8 Embarrassing Microtransactions That Were Just Terrible

Battlefield 3 & 4: Shortcut Pack

Most Embarrassing Microtransactions

Both Battlefield 3 and 4 offered an atrocious microtransaction that totally spoiled both game’s multiplayer offering. For $40 on top of the game’s base price, players could unlock all bonus maps and content immediately, including special weapons.

It was among the first examples of what has become a frustrating mainstay of many multiplayer games: pay to win. In Battlefield, those who fork out wads of cash get a huge advantage over players who graft through the game honestly. Indeed, access to the same arsenal of weaponry made available in the Ultimate Shortcut Pack would take the equivalent of hundreds of hours of actual gameplay, and you still wouldn’t have the anywhere near the same level of equipment. Nice and fair, then.