The lootboxes were revealed to the public and it quickly became apparent that the more you pay in real cash, the faster you can progress your characters attributes and abilities. Some titles use these lootboxes for items that are purely cosmetic, which I think is probably the best use case for them since they don?t affect gameplay at all.īattlefront 2?s controversy started with the beta a few months back. The problem lies with games that are already full priced releases and are hiding progression and unlocks behind a paywall. Free to play titles, I can give a pass on this method to making money, they?re providing a game that is free up front and if you?d like particular experiences that might not be for everyone or require a lot of work, you can pay upfront.
Now, how publishers utilize these boxes can vary greatly. This has been the publisher?s way to make money post release, without charging for a season pass. So the new big thing in multiplayer and free to play games in the past year and a half or so is Lootboxes. Let?s get some of the major complaints (thus far) out of the way first, because if these annoy you then maybe you should steer clear of this release for the moment. Long story short, I guess I?m in the minority, but I do think Battlefront 2 is a win? in many ways, but far from perfect. I for one was optimistic, I enjoyed the first Battlefront, so I wasn?t too concerned that they could mess the second one up if what they promised up front is even mostly right, then that?s a win in my book. More maps, more heroes and villains, more movies featured, more Jar Jar (well that isn?t true, yet) and the hype Starspeeder started going. Fast forward two years and while most of those complains are rectified, they come with caveats.ĮA made sure to put out plenty of charts showing how much more was going to be included in Battlefront 2. It also didn?t help that EA put out a Season Pass that included new maps and characters, which many felt should have been included in the original game. The vast majority of consumers were unhappy with the limitation of original trilogy characters and maps, while older previous generation versions of the Battlefront franchise had expanded to all of the Star Wars movies and had many more options as far as characters and maps.
Let?s start with 2015?s Battlefront, which I enjoyed and played many great multiplayer match-ups with friends. If you live under a rock I?m sure you?re thinking what could be so controversial about a Star Wars video game? Did they really mess with the story? If only it was that easy. First the Han Solo movie gets a major overhaul while it?s in the process of shooting, which included the firing of its directors, and now we have the release of Battlefront 2. Editor’s note EA has suspended the purchase of in-game currency using real cash as of publication of this review.Ģ018 has been kind of a year of Star Wars controversy.
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