Due to last-second changes to Star Wars Battlefront II's hero costs, I decided to hold my review, and won't post it until I have firm grasp on the new flow of the game. Electronic Arts clearly heard the uproar from the gaming community about the inflated costs of heroes, and slashed their prices by 75 percent. This is not a small tweak. It completely changes my take on the game – moving from an evil time sink to potentially reasonable. I need to dive back into all of the modes to see if any other changes were made.
For instance, during my review, completing the campaign earned players a unique loot crate that contained 20,000 credits. That reward is now 5,000 credits. A big change. What else is different? I need to find out. One thing I hope EA is addressing is Arcade rewards; after completing five challenges, I was alerted that I could no longer earn credits in this mode and that more would be available in 14 hours.
jdreyer wrote on Nov 15, 2017, 14:03:
This is why I stopped playing World of Warships. It just became too much of a chore to track all the various currencies and what they could be used for, and what I needed to unlock,
Verno wrote on Nov 15, 2017, 13:17:
How dare people want to enjoy their luxury activity, ENTITLED MUCH?! People defending "grinding" ITT.
We just need the EA rep himself in here talking about what a sense of accomplishment it is to round things out. Or perhaps he already is.
If EA wants to ship freemium grindathons then fucking do that instead of charging $60 and coming up with a ridiculous currency/progression system.
Quinn wrote on Nov 15, 2017, 05:18:I didn't know that having a job made you entitled.Slick wrote on Nov 15, 2017, 04:37:Quinn wrote on Nov 15, 2017, 02:25:Slick wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:26:NKD wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:23:Quboid wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:06:OldDirtyEwok wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 10:26:
The uproar over this is a bit ridiculous...I mean even a shitty loot system is better than spending 70$ on a season pass where the DLCs divide the player base.
I've played the beta plus the 10h trial and I don't think it's as bad as people say...again tho, I'm comparing this versus a season pass.
I'd much rather they put in a season pass than put in gambling, but it's not an either/or situation. They both suck.
Is this gambling? I thought this was just a grinding system.
It is a grinding system. And for those of us who actually bought packs, you barely get shit from them, so that part feels like gambling... sorta. But really it's just a trap for weak0minded people who don't want to grind, and who are looking for shortcuts.
The hilarious thing is they think that a few star cards will somehow make them better players...
Weak minded people? Or do you perhaps mean hard working people? Hard working people with a life? If what I'm reading is right, you need 40 hours to unlock particular stuff that gives you an advantage in-game. 40 fucking hours. Once in a blue moon I manage to put 40 hours into a game before the passage of weeks has me lose interest.
So fuck off, Slick, with your black-and-white, shallow opinions. Think. Think again. Think for a third time. THEN post. Cheers.
LOL.
So you expect to never grind for any unlocks in any game because you work a 40-hour job?
Entitled much.
And a cunt much. Don't have time for twats like you in my life, IGNORED.
People like this guy here are the problem of the gaming industry. They enable the money-grabbing suits. Be prepared for the new normal: not free freemium games.
Slick wrote on Nov 15, 2017, 04:37:Quinn wrote on Nov 15, 2017, 02:25:Slick wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:26:NKD wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:23:Quboid wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:06:OldDirtyEwok wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 10:26:
The uproar over this is a bit ridiculous...I mean even a shitty loot system is better than spending 70$ on a season pass where the DLCs divide the player base.
I've played the beta plus the 10h trial and I don't think it's as bad as people say...again tho, I'm comparing this versus a season pass.
I'd much rather they put in a season pass than put in gambling, but it's not an either/or situation. They both suck.
Is this gambling? I thought this was just a grinding system.
It is a grinding system. And for those of us who actually bought packs, you barely get shit from them, so that part feels like gambling... sorta. But really it's just a trap for weak0minded people who don't want to grind, and who are looking for shortcuts.
The hilarious thing is they think that a few star cards will somehow make them better players...
Weak minded people? Or do you perhaps mean hard working people? Hard working people with a life? If what I'm reading is right, you need 40 hours to unlock particular stuff that gives you an advantage in-game. 40 fucking hours. Once in a blue moon I manage to put 40 hours into a game before the passage of weeks has me lose interest.
So fuck off, Slick, with your black-and-white, shallow opinions. Think. Think again. Think for a third time. THEN post. Cheers.
LOL.
