Star Wars Battlefront II

 PlayStation 4
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1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 8873 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,158 out of 8873
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  3. Negative: 7,245 out of 8873
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  1. shez
    Nov 28, 2017
    0
    EA, stop ruining all the franchise i once loved. These business practices have to stop for once and for all. i hated micro-transactions for years now, but I'm glad that now people are opening their eyes.
  2. juicyhopfrog
    Nov 17, 2017
    1
    This game is the culmination of all the bad practices that have been leaking into gaming for years. It's basically a freemium game with a $60 price tag. Micro-transactions and loot box gambling have been creeping in for years, but this is far and away the worst example to date. Do we blame EA? You can't get mad at a snake being a snake. For far too long, gamers have been complicit inThis game is the culmination of all the bad practices that have been leaking into gaming for years. It's basically a freemium game with a $60 price tag. Micro-transactions and loot box gambling have been creeping in for years, but this is far and away the worst example to date. Do we blame EA? You can't get mad at a snake being a snake. For far too long, gamers have been complicit in companies ruining gaming because they failed to see us as fans and loyal customers, but fat piggies to be drained of every red penny. Although late, this should stand as our line in the sand. Our chance to push back the tide that is destroying gaming at it's core.… Expand
  3. NathanScmidt000
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    I'm already bored with the game. I can't level up my classes because of the RNG/Lootbox progression, and the multiplayer is not stimulating enough to keep me going for long. This is a sad day for Star Wars fans as I doubt EA will be able to right the ship. Starfighter Assault is cool, but the shine is wearing thin on that as well. The more you play, the more you realize that Dice/CriterionI'm already bored with the game. I can't level up my classes because of the RNG/Lootbox progression, and the multiplayer is not stimulating enough to keep me going for long. This is a sad day for Star Wars fans as I doubt EA will be able to right the ship. Starfighter Assault is cool, but the shine is wearing thin on that as well. The more you play, the more you realize that Dice/Criterion completely missed the hook that would keep players coming back. Instead they filled the map with so much nonsense that any feeling of being a bad ass starfighter pilot is soon ended thanks to an asteroid or piece of debris that you couldn't see in a tight turn. The ground combat seems like a spray and pray free for all, with the winner being decided by who has the best cards. The maps are far to big for 20 on 20, and the weapon balance and spread are atrocious. This game is not worth the aggravation the micro trans progression system and gameplay will cause you. Avoid at all cost.… Expand
  4. Ecresis
    Nov 28, 2017
    0
    The day Electronic Art$ went too far. Microtransactions need to die. I'm boycotting EA for the next 10 years. Maybe they'll fire everyone and actually make games for gamers.
  5. GamerJosh0137
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    They were so close! EA had a perfect opportunity to make possibly one of the best Star Wars games in years. Battlefront 1 was a great multiplayer game but lacking in the depth department. The lack of content i.e campaign and honestly the lack of multiplayer modes made Battlefront 1 more of an appetizer than an entree. Battlefront 2 comes around and they literally give fans EVERYTHINGThey were so close! EA had a perfect opportunity to make possibly one of the best Star Wars games in years. Battlefront 1 was a great multiplayer game but lacking in the depth department. The lack of content i.e campaign and honestly the lack of multiplayer modes made Battlefront 1 more of an appetizer than an entree. Battlefront 2 comes around and they literally give fans EVERYTHING we have been asking for. Campaign: check, More modes: Check, Dog fights in space: check, no season pass that splits player base: check. They had it! They **** had it! Then the inevitable happens. EA. EA happened. A loot crate/progression system so convoluted it makes playing Battlefront 2 more like my job as an accountant. Great! The heroes are now 75% less credits now. So what!? The main problem is STILL there. Pay to win mechanics in a full price game. Sure, you cant buy loot crates with legendaries. Awesome! Still though people with bigger wallets can still BUY AN ADVANTAGE OVER PLAYERS THAT DONT SPEND TONS OF MONEY ON :LOOT BOXES!!!!!!!!! This is pay to win!!!! So the cost of heroes goes down. GREAT! It fixes none of the pay to win concerns that the fans STILL have. It's a god damn crying shame. Soooooo close.… Expand
  6. XRuinX
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    its a very pretty game but games need great gameplay. fun for a couple hours but then you start to see what all the negativity is about. Gambling really has dug its claws deep into this game. Lots of content is locked and to unlock it either pay money or play for an unrealistically long amount of time. 2 hrs every day for 6 yrs to be precise, or over 4,000 hours. I now see how long that really is.
  7. UKManonfire
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    Well I am a potential customer in UK who loves Star Wars but I don't want to fork out £50 for a game that isn't fully accessible, I will not pay for micro transactions and I have enough other games to play to not be bothered. I wanted this game but I cant justify the extra money required to progress through a game that I have already payed for. There must have been someone in the manyWell I am a potential customer in UK who loves Star Wars but I don't want to fork out £50 for a game that isn't fully accessible, I will not pay for micro transactions and I have enough other games to play to not be bothered. I wanted this game but I cant justify the extra money required to progress through a game that I have already payed for. There must have been someone in the many various meetings who thought, this is a bad idea but was shut down and told to shut up by the greedy who cares. Yeah because that guy with passion was shut up means we cant all play it. I wont be buying it 100%.… Expand
  8. Naiko
    Nov 16, 2017
    1
    BEWARE: EA tried to implement PayToWin features on a 60$ videogame, this hits a clear new low in how this kind of games are developed, DO NOT support this product.
  9. MomoGaming
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    I think this goes to show that people are sick and tired of mictrotransactions in games. The problem with the way EA has structured this game is by making it a pay to win system. Do you want good characters or items? Do you want to do better than others? Well you can pay to be better! Don't want to pay but want to still get the same items? Get ready to grind for MONTHS to get a bit of theI think this goes to show that people are sick and tired of mictrotransactions in games. The problem with the way EA has structured this game is by making it a pay to win system. Do you want good characters or items? Do you want to do better than others? Well you can pay to be better! Don't want to pay but want to still get the same items? Get ready to grind for MONTHS to get a bit of the same benefits of paying. EA fully understands this and want you to want to be loot boxes
    Games like Overwatch do these transactions correctly because the items are cosmetic items only. THEY DO NOT EFFECT GAMEPLAY.    … Expand
  10. Rioku
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    The Progression of the player is attached to loot boxes.

    Cards that give lot of bonus, makes difference between players who have it and players who don´t.

