This article is brought to you by StatBanana, the best Overwatch strategy tool. Overwatch All-Stars kicks off on Wednesday, May 15, with a series of show matches between Team Atlantic and Team Pacific. Six players chosen through a fan voting system will represent each division. Pride is on the line and the competition is fiercer than ever. Last year, it was a free-for-all of back and forth action, and Atlantic came on top. Skins to go along with the event were leaked on Twitter earlier today. Last time it was a very dashing looking Tracer and Genji, this time, Blizzard has embraced support mains. The skins haven’t been officially announced, but they look incredibly legitimate, and their source is reliable. If you’re a fan of Mercy and Lucio, you’re in for a treat. Feast your eyes on these. Screengrab via Sylosa Just look at the new Mercy skin. How could you resist? Purple attire, light pink hair, a crown, and devilish wings to boot. She’s an incredible addition to the game. Mercy mains will be watering at the mouth. Screengrab via Sylosa If you’re a Lucio player or dabble in support from time to time, the new Pacific skin could be your idea of a good time. He looks like a ferocious lion. With golden armor, and green hair, he could almost be a Druid from World of Warcraft. But why choose when you can buy both? Last year’s skins were available to buy for 300 League Tokens each. That’s not a great deal if you’re a regular watcher of the Overwatch league. If you haven’t been going crazy and spending all your tokens on team skins, you should be set. If you’re lacking in the token department, though, there’s still a couple of weeks to go. If you don’t have the time to watch the league, you can buy tokens with your hard earned cash. A total of 100 tokens will cost you $5, so it won’t break the bank. The event starts on May 15 and ends on May 16. Each of the showmatches can be spectated on Twitch, or live on air on ESPN2 on Wednesday, and ESPNEWS on Thursday.<doc-sep>One of the unique areas that the Overwatch League has been a pioneer of in the esports world has been the creation of specific team skins that players use on their characters when playing in official Overwatch League matches. Fans can also use these very same character skins that their favorite players use when competing when they are playing themselves in order to show support for their favorite team. However, in order to get these particular cosmetic items, players must spend Overwatch League tokens, and we have everything you need to know when it comes to acquiring these valuable tokens. Players will need a good amount of Overwatch League tokens in order to purchase the new cosmetic items from the 2019 All-Star Weekend. (Source: Blizzard Entertainment) How to Get Overwatch League Tokens The process for obtaining this virtual currency is not difficult by any measure. In order to secure these tokens, players must watch live matches of the professional esports entity for Blizzard Entertainment's popular first-person shooter title. Players will be rewarded three pieces of the virtual currency for every hour of live Overwatch League matches they watch on the league's Twitch channel, the league's website or app, Battle.net, and the game's client. However, players must have their Blizzard account linked to the account of whichever platform they are using to watch all of the exciting esports action on in order receive the credits. Viewing time is also accumulatively tracked which means that you do not have to watch for an hour straight in order to earn three pieces of the virtual currency for the first-person shooter game. Individuals can also purchase the Overwatch League currency directly in the league's section on the title's main menu. You can find all of the prices for the various amounts of tokens below. Earning these tokens will give players the currency needed in order to acquire all of the Overwatch League skins for each of the league's franchises. Each skin costs a total of 100 tokens with the All-Star match skins coming in at a total of 200 each. With the knowledge of how to get Overwatch League tokens now yours, you will be able to customize your heroes in order to support all of your favorite teams.<doc-sep>Overwatch League reveals All-Star Mercy and Lucio skins The Overwatch League All-Star Arcade game modes are soon to go live, and the folks at Blizzard are offering two new Legendary skins to celebrate. As Overwatch fans are more than likely aware, the Overwatch League's second All-Stars event is arriving next month. In the weeks building up to the event, the team at Blizzard are giving fans the option to vote on their favorite All-Star Arcade game modes, plus the chance to pick up two new Legendary skins. The next Overwatch League All-Stars event is set to kick off on Wednesday, May 15. According to a press release for the announcement, the festivities will include "the Widowmaker 1v1, the Talent Takedown presented by T-Mobile, and the All-Star Arcade presented by State Farm." For tomorrow only, Overwatch League followers will be able to vote on All-Star Arcade game modes by heading over to the official Overwatch League Twitter account. Polls open at 9 a.m. Pacific time and will presumably close just 24 hours later. Beyond that, fans will be able to vote on starting lineup for All-Star players all the way through April 28 by visiting the Overwatch League website. A total of six starters can be chosen, but a dozen additional players are eligible to be on reserve for each division, and will able to complete on both days of the event. Finally, spectators and players alike will be interested in the latest two Overwatch League All-Star legendary skins. Based on the heroes Lucio and Mercy, these two skins can be had in-game starting on May 7. For the privilege, players will need to drop 200 over their Overwatch League Tokens. Thankfully, these tokens can be purchased in-game or earned by watching Overwatch League matches over on streaming platform Twitch, where the developers will be offering double token drops. Fans can check out the upcoming Overwatch League All-Star Event starting on May 15. There's still action to be found sooner, of course: The coming days will play host host to the Dallas Fuel Homestead Weekend, which runs on Saturday and Sunday. For the rest of your Overwatch League news needs, be sure to stop by Shacknews' Overwatch home page.<doc-sep>
This year's Overwatch League All Star skins may have leaked ahead of schedule. Reddit user bata112 posted images of the new Atlantic and Pacific Divisions skins that will be available for Lucio and Mercy. Last year, these skins were for Tracer and Genji and could be purchased with a special in-game currency, Overwatch league tokens. The leak has not been confirmed and this could all just be an elaborate trick by an Overwatch trickster. All-Star weekend will be held on May 15 and 16, in the middle of Stages two and three of the Overwatch League. Players will compete in less serious game modes and one-versus-one duels to help cool off while the OWL is on hiatus. These two new skins will be introduced officially during the OWL match to help get players hyped about these matches (and give them a reason to tune in) and will only be available for a limited time. Overwatch League All-Star Skins Cost? Last year's pair of Overwatch League All Star skins cost 200 OWL tokens each and it's expected these will be the same. You can spend $9.99 to buy a pack of 200 and unlock the skins easily, but these tokens can also be farmed by watching OWL matches. For every hour of Overwatch esports you watch, you'll earn three tokens. At the end of each game, 100 tokens will be randomly gifted to a couple of select viewers. You need to hook up your Battle.net account to your Twitch account, which can be done by clicking the settings gear and then clicking "Connections" to add your account. You can earn upwards of 80 credits per week, meaning you could technically earn these skins without spending any real money after watching every game in Stage One of OWL. Twitch does not check whether you are watching the content to grant the Tokens, meaning you can keep your browser on the matches muted while you go and do something else. Do you think the Lucio and Mercy skins are legit? Tell us in the comments.