Star Wars Battlefront 2 is another AAA video game to use a loot crate model, particularly for its multiplayer progression and unlockable features. Polygon is picking through the game’s economy, the time it takes to earn free in-game currency, and what players can expect to pay if they want to bypass that. Five days before Battlefront 2’s full launch Electronic Arts has capitulated to widespread fan backlash and slashed unlock costs for six of the game’s marquee heroes. How will this affect the rest of the game’s economy?
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March 21, 2018
Star Wars Battlefront 2 unlocks every hero in update overhauling progression
Bespin map and changes to Arcade also highlight 2.0 update
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March 16, 2018
Star Wars Battlefront 2’s rollback on loot crates clears up what the game really is
Let’s hope other big publishers follow
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February 13, 2018
Hawaii lawmakers introduce loot crate regulation bills
Proposed laws would prohibit sales to those under 21, require labeling
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January 30, 2018
Star Wars Battlefront 2 sales miss targets, EA blames loot crate controversy (update)
Microtransactions to return ‘in the next few months’
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December 4, 2017
Star Wars Battlefront 2 update increases credit drops, with more changes to come
The first of the promised economy and progression overhaul
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November 29, 2017
Star Wars Battlefront 2 leak shows character customization options
Apparently coming to the game in the future
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November 29, 2017
EA’s stock price takes a beating, and analysts see change coming to loot boxes
"I think EA got ahead of itself" with microtransactions, says analyst
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November 28, 2017
EA explains why Battlefront 2 didn’t focus on cosmetics in loot boxes
Concerns over Star Wars canon were to blame, EA CFO says
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November 24, 2017
Star Wars Battlefront 2 players are ruining the game with rubber bands
Who could have predicted this? (Everyone.)
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November 22, 2017
Battlefront 2 loot crates draw lawmakers’ attention in US, Belgium (update)
Hawaii legislators, Belgium regulators have words for EA
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November 17, 2017
Disney couldn’t let EA’s Battlefront 2 drama ruin Star Wars
As if the biggest biz in the world would have anyone ruin its cash cow
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November 16, 2017
Star Wars Battlefront 2 ditches real-money currency hours before launch
‘We’re turning off all in-game purchases’
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November 16, 2017
I spent $90 in Battlefront 2, and I still don’t have any control over my characters
Why the loot crate system is so antagonizing to Star Wars Battlefront players
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November 15, 2017
Star Wars Battlefront 2 content might take years to unlock, but EA won’t say
The outrage continues as players do the math
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November 14, 2017
Why your Battlefront 2 outrage is a compliment to EA (and how to use it effectively)
You have a louder voice than you think
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November 13, 2017
EA is destroying fans’ trust in Battlefront 2
If they don’t know what things cost, we’re all sunk
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November 13, 2017
EA slashes Battlefront 2 unlock hero costs after backlash
Responding to outrage over 40-hour estimates to get Luke, Vader
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November 13, 2017
Loot crates are changing game reviews, and not for the better
When economy changes design, reviews need to change too
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November 13, 2017
EA responded to Battlefront 2 unlock estimates, and players weren’t having it
"Sense of accomplishment" explanation one of Reddit’s worst-rated comments of all time
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November 11, 2017
Star Wars Battlefront 2 heroes come at a substantial cost
Forty hours, according to one player’s estimate.
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November 9, 2017
Star Wars Battlefront 2 player puts the game's new loot boxes to the test
Fans with Origin/EA Access have started doing the math