EA explains Battlefield: Bad Company - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 25th Mar 2008, 11:54

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03..._bad_company/1

Confused about the pay-to-play weaponry and DLC on offer in the upcoming Bad Company? Well, listen closely then...

Bauul · 25th Mar 2008, 12:15

Maybe the new guns cater to the hardcore player? A really powerful but totally unweildly and with massive reload time and kick-back sniper rifle? It's the kind of gun the hardcore players would pay to get hold of, but the more casual players would never feel like they are missing out through not having it, as the learning curve to get good with it is just too high.

TreeDude · 25th Mar 2008, 12:41

I can understand maps a bit, but weapons? At least maps you know take them a bunch of time to create. Weapons don't seem like they would be worth buying. Especially if they say they are balanced. If they are that balanced they should let you pick which ones you want, then you buy the others.

LoneArchon · 25th Mar 2008, 12:47

It looks to me that EA wants everyone to buy the Gold version

lewchenko · 25th Mar 2008, 14:03

They are learning from companies like APPLE.

Apple always offers a low end gimped edition of every product they sell. The product you actually want is the mid or high end model, and the difference between low and mid range is always just about affordable to make you think you need it.

In this case the difference between gold and standard will probably be a few $/£ so you will end up getting it as well.

Wonder what else they will start charging for...

But you know... I bet they make 100's of thousands of $/£ from it. All those pumped up kids wanting the extra P90 or M16scope edition. LOL! The same people who buy all the other rubbish on MS LIVE's DLC area.

Faulk_Wulf · 25th Mar 2008, 14:08

They already tried this in a game called WarRock.
The best players are those who could dish out the most cash.
And that is just an elitist crock of crap.

On the other hand if the weapons DON'T have an advantage--
why the hell would you pay?
Especially if its a PC game? Just mod the gun into it, client side.
(ala Counter-Strike)

MrMonroe · 25th Mar 2008, 14:32

There is no way I am believing the crock about new weapons not unbalancing the game. This is a nickel-and-dime scheme, and they should be ashamed of themselves.

I'm starting dev work on a new FPS: you pay $0.10 per headshot, and for $5.00 you can buy two minutes of invulnerability. Please.

Vash-HT · 25th Mar 2008, 15:24

I don't believe this either. The weapons from the BF2 special forces pack were better than the normal bf2 guns, wouldn't surprise me if they did the same thing here.

DXR_13KE · 25th Mar 2008, 17:10

yet again EA does not cease to surprise me with their greed...

Kipman725 · 25th Mar 2008, 17:45

lol rember when you used to get free things with patches you know like how AVP2 was given about 5 maps completly new game modes and aliens and weapons? yeah.

Bluephoenix · 25th Mar 2008, 17:53

or just let the AIX devs get a hold of the game

wouldn't have to worry about fun weapons and vehicles then.

E.E.L. Ambiense · 25th Mar 2008, 18:09

I can hear 'em say
Bad company and I won't deny
Bad, bad company 'til the day I die, I
Oh yeah, 'til the day I die!

outlawaol · 26th Mar 2008, 07:28

Why not just make every usable thing in the game 'pay to play'? Stupid crap.... Unlocking weapons wasnt that bad in BF2, it was if you didnt play much as well.. you had stock. But this pay-to-use thing is just, dangit, a freaking way to squeeze more blood from the gamers. Downloadable content my freaking big toe, how about making the game usable/fun so everyone has the same dang thing? Eh?

EA named its game correctly... bad company indeed.... >:|

Wicz · 26th Mar 2008, 11:11

I wonder how much money is enough for EA?

timmythemonkey · 26th Mar 2008, 15:17

Does anyone remember the times when you bought a game and... you know, actually got all of it, to play for as long as you liked?

I'm the kinda guy that objects to having to pay monthly for a game (dammned MMORPGers!) so there's no way I'd be interested in paying for a game where there are parts (aka weapons) missing that the developers have made and deemed good enough for the game, but are holding out on their customers.

Would you buy a box of Monopoly that came with just the board and the cards, pieces sold seprately? I doubt it.

