Update: In the face of a controversy that's point blank refusing to budge, EA has decided to temporarily
remove microtransactions from the game while it reworks them.
The heat was so intense that developer DICE decided to
remove all microtransactions from the game the night before it launched to the public.
Following this news, Star Wars creators Lucasfilm chimed in on the matter, saying to The Washington Post that it supported EA's decision to
remove microtransactions.
In a move that is sure to please the «PAYDAY» community, publisher Starbreeze announced that it will
remove microtransactions from «PAYDAY 2» as well as confirm that «PAYDAY 3» will be coming in the near future.
Eventually, EA made the surprising move to temporarily
remove microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II altogether.
«Whilst I'm still looking forward to the patches that
remove the microtransactions, the game is still pretty fun.
well they learned that
removing the microtransactions and easing up on the progression requirenents didn't win them any credit with gamers...
November 17th: EA «temporarily»
removes microtransactions from Battlefront II wholesale, just hours before the game was set to launch.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 continues to make up the majority of the news as EA (or Disney) made the call to
remove microtransaction temporarily, Alice returns to give her thoughts on how Star Wars actually plays, and The Witcher 3 developer isn't a fan of bull.
The massive backlash following Star Wars Battlefront 2 caused EA to
removed the microtransaction system, stating that this was a temporary decision...
Removing the microtransactions doesn't fix many of the game's lingering issues, but at least I now have hope that the remaining wrinkles can potentially be ironed out.
Last week, EA told its investors that
removing microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II would not have «a material impact» on the game's projected earnings after it announced it had temporarily suspended Battlefront 2's premium currency.
EA and DICE have since
removed the microtransactions temporarily...
Following public backlash toward the publisher's use of paid loot boxes in the game, EA eventually
removed microtransactions temporarily in order to revamp the Battlefront II progression system.
EA backtracked almost immediately given the immense backlash, and the company
removed microtransactions from the game completely as a temporary fix.
Not exact matches
The ship may have sailed on Shadow of War, a messy sequel received angrily by fans and a game that has taken six months to start
removing its controversial
microtransactions.
While selling currency will result in players buying the minimum required currency for what they need and purchasing those items, lootboxes
remove the guarantee of actually getting what you want, occasionally forcing multiple purchases in cases where a single purchase of currency
microtransactions would do.
It's amazing the difference
removing elements like
microtransactions, arbitrary timers and social sharing incentives makes.
Loot boxes in FIFA 18, Overwatch, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are now illegal in Belgium, with the country's legislators declaring today that if the games» publishers don't
remove the offending
microtransactions, people behind the games could face fines and even time behind bars.
** The following review of Star Wars Battlefront II was written before EA temporarily
removed the in - game Purchases (
microtransactions) from gameplay...
EA subsequently
removed this aspect from its game;
microtransactions are back, but you can only buy cosmetic items with them, as you would do in Overwatch.
Warner Bros. announced last month that they would be
removing the system of
microtransactions from Middle - earth: Shadow of War, which drew a lot of criticism around the game's launch.
The headlines have been on Star Wars Battlefront 2 and it's current issues with
microtransactions and balancing, although the former has been temporarily
removed.
All
microtransactions have been
removed in a very smart decision that will ensure Square Enix don't get their door kicked down by irate gamers brandishing painful looking implements, plus all the content that could be gained via
microtransactions has been added into the game, meaning we get two extra areas based around past Hitman titles.
Months after
removing controversial
microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II, publisher EA today announced its plans to bring them back, this time tied only to cosmetics rather than gameplay.
The latest from the Star Wars Battlefront II
microtransactions saga appears to be coming to an end as EA plans to completely
remove them.
The tl; dr version: the
microtransactions are being
removed for now but will be back at a later date to be determined by Electronic Arts.
In the past Warframe's developers have
removed a specific kind of
microtransaction from the game due to players spending too much money on it, out of worry that they were stoking a gambling addiction (see link below).
Despite EA backpedalling on
microtransaction costs, and then completely
removing them, it seems physical sales of Battlefront 2 aren't great.
Related Middle Earth Shadow of War
Microtransactions are Being Permanently
Removed From the Game
In an official announcement on WB Games» website today, the publisher announced that all
microtransactions and loot boxes are going to be
removed from Middle - earth: Shadow of War in their entirety, beginning next month.
Middle - earth: Shadow of War's
microtransactions, loot boxes, and in - game market will be permanently
removed in a...
Before
microtransactions were
removed from the game, EA faced massive criticism for what many deemed a pay - to - win model.
Middle - earth: Shadow of War Upcoming Update -
Microtransactions To Be
Removed #LordoftheRings #microtransactionhttp: / / pokde.la / 3cw
Middle - earth: Shadow of War's
microtransactions, loot boxes, and in - game market will be permanently
removed in a future update, developer Monolith announced today.
After a massive wave of fan backlash that included EA getting the most downvoted Reddit comment in history, the publisher made drastic changes to Battlefront II's in - game economy and even
removed all paid
microtransactions from the game.
After facing heated fan backlash, EA has already made two huge changes to its long - awaited Star Wars shooter: first, reducing the amount of credits you'll need to unlock heroes such as Luke and Vader, and, more shockingly, completely
removing paid
microtransactions from the game.