Currently, a number is making fans of the online shooter Star Wars Battlefront 2 nervous. According to a player, it takes about 40 hours to unlock powerful heroes like Luke Skywalker or villains like Darth Vader.
Reddit user TheHotterPotato calculated how long it takes to unlock Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader in Star Wars Battlefront 2. These powerful icons cost 60,000 credits, which must first be earned. His calculations are based on the following thoughts and numbers:
- Average duration of a Galactic Assault match: 11:09
- Average credits earned per match: 275
- Average credits earned per game minute: 25.04
- Game minutes needed to earn a Trooper loot box: 159.73
- Game minutes needed to unlock a hero: 2,395.97
Players angry – EA responds
These numbers are based on the EA Access version of the game, which has been playable since November 9. It takes about 40 hours to unlock a powerful hero. You can read more accurate numbers in this spreadsheet.
TheHotterPotato also indicates that he did not include the bonus credits for challenges. He only wanted to show what the first week of gameplay looks like when tackling only the simple challenges.
These data have now caused significant criticism within the community: The fire burned brightly over the weekend.
Electronic Arts has taken note of this criticism.
Adjustments to follow, challenges are to remain
EA is trying to soothe the players and explains that they used data from the open beta to determine the daily rate of how many credits players can earn per day. This has been expanded with their own adjustments.
The team intends to make further changes to provide players with a good gameplay experience. Challenges and rewards should motivate players to want to unlock everything in the game. It is also important that everything can be unlocked directly in the game.
Players should be proud of what they achieve
Another player explained that he spent 80 dollars on the game and now cannot play Darth Vader.
In response, EA stated that players should be proud of the heroes they have unlocked or purchased. However, the developers will constantly monitor the title and make adjustments if necessary.
These statements, however, have not led to calming the community. Players are still expressing criticism and showing their displeasure. The statements regarding “Darth Vader” have set downvote records. The community is trying to persuade Electronic Arts to rethink with all means, calling for protests and boycotts.
There is still confusion surrounding loot crates in Star Wars Battlefront 2. How this will develop will be seen after the launch of the online shooter.
