![]() ![]() "We're looking to add additional ways to progress your favorite character or class, while allowing crates to be a fun thing for those who want to engage with them.As well as continuing on the Star Wars Jedi series with Survivor, Respawn is also currently working on an as yet untitled Star Wars first-person shooter. In that discussion, associate design director for the game said it is a problem the team is looking to solve: "I think crates can be a fun addition as long as you don't feel forced to engage with them in order to progress," Dennis Brannvall wrote. ![]() ![]() Wasilczyk and two other members of his team continued that conversation in an additional Q&A with gamers on Reddit. "We're making the changes to the credit levels for unlocking heroes and we're going to keep making changes to improve the game experience over time," wrote John Wasilczyk, an executive producer on Battlefront II. However, the company did respond online after the initial wave of controversy by lowering the cost of the unlocks. EA even described some of the upgrades in a press release as "delivering superior firepower, deadly weapon modifications and epic combat abilities."Or as gamers simply call it, a pay to win system.ĮA so far hasn't responded to NPR's requests for comment. "Putting the majority of Star Wars fans' favorite characters behind pay walls disgusted to me to no end, it was blatant money grabbing."Īdditionally, the upgrades could conceivably give players willing to spend the extra money an unfair advantage over others. "I felt like they literally preyed on Star Wars fans and their wallets," he said. Hiebert told NPR via Reddit that he respected the company trying to defend itself, but that it "felt like another slap in the face for consumers." That set off a Jar Jar Binks-level online furor. How much money? As the gaming news site Rock, Paper, Shotgun puts it, "Spending an additional $100 on your $60 videogame wouldn't get you even close to having everything (without also putting a lot of hours in, at least), and I suspect the actual required to do so could well reach four figures."Ĭomment from discussion Seriously? I paid 80$ to have Vader locked?. To put it simply, players can spend time earning in-game credits to purchase the upgrades and characters, or they can bypass that system by trading real money for those same credits. That locked content can be opened in two ways: time spent playing or using real-world money. It's in this multiplayer mode where a large amount of content - weapon upgrades, additional costumes and, most importantly, the ability to play as many iconic characters of the Star Wars universe such as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader - is initially inaccessible. Star Wars Battlefront II players can play the game in two different ways, in a single-player mode or in an online mode that sees up to 40 players battling it out across a galaxy far, far away. One post from the company on Reddit became the most downvoted (read unpopular) in the social website's history.īefore we get there, let's explain what set gamers' midichlorians on fire in the first place. While these types of in-game purchases aren't new to the industry, it's EA's response that's drawn the most ire from gamers. Some players granted a preview of the company's new Star Wars game unleashed a torrent of backlash online this week over extra charges to unlock more content - beyond the game's $60-$80 retail price. That hasn't been the case for Star Wars Battlefront II, a video game published by Electronic Arts that's set to be released worldwide on Friday.Įlectronic Arts, a $4 billion behemoth of the gaming industry, is most well known for its hugely successful sports games like the Madden and FIFA franchises. The release of a new entry into the Star Wars universe - be it film, TV series book or video game - is usually a time of celebration for fans of the decades-old franchise. Read the full update: /vQSOmsWRgk- EA Star Wars November 17, 2017 The game is built on your input, and it will continue to evolve and grow. Today, we turned off in-game purchases for #StarWarsBattlefrontII. ![]()
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