
While a select few will be found in Crates, the rest can only be attained by play.
Weapons are locked behind specific milestones. You can only upgrade the ability to craft higher tier Star Cards by ranking up through playing the game. You won’t be able to buy a bunch of Crates, grind everything up into crafting materials, and immediately use them to get super powerful Star Cards.
You’ll need to reach a certain rank to craft upgraded Star Cards. To help keep everyone on a level playing field, these Star Cards will primarily be available through crafting, with the exception of special Epic Star Cards available through pre-order, deluxe, and starter packs. Epic Star Cards, the highest tier of Star Cards available at launch, have been removed from Crates. Taking to a blog post, EA detailed its development plan for how Star Cards and general progression for players. Luckily, EA is trying to improve its system and, unusually, is being quite forthright about it.ĭuring the beta for Star Wars Battlefront 2, progression was almost entirely locked behind loot crates, which gave players a random chance at getting anything from upgrades to pittance worth of scrap – an in-game crafting item.
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