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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: 2) by Grishnakh on Wednesday November 15 2017, @03:38PM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Wednesday November 15 2017, @03:38PM (#597311)

    That kind of stuff has been going on forever, how is it new?

    It's not, but the players keep coming back for more, so I don't see the problem.

    then there is some backlash, they claim to listen to their fanbase and make their changes slightly less abusive, then the abuse creeps again. Rince and repeat.

    You'd think the players would learn, but they don't.

    Nowadays DRM has become so intrusive that I'm always "WTF?" when I read another article about the latest punishment inflicted on legit buyers, also known as "the victims"

    That's being charitable. I'd call them "deserving suckers" instead. You can say I'm "blaming the victim" if you want, but these "victims" happily signed up for this abuse, and opened their wallets for the privilege too. I have zero sympathy. As you've pointed out, this behavior has been going on for a LONG time. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

    And don't get me started on their relentless fight against used games! Anyway, with the move to a full digital distribution, used games will very soon be a thing of the past...

    Don't like it? Don't buy it.

    Honestly, I don't understand why players keep accepting such toxic practices.

    As I said above, they're "deserving suckers". You can also call them "stupid". That's why they keep accepting such toxic practices.

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