They mention it's going to be an online game, so I fear for the worst b/c of the experience I've had playing MMORPGs.
There will either be lots of microtransactions like Sims Mobile has, or lootboxes, or both.
I imagine a situation like:
"For a limited time you can buy this lootbox that has a rare chance to drop a cowplant or bonehilda! But mostly you'll spend $200 and just get a bunch of chairs!"
And they'll probably let players sell things to other players for simoleons. And they'll probably let you convert real money to simoleons. So those that are lucky enough to pull a bonehilda from the lootbox will be able to sell it to other players for a simoleon equivalent of like $2000 worth of real world money.
And there will be players dumb enough to fall for this and fund it's continuation. There's people on my MMO that spend 1 grand on a single material piece that's used to craft a weapon. It's not even the whole weapon they drop that kind of cash on it's just one mat.
There are lots of dumb gamers out there and I'm sure EA will take every opportunity they can to take advantage of whoever they can scam.
