Overwatch players can get bonus XP and loot boxes this weekend

Overwatch The new Junkrat's Loot Hunt event has officially launched now through May 12th, giving you double Battle Pass XP. This double weekend event is Overwatch Players have plenty of reasons to log in ahead of the upcoming mid-Season 2 update.

Junkrat's Loot Hunt is an additional event that includes: Overwatch We will periodically offer additional incentives to log in during periods of downtime. By playing the game during the event, fans can earn up to nine free loot boxes. When the event first took place in June 2025, there were daily milestones requiring you to play a certain number of games each day to earn loot boxes, but this was changed in later iterations to allow progress to roll over an entire weekend.

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Now, Junkrat's Loot Hunt is back once again to guide you through the first half of Season 2 of Reign of Talon. From now until May 12th, fans can earn up to nine free loot boxes just by playing the game. But this iteration has an interesting twist. Battle Pass XP earned from matches will also be doubled during the event, making the event twice as profitable.

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Junkrat Loot Hunt's match progression uses the limited progression system seen in other recent events. Overwatch X Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred crossover. Each loot box can be earned after 5 matches, and arena matches and wins each count as double progress. This means that progress for the next loot box will not unlock until you obtain the last loot box. If a player has 4 out of the 5 games required to earn a loot box, any additional progress will not carry over to the next loot box challenge, even if they win the game.

Meanwhile, the XP boost applies specifically to Battle Pass XP. Overwatch Fans earn money by completing matches. Typically, completing a match will grant you between 700 and 1,000 Battle Pass XP, with additional rewards available for winning or playing long games. Playing in a group adds an extra 20% boost, and queuing for an in-demand role adds a fixed 100-500 extra XP. Multiply this by the double XP boost, and players who take advantage of all of these bonuses can easily earn over 2,000 Battle Pass XP from a won match.

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This double whammy event arrives at the perfect time. Overwatch Reign of Talon Season 2 begins on April 15th and lasts until June 16th. That means the mid-season update will most likely happen on May 12th, when Junkrat's Loot Hunt ends. Fans don't know everything that's coming in this update, but Jetpack Cat is coming to Stadium and Ra Ana, the support hero's second Mythic skin, will be added to the store. In addition, a number of new balance adjustments will be implemented, including some fine-tuning for the deadly DPS hero Sierra. Overwatch This season.

With season 3 just over a month away, it won't be long before fans start seeing hints of what else is in store. Overwatch coming soonContains the following heroes: Overwatch Leaks suggest that he will be a damage hero similar to Cassidy, so gamers will have to wait and see how accurate these rumors are when the character is officially revealed.

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August 10, 2023

ESRB

Youth/Violence, Blood, Mild Language, Tobacco Use, User Interaction, In-Game Purchases (including random items)