    Pay to Win

    I wont buy, mi friends also dont buy.
  11. metavicen
    May 9, 2018
    0
    i tried to play a match today after several months inactive. Lit i lasted 5 mins till i got so tilted with what imo is the worst thing of the MP at least, and thats the balance. If you want to play those awesome looking space battles, you wont. Simply, they are unbalanced af, its always 1sided and attacker team never, NEVER can made it to the 2nd or even 3rd stage in some maps like kaminoi tried to play a match today after several months inactive. Lit i lasted 5 mins till i got so tilted with what imo is the worst thing of the MP at least, and thats the balance. If you want to play those awesome looking space battles, you wont. Simply, they are unbalanced af, its always 1sided and attacker team never, NEVER can made it to the 2nd or even 3rd stage in some maps like kamino or that **** map of the ST ship. Then galactic assault, as you said ruined by ****ty cards and thingys like officers flipping with some instakilling handgun and getting shieled like a LOL hability, WTF THIS IS STAR WARS HOW THE **** CAN A SIMPLY HUMAN GET MORE HEALTH BY THE FACE AND IN YOUR FACE! its instantaneous and you cant even face them playing with low precision and damage LMG of heavy, or even assault guns. Cmon, star wars is huge, how tf there are ONLY 4 GUNS FOR EACH CLASS, BEING 3 SIMILAR WITH OP GADGETS YOU HAVE TO GRIND AS A MAD. Ive played 100 hours and i regret every minute EA stole of my child memories from AUTHENTIC BATTLEFRONT II and what battlefront 3 could have been. And the worst thing, without any doubt, is that the game is suposed to be seassony, but it has only had 1 and it was done after game releasing but dropped 1 month later for marketing businnes. Where is the 2nd? ah i see, its releasing on Solo movie date. Not to say there is nothing said about the game development for months about new ****s coming to it (i dont count "progress update" cos it wasnt at all).… Expand
  12. Kreett
    Mar 24, 2018
    0
    I started this game after the revamp only to find what I thought was going to be a fun star wars shooter turned out to be a newbie meatgrinder, I have never been so depressed with anything in star wars history and I saw the last jedi in theaters.
  13. ryan425
    Nov 17, 2017
    3
    Awesome for the first 10min... then getting smoked by decked out beginners that bought gear. Did the math and to even be halfway decent you need roughly $400-450 investment for gear considering the RNG. So if you like to pay to feel like a winner then maybe you'll like it. We used to call this cheating
  14. MichelRonaldo
    Nov 17, 2017
    1
    personalmente Star Wars es una de mis sagas favoritas de toda la vida, este juego pintaba para mucho mas, pero pienso que nuevamente se centraron mas en el multiplayer que en la historia, que a pesar de que este juego si tiene, no satisface que sea una campaña tan corta, me parece una groseria muy grande el tema de los micro pagos y es el punto mas en contra de este videojuego, no piensopersonalmente Star Wars es una de mis sagas favoritas de toda la vida, este juego pintaba para mucho mas, pero pienso que nuevamente se centraron mas en el multiplayer que en la historia, que a pesar de que este juego si tiene, no satisface que sea una campaña tan corta, me parece una groseria muy grande el tema de los micro pagos y es el punto mas en contra de este videojuego, no pienso pagar nada mas que los 60 dolares que ya cuesta este juego y claro si no pagas no tienes oportunidad en el multiplayer ese es el mas grande error.… Expand
  15. AsianTech
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    I pre ordered the deluxe edition for 99.99 and I found out that I won’t even be able to play Vader unless I make a in game purchase? Refunding now. I knew I should’ve waited to pre order it’s EA they mess everything up. I won’t stand for this, I am boycotting this game and EA until they fix this
  16. Stargayz
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    Pretty Game, Confusing Progression System, Unbalenced Combat, Stuffed With Tons Of Paywalls, Ingame Currancy is Grossly Manipulative. Should be rated M to help keep it outta the hands of kids.
  17. saityx
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    terrible single player campaign, no sense of history progression, I was hoping an empire side of the history but I ended with a rebel one in its place. and the multiplayer well ppl with cards are way more powerful than a normal person,so i'll just be playing Star wars empire at war that is a way superior game.
  18. heycowboy
    Nov 17, 2017
    1
    Such a disappointment. Not even about the lame loot boxes. Control system has been ruined for me. Floaty, inaccurate, everything that requires major tweaking. First Dice Battlefront was missing a lot, but the core controls and blaster play felt great to me as a Battlefield Dice fan. This game is a mess. Blasters shoot too slow. ALL of the guns suck. Movements are both too heavy andSuch a disappointment. Not even about the lame loot boxes. Control system has been ruined for me. Floaty, inaccurate, everything that requires major tweaking. First Dice Battlefront was missing a lot, but the core controls and blaster play felt great to me as a Battlefield Dice fan. This game is a mess. Blasters shoot too slow. ALL of the guns suck. Movements are both too heavy and too floaty on each axis. The campaign, which I was so excited about.... is just a few hours long and so disjointed. Hits have little to no impact on NPCs. Goldeneye N64 had better AI. There's about 5 character models for the rebels. I honestly feel remorse for shooting the same Asian female Rebel in the face around every corner. Multiplayer is also so disappointing. Seems to have lost all strategy because gunplay is so poor. I don't understand how they could have messed this game up so badly.… Expand
  19. aydinj
    Nov 16, 2017
    1
    Don't buy this game! If you continue to buy games for 60$ and then microtransactions and then..., it will get worse ... EA
  20. Cerativ
    Nov 17, 2017
    1
    Micro-transactions. So what they disabled it now? They wanted to f*** us. It will be remembered EA
    I bought almost all of their games based on DICE's Frostbite engine, but now they did too much
    Game is great, micro-transactions aren't and it makes me sad, EA made me sad :(
  21. connorman01
    Nov 18, 2017
    1
    The gameplay is kinda sub par. graphics are amazing, but other than that this game is an unbalanced, lazily made, cash grab that is a huge insult to gamers. they said you have to level up to get higher tier power cards. I just got the game today on release date and got killed by a rey that had all epic cards equipped.
  22. FinisRonin
    Nov 27, 2017
    0
    I am a DICE fanboy! What DICE did here is absolutely impressive! The one point goes out to all the DICE devs that have to take a lot of **** due too EAs greed! I can not possible give a positive review on this. With the micro transaction removed for now, the game still remains pay to win! The preorder / delux and the 15 bucks boost pack all give a player a significant advantage in theI am a DICE fanboy! What DICE did here is absolutely impressive! The one point goes out to all the DICE devs that have to take a lot of **** due too EAs greed! I can not possible give a positive review on this. With the micro transaction removed for now, the game still remains pay to win! The preorder / delux and the 15 bucks boost pack all give a player a significant advantage in the Multiplayer modus!
    Also players were able to get crystals on the first day. and by that some players got a significant day one boost.
    Furthermore to bind the progression of the game to a random lootbox system is demoralizing at best, especially when you find out how long it will take you to unlock even the most basic things. I end by saying awesome job DICE ... And EA stop ruining good games with your corporate greed!    … Expand
  23. S7oYaN
    Nov 28, 2017
    0
    I played the beta, looked beautiful! However, this game deserves 0 for counting on nostalgia to suck you into buying 60$ AAA title and then charge you another 60$ just to give yo a fighting chance in the multiplayer. F@#K YOU and you micro transactions and loot boxes, EA!
  24. Kythos
    Dec 3, 2017
    0
    Micro-Transactions tied to progression. Micro-Transactions tied to progression. Micro-Transactions tied to progression. Micro-Transactions tied to progression.
  25. brandonb00zed
    Dec 10, 2017
    0
    Horrible game by a money hungry company that doesn't care about what it's players want. Pay2win garbage constantly making you feel forced to have to spend money to progress because its designed to get as much money out of as many people as possible..
  26. ticassa
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    Nothing really new. Battlefront 1 standalone DLC. Poor and short campaign. Completely monetized. If you have loads of money to spend, this is your game.
  27. Th0rax3tehImplr
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    Another garbage, throwaway game that you will be bored of in minutes. EA is where good franchises go to die.. horribly. Go buy literally anything else. I'm actually glad they did this lootbox bs because now governments are in the process of legislating it. which is great. The pig gets slaughtered. Please spend you're money on anything else, boycott this company. I didn't waste my money youAnother garbage, throwaway game that you will be bored of in minutes. EA is where good franchises go to die.. horribly. Go buy literally anything else. I'm actually glad they did this lootbox bs because now governments are in the process of legislating it. which is great. The pig gets slaughtered. Please spend you're money on anything else, boycott this company. I didn't waste my money you shouldn't either. #Gambling #Pay2Win… Expand
  28. anno_nym_1
    Dec 8, 2017
    0
    Haha, EA just does not know when to stop with trying to pull the money out of your pocket. Otherwise not noteworthy game, just another mediocre license game, that is not able to elaborate on its predecessor's promises.
  29. AlexSpirit
    Dec 8, 2017
    0
    Terrible, laggy game, filled with microtransactions and bugs. Would not recommend anyone to spend money on it. It should be illegal to make such bad games, based on gambling
  30. jans135
    Dec 9, 2017
    0
    We shouldn't allow developers to introduce micro-transactions in AAA games. We must stop it before it will became normal... The best way to do this is to vote with our valets and boycott Battlefront II
  31. smirkypants
    Dec 9, 2017
    0
    Say it with me: punish the bastards so they'll never do it again. Pay to win is evil. Pay to lottery to win is even worse. Don't buy this else you'll be giving money to the evil empire.
  32. labrants
    May 7, 2018
    0
    Terrible!!! Ended the Star Wars franchise, they're thinking it's a cell phone game !!! Pay to win !!! On the console, never!
  33. mariuss
    Jun 19, 2018
    0
    Hitler: CRAP/10

