In other words,we spent alot of money to make this game and were hoping to make it back by you buying frivolous loot crates that you don’t need.

OK…. This just came off my “No Way Am I Buying This Game!” list… to my, “Wait and See” list. I’ll watch SWBF2 on TWITCH and get the LIVE player reviews for a month or two… and if the player reviews are acceptable… I will most likely give it a try. In that time… we’ll learn more just how EA/DICE plans to “FIX” this game and what that means. They could screw it up worse!! I need something to play until Battlefield 5 gets released.

EA Quote: …(The ability to purchase crystals in-game will become available at a later date, only after we’ve made changes to the game. We’ll share more details as we work through this.”)

I’m not loving that these crystals microtransactions could come back (at a later date). “When it’s Changed?” What does that mean? If the (crystals multiplayer pay-to-win) system comes back later… that’s a game killer!

EA Quote: …(all progression will be earned through gameplay)

Looks like the in game (progression system) could still be screwed up. I don’t like ‘grinding’ to slowly advance in the game. If I can’t advance normally like in other games… that could be a game killer. I won’t spend hundreds or thousands of hours in a game to sloooooowly rank up my player.

The information about how Multiplayer works has been very lacking. There’s been almost NO info on how MP works! I want solid MP Tactical TEAMWORK with MY friends. The more in game friends as possible. If it’s only 6 vs 6 in a PvP system with bad netcode, Game LAG or other online game breaking MP problems… that will be a game killer also. I won’t play another game that takes 30+ bullets just to kill an enemy!! Or 3 grenades to kill one guy!

Outstanding in game player communications is a must. I want to talk to MY friends… not listen to dozens of screaming kids all talking at once. If “IN GAME” Teamwork communications is broken… that’s a game killer. We won’t depend on the PS4’s Party Chat system to talk to each other. Last time we did that… we had to choose between Game Sounds… or Party Chat Voice sound… NOT BOTH!! Battlefield 3 had a GREAT in game player communications system.

I’ll let OTHERS buy the game first and see what the players like or hate about it and THEN buy it or not.

The final straw on the camel’s back though may have been the revelation that Star Wars Battlefront 2‘s loot boxes are under investigation by the Belgian gambling authority. Belgium’s Gambling Commission has suggested that EA could be subject to thousands of dollars worth of fines, or an outright ban of the game could be on the cards.

EA is a license holder for the Star Wars brand and has been allowed by Disney to make games based on its universe, but EA also has a duty to uphold the values of the sci-fi franchise. It’s understandable that Disney would step in to ensure that its brand is protected and that EA is making business decisions that do not tarnish the Star Wars name.