Loot box purchases were removed, the progression system was overhauled, and two years of free updates have made Battlefront 2 into a truly fun Star Wars game. Yet, somehow, possibly to save face after such a notorious event, EA and DICE have managed to turn things around. Related: The Video Game Loot Box Problem Goes Deeper Than Star Wars: Battlefront II The shooting was fine, and the graphics were great, but the meat of the game was marred by EA's apparent drive to milk players for cash. But Battlefront 2's problems went beyond predatory monetization: Its single-player story was mediocre, and worst of all, its progression system was terrible, forcing players to obtain character upgrades and cosmetics from random loot box openings. The Battlefront 2 loot box mess kick-started conversations about gambling-esque microtransactions within the video games industry and without, contributing to an overall decline in the use of the tactic in most triple-A games today. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is a great video game in 2020.īattlefront 2's launch is perhaps the most infamous in modern gaming history.
At launch, Battlefront 2 was straight-up bad, but - capped off by this week's Age of Rebellion update - it's now more than just OK. DICE's continuous patches, reworks, and content drops for EA's Star Wars: Battlefront 2 have long been constructing a triumphant comeback story, and its latest update is the near-final building block.
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