EA does it again.

In the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company you'll get one weapon per class to begin with, as you progress through the game and up your score you'll eventually unlock two more weapons per class. Sounds like it'll work exactly like in Battlefield 2.

But unlike BF2, you actually get to unlock two additional weapons per class on top of this. Isn't that great? Just pay up and you can unlock ten additional weapons. How swell! Just give EA some money and these weapons that are already in the game will be unlocked. Just a little bit. Of money. EA want.

The good thing is there is a beta and DICEA will be getting feedback which they'll actually look at. So there's some slight hope there. Ultimately I bet they won't give a **** though.

meh

i've seen companies do worse. Especially on consoles. Halo 3 "heroic" map pack, anyone? 3 maps for 10 bucks! totally awsome! Or how about buying horse armor for Oblivion? Yippie!

Get a pc and get Battlefield Heroes if you don't want EA to rip you off. Or else, stop complaining. Your on a console. Being nickle and dimed is something you should be getting used to.

i might be confused, but isnt that game gonna be free?

if so, then i guess EA has to find ways of making money.

if its not free, then just dont buy what their selling

Ea tries to counter Activision with buyouts, yet they are forgetting Activision are far more populer than EA due to a certian other leveling up fps.Shazenab

well actually, most of the leveling up from COD4 is a rip-off of BF2's leveling system. the only difference is that you can have custom combinations and perks

meh

i've seen companies do worse. Especially on consoles. Halo 3 "heroic" map pack, anyone? 3 maps for 10 bucks! totally awsome! Or how about buying horse armor for Oblivion? Yippie!

TeamR

It seems like you're saying that these weapons are already in the game. You can either earn them or you can buy them. Whats the big deal? Its not like they're robbing you of weapons or gameplay experience. Its more like you can pay to rob yourself of gameplay experience.Senor_Kami

That's not what I'm saying. There are 20 unlockable weapons total, ten of them you have to pay for.

i might be confused, but isnt that game gonna be free?

if so, then i guess EA has to find ways of making money.

if its not free, then just dont buy what their selling

ogvampire

You're thinking of Battlefield Hereos.

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i might be confused, but isnt that game gonna be free?

if so, then i guess EA has to find ways of making money.

if its not free, then just dont buy what their selling

Shazenab

You're thinking of Battlefield Hereos.

oh, thats right. thanks for the clarification

But to be fair to Bungie and Bethesda, developers are still trying to figure out the best way to price microtransactions and DLC. For example while Horse Armour was a total rip-off, the other Oblivion DLC is a much better value (in fact I believe it sells for less). On the other hand EA is once again charging you for content that is already on the disk, rather than the extra content that the Halo 3 and Oblivion DLC is.

PBSnipes

If you really want to be fair then you wouldnt be critisizing a company for experimenting with different payment methods when the game hasnt even hit the shelves yet. Maybe they should just offer the weapon models as a doownloadable package. Would that really be a huge difference for you?

I don't believe people should pay for any of the extra crap. Who knows how long microsoft and Bathesda had that content sitting around their offices before they decided to charge people for it? Whats the difference really? Nothing. I just don't believe things likemaps and additional models should be something companies use to leech extra funds out of their customers, but if console people are happy with that form of payment then why critisize one but not another? Microsoft always takes content that developers wanted to give away for free and tacks a price tag on it (gears of war), so if you arent going to complain about that, then why complain about this?

Everytime companies like microsoft make an extra couple million by offering some crummy maps that a 13 yr old in his basement could produce for free, that gives other companies the green light to up the ante. If you didnt complain, or worse, paid for any of the cheap DLC in the past, then you just condone the things that EA and other companies will continue to do to console owners in the future.

i might be confused, but isnt that game gonna be free?

if so, then i guess EA has to find ways of making money.

if its not free, then just dont buy what their selling

ogvampire

BF:heroes is free, and they ARE making money off it.... Ever heard of Ads ?

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But to be fair to Bungie and Bethesda, developers are still trying to figure out the best way to price microtransactions and DLC. For example while Horse Armour was a total rip-off, the other Oblivion DLC is a much better value (in fact I believe it sells for less). On the other hand EA is once again charging you for content that is already on the disk, rather than the extra content that the Halo 3 and Oblivion DLC is.

TeamR

If you really want to be fair then you wouldnt be critisizing a company for experimenting with different payment methods when the game hasnt even hit the shelves yet. Maybe they should just offer the weapon models as a doownloadable package. Would that really be a huge difference for you?

I don't believe people should pay for any of the extra crap. Who knows how long microsoft and Bathesda had that content sitting around their offices before they decided to charge people for it? Whats the difference really? Nothing. I just don't believe things likemaps and additional models should be something companies use to leech extra funds out of their customers, but if console people are happy with that form of payment then why critisize one but not another? Microsoft always takes content that developers wanted to give away for free and tacks a price tag on it (gears of war), so if you arent going to complain about that, then why complain about this?

To be fair to Bungie, Microsoft decides on the price, and the MAPS BECOME FREE. Don't want to pay, DON't.

Bethesda also does make the content, I find it hard to believe they kept Shivering Isles locked up in their offices for a long time.

In case you haven't noticed, EA has always been making junk and torturing consumers. EA can only make money off franchises now, and they can't innovate or they'll bleed money. So in order to make up for the innovative flops, they have to charge for everything now!

Oh, and EA, make Battlefield Heroes for the Mac. About freakin' time we elite Mac owners actually get a game besides WoW. Or SC.

Man, I want SC...

I'm glad I get to play the beta for free.