THE OVERWATCH LEAGUE IS READY.
ARE YOU?
Blizzards transparency and openness often surprises us. A very welcomed break from the huge secrecy that many other game-developers encourage. The latest genius-move from Blizzard is to publish the information on exactly how high the minimum wage is for Overwatch League-pros. Something that should encourage current players to up their game even more, one could assume. These are not small change you get either, as you probably already have understood.
The following points are quoted from the statement Blizzard recently released.
• "Teams will sign players to one-year guaranteed contracts with the option to extend the contract for an additional year."
• "The minimum salary for players is USD $50,000 per year."
• "Teams will provide players with health insurance and a retirement savings plan."
• "Teams will distribute at least 50% of their team performance bonuses (i.e. money from winning playoffs and other League events) to their players directly."
• "The total bonuses available for Overwatch League teams in Season 1 will amount to USD $3.5 million, with a minimum USD $1 million awarded to the Season 1 champion."
You can check out the complete statement from Blizzard here
For a game offering free updates for only a one time payment (like the completely new character Doomfist released today), and already offers one of the funniest online gaming experiences ever conceived, the possibility to earn a full time income from playing Overwatch is most likely one of the largest dreams of players out there in today's gaming climate. The crowds for e-sports are increasing and with 25 million Overwatch players it's not showing any sign off slowing down in the near future.