    APOCALIPSE NOW!!!.........................................
  34. rodericrinehart
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    This is the most greedy game ever made. I will never buy another EA game again. The worst of every mobile scummy system ever and the biggest F-U to gamers. If this is where a lot of gaming is headed, I will avoid it - all these lootboxes and GAAS (games as a service) are a blight on fun. Give me single player perfection like Mario, Zelda, Persona 5, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us, andThis is the most greedy game ever made. I will never buy another EA game again. The worst of every mobile scummy system ever and the biggest F-U to gamers. If this is where a lot of gaming is headed, I will avoid it - all these lootboxes and GAAS (games as a service) are a blight on fun. Give me single player perfection like Mario, Zelda, Persona 5, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us, and The Witcher 3.… Expand
  35. djnicey
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    EA have wrecked another game franchise, which is no surprise. Grinding to unlock crystals to unlock game characters shouldn't be anyones idea of fun, never mind the lootbox gambling and pay to win mechanics. Don't support this type of game, there are plenty of better games to spend your money on.
  36. Team_Bob
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Pay to win trash. Those that pay into the loot crate system have an unfair advantage over everyone else in the game. Unless you're willing to grind for hundreds of hours, you need to spend another $100 just to stay competitive in the multiplayer. After dropping $60 for the base game, this is unacceptable. Same old gambling system that preys on children like a mobile game. Also, thePay to win trash. Those that pay into the loot crate system have an unfair advantage over everyone else in the game. Unless you're willing to grind for hundreds of hours, you need to spend another $100 just to stay competitive in the multiplayer. After dropping $60 for the base game, this is unacceptable. Same old gambling system that preys on children like a mobile game. Also, the campaign is trash. Do not buy.… Expand
  37. TitaniumDragon
    Feb 11, 2019
    2
    Star Wars Battlefront 2 superficially looks like Star Wars. You’ve got the green and red blasters, you’ve got guys with lightsabers, you’ve got the heroes and villains of Star Wars, you’ve got Stormtroopers… at first glance, all seems right as rain. There are moments in combat where the flash of blaster fire and the sound effects all combine to make it seem like all is right in the world.Star Wars Battlefront 2 superficially looks like Star Wars. You’ve got the green and red blasters, you’ve got guys with lightsabers, you’ve got the heroes and villains of Star Wars, you’ve got Stormtroopers… at first glance, all seems right as rain. There are moments in combat where the flash of blaster fire and the sound effects all combine to make it seem like all is right in the world.

    And then you watch your character move around awkwardly in 3rd person and the illusion is totally broken.

    This is a game that awkwardly tries to put on a veneer of being Star Wars, but any sort of abrasion rapidly rubs off the paint and you’re left with something that never feels right. The whole thing feels very superficial, like you are awkwardly puppeting characters who are meant to represent stuff from the Star Wars universe, but you never feel like a part of the universe, or like any part of it is authentic. Movement is stiff, jumping is awkward, you cannot dash around in a satisfying way, and the characters who use the Force and light sabers feel weird as they run around waving their lightsabers around weightlessly and awkwardly zapping each other with lightning.

    The whole thing just feels off. It has the veneer of Star Wars, but it fails to make you feel either like a Jedi or like a Stormtrooper.

    The single player campaign is in the same vein – superficially attractive, but hollow. You are introduced to Inferno Squad, a group of elite Imperial commandos who realize that they are the baddies and switch sides to the Rebel Alliance after the Empire starts torching its own worlds for no sensible reason but the evulz. The characters show some resistance to just up and switching teams, but it is very obvious where it is going, and the whole thing is really a setup to stick you into a bunch of pretty environments (which have nice visual variety), as well as let you play as Luke, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, and even the latest not Darth Vader knockoff from the Disney sequels. Unfortunately, while all of this happens, it is not really all that satisfying; the missions are all quite visually varied, but in the end you’re just mowing down basically the same people in almost every mission, with the enemies just model swapped between them. There’s no real difference between Rebel fighters and Imperial Stormtroopers, and a few missions that involve dogfighting in TIE fighters and X-wings help to mix things up a bit, but are at best okay.

    The story is pretty mediocre, and while all of the locations are attractive enough, it basically just feels like a series of arbitrary vignettes, and I never built any connection with the new cast of characters.

    Multiplayer, too, doesn’t feel all that great. There’s a mode where heroes fight against villains, which lets you play with all of the really cool characters, but while this mode is somewhat interesting, it also highlights the general awkwardness of it all. Fighting with lightsabers doesn’t feel immersive at all; the Emperor runs around with his hands stuck out in front of him like some sort of Frakenstein’s monster parody, zapping people with lightning; and characters with ranged weapons feel like second class citizens in that they mostly don’t do anything all that cool, and yet they’re equally competitive with the ostensibly cooler lightsaber-wielding combatants. It isn’t terrible, and there’s some reasonable variety between characters, but it just feels kind of awkward, and it has none of the charm that hero shooters like Overwatch have. Teamwork mostly consists of zerging around the map together as a group rather than interacting meaningfully with your teammates, and while it is okay for a while, it just didn’t hold my attention for very long.

