EA and Microsoft are made for each other, worst companies in the gaming industry.

NewMonday
Agreed..
All things seems to be Aquired, never inspired..

MS invested 2billion in Minecraft matey...so you may want to adjust your post there just a little....tehehehe

MS paid billions for 1 game, minecraft. Now times that by all the games EA has. Plus the entire brand of EA.

Yeah that Minecraft buyout really worked. Here is the most hated company around and you think investors (board of directors) will approve that? Now you are just being nonsensical and your true colors, that you have failed to hide for years, are showing.

I agree with morganfell.

@darthv72

Yeah they bought Minecraft, but I can still play it on my PS4, my Wii U, and my Switch. Seems like a pointless purchase to me, but hey whatever.

EA isnt going anywhere but if push comes to shove, I think T2 or Activision would scoop them up in a heartbeat.

at one point i actually thought they were going to buy ea, its not more shocking then buying nokia. EA is worth around 7.5 billion, microsoft is worth almost 300 billion...
Activison and take 2 don't have enough to buy ea, only companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple and facebook can make that sort of purchase.

I'd love to see them but EA, but a purchase that big they would need to go console exclusive just to choke out the competitor.

EDMIX@ "if you care about this game being ruined by microtransactions you should also care about the gamers that are even playing the game in the first place".
I have been a gamer and have been supporting this industry for 25+ years and i should care about gamers that support lootbox infested games?
You should be thanking me and every other gamer who boycottet the game, it forced the delevopers to make changes for the better.
The credits changes, mt removed, and others changes didnt happen because off people like you that bought the game, but because off the outrage and the many people that did not. If everybody bought it at launch they wouldnt make these ingame changes. Youre supporting a sick development in gaming(gambling/lootboxes) and i have no respect for that. peace.

@anti-stop twisting The Narrative this is actually why people still bought this game.

People are not buying the game because they want the microtransactions or the loot boxes they're actually buying it because they legitimately want a good Star Wars game and they want to have fun playing video games. Trust me I'm pretty positive you could understand that somebody wants to play this game but does not want to support their microtransactions simply the portion of the game that does not require such a thing.

That's like saying you don't like any microtransactions in DLC or anything like that therefore no one should play The Witcher 3 or because you hate microtransactions no one should enjoy Zelda breath of the wild because of amiibos or season pass or anything like that.

So please dear God stop trying to equate somebody playing a video game and liking it as wanting the microtransactions.

This is why I never EVER on this site attack a gamer for liking a video game even if I disagree with the game, even if I disagree with the publisher , even if I disagree with the practice, I could disagree with the whole lot of it but you're never going to find me trying to attack a gamer for liking a video game.

Once again stop equating somebody liking the video game for also wanting the microtransactions because there's lots of people who bought Star Wars Battlefront to myself included who had no plans to ever purchase any microtransactions and support their removal.

You could like video games , still buy Battlefront 2 and still support the removal of Micro transactions

If you're not fighting for those Gamers exactly what's the point of this? It actually makes the Vendetta personal and emotional and actually has you in some respect losing the support of those gamers in the first place because this only sounds like a personal bias and not a real issue.

Make your issue about the removal of the microtransactions not attacking fellow Gamers because they disagree with your personal opinion about a video game...

Your choice to boycott this game is your choice... But at the end of the day even if I agree with YOUR choice to do that, that doesn't make it fair game to start attacking anyone that decides to buy the actual game because at the end of the day like I said before who exactly are you fighting for if you're just going to attack the people that are actually directly being affected by this in the first place?

So you're going to start telling me what games I can and can't play?

Lol

I'm pretty positive you could boycott this game and support the removal of microtransactions while still actually respecting other people's decisions to actually buy the game.

Like I said I might disagree with so many people on this website but you're never going to catch me attacking other Gamers simply because they made a decision to buy something they like.

That's completely out of bounds and over-reaching and completely uncalled for.

Focus your anger on ptw microtransactions and not the people that just play video games for fun. Because trust me attacking those users is not going to make them agree with you believe me it's going to have the direct opposite of fact all you have to do is take a glance on Electronic Arts Facebook page and see how good attacking Gamers as actually really helped this situation...

If anything you just come off as a rabid Electronic Arts hater they're not going to listen to you and you make it extremely easy for them to dismiss anything you have to say about the topic.

Hate the practice

Don't attack the gamer.

EDMIX@i read your long comment, i dont think you get it. "Once again stop equating somebody liking the video game for also wanting the microtransactions because there's lots of people who bought Star Wars Battlefront to myself included who had no plans to ever purchase any microtransactions and support their removal."

But by buying the game you support the practices off lootboxes/gambling mechanics in full price games. Youre not supporting the removal off lootboxes i hope you see that.

"If you're not fighting for those Gamers exactly what's the point of this?"

People that boycott these business practices are fighting for other gamers, thats the point off the boycott. We want a better future for the gaming community with less mt and no lootboxes with gambling mechanics.

"Focus your anger on ptw microtransactions and not the people that just play video games for fun".

what anger are you talking about? putting feelings into this discussion and playing the victim card doesnt make you opinion look better.

"Like I said I might disagree with so many people on this website but you're never going to catch me attacking other Gamers simply because they made a decision to buy something they like."

You whole comment was a attack on the people you disagree with, but i guess you cant see that.

"So you're going to start telling me what games I can and can't play?

Lol"

no i didnt tell you what games you can and cant buy, why are you saying that?

oh and you eagerness to defend this games says a lot:)

Peace out:)

@EDMIX
Thanks.totally agree with your opinion here.
Ultimately this is a video game people buy to enjoy. Some people don't buy it and run about yelling don't buy it if they wish it's also fine.
Everyone I know is aware about the game issues. Respect should be due to all gamers.
We also should push for the game to get better and that's what most gamers playing the game do.
A lot of comments I see straight out say they don't care about improvement. That doesn't make sense.

I think we need gamers to be better consumers. People bought Battlefront 2 because they wanted to play a Star Wars game and didn't know about the MTs or perhaps they didn't care about them. If I had a young child that asked for this game, I'd let them play the game. Although I'd be cautious due to the MTs; however, some children will enjoy this game and won't pay attention to the MTs, they simply want to run around, shoot and interact with people online. This game suits the needs of some gamers, with or without the MTs. For those who want to play the game to enjoy the competition, you have to be concerned about the MTs. Online games are typically about competition, and Battlefront 2 ruins that by implementing a pay to win model. For those gamers who are looking utilize the MP aspect of the game to try invest their time in trying to level up, etc., which is the majority of the Battlefront 2 community, its extremely important that they understand MTs and how this may not be a product they should choose to support.

EA is trying to implement the same garbage practices they already implement in FIFA and Madden because the casual gamers that play these games don't care about MT's the proof is in the pudding. FIFA is still one of the best selling games yearly. The problem with that is that the hardcore gamer is starting to see these BS practices show up in every F'ing game so now there is some push back. This problem has been festering and SWBF2 was the boiling point for many gamers even those that have ignored it in the past. EA arrogance and greed was just to much for some to stomach.

Would have been better to invest five or so years ago.