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Star Wars Game in U-Turn After Player Anger

posted by martyb on Wednesday November 15 2017, @08:26AM   Printer-friendly
from the battling-over-celebrities-==-star-wars dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Games publisher EA has changed a rule in its Star Wars Battlefront II video game after a huge backlash.

During the game, players have to obtain credits - either by buying them or through long hours of game play - to unlock popular characters including Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader.

Many players said it was unfair as the gaming required worked out at around 40 hours per character, unless they paid.

EA says the number of credits required will now be reduced by 75%.

"Unlocking a hero is a great accomplishment in the game, something we want players to have fun earning," said executive producer John Wasilczyk from the developer Dice, in a statement.

Maybe EA should spend less time withholding heros from players and more time helping players find the hero within.

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by c0lo on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:13AM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:13AM (#597219) Journal

    Why your Battlefront 2 outrage is a compliment to EA [polygon.com]

    There are some interesting points before, but here's an excerpt of the 4th one:

    Lesson #4: Rage is kind of a compliment, and publishers know this

    There was very little anger over the horrid economy of Need for Speed: Payback, and EA should be much more concerned by that fact than the ongoing campaign of outrage aimed at Battlefront 2.

    Always remember that the opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s indifference. The fans looked at the new Need for Speed, shrugged and then moved on with their life. There wasn’t enough of an emotional connection for them to fight through the bad monetization strategy.

    EA’s explanation of Battlefront 2’s economy became the most downvoted comment in Reddit history. That’s a huge accomplishment, and EA probably sees it as a sad kind of triumph.

    The reason this issue is continuing to make headlines is that fans don’t want to let it go. They care about the franchise enough to vote against EA’s practices and they will show up to be heard on this topic.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Rivenaleem on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:33AM (1 child)

    by Rivenaleem (3400) on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:33AM (#597228)

    I just checked, it also got 86 gold. I don't know of a comment to get that many before either.

    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:40AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:40AM (#597231)

      Probably more to do with throwing gold at le epic most downvoted comment of all time than anything else. You can award gold to a comment for any reason.