[UPDATE] EA
All in-game purchases for Battlefront II are now removed, with all progression now exclusively tied to gameplay. EA is bringing back microtransactions "at a later date," but not until the studio has time to make unspecified "changes to the game." More details on this changes will come later as DICE considers more feedback and date. One possibility is that Battlefront II's microtransactions will return as cosmetic only, as is the case in
"We have created a game that is built on your input, and it will continue to evolve and grow," Gabrielson explained.
As it stands,
The original story is below.
It looks like big changes may be in the works for
Accessing the Crystals purchase page on
Star Wars: Battlefront II's microtransaction/loot crate system has been highly contentious and controversial running back to when players discovered how the system worked in October's open beta. Loot boxes come with random items, but instead of things that are cosmetic only, they can also contain game-affecting things like deadlier grenades or cloaking abilities that give players a theoretical advantage.
Naturally, some portion of the audience did not enjoy this. Developer DICE made major changes to the credit-unlock values for heroes,
Today's action comes just a day after
Earlier this week,
"Regarding microtransactions, we want players to enjoy their progression through the game and want gameplay to be fair along the way," the developer said. "Microtransactions are there for player choice, but won't be a requirement to play or succeed at the game. And like everything else, we'll continue tweaking and tuning until we achieve these goals."
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on Battlefront II's microtransactions, confirming they have been removed, but only temporarily. "We've heard the concerns about potentially giving players unfair advantages," DICE boss Oskar Gabrielson said. "And we've heard that this is overshadowing an otherwise great game. This was never our intention. Sorry we didn't get this right."All in-game purchases for Battlefront II are now removed, with all progression now exclusively tied to gameplay. EA is bringing back microtransactions "at a later date," but not until the studio has time to make unspecified "changes to the game." More details on this changes will come later as DICE considers more feedback and date. One possibility is that Battlefront II's microtransactions will return as cosmetic only, as is the case in
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and other games, though this is just speculation."We have created a game that is built on your input, and it will continue to evolve and grow," Gabrielson explained.
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, though there is no word as of yet about if today's announcement changes anything.The original story is below.
It looks like big changes may be in the works for
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's microtransaction system. It was discovered today that you can no longer purchase the game's virtual currency, Crystals, with real money.Accessing the Crystals purchase page on
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today yields the screen below. As you can see, it does not give you the option to buy Crystals. However,
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, at least for the time being (though that may have something to do with Microsoft, not EA, controlling that page). We're working to confirm the situation on
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Star Wars: Battlefront II's microtransaction/loot crate system has been highly contentious and controversial running back to when players discovered how the system worked in October's open beta. Loot boxes come with random items, but instead of things that are cosmetic only, they can also contain game-affecting things like deadlier grenades or cloaking abilities that give players a theoretical advantage.
Naturally, some portion of the audience did not enjoy this. Developer DICE made major changes to the credit-unlock values for heroes,
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. However, no changes were made to the actual microtransaction system, at least until now.Today's action comes just a day after
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. In response to that, EA came out with a statement that stressed that Battlefront II's loot crates
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in which it responded to, among other things, concerns about Battlefront II's microtransactions. The developer said microtransactions are available as an optional way to potentially speed up your progression. Everything that you can get in a loot crate can also be obtained via gameplay."Regarding microtransactions, we want players to enjoy their progression through the game and want gameplay to be fair along the way," the developer said. "Microtransactions are there for player choice, but won't be a requirement to play or succeed at the game. And like everything else, we'll continue tweaking and tuning until we achieve these goals."
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