It appears that after the game’s low sales, EA and DICE will do anything to boost its revenue by, you guessed it, implementing microtransactions. Reddit’s member ‘spanky088‘ has discovered the following image, indicating that microtransactions will be coming to the latest Battlefield game on January 18th.
We don’t expect EA to implement any loot boxes to the game, however it’s almost a certain at this point that microtransactions are coming. And it’s funny that while the game is still lacking content (like the promised battle royale mode) EA and DICE will do anything to boost its revenue.
EA has stated that Battlefield’s currency will only be used for cosmetics, meaning that – theoretically – the gameplay will not be affected by these micro-transactions. Again, that’s a theoretical scenario and while some gamers will not bother with these cosmetics, it’s almost a guarantee that EA targets a specific audience that cannot resist spending money on such things.
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Well, yes, this was expected.
They said they’ll be monetizing cosmetics didn’t they ?
Its not just cosmetics, the game features a weapon upgrade system where you can boost your weapon firing rate, remove recoil etc. This is Battlefront 2 all over again.
I played the game. I didn’t see any of that stuff.
wow
The whole weapon progression has been streamlined, it’s worse than Battlefield 1.
He’s technically right but he also clearly hasn’t played the game. You can’t just buy weapon upgrades. You have to use the weapon and get to level 4 to be able to fully upgrade it, during the course of which you’ll earn the coins needed to upgrade anyway.
Not to mention you can’t use 99% of the guns in the game until you level each class all the way.
They still didn’t understand why people are not buying #EVERYONESBATTLEFIELD…
#NOONESBATTLEFIELD, apparently
This is like a guy covered in severe burns repeatedly reaching out to touch a hot stove, thinking “this time will be different”.
That sounds hot
Then there’s Activision thinking it’s just a matter of convincing more people to touch the stove (i.e. gutting Blizzard).
What they want is to set the stove to very, very low heat and then when enough people are touching it, set it to high.
Yes. And some naive gamers (kids or stupid fanboys?) will tell you that it wont matter because its optional…
Found the bot.
lol… Adding microtransactions, still they havent solved the company coin issue, or major bugs.
It warms my heart to see this casual feministfield fail hard!
They’re putting the microtransactions before even releasing all the gameplay features. There’s no server browser and no private server yet. It’s ridiculous.
Is Ea just trying to destroy the BF series in general? Or more like put Dice in the EA graveyard? Game still feels like a Early Access game with so many boring maps.
Also people have been using Aim Bots for weeks now… And the cheaters don’t even care since they are uploading their own videos of them doing it …
Was the same way in BF1.
Right. Only BF1 turned out to be a decent game that just happened to take two years into the game 😀
That’s usually the case now. BF3 was broken trash for a while after launch and really wasn’t any good until Endgame. Even then it still had massive netcode issues. BF4 was literally a broken practically unplayable disaster for a year after launch. By the time the netcode actually worked, they were already showing off BF1. I expect nothing different from 5, by the time they add Russans and US and Italy and Pacific front (if they even do) it will be time for Bad Company 3 or whatever trash they shove out next.
I’m so glad I didn’t pay for this. I’ve learned my lesson now after 15 years of supporting this franchise. I’ll be more than happy to pay for Origin Premier instead until I inevitably get tired of how boring and bad the game is.
BF1 a decent game? They still haven’t fixed the server browser, the matchmaking, the glitches like the one where you join a game in progress but you get stuck on the map shown in the main menu and can’t spawn.
DICE has gone downhill since BF3, they wanted to appeal to the CoD crowd, removed the commander and other gameplay features. I’m sure you can still have fun some time to time but BF hasn’t been the same since.
It’s going to be a pain in the a*s for the studio because they have 2 games to take care of: BFV (released without most of its features) and Battlefront 2 (still ruined by the card system and the awful EXP grind).
Cant wait till ea takes dice in the woods and puts the gun at the back of their head. Then ea will finally die.
rememeber kids …
no Microtransactions ….
So they know full well that their game is selling at a loss and isn’t doing so hot, so the ship is sinking and they want to make a quick buck?. Can’t say I’m surprised, this is EA after all.
It all makes sense now why people cant earn any more company points through playing.
Also, theres a point to be made that the game will become Pay2Win becouse of this seeing as half the playerbase wont have any means to upgrade their weapons without spending real money, and the upgrades provide massive bonuses like they did in Battlefront 2.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/18f660c3f3613045ac8a124e6966a848923b804e64f504691380c07e79aceb45.jpg
That graph doesnt apply to the actual game Mr EA. As of right now theres no way to earn company coins PERIOD beyond level 50 which doesnt even cover 1/10 of the unlocks the game has to offer.
