

Ahead of the OWCS Dallas Major 2024, Blizzard made an announcement regarding the prize pool distribution. In light of that incident, the Overwatch community became furious about only 25% of the revenue being shared in the prize pool, making it unfair for the participating teams.

A famous Overwatch content creator @EskayOW posted about this preposterous scheme that Blizzard is about to perform and mentioned “25% is actually a joke”. She claimed that contributing a mere 25% would never make Overwatch esports (OWCS) successful.

In support of @EskayOW’s comment, another fan posted a solution that might save the Overwatch esports scene as a whole. They mentioned that instead of contributing a mere amount from one crowdfunded bundle, Blizzard should contribute the money from the amount they’re earning by selling the in-game shop items.

Another user agreed with the opinion and suggested that instead of gathering the money from a DPS hero, Blizzard should perform this crowdfunding scheme for each role in-game.

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During this fiasco, one user named @HammerSamss showed their genuine concern about the Overwatch League Tokens as these used to be claimed for free by watching the Overwatch pro league streams. They commented:

Meanwhile, a user @PawelTHanc suggested that if the community really wants to support the Overwatch esports scene, they should directly donate the money to the esports players instead of spending it in-game.

Even though the internet is filled with negative comments about Blizzard contributing only 25% of their revenue earned from the Crowdfunded Hanzo bundle, a user justified the contribution and mentioned that this is a standard amount in any esports