Burnout21 · 26th Mar 2008, 17:33

after reading the article, it has really put the icing on my crap cake!

it started getting bad when Battle field 2 had online accounts and you could only unlock larger maps and weapons by playing online, before then gaming was fun, now there getting really greedy for there money. bad enough games cost a best part of a days wage! (for those on minium wage that is)

even hardware is becoming stupidly priced! Intel for example there extreme edition CPU's and Nvidia's flagship motherboards. dam it if i'll ever pay £300 for a mobo and £500 for a CPU!

yes im ranting but modern gaming has gone down hill and become sh*t!

*edit* if this dose go though pirate copies, and illegal downloads will go though the roof, people dont want to get screwed over when paying out there cash.

its gonna get like printers, sell the printer at a lose and make the money back on the ink. so in the future you'll buy the game engine but the rest will be an extra cost, completly custom of course and crap! we started making the game, can you finish it...

imkeller · 26th Mar 2008, 19:09

Does not surprise me coming from EA.

In NFS: Pro Street you could either unlock cars as you go through the career, or buy them from the start if you wanted to pay for them. Maybe EA should start making games worth paying for.

DXR_13KE · 27th Mar 2008, 00:58

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/26

exactly what i feel....

Bluephoenix · 27th Mar 2008, 03:27

they now cost a full days net pay for those on min wage (usually students)

and EA = crap, only good games it publishes are re-branded from small independent dev teams

Bungle · 27th Mar 2008, 07:38

Wonder how much a nuke will cost.

Probably what EA "think" is a small tactical advantage.

25th Mar 2008, 11:54	#1
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25th Mar 2008, 12:15	#2
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	Maybe the new guns cater to the hardcore player? A really powerful but totally unweildly and with massive reload time and kick-back sniper rifle? It's the kind of gun the hardcore players would pay to get hold of, but the more casual players would never feel like they are missing out through not having it, as the learning curve to get good with it is just too high. __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups

25th Mar 2008, 12:47	#4
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25th Mar 2008, 14:08	#6
Faulk_Wulf Internet Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 280	They already tried this in a game called WarRock. The best players are those who could dish out the most cash. And that is just an elitist crock of crap. On the other hand if the weapons DON'T have an advantage-- why the hell would you pay? Especially if its a PC game? Just mod the gun into it, client side. (ala Counter-Strike) __________________ -- Faulken S. Wulf "Under the Willow, he sleeps and dreams, of Heaven." Attempting to post intelligently since the year 2000!

25th Mar 2008, 17:10	#9
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,473	yet again EA does not cease to surprise me with their greed... __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

25th Mar 2008, 12:41	#3
TreeDude Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 239	I can understand maps a bit, but weapons? At least maps you know take them a bunch of time to create. Weapons don't seem like they would be worth buying. Especially if they say they are balanced. If they are that balanced they should let you pick which ones you want, then you buy the others.

25th Mar 2008, 14:03	#5
lewchenko Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322	They are learning from companies like APPLE. Apple always offers a low end gimped edition of every product they sell. The product you actually want is the mid or high end model, and the difference between low and mid range is always just about affordable to make you think you need it. In this case the difference between gold and standard will probably be a few $/£ so you will end up getting it as well. Wonder what else they will start charging for... But you know... I bet they make 100's of thousands of $/£ from it. All those pumped up kids wanting the extra P90 or M16scope edition. LOL! The same people who buy all the other rubbish on MS LIVE's DLC area.

25th Mar 2008, 14:32	#7
MrMonroe Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 195	There is no way I am believing the crock about new weapons not unbalancing the game. This is a nickel-and-dime scheme, and they should be ashamed of themselves. I'm starting dev work on a new FPS: you pay $0.10 per headshot, and for $5.00 you can buy two minutes of invulnerability. Please.

25th Mar 2008, 15:24	#8
Vash-HT Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 193	I don't believe this either. The weapons from the BF2 special forces pack were better than the normal bf2 guns, wouldn't surprise me if they did the same thing here.

25th Mar 2008, 17:45	#10
Kipman725 When did I get a custom title!?! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,753	lol rember when you used to get free things with patches you know like how AVP2 was given about 5 maps completly new game modes and aliens and weapons? yeah. __________________ Sn45g game server mod My Electronics Site Hardware: 3400+ Sempr0n, 1GB RAM, 1.28TB local storage, x1950pro,Razer Viper,M$ comfort curve 2000,L70S + 17", Fujitsu 17" CRT Audio: HD-650's, PE congress amp, Sound Blaster AWE64, Soundblaster 24bit

25th Mar 2008, 17:53	#11
Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 936	or just let the AIX devs get a hold of the game wouldn't have to worry about fun weapons and vehicles then.

