
They talk about how the game will let you purchase 'Hero' characters with real money, should you choose.

This news comes via an interview on GameSpot with the game's multiplayer design director Ryan Cleven and the esports creative manager Rose Gunson. You can earn characters through gameplay, but you'll also have the option to buy the ones you want outright. The game will also, it's been revealed, let you spend real money on characters for multiplayer, as only some characters will be available straight away. We also know that you'll be able to pay money for temporary boosts to things like your XP rate or supply drop progression - elements that won't affect your in-game ability, but which will make you progress through multiplayer faster. We know that Gears 5 won't have a season pass or loot boxes - or, at least, the loot boxes it has can't be bought with real money. Gears 5 is ensuing some of the old money-earning methods that fans hate, but it'll still feature microtransactions.
