Jobs Arts Videos
DESIblitz.com DESIblitz.com
Shop Advertise Contact Us
DESIblitz
  • Arts & Culture
  • Brit-Asian
  • Fashion
  • Film & TV
  • Food
  • Health & Beauty
  • Music & Dance
  • Sport
  • Taboo
  • Trends
  • Home
  • Videos
  • Jobs
  • Arts
  • About DESIblitz
  • DESIblitz Team
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with Us
  • Contact Us
  • Shop
  • Arts
  • Culture
  • Books & Theatre
‘Born Fighter’_ A Review of Ruqsana Begum’s Memoir - f-2

‘Born Fighter’: A Review of Ruqsana Begum’s Memoir

John Huddles talks 'Asha of the Air' & South Asian Culture

John Huddles talks ‘Asha of the Air’ & South Asian Culture

A Review of '4 Brown Girls Who Write'

‘4 Brown Girls Who Write’: A Review & In-Depth Look

Lilly Singh talks Life, Books, Sexuality & Culture

Lilly Singh talks Life, Books, Sexuality & Culture

10 Best South Indian Authors to Explore

10 Best South Indian Authors to Explore

more
arts and
culture
  • Life
  • Business & Employment
  • UK & World
Family of Murdered Anand Parmar pay Tribute f

Family of Murdered Anand Parmar pay Tribute

HSBC Worker stole £900k from Customer Accounts f

HSBC Worker stole £900k from Customer Accounts

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister - F-2

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister

Sadiq Khan links Racism Rise to Donald Trump's Presidency f

Sadiq Khan links Racism Rise to Donald Trump’s Presidency

Gang smuggled Afghan Migrants inside 'Coffin-like Hides' f

Gang smuggled Afghan Migrants inside ‘Coffin-like Hides’

more
brit
asian
  • Bollywood
  • Television
  • Film
Bharti Singh accused of hurting Religious Sentiments - f

Bharti Singh accused of hurting Religious Sentiments

Anoushey Ashraf lashes on Pakistani men after Turkey incident - f

Anoushey Ashraf lashes on Pakistani men after Turkey incident

TV actress Helly Shah to make Cannes Debut f

TV actress Helly Shah to make Cannes Debut

Kangana Ranaut opens up about Childhood Sexual Assault f

Kangana blames Star Kids for Bollywood’s Decline

Shehnaaz Gill's 1st 'Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali' look Leaks f

Shehnaaz Gill’s 1st ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ look Leaks

more
film & tv
  • Style & Glamour
  • Showcase
Janhvi Kapoor displays Hourglass Figure in Shimmering Gown f

Janhvi Kapoor displays Hourglass Figure in Shimmering Gown

Ranveer Singh reacts to being Trolled for his Fashion Sense - f

Ranveer Singh reacts to being Trolled for his Fashion Sense

Deepika Padukone becomes Louis Vuitton's first Indian Ambassador - f

Deepika Padukone becomes Louis Vuitton’s first Indian Ambassador

Urfi Javed turns heads in Seashell Bikini Top & Sheer Sarong f

Urfi Javed turns heads in Seashell Bikini Top & Sheer Sarong

Beginners Guide to Wearing an Indian Saree - f

Beginners Guide to Wearing an Indian Saree

more
fashion
  • Food & Drink
  • Recipes

10 Best Indian Restaurants in Liverpool

10 Best Indian Restaurants in Sheffield to Visit

Samosa Shop in Switzerland guarantees Orgasm for customers - f

Samosa Shop in Switzerland guarantees Orgasm for customers

London Man starts Restaurant over lack of Pakistani Cuisine f

London Man starts Restaurant over lack of Pakistani Cuisine

Steven Gerrard enjoys Prawn Curry at Asha's in Birmingham f

Steven Gerrard enjoys Prawn Curry at Asha’s in Birmingham

more
food
  • Health & Fitness
  • Beauty & Grooming
  • Relationships & Sex
Sonakshi Sinha launches her Press-On Nail Brand ’SOEZI’ - f

