EA's Battlefront II changes highlight the disconnect between gameplay and progress

This week, EA rolled out the first of what the company promises will be larger and more drastic changes to the in-game economy of Star Wars Battlefront II. It’s a game that has been plagued by fan outrage over loot boxes and progression systems since just before launch. When details about how microtransactions would work in Battlefront II emerged, it led to a series of late-minute changes that culminated in EA temporarily removing microtransactions entirely from the game the night before i