The game has been sharply criticized for a system where character progression and weapons could only be
acquired from loot boxes, which, originally, could be purchased with real money.
Aside from the loot boxes, there are no other upgrades or progression systems — everyone is on a level playing field no matter how long they have been playing the game.
There are some customization options for your characters, and more can be
unlocked from loot boxes that you get for picking up dog tags.
The only positive is that gameplay skill isn't tied to stat
boosts from loot boxes at all, unlike other current controversial games.
Rather, you get a Z Coin when you pull a duplicated
item from a loot box (10 Z Coins can then be traded for a unique item).
Their presentation as random
drops from loot boxes already exploits addictive tendencies by emulating the feeling of gambling even though they're not legally defined as such.
As a result, the Star Cards (Battlefront 2's power - ups) you obtain
from loot boxes make your characters much more powerful.
I'll ask again, «Can you imagine» if EA used the money
raised from loot boxes to put out new free content like a new character?
Publisher Warner Bros. accompanied the announcement with reassurances - that anything
gained from the loot boxes could also be earned by simply playing the game, that the microtransactions could be ignored completely, and that they were simply an option offered to players as a way of saving time.
While I appreciate your position and concerns, given the longevity of loot boxes as an in - game mechanic, there does not appear to be any concrete evidence of «gaming disorders»
stemming from loot boxes nor am I aware of any scientific evidence indicating that unlocking loot boxes has any psychological impact on children more specifically.
As Star Wars: Battlefront II still tries to
recover from its loot box scandal, one of EA's biggest names promises that the company has learned from its mistakes and will try harder in the future.
That has led Daniel Zeichner, a member of the British Parliament from Cambridge, to pose two questions asking what Secretary of State for digital, culture, media, and sport Karen Bradley will do to protect
people from loot boxes.
In fact, the FTC discovered that the roll chance for collecting a puzzle
piece from the loot boxes for the event was as low as 0.5 percent.
If you're jumping into a round of Battlefront 2's multiplayer modes as a new player and you match up against a player who's bought a load of high level Star
Cards from loot boxes, they've effectively paid to win.
Star Wars Battlefront II was sharply criticized for a system where character progression and weapons could only be
acquired from loot boxes, which, originally, could be purchased with real money.
The only things that
drop from loot boxes are: Star Cards, Crafting Parts, end - game poses, and emotes.
In the case of Battlefront 2, I believe the opposite will be true as the gameplay bonuses that are
obtained from loot boxes are as simply as, damage increases, health increase, and cooldown reductions.
In accordance with new Chinese online gaming regulations which are set to come into force on May 1, game publishers are now beginning to release the odds of earning in - game
items from loot boxes.
Secondly, they have created another custom gamemode, and don't forget all the other collectibles you can
get from loot boxes or buy for the next few weeks.
Distribute your flyer to neighbors to keep
them from looting your box; plus, they may know someone who is interested.
From loot boxes, gambling, monetization, game prices in general,
For now and until the Commission deems necessary, business will go ahead as usual, meaning that individuals will have to protect
themselves from loot boxes.
Netmarble will have to pay KRW60 million, while NextFloor was fined KRW5 million for similar failures to explain the nature of their promotions properly and to inform their customers about the odds of winning one item or
another from the loot boxes they offered.
The game was, of course, sharply criticized for a system where character progression and weapons could only be acquired
from loot boxes, which, originally, could be purchased with real money.
From loot boxes, gambling, monetization, game prices in general, and the changing nature of game sales the conversation covers a lot of ground.
DICE has nibbled at the edges of the issues with Star Wars Battlefront 2 «s multiplayer by first removing epic rarity Star Cards
from loot boxes and making them only available through crafting.
Star Wars Battlefront II was sharply criticized for a system where character progression and weapons could only be acquired
from loot boxes, which, originally, could be purchased with real money.
EA has toned it down quite a bit in the days leading up to the game's release, taking certain weapons out of loot boxes and instead having them be unlockable by playing the weapon's specific class, making players have to be at a certain level to equip and upgrade higher level Star Cards, removing Epic Star Cards
from loot boxes, and reducing the amount of credits needed to unlock heroes by 75 percent.