@RedMageLanakyn P2W is a factor in the MP - no getting away from it! The fact that someone can get all the best 'Star Cards' in the game via loot crates is poor. OK so they might not be the 'highest' tier, but they can be a higher tier than you can buy. Also you need crafting parts to upgrade to the max tier and if you have opened lots of loot crates, you have a lot of crafting parts to upgrade to max tier immediately.

They can have the best upgrades/star cards/vehicles/heroes etc so have such a big advantage, its unbalanced. A skilled player would have to be very skilled to kill a 'noob' with the best cards in a straight out gunfight.

MP though is just one aspect and the 'only' aspect that Loot crates really impact on. I wouldn't say that you come up against whole teams of loot crate buying players but you can often see which players have purchased - they are the ones at the top of the scoreboard - often by a sizeable margin.

There is still the Campaign (mediocre, disjointed, short and open-ended) as well as 'Arcade' mode. The Arcade mode is 'similar' to the 'training' mode in SWBF1. Missions with objectives and AI controlled enemies that award 'stars' for completing - up to 3stars each. These can be played offline or Couch co-op.

Overall the game is OK. Its better than BF1 in some ways and whilst the loot crates are an 'issue' in principal, whether they really affect the majority of MP matches or not, time will tell. Those that have pre-ordered and therefore had the opportunity to buy Loot Crates obviously have an advantage but I have an advantage over new-comers despite not buying ANY loot crates - just because I have put time in already and unlocked some cards etc. Its difficult to assess how much of impact as there are too many variables but if you come up against a level 20+ with 3 max tier star cards equipped, I bet they bought loot crates! No way would they have had time to grind for that advantage...