Shortly after publication, though, Mashable said "EA reached out to ask us to withhold the confirmation that there won't be a Season Pass for Battlefront 2." EA sent them a statement that read like it had been marked up by about 43 different people in investor relations and corporate communications.

While we’re not ready to confirm any live service plans just yet, what we can say is this we heard the feedback from our Battlefront community loud and clear. We know they want more depth, more progression, and more content. So we’re focused on delivering that in every dimension of Star Wars Battlefront 2. We’ll have more to share about our plans soon.

Here's what's going on: Dierner wanted users to know that DICE was well aware that having premium content — as the current Battlefront does — fragments the player base. "The community is falling apart because there are simply not many people playing the different modes," he told Mashable.

Then, mysteriously, he added — again in conversation with Mashable:

I cannot talk about the specifics of this, but we have something different in mind that will allow you to play longer, be (more) invested in the game without having a fragmented community.