Electronic Arts or EA has really done it this time.
The mega video game publisher recently released the “Star Wars Battlefront” sequel and–wow, it’s been rocky as hell leading up to it. Players are flipping their top over the microtransactions in the game. Then, EA tries to cool everybody off by doing a Reddit AMA but ultimately the effort backfires. Now EA is like the most thing in the world right now.
Are the employees at the publisher disagreeing with their employers methods? What is moral like in the office? It must be crazy to work at EA right now and see so much controversy engulfing the company. According to Kotaku an employee reportedly received death threats over “Star Wars Battlefront II.” It kinda turned into fake news though.
Looking back on my days at Best Buy I was forced to sell these warranty packages for certain products. I hated it and didn’t believe in the service. So, is that what the EA employees are feeling right now? Do they believe in the microtransactions that have royally pissed off everyone? Do they want to play games that cost a grand total of $2,100 to complete? I wouldn’t think so.
Hopefully “Star Wars Battlefront II” tanks. I don’t want to see this game be a success because it would turn video gaming into this obscenely expensive luxury activity.