Battlefield V Review: 7 Ups & 4 Downs

4. No Random Loot Means Customisation Is More Personal

In order to claw back some goodwill after dropping the ball completely with the loot boxes and microtransactions of Star Wars: Battlefront 2, with Battlefield V EA have taken out random drops entirely, instead gating customisation behind Company Coin, a new form of currency that can be earned by completing challenges, assignments and levelling up.

While still not a perfect system, the fact that you aren't grinding to earn currency to spin a gambling machine and hoping you get something you want is admittedly a step in the right direction. There's still a wealth of personalisation to Battlefield V, whether its the camouflage painted on weapons, new outfits for your character or new looks for vehicles, but now you can actually straight up unlock whatever you want with the in-game points.

Sure, you still have to grind a little to make sure you have enough currency (some of the face paints in particular are weirdly expensive considering they're just a coloured smudge), but being able to use the fruit of your hard work to tinker with your soldier has brought back a layer of personalisation that so many multiplayer shooters these days unfathomably lock off.