When it comes to skins, regardless of the game, there’s always going to be hits and
misses amongst players.
Overwatch is no exception.
While there’s been a ton of released skins that have impressed gamers and gotten them
hyped, there’s still a collection of them that have been lack luster, to say the least.
So today, we’re counting down some of our picks for the top 10 Overwatch Skins that
should be illegal.
Now, we’re using the term illegal quite liberally here.
We’re going to be talking about skins that aren’t pretty to look at, ones that are
overwhelmingly disliked, and ones that feel rather pointless.
And of course, none of these are universally hated; this is all subjective!
So if we mention your favourite skin, don’t take offense!
But feel free to fight for it in those comments below.
So with that in mind, let’s get to it!
10 Winston’s Safari To be fair, this skin does give Winston a
pretty darn amazing mustache.
But that’s really all it has going for it.
This legendary skin puts Winston in a safari outfit, and tosses some binoculars on his
chest and a blue pin stripped shirt.
To some, it was really fun, but others felt that it didn’t really provide much, overall
being overshadowed by other legendary skins of Winston’s, especially the Explorer one,
which from a design perspective is superior despite being almost identical.
9 Reinhardt’s Festive This Epic skin was released as part of Winter
Wonderland.
And it kind of felt like it was just a gold Reinhardt skin with a singular festive bow
added to it.
Considering it’s called festive, I guess that’s a pretty accurate depiction.
But for some, it felt like there was a massive lack of effort put into this skin.
Luckily though, for it’s price, it wasn’t too much of a let down, but compared to some
of the other skins that came out as part of Winter Wonderland, it just wasn’t as good.
8 Winston’s Specimen 28 There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with
Winston’s Specimen 28 skin.
But that’s also kind of why it’s not really liked; it’s unremarkable at best, and shares
a lot of similarities to his default skin.
It came out as part of Overwatch Retribution, and pissed off some Winston main players who
had waited over a year for the release of it.
Needless to say, some felt really let down by it, especially considering it’s a legendary
skin.
Perhaps had it been an epic, it would’ve gotten a little less hate.
7 McCree’s Sherlock Sherlock McCree is a legendary skin that came
out for Overwatch’s Anniversary.
While it’s not necessarily an ugly skin, some players felt that it was rather pointless,
and sort of off-brand for the character, considering the other McCree legendary skins that have
been available, like the Blackwatch one, or the Halloween Terror event’s Van Helsing.
Even the skin’s description felt a little off.
I quote, “My mind, he said, rebels at stagnation.
Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate
analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere.”
It just kind of felt a little off for the American gun slinger and bounty hunter.
6 McCree’s Vigilante This one is purely subjective, and a matter
of personal taste.
A legendary skin, Vigilante is often hated on simply because of it’s bright yellow
colour.
For whatever reason, it’s unsettled a population of players, offending their eyes with it’s
bright tweety bird aesthetic.
I mean, I get it.
Personally not offended by it, but I can empathize, friends.
Vigilante’s counterpart, Mystery Man, tends to be more popular aesthetically too, so you
can see why players would opt out from getting vigilante in comparison to it.
https://overwatch.gamepedia.com/File:McCree_Skin_Vigilante.png 5 Lucio’s Slapshot (loo-see-oh)
Lucio arguably has some pretty questionable skins.
While the Slapshot skin is technically connected to Lucio’s lore, the execution just felt
a little bulky and mundane.
It’s the kind of skin that gets overlooked by some of his more impressive ones like HippityHop.
It also feels kind of odd that it lacks the flashier aesthetic that Lucio’s other skins,
including his default, maintain, making it feel like a subdued version of the character.
But hey, hockey fans, maybe this skin is right up your alley?
Here’s hoping?
4 Orisa’s Megasoma Aesthetically speaking, Megasoma is a legendary
skin that just isn’t as appealing as the rest of Orisa’s skins, much like many of
the other entries on this list.
It’s just kinda bleh, and has a bit of a dung beetle feel to it.
That being said, it also doesn’t feel like it’s much of anything special.
While some may feel that overall Orisa’s legendary non event skins don’t stand out
all too much, Megasoma is by far the least interesting of the batch, and just like our
last number, is often overlooked by those who use Orisa as their main.
3 Tracer’s Ultraviolet This Tracer legendary skin is another one
that gets hate based on personal taste.
A lot of people think it’s downright ugly.
There’s just something about that shock of white hair and the black and white stripped
leggings, all slightly highlighted by the pops of purple scattered throughout.
Some players feel like it kind of ruined Tracer’s character, replacing the cheeky Brit with
an edgy punk that just doesn’t bode well in terms of her beloved personality.
It’s counterpart, the punk legendary skin, also got some backlash as well, but it’s
arguably less offensive to the eyes.
2 Mei’s Mei-rry Skin Another Winter wonderland skin on our list!
Mei’s Mei-rry skin is well disliked.
Sure it’s cute and festive and what have you, but for it to be a legendary?
Yeah, not a good call, Blizzard.
Making it a legendary pissed a whole lot of people off, and even started a pretty big
debate between those who were angry and others who were like, dude, WHO CARES?
Primarily because there was a really significant backlash.
People felt it paled in comparison to the quality of other legendaries, and not the
same amount of effort was put into it like other winter wonderland skins.
1 Industrial Zarya When it comes to Zarya, the devs have a bit
of a difficult job.
Many players feel that her default is pretty darn amazing, along with her default recolours.
It’s perhaps one of the reasons many feel that her legendaries are sub-part in comparison.
A prime example of this is the Industrial Zarya skins, or more commonly referred to
as her gothic skin.
For a non-event legendary, it’s just really, really basic, and doesn’t really offer up
a whole lot to players.
While skins like Mei’s Mei-rry has courted a lot of debate amongst players, Industrial
is one of those skins that most blatantly dislike, and there isn’t much of a fuss
over it.
Her Cybergoth skin, which is almost identical minus the recolour, also gets a lot of heat,
but hey, at least it jumps out a bit more than the all black sulky industrial skin.
There we have it friends!
Which of these picks on our list do you disagree with?
And which ones do you think should’ve made it into our top 3?
Give us a shout in those comments below and let us know your thoughts.
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