Sonakshi Sinha launches her Press-On Nail Brand ’SOEZI’

Transgender LGBTQ Flag

20 Gender Identity & LGBTQ+ Terms You Need to Know

Arjun Kapoor shares his Before & After Body Transformation Pics - f

Arjun Kapoor shares his Before & After Body Transformation Pics

Hira Mani shares her Weight Loss Secrets - f

Hira Mani shares her Weight Loss Secrets

10 Most Expensive Bollywood Celebrity Weddings - f

8 Most Expensive Bollywood Celebrity Weddings

more
health &
beauty
  • Music
  • Dance
How did Falguni Pathak become a Queer Icon? - f

How did Falguni Pathak become a Queer Icon?

Santoor Maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away at 84 f

Santoor Maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away at 84

‘Pasoori’ hits Major Milestone with 100m Views on YouTube - f

‘Pasoori’ hits Major Milestone with 100m Views on YouTube

Jaz Dhami to perform at Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations - f

Jaz Dhami to perform at Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Diljit Dosanjh announces UK Dates for 2022 Tour - f

Diljit Dosanjh announces UK Dates for 2022 Tour

more
music &
dance
  • South Asian
  • UK & World
Amir Khan breaks silence since announcing Retirement f

Amir Khan breaks silence since announcing Retirement

Amir Khan retires from Boxing aged 35 f

Amir Khan retires from Boxing aged 35

Who are the Stars of the IPLSOCCER Tournament f

Who are the Stars of the IPLSOCCER Tournament?

Who is Ex-Cricketer Arun Lal's new Wife Bulbul Saha f

Who is Ex-Cricketer Arun Lal’s new Wife Bulbul Saha?

7 World Snooker Titles: Why Ronnie O'Sullivan is a Genius - F

7 World Snooker Titles: Why Ronnie O’Sullivan is a Genius

more
sports
  • Sexual
  • Cultural
How my Desi Girlfriend turned into in an Alcoholic Wife

How my Desi Girlfriend turned into my Alcoholic Wife

1st openly Gay Indian Prince fighting to end Conversion Therapy f

1st openly Gay Indian Prince fighting to end Conversion Therapy

Nina Aouilk - DESIblitz f

Nina Aouilk: Raped by Her Father, Forced to Marry & Abused in Marriage

How I Came out as a Lesbian to my South Asian Parents

How I Came out as a Lesbian to my South Asian Parents

Why is There a Rise in British Asians on OnlyFans?

Why is There a Rise in British Asians on OnlyFans?

more
taboo
  • Technology & Gaming
  • Lifestyle
10 Top Lamborghinis to Check Out f

10 Top Lamborghini Cars to Check Out

Badshah adds Audi Q8 worth Rs 1.38 Crore to his Garage - f

Badshah adds Audi Q8 worth Rs 1.38 Crore to his Garage

10 Best First Cars for New Drivers

10 Top Destinations for Female Solo Travellers

Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge launches in India f

Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge launches in India

more
trends
  • Home
  • Videos
  • Jobs
  • Arts
  • About DESIblitz
  • DESIblitz Team
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with Us
  • Contact Us
  • Shop
Close

Filter your search

Search

More Results
Close

Trends > Technology & Gaming


Players outraged by Star Wars Battlefront 2 ‘Scams’

Battlefront 2 has players in an uproar before its official release due to multiplayer madness. DESIblitz investigates the controversy surrounding EA.

November 24, 2017
Star Wars Battlefront 2

By


TwitterFacebookPinterestRedditWhatsApp

"I've paid $60, let me have the experience"

EA has faced backlash over Star Wars Battlefront 2 in-game purchases, otherwise known as ‘microtransactions’.

Some players feel scammed as they are expected to put in 40 hours of gameplay or pay extra to unlock key game features.

