Ubisoft has been embroiled in controversy this week after an alleged misunderstanding when it allegedly mistakenly announced that it would be removing some of its content from Steam, even for those who had purchased it at the time. Taking the opportunity, it seems that it does Electronic art decided to announce something in the opposite direction, although the movement may not be entirely altruistic.

Electronic Arts (EA) has started sending an email notification to Origin users ending the BioWare Points digital currency system by October 11, 2022. This move will not affect other digital currencies, such as Cystals and Platina, which are used in some BioWare signature titles.

As a result of this change, most DLC that could only be purchased with BioWare Points in Origin became free. As a result, users can already create themselves Free with at least some DLC from the following games: Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 (excluding multiplayer packs).

During the remaining 90 days of the BioWare Points digital currency, users can continue to use it to purchase packs for the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer game. After October 11, 2022, such packs will only be able to be purchased using credits that the user has earned. won the game. And of course, all content paid for with BioWare Points in Origin will continue to be accessible to users, EA explains.

Electronic Arts has not excelled in its best practices in many phases of its recent history, especially when it comes to taking care of the sagas it harbors. Regarding BioWare points, many users expressed their frustration at the time because they were only sold in packs of 800which often causes the points left after purchasing some DLCs to not be distributed evenly among the point packs.

Obviously, this move doesn’t make EA any saints, but the fact that it’s emphasizing that Origin users will have DLC paid for with BioWare Points sounded to some like a roundabout reaction to what Ubisoft allegedly tried to do.