    The assault mode – grand battles involving 40 players – seem like a cool idea, but they didn’t feel great in practice. I really liked the idea of it – you play as an ordinary trooper, but every time you die, you gradually gain score. You get more points for killing people and for playing the objective, and when you gain enough points, you can respawn in as a special trooper using special weapons, or as someone in a spaceship fighting overhead, or someone in a vehicle, or even as one of the heroic characters. All of these are stronger than the base troopers, and can help to swing the battle in your favor – but it also means that the other team can get them and (in theory) cut into your team like a hot knife through butter, though in practice, I found that while they were scary, they were often very beatable even as normal troops if you kept your distance and stuck together with other people.

    Unfortunately, the sheer scale of these battles made it hard to feel like you were making a difference in a lot of cases.

    In the end, Battlefront 2 feels superficial. It has the veneer of Star Wars, but is mechanically unsatisfying.    … Expand
  38. Praesi
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    If People want this greedy behaviour to stop, than they have to stop buy their **** EA or Activision will never listen to reason, only to Numbers.
    EA´s message to Gamers with BF2 : "F*ck you give us more Money"
  39. Makaveli
    Nov 19, 2017
    1
    It's quite funny really. Every time I see that a game that EA is involved I don't get excited I think to myself " I wonder how they are going to screw us over this time" Well EA, you really screwed the pooch on this one didn't you and I laughed, You greedy bastards are getting what you deserve. I know you're "retooling" the microtransactions but I mean we all know at this point nobody canIt's quite funny really. Every time I see that a game that EA is involved I don't get excited I think to myself " I wonder how they are going to screw us over this time" Well EA, you really screwed the pooch on this one didn't you and I laughed, You greedy bastards are getting what you deserve. I know you're "retooling" the microtransactions but I mean we all know at this point nobody can trust your business practices.. I hope other companies learn from this and stop with these BS practices.... Just because they removed the microtransactions (for now) dont buy it, they are trying to lure people into buying the game so they can bend you over later.... I'm actually proud of the gaming community coming together and saying enough is enough... EA is nothing more than a crack dealer, they make you pay for a sample, get you hooked and then you waste more money on their BS.. To be honest it should be illegal what these companies do to people. The gaming industry is the only industry where we can be taken advantage of multiple times and still sit back and defend these crap companies... If the automobile industry tried to pull this crap I doubt people would stand for it.... Let's not back down, let's remind these companies who got them where they are today. Without us, they dont exist..oh and

    **** EA    … Expand
  40. dogboy
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    EA seems determined to destroy all games and franchises with their greedy corporate practices. Gamers are happy to give them their hard earned money if they just give them what they want. Unfortunately while we still have morons out there pre-ordering games I am not sure this will change. If you pre-order games please take a good long hard look at yourself.
  41. CakeMaster
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.
    As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that    The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.
    As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that players have challenges that are compelling, rewarding, and of course attainable via gameplay.
    We appreciate the candid feedback, and the passion the community has put forth around the current topics here on Reddit, our forums and across numerous social media outlets.
    Our team will continue to make changes and monitor community feedback and update everyone as soon and as often as we can.    … Expand
  42. Egocentricion
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    This game has got to be the biggest proof that EA doesn't care at all about their customer and rather milk them for money, especially pushing deceptive gambling by their newest pay 2 win card system down die hard Star Wars fans (which a lot of them are children because Disney has done an unsurmountable amount of work to attract the children crowd in the past years).
    Will EA turn this    This game has got to be the biggest proof that EA doesn't care at all about their customer and rather milk them for money, especially pushing deceptive gambling by their newest pay 2 win card system down die hard Star Wars fans (which a lot of them are children because Disney has done an unsurmountable amount of work to attract the children crowd in the past years).
    Will EA turn this around and make it the best game ? Probably not    … Expand
  43. Eman
    Feb 27, 2018
    0
    EA hasn't gotten the message. Do your part. Vote with your hard earned money. The devs, the designers, the testers are innocent, but if the folks who run the company are poor stewards of the IP they're granted, you can't fix that, you can't change that. The only thing that makes people who have too much money and power change their mind is to lose it.
  44. Zorrac555
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    This game leverages one of the most abusive micotransaction systems ever conceived for a AAA release. EA should be ashamed. Only by sending EA a clear and united message can we make them understand that this is unacceptable and we will not stand for it.
  45. vhati
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    What could be a actually amazing game that does star wars justice. Instead we get a game saddled with pay to win mechanics, reinforced by extremely long grind times just to get a chance to play characters who are the face of star wars. This also reinforces that sure you bought the game for $60, but you should be spending more.

    This has to stop, This game has taken it to a level that    What could be a actually amazing game that does star wars justice. Instead we get a game saddled with pay to win mechanics, reinforced by extremely long grind times just to get a chance to play characters who are the face of star wars. This also reinforces that sure you bought the game for $60, but you should be spending more.

    This has to stop, This game has taken it to a level that is unacceptable for any release, and I cannot suggest purchasing this game in the future ever, as it will promote that this is an acceptable method withholding content you paid for.    … Expand
  46. Creovex
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    All the potential in the world.... and yet your progression is BASED OFF CHANCE!!! You will get duplicates, you will get some cosmetics... what you won't get is the parts you need to progress. I have never been so disappointed in a Star Wars product in my life and I bought the last one in 2015. My first computer Star Wars game was Rebel Assault and I have decades of buying Star WarsAll the potential in the world.... and yet your progression is BASED OFF CHANCE!!! You will get duplicates, you will get some cosmetics... what you won't get is the parts you need to progress. I have never been so disappointed in a Star Wars product in my life and I bought the last one in 2015. My first computer Star Wars game was Rebel Assault and I have decades of buying Star Wars games (all platforms, even mobile) and this is the first time I say, "Disney, your Star Wars IP is no longer an automatic buy for me. You have ruined it for me. And I was your lifetime guaranteed cashflow."… Expand
  47. Soyeon
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    I paid $60 for this "Star Wars" game and I can't even play as Darth Vader until I play for dozens of hours or pay even more money? Ridiculous EA, destroying pop culture.
  48. hepnotik
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Pay to win system undermines the competitive nature of the game. Considering the fact that this is a multiplayer centric game, that means this game must be avoided, and is not worthy of even a rental.
  49. adrenilinmatt
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    first of all i'd really like to say its so nice to finally see professional critics take the cancer that is loot boxes and microtransactions in such deep consideration when coming to a final score. it finally begins to feel like as gamers, critic or not, we are fighting the same fight. this game might well be very good at its core, but the shameless greed will not be tolerated. afirst of all i'd really like to say its so nice to finally see professional critics take the cancer that is loot boxes and microtransactions in such deep consideration when coming to a final score. it finally begins to feel like as gamers, critic or not, we are fighting the same fight. this game might well be very good at its core, but the shameless greed will not be tolerated. a progression system that is tied directly with real money is UNFORGIVABLE. this is absolutely disgusting to say the least.

