The intent is to provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking different heroes.
As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-player credit earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that players have challenges that are compelling, rewarding, and of course attainable via gameplay.
We appreciate the candid feedback, and the passion the community has put forth around the current topics here on Reddit, our forums and across numerous social media outlets.
Our team will continue to make changes and monitor community feedback and update everyone as soon and as often as we can.History of the most downvoted comment on Reddit
The copypasta was from a response by the EA Community Team on Reddit towards another person’s post on the aggressive monetization in Star Wars: Battlefront. During that time, the game was one of the most hyped entries of the year as it was a new IP set in the Star Wars universe and developed by DICE the developers behind the Battlefield series. However, many players were left angry and disappointed when iconic character such as Darth Vader are gated behind expensive paywalls or extremely grindy progression system.
Hence someone made a post criticizing EA which lead to the “sense of pride and accomplishment” response and the drama ensued.