Heroes & Generals: Naming Soldiers
Most Embarrassing Microtransactions
The free to play formula is nothing new, and complaining about microtransactions in a game that literally makes its only profit from in-game purchases might seem reductive, but there’s only so much one can take. Heroes and Generals employs a host of paywalls that you’d expect to see, though one in particular really grinds our gears.
Giving players the freedom to customize their avatars shouldn’t ever be something that involves additional costs. Unfortunately, every game under the sun seems to be charging for new skins and aesthetic options. But paying to name your character? That’s crossing the line, surely. In Heroes and Generals, when one recruits a new soldier, the grunt is randomly allocated a name. Keen to rename Private Jones to Private Gomer Pyle? That’ll cost you, I’m afraid.
