Star Wars: Battlefront II (The villagers are outside with pitchforks and torches)

The 💰 intent 💰 is 💰 to 💰 provide 💰 players 💰 with 💰 a 💰 sense 💰 of 💰 pride 💰 and 💰 accomplishment 💰 for 💰 unlocking 💰 different 💰 heroes. 💰 As 💰 for 💰 cost, 💰 we 💰 selected 💰 initial 💰 values 💰 based 💰 upon 💰 data 💰 from 💰 the 💰 Open 💰 Beta 💰 and 💰 other 💰 adjustments 💰 made 💰 to 💰 milestone 💰 rewards 💰 before 💰 launch. 💰 Among 💰 other 💰 things, 💰 we're 💰 looking 💰 at 💰 average 💰 per-player 💰 credit 💰 earn 💰 rates 💰 on 💰 a 💰 daily 💰 basis, 💰 and 💰 we'll 💰 be 💰 making 💰 constant 💰 adjustments 💰 to 💰 ensure 💰 that 💰 players 💰 have 💰 challenges 💰 that 💰 are 💰 compelling, 💰 rewarding, 💰 and 💰 of 💰 course 💰 attainable 💰 via 💰 gameplay. We 💰 appreciate 💰 the 💰 candid 💰 feedback, 💰 and 💰 the 💰 passion 💰 the 💰 community 💰 has 💰 put 💰 forth 💰 around 💰 the 💰 current 💰 topics 💰 here 💰 on 💰 Reddit, 💰 our 💰 forums 💰 and 💰 across 💰 numerous 💰 social 💰 media 💰 outlets. Our 💰 team 💰 will 💰 continue 💰 to 💰 make 💰 changes 💰 and 💰 monitor 💰 community 💰 feedback 💰 and 💰 update 💰 everyone 💰 as 💰 soon 💰 and 💰 as 💰 often 💰 as 💰 we 💰 can. 💰 💰

But wouldn't reducing the cost of heroes by 75% and then cutting rewards by that same 75% still leave you with the same situation everyone was complaining about originally? That unlocking characters like Darth Vader will still take up to 48 hours of in-game time thanks to the scaled back reward economy?

thats because socialists are in need of medicating before rational thoughts can occur.....

"self policing of the community" only works in small feudal societies or cults, as soon as the people get more widespread such options disappear.....

"the gaming community" is the epitomy of diversity in action, and just like in the offline non virtual world its a chaotic shitstorm of divisiveness criminal actions and general malcontent sprinkled liberally with lassaiz faire and distance between cliques.....

for anyone to suggest that the actions of the community at large have caused a business to evaluate its position because a handful of folks posted some mean words online thats just bloody funny, for anyone dumb enough to fall for it when thats not the dominant position just proves the company paid some folks to make those posts to bend to their marketing desires....

micro transactions as a business model for games is great when coupled with low tier pricing and free base game ... when you charge a recurring fee and or a fee for the initial game software up front as well as having an in game store your business is just trying to fleece cash out of the player base, many online games have had subscription models and cheap item stores, some have had cheap item stores free to play and still made billions (even when less than 20% of the player base buys stuff in the store) 

when your packs cost more than a $10 for the premium pack it best be some epic level item your giving out in those boxes... games companies like EA should decide if there making premium triple a content what their preferred model is, is it to have a regular income from "passes" or is it a big one off fee up front with random premium DLC content or is it micro transactions, then they need to figure out if its the latter do they want this option open to the majority (so the price tiers are in the $1>$5 range for loot boxes) so even the kids can spend the sweetie money on them in the local store (game coupons or similar) or do they prefer only a few people have the cash for the items so the prices are too high for kids...

seriously disparaging them for not having a clear policy that favours the majority of their player base is the best option, it offers them the chance to change their policy before going live and still making a killing, star wars games tend to have a high player base and as such its amazing that this wasn't thought  through properly in the first place, yes a small proportion of the player base will be both motivated to use and able to afford the stupid prices for the item store but the majority wont and that inability will spur them to ditch the product before its even released, thats going to impact the bottom line a heck of a lot especially once those who were motivated to spend their cash loose the motivation because there's no one to pawn with the legendary class gear they were prepared to buy to prove what a great job they have.....

the game devs and the publishers responsible need shooting for being both greedy and dumb.... the trolls need shooting because its a cheaper more fool proof long-term solution than medicating them after the executions have bene conducted others will feel more motivated not to fall into the same trap and the world will continue turning....


as to microtransactions, its better to ask a lower upfront price for the game and then flog cheap items to millions of players than it is to sell expensive items to a few thousand players, the latter will get you the same cash in the first few months that the former will but the former will keep paying for longer and provide at least double the total income over the medium term (6+ months, which is about as long as EA seems to fully support any game after release) 

Seriously?! That game had a great story. How did we end with this sterilized predictable crap?

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Ugh I’m tired of seeing that post every time i look up Battlefront videos.

Did we play different games? Spec Ops: The Line had an awesome story campaign and is well regarded. The gameplay though wasn't that great.

Meh...it's not the greatest, but i knew the story that it was trying to tell....which dealt with alot of psychological and mental mindsets of marines/veterans.....the characters were completely broken by the end of the game. I think the overall theme might have been a wee bit out of the writer's grasp, but i understood the story it was trying to tell and it didn't have a very big budget to begin with to try and shore up pieces of the story, (editing/ cleaning up story aspects etc) so the story in some parts felt forced and heavy handed.... 

Not knocking you tho, as i understand why some folks might not have liked it....

You can always watch those two moments on YT and don't waste your time playing it, if those two moments are the only redeemable things about the game.

This whole locked thing is definitely blown out of proportion. I've literally played only a few hours of MP and already unlocked half the locked characters.