Do you even play the game? Or do you just repost EA propaganda..
“theres a point to be made that the game will become Pay2Win becouse of this seeing as half the playerbase wont have any means to upgrade their weapons without spending real money,”
AS you see there is no option to unlock skill and upgrade gun with real money!!
Yet…
thats a biiiiig yet..hahaha…I’d like to think after starwars 2 or whatever they wouldn’t be soooo stupid, you can’t put it past them. never go full re**rd …unless your E.A. then, set sail full re**rd ahead.
Again clearly you haven’t played the game.
The specializations do not provide “massive bonuses”. They are literally worthless for some guns and they were copy pasted for every single gun in the same class except for a few like the MG34 and 42.
All the SMGs have the exact same spec tree, and all of the specs are awful – meant either for hipfire spam or faster ADS.
Yes, you in fact can still earn company coin after level 50. I do it every time I play. Do assignments, like you’re supposed to. Daily assignments will give enough coin to unlock all specs if you somehow magically haven’t done so by level 50.
Did you reach rank 50 yet? If so you would know the game has mobile progress system in place where early on it showers you with ways to unlock things then it just stops at this point youre ment to start paying if you want to stick around.
This is exactly whats going on in BFV where the initial assignments will provide you with roughly 10k in company coins, which wont cover even half the unlocks in the game, for which youd need 200k+. Daily unlocks give you what 300? Upgrading a weapon is like 7000.
And weapon upgrades dont matter? Faster fire rate doesnt matter? 200round clip instead of 50 doesnt matter? Faster bullet travel doesnt matter?
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT BATTLEFRONT DID.
You either pay or you spend the next year grinding to compete.
If the game barely sells.. what do they do? Add things that will piss off the few people that already play it/bought it..
Great EA.. just great. Happy holidays all.
THEY CANT STOP FCKING UP.
EA STHAP, JUST STHAP.
Plz dont stop EA. BF5 needs to epicly fail.
The fail train rumbles on.
only in BF5 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/94ef8a50bea2ba94a175abda5c3a8654d3b40d8d7227e141241f410655edde9d.jpg
lol https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/637ea1f38fd7f7944cece580f66f6a471e90abd6cef7a739948e0b4545152121.jpg
To be fair it was completely expected.
Microtrans are the only reasonable way to get enough warcrap to buy the skins – which are absurdly priced. 40,000 points for some skins. The game literally isn’t good enough to grind that long for the skins – that’s like 100 hours even completeing assignments as fast as possible. Some people, believe it or not, have jobs and lives.
I can’t even be bothered to complete the Tides of War assignments. I am so bored of this mediocre game and the same 8 boring maps. The only good map is the new one Panzerstorm and no server ever runs it.
The only valid complaint is that it’s practically impossible – Korean MMO level – to earn enough coins to get most of the skins in the game. This doesn’t affect gameplay in any way whatsoever and it is NOT pay to win.
It’s Battlefront 2 all over again.
A month ago, I speculated that literal apes had taken over lead positions over bethesda…now..I’m leaning towards body snatchers….In all positions of power! companies, universities, government…those making choices that drive “the machine” seem to have been replaced with morons that look and act like people. this would explain the rise of socialism, it would explain journalism game, and otherwise, it would give reason to our cherished hobby being turned to sh*t.
“most likely”… that’s cute. How about, “absolutely”?
Also, there’s nothing “micro”, about $50 currency cards. So start calling this garbage what it is, megatransactions.
This whole “micro” crap, is marketing bulls***, and you’re parroting their talking points.
game is already dead
now they’re cementing it’s grave
EA’s gonna EA
Well, why not keep shooting yourself in the foot EA. Your game is a fail anyway. Keep the fail train running at full speed.
As expected. For the simple reason: Battle Royal mode (Firestorm) soon incoming. Just take a look at PUBG or Fortnite for example: People buying cosmetics like insane. Some fellas likes to run and gun with Pink, Purple, Blue and Gold, AK-47 etc, and/or have Unicorn stickers at their uniforms/vehicles. Last good Battlefield in my poor opinion, was Battlefield: Bad Company 2. With BF3+, EA introduced cash grab methods. (I’m not complaining,nor i dislike people that they like fancy cosmetics into games.)
How could a shameless pimp make more money from a ugly wh*re with syphilis?
Why raise her prices obviously!