    we even begin to see this type of thing creep more and more into single player games. so youre paying 60 dollars for a game, but to unlock the entire content, you have to pay countless dollars more into what clearly is a gambling system. WHEN WE PAY 60 DOLLARS WE EXPECT TO GET EVERYTHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE GAME. STOP BEING GREEDY YOU MORONS OR YOULL KILL THE BUSINESS.

    sure, paying more money towards a game after the initial purchase has been a thing for a while now, what with dlc and things like that. but dlc is SEPERATELY DEVELOPED ADDITIONAL CONTENT THAT GIVES PLAYERS MORE OF WHAT THEY ALREADY LOVE. that is the concept. you give them a great game, and then and ONLY then do you have to audacity to ask them for more of their hard earned cash.

    the video game industry is currently a toilet. a big dump sits smack in the middle floating in the water, WE CAN FLUSH IT AWAY. together. but only together. weve seen the result of our work with this game, changes are being made, but we have merely won a battle. not the war. these changes dont mean total victory. not even close. we have to push until this turd goes away ENTIRELY.

    great games with great potential are being bogged down by these slimy greedy money grabbing systems that, as i said before, are even finding a way into singleplayer titles. SINGLE PLAYER TITLES. this must stop now. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, DO NOT BUY SHADOW OF WAR IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY. DO NOT SUPPORT THESE BLOODSUCKING CRETINS. DO NOT SHOW THEM THAT WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS OK.

    it ends now. if it doesnt, video games will lose what they once were, what they once meant to us all. weve already seen the evolution of these loot systems and microtransactions. they started off as quiet and subtle, and slowly have crept up, turning into PAY TO F***ING WIN, ON 60 DOLLAR TITLES.

    IF YOU BUY THIS YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. GOOD LUCK TO OUR CHILDRENS GENERATION. THEY WILL NOT SHARE THE FOND MEMORIES OF VIDEOGAMES THAT WE ARE ABLE TO.    … Expand
  50. Lozsta
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    EA really are the epitome of what is ruining gaming. This game is the pits. The game play is bland and the micro transaction pay to win mechanic really is the lowest of the low.
  51. Oxkill
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Any critic considering a positive score should be ashamed of him/herslef.

    EA's predatory behavior doesn't need any kind of sustain whatsoever, even the smallest accolade is out of place. Despite the presence of honest developers working behind this huge and shady company, if we truly care about gaming as a form of expression, freedom and art, we truly need to defend these values    Any critic considering a positive score should be ashamed of him/herslef.

    EA's predatory behavior doesn't need any kind of sustain whatsoever, even the smallest accolade is out of place. Despite the presence of honest developers working behind this huge and shady company, if we truly care about gaming as a form of expression, freedom and art, we truly need to defend these values strictly, punishing every single attempt to degrade this beautiful dedication that is gaming. If we truly value what gaming can be, we should push against any attempt of damaging it with greedy microtransaction and gambling.

    DO NOT SUPPORT EA, for the sake of gaming itself.    … Expand
  52. IceMan1763
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    The P2W progression system carelessly shoved into the core of this game is the prime example of everything wrong with EA's business model and the direction of the gaming industry in general. I wish I could give the game a negative rating, but 0 will have to do. Do not buy this game if you have any integrity whatsoever.
  53. plasmalaser1
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.
    As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that    The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.
    As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that players have challenges that are compelling, rewarding, and of course attainable via gameplay.
    We appreciate the candid feedback, and the passion the community has put forth around the current topics here on Reddit, our forums and across numerous social media outlets.
    Our team will continue to make changes and monitor community feedback and update everyone as soon and as often as we can.    … Expand
  54. Gamecraze
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Pay to win games go straight into the toilet. Like Diablos1414 said “The epitome of greed. Sure, it looks pretty, the game play is fine, and it has the "Star Wars" name, but if you buy this game, you are continuing to send a message to EA that ridiculously over-priced and predatory microtransactions are okay for a game you already paid $60 for, and therefore should have access to mostPay to win games go straight into the toilet. Like Diablos1414 said “The epitome of greed. Sure, it looks pretty, the game play is fine, and it has the "Star Wars" name, but if you buy this game, you are continuing to send a message to EA that ridiculously over-priced and predatory microtransactions are okay for a game you already paid $60 for, and therefore should have access to most (if not all) of the content within a reasonable time-frame. I don't care that they've already dropped the costs associated with unlocking the most expensive characters (Vader, etc), because the root of the issue is still front and center; paying anything above $60 for the baseline content of the game is unacceptable and driven by corporate greed. It's evident that EA cares nothing for their player-base, because if they did, they wouldn't be nickel-and-diming us the way they currently are in SWBF II. To keep it PG - Shame on you, EA. ”… Expand
  55. Maglen
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Lootboxes are gambling.

    The developers said in a reddit AMA that getting currency through the single player Arcade version is manipulative but buying currency is ok.

    Paying for power is what loot boxes in this game are.

    That is the definition of pay to win.
  56. magneticfoo
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Vote with your wallet, vote NO to the future of the video game indsutry taking advantage of gamers who don't research before they pre-order a game that looks good but is full of monetized bullcrap.
  57. ManatuBear
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Basically EA makes you pay 60$ for a free-to-play-like game where endless grind and spending real money (ON TOP of the 60$) is necessary to progress. In the end it becomes worse than the worst F2P game! The graphics are pretty, and it is playable now, but when the whales spend their money in lootboxes and a ton of overpowered players invade the game, nobody else will be able to play forBasically EA makes you pay 60$ for a free-to-play-like game where endless grind and spending real money (ON TOP of the 60$) is necessary to progress. In the end it becomes worse than the worst F2P game! The graphics are pretty, and it is playable now, but when the whales spend their money in lootboxes and a ton of overpowered players invade the game, nobody else will be able to play for fun. The game is doomed from the start. AVOID!… Expand
  58. Ixsiehn
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    P2W loot box freemium model on a premium AAA priced game.

    So much idiocy and greed, i just cannot comprehend how this even made it out live.

    If you're super rich and have money to burn, go ahead.
  59. CapcomsLegend
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I would still question playing this game even if they gave it away for free, it is designed to play on your addictive nature and banks on you feeding money into it again and again trying to get better loot through a pay to win progress system. EA have disabled micro-transactions as of this morning, but I will never buy this game as I can guarantee that they will be put back into the gameI would still question playing this game even if they gave it away for free, it is designed to play on your addictive nature and banks on you feeding money into it again and again trying to get better loot through a pay to win progress system. EA have disabled micro-transactions as of this morning, but I will never buy this game as I can guarantee that they will be put back into the game as soon as the heat dies down. I'm speaking with my wallet and you will never ever get my money.… Expand
  60. Pandan1
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    This game is the final straw for me. There are so few game companies left that are willing to release a full game anymore. EA is not one of them obviously.

