Middle-earth: Shadow of War officially removed microtransaction from the game

A few months ago, Monolith Productions announced that they would be removing the microtransaction from Middle-earth: Shadow of War in a future update. Now, that update is live, with some significant changes to the late game as well as the max level.

2017 was the year of the loot box crisis, with Shadow of War being heavily criticized only after the Star Wars: Battlefront 2 scandal. The community had very negative reviews of these games, forcing EA and Warner Bros. must change the way it makes money, and it could end the loot boxes in AAA games that already sell for sky-high prices.

Monolith himself later acknowledged the weakness of the loot box system in Shadow of War: the Nemesis system was underestimated, as it allowed players to buy Orcs instead of acquiring them through actual combat. It is believed that microtransacions force players to spend money on the marketplace to participate in content they have previously paid for.

In addition to removing the marketplace and all microtransactions in the game, this update also completely changes The Shadow Wars, the gameplay after the end of the story. Another criticism of Shadow of War is that the content after the game is too much work (of course, you can speed it up by spending money on microtransactions). This issue has now been fixed with more quests and full story voiceovers for this journey.

Another important point is the new Nazgul gear set and the maximum level increased to 80. This change is intended to create more experience for high level players, as well as create more reasons for those who have reached the maximum level. previously come back to experience these new changes. Shadow of War also features new combat skills, as well as decorative skins like Dark Eltariel.

Obviously, the removal of microtransactions is a commendable step, many are wondering why it is happening now after the game was criticized nearly a year ago, when Shadow of War was not yet released in at that moment. On the other hand, the gameplay changes in Shadow of Wars will definitely help new players get motivated to buy this game.

According to PlayStation Blog