EA lowers credits required to unlock characters in Battlefront II
EA Games has announced that it is reducing the in-game prices of certain characters, including Darth Vader, in Battlefront II. The reduction amounts to 75 percent. The decision follows widespread criticism over the cost of characters, aka heroes.
EA Games say that due to the reduction fewer credits are needed to unlock a certain hero. Darth Vader used to cost 60,000 credits, which has now been reduced to 15,000. The reduction also applies to Luke Skywalker, Palpatine, Chewbacca, Iden and Leia. The company also writes that “there has been a lot of discussion” and that it will continue to make constant adjustments to the game, which will be released on November 17. The change will be implemented immediately, according to the publisher.
GameInformer reports that EA has simultaneously reduced rewards for completing the campaign. For example, players will only receive 5,000 credits instead of 20,000, making the price reduction less effective. EA leave know that this has to do with the fact that the reward at the end of the campaign is intended to purchase Iden Versio. Because this hero has become cheaper, the campaign bonus has been reduced proportionally. Other rewards have not been adjusted.
EA’s post also references the discussion that took place on the Battlefront II subreddit. A response from the EA Games team to a thread from a user who was upset that he couldn’t play as Darth Vader after purchasing the Deluxe Edition generated a record number of downvotes. EA is announcing an ask-me-anything session on Reddit on Wednesday for players to ask questions.
It is not the first time that EA has made changes to the game after criticism. For example, the company adjusted the operation of loot boxes after criticism that buying them can give an advantage in the game. The credits in the game can be earned by playing the game, but collecting them takes time. Loot boxes can be purchased with microtransactions that can, among other things, speed up that process.