    We need to stop buying these games with loot boxes and season passes on day 1. It needs to stop here.
  61. mikelvgp
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    I definitely say NO to micropayments. It is a shame pretending to set a pay-to-win progression system on a game that costs 70€ in my country.
    I won't support this kind of policies with my money. Supporting this is supporting the destruction of my passion, videogames. Not with my money.
  62. harryeu
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Micro-transactions are a joke the game is actually really good and probably one of the most graphically impressive games out at the moment but at current EA ruins the work that the developers have spent so much time on and unfortunately they cant decide how its monetized by EA
  63. johnny768
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    I had purchased this game having the highest of hopes since my childhood was filled with great memories of the original Star Wars Battlefront 2, however this game brings the series to a whole new low. With release day having a required 40 gameplay hours to unlock the first character i was so frustrated with EA i threw my gamer against the wall desecrated on it and threw it in the trash, iI had purchased this game having the highest of hopes since my childhood was filled with great memories of the original Star Wars Battlefront 2, however this game brings the series to a whole new low. With release day having a required 40 gameplay hours to unlock the first character i was so frustrated with EA i threw my gamer against the wall desecrated on it and threw it in the trash, i would like a full refund for this filth they call "AAA".… Expand
  64. zanphear
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    Despicable practice by EA. Another triple A rip off, and no we won't fall for your bait and switch last minute changes just so you can put them back in a month later.
  65. EasyKill
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    They took the micro-transactions out, but it's only temporary, and it's not goodwill, it's PR panic and damage control. Screw these game industry execs for attempting to milk us all dry.
  66. BRubble
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    o.8 heh? Cant wait to see where user reviews stand when the PC voting opens up. With any luck, equal to or lower so as to show EA where they can stick their corporate scummery.

    I so wanted to like this game, but this StarWars horse broke it's legs before it was even out of the gate.

    Please show some resolve and conviction and do gaming's future a favour, boycott EA games.
  67. N1ghtwing
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Battlefront 2 was created by dice to be better than Battlefront in all the ways that it could be improved. There is a single player campaign, with a fleshed out multiplayer. All around Battlefront 2 looks just like you're in the Star Wars galaxy, and sounds like it too. But EA decided to be the leader in the industry when it comes to new innovative ways to take their consumers money. TheBattlefront 2 was created by dice to be better than Battlefront in all the ways that it could be improved. There is a single player campaign, with a fleshed out multiplayer. All around Battlefront 2 looks just like you're in the Star Wars galaxy, and sounds like it too. But EA decided to be the leader in the industry when it comes to new innovative ways to take their consumers money. The micro-transactions that are the bedrock of this game would be shameful in a free to play mobile game. Battlefront 2 was created in a way to take exorbitant amounts of time to unlock anything. Originally EA wanted it to take forty hours of multiplayer game play to unlock Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker. That's eighty hours for both of them. All progression is based around loot boxes, ever time you want to upgrade your character it comes down to chance. EA is hoping that after the two loot boxes you open after tens of hours of game play and still not getting what you want, you will be more likely to break down and spend more money to get what you want. The arcade mode, which is an offline component of the multiplayer will not allow you to earn anymore credits towards unlocking loot boxes after two matches. Every design about this game is greedy and anti consumer. Even with EA backpedaling, they are only temporarily disabling the micro-transactions so more people will buy the game. Then when things calm down they will reinstate them like nothing happened. This game is terrible for the gaming industry, it represents everything that can be done to take as much power away from the player in an effort to get you to spend more money to get some power back. If you want game publishers to stop trying to suck you dry for every cent you have do not buy this game. Battlefront 2 is not fun, and it's infuriating that so many things get in the way of you actually enjoying any part of what could of been a fun game.… Expand
  68. MadDogSquids
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    This game is an insult to modern gaming and promises. The game has promise, and at times is fun, however, a micro transactions are disgusting. To unlock iconic characters such as Darth Vader, you must pay a hefty price, or grind for many hours. I am disgusted by EA and their gambling system.
  69. rdonoso
    Feb 22, 2018
    0
    This how you kill a hobby. I love starwars but what EA does is unacceptable, not to forget how it exposes our teenagers to gambling, what where I live is illegal. EA is a shame.
  70. XeNoNtheNoBLE
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    I made an account to rate this game. EA has disgusting practices and is finally paying the price for it. Forcing players to play over 4,000 hours to unlock everything. Your choice to drop it by 75% and finally remove micro-transactions, for now, is not enough for me to buy this game. If not for the canceled pre-orders losing you money, you wouldn't have changed a damn thing. SCREW YOU EA.
  71. erty_werty
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    The game looks visually stunning and the audio is great, I also give props to the dev for including a campaign this time around (although I beat it in 2 days at around 5.5 hrs) but that’s pretty much it for the pro’s as there isn’t much for offline content at all.

    In regards to MP having the progression system based around Loot Crates is an asinine decision on the devs. part & I will    The game looks visually stunning and the audio is great, I also give props to the dev for including a campaign this time around (although I beat it in 2 days at around 5.5 hrs) but that’s pretty much it for the pro’s as there isn’t much for offline content at all.

    In regards to MP having the progression system based around Loot Crates is an asinine decision on the devs. part & I will not tolerate this practice hence the score. This is a strongly wait for sale in its current state    … Expand
  72. 8BitOmibus
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    IT'S till P2W, when you buy the "deluxe" edition you get those rare cards that allows you to dominate in multiplayer... full with bugs and feels so rushed, the campaign is horrible. You know what is working with zero bugs since the early access? all the gazillion screens and loot box animations and cards customizations. A horrible horrible game that must be destroyed and never talkedIT'S till P2W, when you buy the "deluxe" edition you get those rare cards that allows you to dominate in multiplayer... full with bugs and feels so rushed, the campaign is horrible. You know what is working with zero bugs since the early access? all the gazillion screens and loot box animations and cards customizations. A horrible horrible game that must be destroyed and never talked about EVER.

    And I hope as a Starwars fans that Disney will protect their IP and never let EA make another one.    … Expand
  73. tomchee
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Needless to say anithing. This company must fall.

    They've become too greedy they just look at gamers like cows to milk. Never ever EA! :@

    They even disabled the refound option.
  74. Explodet
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    It looks pretty but there are a lot of flaws here. The enemy AI in the single player makes it stupidly easy. For the multiplayer, freemium pay to win and grindy paywalls have no place in a game people payed money to buy. You want to do that crap, ea, go make awful phone games instead of awful real games. I honestly can't even think of the last good EA game. EA cares more about nickle andIt looks pretty but there are a lot of flaws here. The enemy AI in the single player makes it stupidly easy. For the multiplayer, freemium pay to win and grindy paywalls have no place in a game people payed money to buy. You want to do that crap, ea, go make awful phone games instead of awful real games. I honestly can't even think of the last good EA game. EA cares more about nickle and dimeing everyone instead of attempting to create a good game. EA eats up smaller game studios and then ruins them.

