🔥 Trending EA's Response Was Pitiful: What Happened?

EA's response to the "pitiful" comment, which originated from a Reddit user's criticism of the high cost of heroes in Star Wars Battlefront II, became a widely publicized and heavily downvoted comment in Reddit history. The user had complained about the 40-hour grind required to unlock Darth Vader, calling it "pitiful."

EA's official response, posted by the account /u/EACommunityTeam, stated:

> "The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes. As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure players have challenges that are compelling, rewarding, and of course achievable via gameplay. We appreciate the candid feedback, and the passion the community has put forth around the current topics here on Reddit, our forums and across numerous social media outlets. Our team will continue to make changes and monitor community feedback and update everyone as soon and as often as we can."

This response was overwhelmingly met with negative reactions, quickly accumulating hundreds of thousands of downvotes. The community largely perceived it as tone-deaf, dismissive of legitimate concerns about predatory monetization practices, and an attempt to justify excessive grinding or push players towards microtransactions. The backlash was so severe that it led to significant changes in Battlefront II's monetization model, including temporarily removing microtransactions and later reintroducing them in a cosmetic-only form.