Battleborn might feature microtransactions later on according to creative director Randy Varnell. When the Examiner interviewed him, Varnell said, “We’ve talked about it.”
Varnell clarified, “It’s really important for us that this game is a $60 retail offering and it feels like you’ve got a full game experience for $60. All 25 characters, while they may not all be unlocked right out of the gate, they are all unlockable without any additional purchases. You don’t have to spend any more real money. I think they’re all unlocked through challenge play and progress through the campaign. Long-term it’s hard to say though, we’ve talked about it.”
I hope they don’t add microtransactions but nowadays all games have them so it’s something we just have to accept at this point. One can still hope.
Source: Examiner
Xian was a regular ICXM contributor between 2015–2017, publishing 162 articles across game reviews, Windows and PC, and Xbox news. Their work focused on hands-on reviews, platform commentary, and breaking-news reporting during the Xbox One X launch year and Microsoft’s wider Play Anywhere / UWP gaming initiative.