The idea is to release a new live game to hand-off the baton to another title. It wasn't meant to be the bridge across a long span of game cancellations. The truth is Battlefront II was never meant to live this long in this kind of capacity.
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It could've also included live elements of some sort.īattlefront II was extended with tons of free updates and content to keep the revenue gateway open. Not a whole lot is known about Viking, but it was described as an open-world game set in the Battlefront franchise. This was Project Viking, a Battlefront spin-off that was cancelled in early 2019.
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This all came to light after the EA Access 10-hour trial revealed that the top heroes were locked behind 40 hours of play each.EA has cancelled three Star Wars projects to date. The backlash was so fierce that EA cut the cost of heroes in Star Wars: Battlefront 2 by 75%, as well as cut the campaign credit payout by 75%. If you’re unfamiliar with the drama around Star Wars: Battlefront 2, the game has been facing serious backlash over locked content and the push to purchase loot boxes with real money in order to progress in the game. The microtransactions will allegedly be added after (or around) the release of The Last Jedi and Christmas. Kravguy details these as “Boosters.” Players will be able to purchase Boosters for experience points, credits and more. In addition to this, there is a new microtransaction that will be added to the game that was decided before all the drama. This is so that technically the gambling aspect is removed from multiplayer. Microtransactions will be used to purchase specific star card and cosmetic packages/bundles.If they CAN get away with it, they’ll try like hell too. This is the less popular option, and really the only way this option will be implemented is if community outcry is both loud enough and sustained. Micro-transactions will be cosmetic ONLY.According to Kravguy, EA is tossing around two ideas for how they will bring them back: In addition to that, Disney has a strong stance against gambling and the game is being investigated by the Belgian Gaming Commission as to whether the game’s loot crates qualify as gambling, which upset them further.Īfter EA spoke with Disney, the game publisher decided to temporarily pull the in-game purchase options from Battlefront 2, with the expectation of re-introducing them into the game at a later date. Originally, Disney had approved of the way EA decided to capitalize on the franchise, but the community backlash, the negative press and EA’s delay in resolving the issue upset them.
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It looks like an insider has revealed new details around why EA decided to pull the plug on microtransactions and how they plan on re-implementing them later this year.Īccording to an EA insider known as kravguy on Reddit (he posted about the pulling of microtransactions before it happened), Disney threated EA will pulling their exclusivity deal with them on the Star Wars franchise over the bad press surrounding Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s in-game purchases.