    I just wish EVERY EA game got the kind of hate this is getting. The bar is so low that when they make a slughtly mediocre game, people rave about it. In case it isn't clear, we don't want your loot crate freemium pay to win bull. We don't want huge grinds. We just want good games.    … Expand
  75. regardless
    Nov 21, 2017
    0
    Abhorrent micro transactions aside...the game is simply not that fun after a few hours...When the novelty of its absolutely stunning visuals ware off you realise the game itself isn't really that fun...Boring progression and game modes, smaller player counts than the original BF2, endless nade spams and no teamwork...The only way i could recommend this game is if it were bought for you byAbhorrent micro transactions aside...the game is simply not that fun after a few hours...When the novelty of its absolutely stunning visuals ware off you realise the game itself isn't really that fun...Boring progression and game modes, smaller player counts than the original BF2, endless nade spams and no teamwork...The only way i could recommend this game is if it were bought for you by your grandparents who have no idea what scum Chunts EA are… Expand
  76. Wardrobechaos
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Stay away from this piece of **** this is the stuff that is ruining gaming for everybody. you buy an empty shell for 60 euro. the only way to stop this is NOT TO BUY THE GAME.
  77. ValiantVillain
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Enough is enough. We as gamers will not tolerate this kind of system any longer. Greed is ruining games. No more. Voting with my wallet this time. I recommend others cast a vote as well.
  78. naskeri
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Do not buy, we need to force EA to stop this **** If we don't there will soon be no games left to play, only stupid gambling apps. Do not trust them, microtransactions will be back.
  79. Jokerswild2412
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    I spent $80 for a star gambling simulator where kids can be better than me not because of skill but because of luck or because they sunk some money in the game. Refunded immediately, will not be coming back until there is a loot crate overhaul.
  80. dudnik
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I haven't bought this game and won't buy it or any other title published by EA until they get their **** together and stop this cancer of microtransactions.
  81. Pranoor
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    We all know for how long our patience has been tested with micro transactions, loot boxes and pay to win models of these huge developers. Let's make this game the tipping point. This ridiculously greedy model for a fully paid game is what should be the final nail in the coffin. Boycott this game and let's not quiet down for a long time about this. Let's make it the E.T.(1982) of our times.We all know for how long our patience has been tested with micro transactions, loot boxes and pay to win models of these huge developers. Let's make this game the tipping point. This ridiculously greedy model for a fully paid game is what should be the final nail in the coffin. Boycott this game and let's not quiet down for a long time about this. Let's make it the E.T.(1982) of our times. Let's make sure this game and other games revolving around a similar business model make them lose money.… Expand
  82. MihaiKrieger
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    This is a travesty. Don't buy this game. This is a disrespect to all what it means to be a customer. It is the lowest point of gaming since the 1983 crash and the thing is, we, the fans, have the power to change everything. Vote with your judgement and DO NOT BUY.
  83. Khaloisha
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Metastatic tumoral business practice, cancerous gambling "service" (as in their words) hidden into the "progression" system. I feel a great sense of pride and accomplishment in avoiding this sad kind of joke.
  84. bdave04
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Instead of a video game you are buying a rigged slot machine brought to you by EA one of the worst companies in the history of America. DON'T BUY THIS GREEDY SH*T. Force them to change this around and do the right thing.
  85. Smokeybastard
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I would not have purchased this game had i known that they removed the offline mode for Starfighter Assault. I only got the game for the Starfighter Assault mode and since i dont have allot of time to invest in online games I was mostly just going to mess around offline, but as this isnt an option it makes this game completely useless for my play style. Total waste of $80.
  86. Macronaso
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Absolute garbage, pay-2-win progression worse than the most shameless mobile games. Now with a bait-and-switch attached to it.
    Year after year companies keep pushing the borders of how much money they can milk out of gamers. EA just found out just how much is enough.
    Do. Not. Buy.
  87. antonchigur
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Gets 1 star because the game is playable and that alone is always worth a star.

    Buy the game and then pay more so I can win easier? heck no, to heck with EA never again.
  88. RadicalCactus
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Disgusting business practices by EA and DICE that the gaming community cannot accept. Why in the world is anyone accepting paying $60 USD or higher to buy into a game setup in the same way as F2P mobile titles is beyond me. If you think i'm being melodramatic go and find the screenshots of FOURTEEN HOUR WAIT TIMERS to earn in-game currency if you don't pay.
  89. WizardPig
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    I enjoy parts of this game, and I really feel for the devs and what they created, but the loot box micro transaction system must be protested. A crying shame.
  90. Unlimitedpower
    Feb 25, 2018
    0
    This is honestly one of the worst games I have ever played. It features Pay-To-Win microtransactions, unbalanced gameplay, it's buggy, laggy and alot more.

    STAR WARS Battlefront II is the sequel to the $120 Star Wars Battlefront 2015. While EA says that this game had alot more content than 2015 Battlefront, it really doesn't. Sure, it has more maps but none of these mals are really    This is honestly one of the worst games I have ever played. It features Pay-To-Win microtransactions, unbalanced gameplay, it's buggy, laggy and alot more.

    STAR WARS Battlefront II is the sequel to the $120 Star Wars Battlefront 2015. While EA says that this game had alot more content than 2015 Battlefront, it really doesn't. Sure, it has more maps but none of these mals are really good. Simple features like selecting what map you want to play on, customize your soldier, are all gone. Instead you get to play a random map and everyone looks the same.

    There are cosmetic options in the game, but these are exclusive to Luke, Leia, Han Solo, Kylo Ren and Rey. With cosmetic items for regular soldiers like the Officer, is hidden from the player.

    The game in unbalanced, you can get killed in 1 shot across the map by Leia. The game features P2W starcards which you can in lootboxes, (half the time you just get duplicates or starcards for a Hero/Villain that you don't even have). This of course makes the game even more unbalanced, for example Chewbacca can stun you and then kill you in a couple of shots.

    EA's reason for not making the lootboxes cosmetic only is because, and I quote "Nobody wants a pink Darth Vader". This is the worst excuse I have ever heard, plently of people wants a pink Darth Vader. Plus, if you don't want to add a pink Darth Vader, then don't add a pink Darth Vader. Add cosmetic options for the Soldiers and Heroes/Villains. As I said, there are already cosmetic options in the game, EA is just hiding them from you.

    While the game doesn't feature a $50 Season Pass or DLCs, it featured microtransactions (Which EA removed but will add later on).

    Please do not make the same mistake as I did. DO NOT BUY THIS $60 UNFINISHED, UNBALANCED, BUGGY, LAGGY, P2W PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A STAR WARS GAME!    … Expand
  91. ZackMurph
    Nov 20, 2017
    2
    I'm going to be removed from the media frenzy and review this game with the intent to ignore the issues of the micro-transactions and loot boxes.

    First off, the loot boxes... OK just kidding. I said I'd ignore them and I will, but they suck. The issues with this game stems from the idea of making you feel like aren't doing something right. With the intent of ground combat putting    I'm going to be removed from the media frenzy and review this game with the intent to ignore the issues of the micro-transactions and loot boxes.

    First off, the loot boxes... OK just kidding. I said I'd ignore them and I will, but they suck.

    The issues with this game stems from the idea of making you feel like aren't doing something right. With the intent of ground combat putting each player into the middle of a chaotic war zone. The game lacks the concept of truly narrowing down to focus of equipment, weaponry and situational awareness.