25th Mar 2008, 18:09	#12
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26th Mar 2008, 07:28	#13
outlawaol ▲Operational Hazard Sticker▲ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greenbay, WI Posts: 936	Why not just make every usable thing in the game 'pay to play'? Stupid crap.... Unlocking weapons wasnt that bad in BF2, it was if you didnt play much as well.. you had stock. But this pay-to-use thing is just, dangit, a freaking way to squeeze more blood from the gamers. Downloadable content my freaking big toe, how about making the game usable/fun so everyone has the same dang thing? Eh? EA named its game correctly... bad company indeed.... >:\| __________________ 40D\| 350D \| 24-105 f/4L \| 24-70 f/2.8 Sigma \| 50mm f/1.8 \| 75-300 f/4-5.6 Sigma \| 420ex Speedlight 365 Daily Photograph \| Smugmug

26th Mar 2008, 11:11	#14
Wicz Modder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 59	I wonder how much money is enough for EA?

26th Mar 2008, 15:17	#15
timmythemonkey Monkeymodder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 60	Does anyone remember the times when you bought a game and... you know, actually got all of it, to play for as long as you liked? I'm the kinda guy that objects to having to pay monthly for a game (dammned MMORPGers!) so there's no way I'd be interested in paying for a game where there are parts (aka weapons) missing that the developers have made and deemed good enough for the game, but are holding out on their customers. Would you buy a box of Monopoly that came with just the board and the cards, pieces sold seprately? I doubt it. __________________ Core 2 Q6600 G0, ASUS P5K3 Deluxe WiFi AP, 2GB ASUS DDR3 1333 8-8-8-20, XFX GTX280, Antec P182

26th Mar 2008, 17:33	#16
Burnout21 is true bit-techer! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nott's Posts: 4,859	after reading the article, it has really put the icing on my crap cake! it started getting bad when Battle field 2 had online accounts and you could only unlock larger maps and weapons by playing online, before then gaming was fun, now there getting really greedy for there money. bad enough games cost a best part of a days wage! (for those on minium wage that is) even hardware is becoming stupidly priced! Intel for example there extreme edition CPU's and Nvidia's flagship motherboards. dam it if i'll ever pay £300 for a mobo and £500 for a CPU! yes im ranting but modern gaming has gone down hill and become sht! edit* if this dose go though pirate copies, and illegal downloads will go though the roof, people dont want to get screwed over when paying out there cash. its gonna get like printers, sell the printer at a lose and make the money back on the ink. so in the future you'll buy the game engine but the rest will be an extra cost, completly custom of course and crap! we started making the game, can you finish it... __________________ DFI P45-T2RS Plus, Q6600, 4GB Reaper HPC, GTX280 & FX3450, X-Fi Xtreme Music, 1570GB Storage Last edited by Burnout21; 26th Mar 2008 at 17:40.

26th Mar 2008, 19:09	#17
imkeller Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 210	Does not surprise me coming from EA. In NFS: Pro Street you could either unlock cars as you go through the career, or buy them from the start if you wanted to pay for them. Maybe EA should start making games worth paying for. __________________ Intel Q6600 @ 3Ghz \| Nvidia 8800GTS G92 512mb @ 752Mhz \| 250Gb HDD w/ 32mb cache \| 4GB (2 x 2GB) Corsair XMS2 RAM \| 20" Samsung SyncMaster 2032BW \| DVDRW \| Coolermaster Centurion 5 Case

27th Mar 2008, 00:58	#18
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,473	http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/26 exactly what i feel.... __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

27th Mar 2008, 03:27	#19
Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 936	they now cost a full days net pay for those on min wage (usually students) and EA = crap, only good games it publishes are re-branded from small independent dev teams

27th Mar 2008, 07:38	#20
Bungle Rainbow Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 999	Wonder how much a nuke will cost. Probably what EA "think" is a small tactical advantage. __________________ The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. " Tom Clancy