I find myself in a bit of a moral quandary. I refused to buy EA Star Wars Battlefront 2 due to their loot box related issues. Refused to give EA money for their bullshit. However, someone got it for my son for Christmas. So now, I feel bad because I want to play it, mainly the single player.
@carver their loot box issue is dumb, sure. The game is still good. Much better than the first one they did, and still much worse than the original battlefront 2. But it's still good. A lot of people complained that the boxes were too hard to get with regular currency, which is total BS. I played maybe 3 matches and was able to buy 4 boxes. The single player is fun and engaging. Multiplayer sucks without cards
Also, they make a good point about consumer expectations in this video too.
@suullus @Kit
Call me jaded, but Activision spends most of their budget on advertising. Not developing CoD. Which will sale even without advertising. Same with Battlefront. Activision reported $2+ billion PROFIT. EA over $3 billion in profit. I don't think they really need to raise prices. Besides, with season pass BS, the price is already above $60.
Also, this: https://youtu.be/vcebekI9F7g
@Kit @suullus @Heucuva8
That said, I don't explicitly hate all loot boxes. Overwatch for example has provided several free characters and maps. Throwing a bit extra money at them doesn't seem terrible (though I think their loot box system needs some changes to how you get duplicates). Or Rocket League. It is cheap and it was given to me free on two platforms. Don't mind throwing money their way. But BF2's system shrieks of greed, since their was also a season pass and no promised free updates.
@carver @Heucuva8 @Kit the problem I have with overwatch boxes is the distinct lack of currency you get. some of the coolest, time-limited skins cost 3000 credits, and you get maybe 150 in one box if you're lucky. 500 if you win the damn lottery. twice.