For nylig blev en stor beta-test afholdt for Star Wars Battlefront II, og selvom alt tyder på at spillet fungerer ganske godt, så kom EA og udvikleren DICE ind i lidt af stormvejr, efter at fans så de mikrotransaktioner og Loot Boxes, der åbenbart baner vejen for en "pay-to-win"-mentalitet. DICE har tidligere forsøgt mig en forklaring, men nu anerkender de problematikken, og de bekymringer fans har.
I et interview med Gamespot fortæller EA Motives Art Director, Chris Matthews, at bekymringerne er "forståelige":
"Right now there have been games that exploit players and there have been games that have done it in better ways. DICE has taken great care to make sure that Star Cards and the way they work give you more options in battle. Terms like pay-to-win and stuff like that are hard to dodge, but the guys are doing a really incredible job of trying to balance that system."
"[The response to this system] is not annoying because we love the fans. We're gamers and we're trying to make something that's super-compelling that everybody's going to enjoy, but, you know, it's understandable."
Det lader dog ikke til at DICE har i sinde at ændre synderligt meget, selv efter al kritikken. Vi må vente til det er anmeldelsestid.
