You should expect games from Electronic Arts to continue to offer "live service" components and optional microtransactions, the company said today. As part of its latest earnings report, EA CEO Andrew Wilson addressed the controversy surrounding Star Wars: Battlefront II's implementation of microtransactions before doubling down on letting investors know that microtransactions are here to stay.
For Battlefront II specifically, Wilson said the game was "definitely a learning opportunity." EA decided to temporarily remove all microtransactions from the game due in part to the "sentiment and community data coming out of the beta and early trials." Microtransactions are coming back, scheduled to return "in the next few months." However, it remains to be seen how they may be changed. In their original form, players could buy loot boxes that contained game-affecting items with real money.
investors were likely happy to hear that microtransactions are coming back to Star Wars: Battlefront II in the coming months. Given that the game has already shipped 9 million copies (with potentially millions more soon)that represents a massive install base for extra sales with microtransactions. Even if only a very small percentage of players spend money on Battlefront II microtransactions, it could result in a huge revenue swell.
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My next question then, how much of an impact does the micro transaction have on the single player campaign? I'm looking into getting this game for my birthday, and I don't have internet at my house, so I only play offline content. Doesn't bother me too much if the micro transactions are there or not. It's not like my opinion that they're akin to gambling matters.
- Yeah if you don't have internet do not buy this game.
I did get part of the way through campaign, it was interesting enough. I just didn't get to mess around with the other offline content.
- The campaign is mere hours worth of play. That is the only offline content. The rest is gonna require you to be online. This is not a stand alone game. Go play Skyrim or Dragon Age or something like that if you aren't going to use a connection. Problem is, with PC anyway, you're gonna need to be online to even play the games as they run through Origin. Most games won't really be accessible offline, especially any multi-player game.
nebacfrssoehike? Interesting word?
Not that it's related, but anyone play Assassin's Creed Origins? I have only heard from one person about it, and they said it's only tailing people. They're not exactly reliable though.
- I edited my reply. 95%+ of the time I'm using my phone for this stuff... I think I was working on getting to sleep at the time too.
- Poor game programming? or trouble completing quests? I've played every game they put out for the franchise so far. Can't say I haven't played many that were bad, The French Revolution one was probably the bottom of the barrel, IMHO.
