it shows that no one here plays overwatch (which makes me ask why they even bother to comment to begin with).
free to play is just what overwatch 2 needs to compete.
why are fortnite and apex popular? f2p, you have no excuse to not go and at least try the game.
how much powerful you become by buying stuff? none, it's f2p not p2w. you can only buy cosmetics.
"b-but predatory!". is a blizzard employee pointing a gun at you to buy stuff you don't need in order to play? come on, we are adults and if you can't control your impulses, that's on you.
"ohh gee, it will be full of smurfs". nope, blizz will make you register a phone number, so if you want a smurf account, have fun buying a new phone number too.
also, ow1 is a dumpster fire right now, you get stunned every 5 seconds and if you are lucky you'll live and extra second to see who stunned you, not like it matter since you are already heading straight to the spawn room.
the first ow2 pvp beta felt really good and not like a respawn simulator. with one less player shooting at you and less stuns in the game, you can actually do something to turn the tide.
now, that's only the pvp part of the game, pve details are gonna be revealed in the future. they are calling it early access for something.