Ben Walke, Community Manager on Star Wars Battlefront 2, confirmed on Twitter that Anakin Skywalker will see an increase to his in-game Battle Point cost until next week when DICE releases a patch that will bring further changes to his in-game balance. Anakin Skywalker will now cost 8000 Battle Points (compared to the original 4000) when playing on maps of the correct era, and 12000 Battle Points (compared to the original 6000) when playing on non-era maps. This is clearly an attempt to discourage players from constantly picking the Chosen One in-game.

We?ve got a small patch dropping next week that will address some balance changes for Anakin. Full release notes next week. Balance?
In the mean time we will be increasing his Battle Point cost to 8,000 and 12,000 for era and non-era. pic.twitter.com/vWbHr3akHp ? Ben Walke (@BenWalke) May 2, 2019

DICE has been doing their best to balance the Chosen One ever since he was released in Battlefront 2. He should be powerful yes, but the community feels that he breaks the game?s balance and makes it nearly impossible to take back an objective. Things like this make the game less fun for everyone, and ultimately DICE?s goal is to make the game fun for all players, not just those wielding lightsabers. If this is how the majority of the community feels, then DICE will make changes accordingly.
Personally, I disagree with the community?s opinion that Anakin was completely overpowered. Even when he first came to the game, he was stil...