Lootboxes in Battlefront II would eventually be disabled in a March 2018 update, tying game progression to experience points earned through playing online. EA's response regarding the matter was also very controversial and led to more negative press about the game. This issue was publicized and led to a government investigation revolving around the game and lootboxes as a whole, forcing DICE to reduce hero costs and disable microtransactions temporarily.
Players who did not want to pay to unlock the game's lootboxes, which contained important items that was crucial to multiplayer progression, was forced to grind for hours to unlock their desired hero characters and multiplayer-specific items. The game was released on November 17, 2017, and was heavily criticized by early adopters for its loot box system, calling it a 'pay-to-win' system, due to its close tie to multiplayer progression. Star Wars Battlefront II is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and shooter game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series. 10.5.3 GameModeInfo and Improved Starcard Layouts.