So you expect to never grind for any unlocks in any game because you work a 40-hour job?
Entitled much.
And a cunt much. Don't have time for twats like you in my life, IGNORED.
Quinn wrote on Nov 15, 2017, 02:25:Slick wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:26:NKD wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:23:Quboid wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:06:OldDirtyEwok wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 10:26:
The uproar over this is a bit ridiculous...I mean even a shitty loot system is better than spending 70$ on a season pass where the DLCs divide the player base.
I've played the beta plus the 10h trial and I don't think it's as bad as people say...again tho, I'm comparing this versus a season pass.
I'd much rather they put in a season pass than put in gambling, but it's not an either/or situation. They both suck.
Is this gambling? I thought this was just a grinding system.
It is a grinding system. And for those of us who actually bought packs, you barely get shit from them, so that part feels like gambling... sorta. But really it's just a trap for weak0minded people who don't want to grind, and who are looking for shortcuts.
The hilarious thing is they think that a few star cards will somehow make them better players...
Weak minded people? Or do you perhaps mean hard working people? Hard working people with a life? If what I'm reading is right, you need 40 hours to unlock particular stuff that gives you an advantage in-game. 40 fucking hours. Once in a blue moon I manage to put 40 hours into a game before the passage of weeks has me lose interest.
So fuck off, Slick, with your black-and-white, shallow opinions. Think. Think again. Think for a third time. THEN post. Cheers.
Slick wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:26:NKD wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:23:Quboid wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:06:OldDirtyEwok wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 10:26:
The uproar over this is a bit ridiculous...I mean even a shitty loot system is better than spending 70$ on a season pass where the DLCs divide the player base.
I've played the beta plus the 10h trial and I don't think it's as bad as people say...again tho, I'm comparing this versus a season pass.
I'd much rather they put in a season pass than put in gambling, but it's not an either/or situation. They both suck.
Is this gambling? I thought this was just a grinding system.
It is a grinding system. And for those of us who actually bought packs, you barely get shit from them, so that part feels like gambling... sorta. But really it's just a trap for weak0minded people who don't want to grind, and who are looking for shortcuts.
The hilarious thing is they think that a few star cards will somehow make them better players...
NKD wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:23:Quboid wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:06:OldDirtyEwok wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 10:26:
The uproar over this is a bit ridiculous...I mean even a shitty loot system is better than spending 70$ on a season pass where the DLCs divide the player base.
I've played the beta plus the 10h trial and I don't think it's as bad as people say...again tho, I'm comparing this versus a season pass.
I'd much rather they put in a season pass than put in gambling, but it's not an either/or situation. They both suck.
Is this gambling? I thought this was just a grinding system.
NKD wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:23:Quboid wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:06:OldDirtyEwok wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 10:26:
The uproar over this is a bit ridiculous...I mean even a shitty loot system is better than spending 70$ on a season pass where the DLCs divide the player base.
I've played the beta plus the 10h trial and I don't think it's as bad as people say...again tho, I'm comparing this versus a season pass.
I'd much rather they put in a season pass than put in gambling, but it's not an either/or situation. They both suck.
Is this gambling? I thought this was just a grinding system.
Quboid wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 20:06:OldDirtyEwok wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 10:26:
The uproar over this is a bit ridiculous...I mean even a shitty loot system is better than spending 70$ on a season pass where the DLCs divide the player base.
I've played the beta plus the 10h trial and I don't think it's as bad as people say...again tho, I'm comparing this versus a season pass.
I'd much rather they put in a season pass than put in gambling, but it's not an either/or situation. They both suck.
OldDirtyEwok wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 10:26:
The uproar over this is a bit ridiculous...I mean even a shitty loot system is better than spending 70$ on a season pass where the DLCs divide the player base.
I've played the beta plus the 10h trial and I don't think it's as bad as people say...again tho, I'm comparing this versus a season pass.
HorrorScope wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 19:39:Cough, Half-Elf, cough.Tipsy McStagger wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 17:47:
Why are people buying it? Lemmings ruining the gaming industry by throwing money at shit that doesn't exist yet.
It's like every single rule is being broken. For as many people that hate EA there must be 1 or 2 that is ok with them. They justify all this with a release day purchase.
Tipsy McStagger wrote on Nov 14, 2017, 17:47:
Why are people buying it? Lemmings ruining the gaming industry by throwing money at shit that doesn't exist yet.