It's a bit of a pivot, too.  Luigi Fusco, Game Director505 is emphatic that Hawken Reborn will have "absolutely no paid loot boxes" and Fusco told me that "The foundational philosophy" of the game's monetisation system "was based on the premise of anything that a player can purchase using real money they must be able to play towards". Hawken review (opens in new tab) for PC Gamer, and noted that he specifically criticised the game for being slowed down by its "tight-fisted F2P structure," Decker said that 505 was taking a deliberately "cautious approach" to Hawken Reborn's monetisation