
The decision to hold that premium currency back, McArthur said, is in order to help ease players into the concept of the Company as a whole. Premium currency, called Battlefield Currency, will be sold for real-world money, but will only be used to unlock cosmetic items. Both gameplay items (like weapons, perks and vehicles) and cosmetic items (like jackets, helmets and weapon skins) can be unlocked for your Company using the currency called Company Coin. While Battlefield 5 will feature single-player missions and several styles of multiplayer action, at the core of the experience will be an individual player’s collection of soldiers and equipment, called the Company. The game’s developer, DICE, made the announcement this week in a post detailing the game’s economy.ĭICE producer Ryan McArthur outlined Battlefield 5’s two currencies - Company Coin and Battlefield Currency - and reiterated many of DICE’s talking points from when the game was formally announced in May, including the goal that the game will not be pay-to-win. Instead, players will initially only be able to earn a free in-game currency as they progress, with the option to buy a paid currency post-launch. 20, will not launch with the option to purchase premium currency with real-world money. Battlefield 5, the World War II multiplayer shooter being released on Nov.