Now more than ever, players are frightened for the future of gaming; as actual skill holds rapidly decreasing value in online multiplayer.

Instead, the players most likely to succeed are those with more real-world wealth.

Battlefront 2 Controversy

It all began with the infamous ‘loot crates’. These are virtual boxes that when purchased within the game award players with mystery bonuses.

Critics say that they are essentially a gambling tool. This is because they only reveal the contents after the payment is received. And some content is more useful than others.

By the laws of probability, players who choose to buy these are more likely to get game-changing items than the players who don’t.

One example of how this discriminates against players who don’t purchase these loot crates is the Sniper Class.

The Sniper Class enables players to use a pair of thermal binoculars that can detect other players within a certain proximity.

Related Reads

  • Star Wars: Battlefront ~ Fight the Darkside
  • EA's Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Release Confirmed
  • EA Strikes Back with Star Wars Battlefront 2

However, if players equip a certain ‘Star Card’ from a loot crate, the proximity is greatly enhanced. This overpowers the ability to the point where players who don’t purchase loot crates have slim chances of competing.

This is just one example of the ways producers DICE and EA diminish players who refuse to purchase microtransactions within Battlefront 2.

Hero Characters

What really upset Battlefront 2 players was the extreme way EA and DICE expected them to unlock hero characters.

Players can earn in-game credits through gameplay. These credits can then be used to purchase loot crates or characters.

Characters such as Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker were priced at 60,000 credits, which adds up to around 40 hours of gameplay. This is assuming that no other in-game purchases are made.

Understandably, players were outraged by this. Especially considering that credit earnings are capped. After players have finished five Arcade challenges, they are told to come back in 14 hours to earn more.

The developer’s response to this was posted on Reddit where they said that they wanted players to have a sense of ‘pride and accomplishment’ from unlocking characters.

The comment from EA received over 680,000 downvotes – making it the most downvoted comment in Reddit history:

Reddit comment from EA

An unrealistic expectation of spending 40 hours to unlock certain characters has left some players feeling robbed. As they have paid between £49.99 and £69.99 ($60; Rs 3,999) for the Star Wars experience, yet it plays as if it is a free-to-play game.

Ed Barton from Ovum said: “The controversy is, ‘I’ve paid $60, let me have the experience’.”

The Fallback

Following the player backlash, EA and DICE decided to reduce the credits required to unlock special characters from 60,000 to 15,000. This was on the same day.

In a statement, they said that ‘it’s a big change and it’s one we can make quickly.’

Some may see this as EA and DICE listening and being accommodating to their audience. However, others may view their rapid backtracking as an indicator of trying to test the waters of microtransactions. Almost as if they preempted a backlash and had a palatable fallback position prepared for it.

Though the issue of the character cost is somewhat settled, the issue with loot crates is still very prevalent.

Fan-site Star Wars Gaming has estimated the cost of unlocking everything as roughly $2,100 (£1,597).

Such microtransactions have been temporarily halted however EA plans to add them again ‘at a later date.’

In-game purchases like these are increasingly encroaching multiplayer games and are now becoming the norm.

Activision, for instance, has initiated its plans to encourage in-game purchases with their recently won patent.

Such bold steps by EA and DICE are the test missiles of the ‘play to win’ regime, and pave the way for more drastic microtransaction systems within games.

UPDATE: On the YouTube podcast BaerTaffy, game designer Edmund McMillen (Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac) spoke about the microtransaction controversy. He stated that Plants Vs Zombies creator, George Fan, was fired by EA for not agreeing with pay-to-win mechanics in the Plants Vs Zombies mobile sequel.

George Fan tweeted: “Regarding recent rumors [sic], it is true I was laid off by EA/PopCap, and also true that I was against making PvZ2 a freemium game. That’s all I’ll say on the matter for now.”

