| Intrinsic said: if i were into FPS games... now I would jump in. On this topic I once said that gamers should talk with their wallets. Supporting the game now will mean that we are in support of an MTX free world. That shit was getting out of hand. |
don't fall for it
EA is not going to magically stop trying to push micro-transactions, they're temporarily doing this out of desperation because the game is literally just about to release and has terrible PR going for it. And there's a huge chance Disney tapped their shoulders and insisted that they do something because obvious Disney is a mega corp and doesn't want the Star Wars named getting tarnished by EA acting in a slimey fashion
the problem here is that they say that the microtransactions will be implemented a little later in some fashion. Until we see exactly WHEN and HOW, this can't be considered a victory.
The majority of a triple A games sales will be in the first few weeks the majority of the time. Who's to say EA doesn't hope that the game will sell blockbusters out of the gate, and then a month later they implement the stuff right back in?
I still wouldn't support Battlefront. All it represents is that a company will refuse to change microtransactions unless there is a giant movement against them online. The reality is that gamers will not be able to do this EVERY time and undoubtedly EA will keep pushing the envelope. They were somewhat stopped this time, but what about next time? do you honestly think EA is really that scared of some bad PR as long as they sell the game? They were voted the worst company in America twice, they don't care.
EA will keep trying this stuff. the only way for them to get the picture of quite how much it bothers gamers is if people talk with their wallets. if Battlefront II does well EA will undoubtedly try to weasel this stuff in more creatively next time.
I say screw em and don't nourish a company that, if up to their own ends, would attempt to sell a $60 game with free-to-play progression features (which are still mostly there regardless of the lack of pay-to-win)