    Now, I understand that many people thoroughly enjoy the chaotic war zones and I love it myself. However, the main issue is that the maps are either too large or too narrow. With some maps only having 2-3 entrances to an objective or others having 15 entrances to an objective. You feel either clustered or experience a sense of ADHD as you're unable to focus on one particular enemy with the worry about 10 other enemies shooting you from behind. It turns a fun-filed battle experience. Into a grenade throwing fest vs having to check your 6 every 2 seconds.

    As for space combat, this is where the game really shines. I actually enjoy the space combat and though it feels kind of clunky at times. The overall graphics and environments are beautiful. With the sounds and music to match the battle that you're in the middle of. You feel immersed to the point where the other issues with the game kind of fade away. Giving you a taste of enjoyment for your $60+ purchase.

    To finish off this review. With the intent of ignoring the micro-transactions that have been temporarily removed. My biggest issue with this game is progression. As you finish each match. You'll notice that the credits you receive vs the credits you should receive in order to progress accordingly. Aren't exactly remotely close to one another. Honestly, they aren't even in the same gosh darn ball park.

    For when the matches draw to a close and you see the 150-380 or so credits rewarded to you. You look at your total count and wonder why the heck you need 4,000 in order to potentially progress your favorite class. Not only is your progression locked by chance, but it takes such a long time to acquire the 4,000 credits time after time again in order to progress. You start to feel annoyed and lose that sense of enjoyment from the game. For when you're in a match and you have a Bounty Hunter star card giving you a few extra points. You'll be shot in the face by a guy with a legendary star card that makes him the most OP guy around. Some stand offs that I've succumb to on occasion. Might as well have been me with a kitchen knife vs a guy with a 50 cal. machine guy behind a barricade.

    So in the end, I'll be honest and say that the game isn't worth your 60+ dollars. It's more of a $30 game that looks aesthetically beautiful. With combat being as clunky and annoying as it is currently and the only thing really being of interest is the space combat. You don't feel like you're having a "great time" with the game as you do with others. There's very few times that I've walked away from this game and just felt that sense of enjoyment. It's more like a feeling that I wasted 3 hours grinding for nothing.

    PS, the campaign was terrible. I don't even want to discuss it I disliked it so much. Whoever created the pacing of that story should be given in a lesson in story telling. The whole campaign is just one big mistake after another. I'll just leave it at that.    … Expand
  92. sin_9999
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    como que hay mucho juego en mis microtransanzacciones.......
    y tiene un 7 de nota los maletines dan muy buen resultado pero esta vez los usuarios no aceptaron esta situacion
  93. pabloff9
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions, lootboxes, bugs, pay-to-win, fee-to-pay, grinding, loot crates, star cards, DRM, terrible usage of the license that they have exclusive rights to because they paid more, EA.
  94. lievcr
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Yes, I hate Loot boxes

    There are some users who support these policies. The truth is that it is an evil that consumes the community since they were established in the industry. In a free game it is possible to accept them, but in a long-awaited game that is worth at least 60 dollars, it is a mockery for the community. I have returned the game, because the prizes in the boxes    Yes, I hate Loot boxes

    There are some users who support these policies.

    The truth is that it is an evil that consumes the community since they were established in the industry.

    In a free game it is possible to accept them, but in a long-awaited game that is worth at least 60 dollars, it is a mockery for the community.

    I have returned the game, because the prizes in the boxes really spoil the balance of the game.    … Expand
  95. rocket312
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    We must prevent this fcking lootbox system futher! especially pay-2-win system in AAA muliplayer 60-bucks product! Next time publishers (not developers) will think twice before making lootboxes again. DLC is ok but this sh*t is ridicolous!
  96. afarakh
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    lootboxes and pay-to-win- mechanick killed this game. RIP starwars game. First two games ( old battlefronts ) was awesome, but game industry and comunity ruins everything
  97. GuerillaTaktics
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Even with the horrible progression system aside, the story is boring and the gunplay is mediocre at best, please hire the writes of SWKOTOR if you want an actual compelling story in a star wars game.
  98. refresher
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Shocking! Greed has got in the way of a game. We were promised single-player, so they create a drab short campaign, really? Boycott EA everyone, starting with this game!
  99. than_Q
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Hey EA, up yours, you knew that you could have swayed this entire market in your favour if you didn't pull it, but now look, 0.8 user score on metacritic, 5,000 people went out of their way to say you suck, you can't fix this, and also, you're all cun†s for buying respawn, ƒuck you
  100. FluffyBunnyBro
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    The reason this piece of sh*t gets 1 star instead of 0 is because the graphics, like the first game, are amazing. The actual game though, is a steaming how pile of horse sh*t. The "progression" IS LOOTBOXES! LEGIT! I don't mind loot boxes being in a game, but when lootboxes ARE the game, you've got a huge problem.
    I was super hyped about this game. twice as many maps as the first, all    The reason this piece of sh*t gets 1 star instead of 0 is because the graphics, like the first game, are amazing. The actual game though, is a steaming how pile of horse sh*t. The "progression" IS LOOTBOXES! LEGIT! I don't mind loot boxes being in a game, but when lootboxes ARE the game, you've got a huge problem.
    I was super hyped about this game. twice as many maps as the first, all three eras, and NO SEASON PASS! Shutup and take my money! But then they had to ruin what could have been a great Star Wars game with pay2win lootboxes. There's legit a star card (Which you get from lootboxes) That gives you MORE AIM ASSIST! WTF!? I refuse to support this kind of bullsh*t that EA is trying to give us. If you care at all about the future of gaming, DO NOT BUY OR SUPPORT GAMES LIKE THIS! This is just ridiculous and I hope the 2,000 negative reviews are a huge wake up call for EA and other greedy companies like this. Don't support these greedy bastards, this is unacceptable.
    Oh, and if you were thinking about buying it for the campaign, don't. It's really not that great, and definitely not worth giving EA $60 for.
    So to sum it all up, this game might be the most insulting thing to ever be produced by any AAA company, and should not be supported in anyway. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, and for the love of God, DO NOT BUY LOOTBOXES! I don't know how to end this thing. uhhhhh, f*** you EA.    … Expand
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#2 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 62
  3. Negative: 3 out of 62
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Feb 6, 2018
    70
    Excellent online action offers hours of Stormtooper-shooting fun, but the so-so campaign stumbles, while cynical loot crates leave a sour taste. [Jan 2017, p.83]
  2. Gamersky
    Jan 21, 2018
    75
    Star Wars Battlefront II provides a greater ambition than the previous installment. It has powerful war scenes, a brand new single player mode, and shows a much more magnificent Star Wars Universe. But just like the Jedi should be ware of the dark side of the Force, this game also meets some similar situations, such as beleaguered microtransaction elements and character growth problems. The first 10 hours of this game is full of surprises; however, the further you play this game, the more disappointed you will get.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 29, 2017
    70
    Although game has huge problems with p2w microtransactions, it is still a good and fun gameplay experience with stunning visuals.
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