To improvethey are not walking behind First Battlefield 2 took a fan suggestion on Reddit by doubling the XP of the game's players over the next two weeks. They do this as more and more people stay in houses to try and reduce the global outbreak of Covid-19 coronavirus.
"We want to hear the x2 in Star Wars Wardown II until March 27, and then the x3 weekend," Ben Walke, the game's community manager, wrote on Twitter today. “People are stuck at home. We won't change the world but we can make their games more fun. ”There are now more than a few social networks for gamers alike Fortnite
Where did the idea come from as a joke on R / Gaming when someone posted a meme about the new CDC guidelines urging people to stop attending large social circles of people 50 or older within the next two months. "Until the epidemic is over I would ask all video publishers to do it every day for the XP weekend," said the mem. The person who tagged Walke in the post, and an hour later returned and said that we would do just that. While unlocking ammunition and clothing quickly should be the least of the worries during the epidemic, anything that helps prevent a few polite and timid people from embarking on an unfortunate trip to society is not that bad.
According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, there are currently 178,508 confirmed cases of worldwide infection. Against this backdrop, places like Italy, which currently has the highest number of cases outside China, use the lock to prevent people from meeting in public places. In the U.S. Many provinces and cities have already closed schools order bars and restaurants to end food services.
Many companies, including major video game publishers such as Microsoft and Nintendo, have begun to encourage workers to work from home. Today, electronic art has announced similar policies. "As of today, we have evolved to strongly recommend that all our staff in North America, Europe and Australia work from home until April 1, to help reduce the risk of coronavirus and reduce the spread of human illness," the company wrote. on its website
With people who spend more time than usual staying home at home it is not surprising that many of us turn to video games in times of crisis, whether they are distracting or just trying to pass the time. Steam has seen it an unprecedented 20 million people logged in over the weekend. Many sports teams, meanwhile, are in similar sports FIFA and NBA2K in order impersonating future postponed games. Now if only video game publishers could start rolling out their games early.