It didnât take long for DICE to address the rumors swirling tonight about Star Wars Battlefront IIâs paid currency being removed from every marketplace. In short, theyâve removed microtransactions from the game until they can address the progression system. At this time, all progression will be earned strictly in game, so you can rest assured that other players who have better Star Cards than you earned them by actually playing.
Here is the full statement from Oskar Gabrielson, the General Mananger at DICE.
Thank you to everyone in our community for being the passionate fans that you are.
Our goal has always been to create the best possible game for all of you â devoted Star Wars fans and game players alike. Weâve also had an ongoing commitment to constantly listen, tune and evolve the experience as it grows. Youâve seen this with both the major adjustments, and polish, we have made over the past several weeks.
But as we approach the worldwide launch, itâs clear that many of you feel there are still challenges in the design. Weâve heard the concerns about potentially giving players unfair advantages. And weâve heard that this is overshadowing an otherwise great game. This was never our intention. Sorry we didnât get this right.
We hear you loud and clear, so weâre turning off all in-game purchases. We will now spend more time listening, adjusting, balancing and tuning. This means that the option to purchase crystals in the game is now offline, and all progression will be earned through gameplay. The ability to purchase crystals in-game will become available at a later date, only after weâve made changes to the game. Weâll share more details as we work through this.
We have created a game that is built on your input, and it will continue to evolve and grow. Star Wars Battlefront II is three times the size of the previous game, bringing to life a brand new Star Wars story, space battles, epic new multiplayer experiences across all three Star Wars eras, with more free content to come. We want you to enjoy it, so please keep your thoughts coming. And we will keep you updated on our progress.
While many will be disappointed to hear that microtransactions will return to Star Wars Battlefront II at some time in the future, the nature of their free content updates requires a revenue stream. As long as they can rework the system so that microtransactions donât in any way affect progression or give advantages in the game, they will remain entirely optional.
The removal of microtransactions is a very strong statement being made to the players, and backs DICEâs intentions of continuing a dialogue with the players. Theyâve stated they want to make a lot of changes to the progression system, including adding cosmetics in a way that will change the game âtremendously.â
Weâll keep you informed on further changes and updates to Star Wars Battlefront II as they are announced.
[Source: EA]
