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Leaked alpha footage of Battlefront II revealed an Overwatch-like loot box system that sparked pay-to-win fears, which are now substantiated: EA has confirmed that you can buy these “Loot Crates,” which give you more health, power up weapons, boost damage, or grant other special abilities, using real-world money. It remains unknown how big of an advantage these will truly provide, but getting owned by a rich kid is not out of the question.
"Players will be rewarded in the game through regular play in many different, earnable ways including crates," an EA spokesperson told us. "For those that want to accelerate the rewards, they can do so by purchasing crates that contain randomized items and rewards." It's not the first EA game to offer a system like this for obtaining loot - Battlefield offers Battlepacks, for example. But Battlepack contents are limited to cosmetic gun and vehicle skins, plus unique melee weapon designs. The suggestion from Battlefront 2's alpha is loot items actually affect how you and your team plays.
"Players will be rewarded in the game through regular play in many different, earnable ways including crates," an EA spokesperson told us. "For those that want to accelerate the rewards, they can do so by purchasing crates that contain randomized items and rewards." It's not the first EA game to offer a system like this for obtaining loot - Battlefield offers Battlepacks, for example. But Battlepack contents are limited to cosmetic gun and vehicle skins, plus unique melee weapon designs. The suggestion from Battlefront 2's alpha is loot items actually affect how you and your team plays.