I truly feel as though "Loot Crates" and microtransactions are horrible for video games. Hell, I don't even like paid DLC or expansions! I much preferred it when video games were released completed, and that was it. No bug fixes, no extra content added later, no nothing. If you wanted more content, hope for a sequel. Sure, they didn't have online multiplayer, but there was couch co-op and that was fun! But, I'm an old man now, so that skews my perception. Here comes the unpopular opinion part: Big developers like Activision Blizzard or Electronic Arts are businesses that exist to make a profit for shareholders. They only care about making a good game in so far as they can reap a profit from them. Microtransactions make a lot of money for these companies. The profit margin on loot crates is huge, and so long as there's increased profit, these companies will keep doing it. Here's how you deal with it: INVEST IN ACTIVISION BLIZZARD OR ELECTRONIC ARTS!! I invested a couple hundred bucks I had sitting in my "rainy day fund" in the bank in Activision Blizzard in January. I figured with Destiny 2 coming out it'll see a decent bump, plus microtransactions are becoming more and more prevalent in their games. The company I use to invest has zero fees so it's pure profit since then (can I share the link to the service I use? I don't want to get deleted for "promoting third party services"). Activision Blizzard is up over 70% since the start of 2017! Destiny 2 sucks, it seems to be focused on making a big profit for Activision Blizzard at the expense of being a solid game. The gamer in my is annoyed at that, but my couple hundred dollar investment has completely paid for the purchase of Destiny 2. Now, I realize not everyone has a couple hundred dollars to throw into the stock market. I also realize it's not a guarantee (microtransactions in Battlefront 2 have actually begun attraction possible legal action from governments!), but investing in the company that screwed one Destiny 2 was the best investment I've made! After all, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!