Star Wars Battlefront will not use microtransactions

Star Wars Battlefront will use a "two-tier currency system" of points and credits, which sounds like the sort of thing that inevitably leads to microtransactions. This is especially true since, as GameSpot explained, credits are used to acquire better, deadlier weaponry as you struggle to free the galaxy from the Empire's black-gloved grip (or, uh, look to tighten that grip, if you're playing on Team Dark Side). But design director Niklas Fegraeus says that's not going to be the case this time around.

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