So Respawn and EAs free to play take on the battle royale genre just received a free update today that introduced a solo play mode that will run for the next two weeks. In addition to the new mode, they also promoted the event with the promise of some new skins for the characters (among other things).
The event has been live for a few hours now and people have been quick to spot the outrageous levels of monetization that has been implemented into the event.
Here's a quick summary:
It's disappointing because the game is still a ton of fun to play and the new mode could have been a nice little addition for a while, especially if there was the incentive of some decent character skins for playing it. But nope, gotta milk the community for all their worth and get that $$$. Shame on REspawn and EA for this mess.
The event has been live for a few hours now and people have been quick to spot the outrageous levels of monetization that has been implemented into the event.
Here's a quick summary:
- 24 of the new cosmetic items can only be obtained via rng loot boxes.
- The game will give you two loot boxes for free by playing the game, but that's it. After that you have to buy more loot boxes, ten of them will cost you $70.
- Even if there are no dupes, getting hold of all 24 items would therefore cost $154.
- Once you've done that, there's another item you will then have to pay a further $35 to unlock.
- There is NO WAY to acquire a specific item, not even with real money. Literally all items are locked behind rng crates.
It's disappointing because the game is still a ton of fun to play and the new mode could have been a nice little addition for a while, especially if there was the incentive of some decent character skins for playing it. But nope, gotta milk the community for all their worth and get that $$$. Shame on REspawn and EA for this mess.