Following the intense backlash, EA has since removed ‘all in-game purchases’ from Battlefront 2, alongside an apology to players on Twitter:

Today, we turned off in-game purchases for #StarWarsBattlefrontII. The game is built on your input, and it will continue to evolve and grow. Read the full update: https://t.co/asGASaYXVp pic.twitter.com/vQSOmsWRgk

— EA Star Wars (@EAStarWars) November 17, 2017

What are your opinions on microtransactions? Do you mind spending money to unlock items and characters? Let us know your thoughts on the poll below!

Do you think Battlefront 2's microtransactions are unfair?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...


TwitterFacebookPinterestRedditWhatsApp
Oliver O'Connor
Oliver O'Connor
Ollie is an English and Creative Writing graduate with a passion for video games, film and writing, as well as an adoration for animals. His motto is: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Images Courtesy of EA, Random Name - YouTube, Reddit

Xbox One X ~ the Best Console for Gaming in India?
Yoga Teacher loses over £11,500 via Facebook Account Fraud

Related Reads

  • Related Reads

    • Star Wars: Battlefront ~ Fight the Darkside
      Star Wars: Battlefront ~ Fight the Darkside
    • EA's Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Release Confirmed
      EA's Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Release Confirmed
    • EA Strikes Back with Star Wars Battlefront 2
      EA Strikes Back with Star Wars Battlefront 2
    • What if Bollywood did Star Wars?
      What if Bollywood did Star Wars?
    • What to expect from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
      What to expect from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
    • Sameer Patel leads Star Wars Concert at Comic Con
      Sameer Patel leads Star Wars Concert at Comic Con


  • UKAFF 2022 click for tickets
  • DESIblitz.com winner of Asian Media Award 2021, 2017, 2015 & 2013
  • What's New

    • 10 Top Lamborghinis to Check Out f

      10 Top Lamborghini Cars to Check Out

    • Badshah adds Audi Q8 worth Rs 1.38 Crore to his Garage - f

      Badshah adds Audi Q8 worth Rs 1.38 Crore to his Garage

    • 10 Best First Cars for New Drivers

    • 10 Top Destinations for Female Solo Travellers

    • Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge launches in India f

      Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge launches in India

    MORE

    Popular

    • Trends

      10 Expensive Rare Supercars you Must See

    • Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge launches in India f
      Trends

      Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge launches in India

    • Trends

      10 Top Destinations for Female Solo Travellers

    • Badshah adds Audi Q8 worth Rs 1.38 Crore to his Garage - f
      Trends

      Badshah adds Audi Q8 worth Rs 1.38 Crore to his Garage

    • Trends

      10 Best First Cars for New Drivers

    • 10 Top Lamborghinis to Check Out f
      Trends

      10 Top Lamborghini Cars to Check Out

  • Trending

  • "Quoted"

    • British Asian FIlms
      [British Asian films] have provided an authentic voice for all British Asians living here today.

      Top 10 British Asian Films

  • Polls

    Which of these do you consume most?

    View Results

    Loading ... Loading ...
    • Polls Archive
  • Top Middle Bottom
    What's New Popular Trending
    Close
    Scroll To

    RECENTLY

    • ‘Born Fighter’: A Review of Ruqsana Begum’s Memoir
    • Bharti Singh accused of hurting Religious Sentiments
    • Janhvi Kapoor displays Hourglass Figure in Shimmering Gown
    • Anoushey Ashraf lashes on Pakistani men after Turkey incident
    • TV actress Helly Shah to make Cannes Debut

    Socialise with us

    FOR OUR LATEST NEWS, GOSSIP & GUPSHUP

    About Us

    • Contact Us
    • DESIblitz Shop
    • Advertise with Us
    • About DESIblitz
    • DESIblitz Team
    • Terms of Service
    • Disclaimer
    • Privacy Policy

    Copyright © 2008-2022 DESIblitz. DESIblitz is a ® registered trade mark | Email:info@desiblitz.com DMCA.com Protection Status

    en English
    bn Bengalien Englishgu Gujaratihi Hindiit Italianmr Marathipa Punjabisw Swahilita Tamilur Urdu