In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, according to PlayerUnknown Brendan Greene, you should no longer receive free lootboxes after the release. Only real money will be able to open the crates with cosmetic items. Many players do not like this at all!
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has recently caused some outrage among players because, contrary to the initial claims of chief developer Brendan Greene, the game will now offer microtransactions for paid lootboxes for 2.50 euros per box at Gamescom. Such microtransactions were actually explicitly excluded during the Early Access phase of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Now there is another point of contention, as Brendan Greene wants to completely eliminate free lootboxes upon release.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – No more Free Loot?
Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene recently announced on Discord that there may no longer be free lootboxes when the game is on the market. He stated: “These are only optional cosmetic items, you don’t have to buy them to play”.
To explain: In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, you can currently buy crates with clothing for in-game earned “Battle Points”.
Many players understandably want cool outfits in the game and do not want to pay anything for them. Therefore, many fans are far from thrilled at the prospect of no longer receiving free loot soon. However, the idea of paid lootboxes is quite accepted by the majority of fans.
However, they do not want such a “feature” in early access, and many players wish for an option to earn the boxes through gameplay progression – as in Overwatch. This would provide a further incentive for good performance in the game. Let’s hope that Brendan Greene changes his mind and continues to allow free loot in the game.
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