Had the base game launched in the state that it is in now, it seems safe to say that the game's reception would have been totally different. Back in 2018, DICE unlocked all heroes, villains, and all of the special ships like Boba Fett’s Slave I and Luke’s X-Wing for all players, so this past critique is now completely moot.

The Celebration Edition retails for $39.99 and is also available as a cheaper upgrade to those who had purchased the base game prior.Īnother lambasted element of the game was that the ability to play as many of the heroes and villains of Star Wars, one of the most advertised parts of the game, often cost either 40 hours or real-world money, just to unlock Darth Vader in one case. All skins are already unlocked and microtransactions are disabled in the Celebration Edition of the game, which is the version that was given away for free on the Epic Game Store. Microtransactions can only be used now to unlock cosmetic skins, like in Apex Legends or Overwatch, and that is only in the base game. Many skipped the game over the very principle of the game not having a skill-based progression system and a heavy emphasis on loot boxes and microtransactions, and rightfully so, but all of these issues have since been completely fixed. EA and developer DICE did fix the pay-to-win part right before the game’s actual release, but the fundamental lack of a progression and unlock system still had to be addressed.īut the changes did come, and now Battlefront 2 has a much more standardized progression and unlock system that one would expect from a multiplayer shooter. Star Wars Battlefront 2’s disastrous launch was in large part due to the game’s approach to loot boxes and microtransactions, leading many to hate the game even before it launched.

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