Why it’s time to give Star Wars Battlefront 2 another chance

Star Wars Battlefront II puts a big, goofy grin on my face. Charging my opponents as General Grievous, lightsabers searing into the walls as clone troopers run for their lives, never gets old. When that classic John Williams music crescendos as I blow up an enemy AT-ST in my X-Wing, I'm taken back to when I was a child playing with action figures. It's this unabashed love and glee that’s woven throughout every aspect of DICE's multiplayer-focused action game.

And yet, like the Death Star looming over Alderaan, Battlefront II has struggled to escape the negative stigma it earned at launch. Arriving in late 2017, Battlefront II was met with a rough reception from just about everyone. In fact, at the time of writing, Battlefront II sits on Metacritic with a miserly user score of just 1.1, and a critic score of 65. Yeesh.

Much of this was due to the horrendous loot boxes that made any sense of progression grind to a halt. Star Cards - Battlefront II's version of perks - could originally be earned through loot boxes, encouraging a pay-to-win mentality in players. This allowed those with deep pockets and a bit of luck to obtain an edge in combat. With four rarity levels, players who managed to snag higher tier Star Cards possessed a significant advantage over their opponents. These passive buffs included everything from recovering health to increasing the blast radius of grenades.

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