Paid microtransactions for aesthetic upgrades are coming back to Star Wars: Battlefront II. Game publisher EA makes the controversial 'crystals' available again, starting April 18th.

EA decided in November to remove the crystals from the game. The presence of microtransactions led to controversy because the virtual currency gave the players the opportunity to obtain a strategic advantage, for payment.

With the newly added crystals, players can only buy aesthetic upgrades from Wednesday to allow players to customize the appearance of their character. Players can get the crystals in their possession by buying them with real money, but the virtual currency can also be earned by playing the game. EA added "loot boxes' in March again. These controversial virtual treasuries also contain objects that can provide a strategic advantage. Just like the crystals, the loot boxes can now only be used to earn cosmetic upgrades.

EA activates cosmetic ingame purchases for Star Wars Battlefront II