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Battlefield: Bad Company Paid DLC Weapons Made Free...Kinda

tekmosis | April 09, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 
EA had presented gamers with the concept that "if you want these oh so smexy weapons, you'll need to lay down some $$ first!" which, to put it shortly, consumers would need to pay for the DLC of more and better weapons.

In an interview earlier today, EA's Karl-Magnus Troedsson, senior producer on Battlefield: Bad Company told of the companies decision to scrap that idea. I hear gamers rejoicing at this point. Hold your horses, lets not jump to conclusions, I'm not done yet. You will still need to lay down some cash to get the weapons. The 5 explicitly better weapons will be available for free to those who purchase the "Gold Edition" from the sounds of it, this is only a limited time offer for Gold Edition owners.

Non-Gold Edition owners will have to work for the weapons by hitting the top level of 25. So, if you want those 5 weapons out of the box you'll need to put down some extra cash, otherwise earn them! good to hear EA's retracting the DLC price tag.

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  • 0 thumbs!
    TurMoiL911 | April 10, 2008
    I guess that makes more sense. If you want to the best weapons, you're going to have to work for it.

    This is probably going to encourage a lot of boosting, though.
    • 0 thumbs!
      tekmosis | April 10, 2008
      This is currently how Call of Duty 4's system works. EA also did this for Battlefield 2. BF2 was a heck of a lot more tedious than CoD4, though.
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        Xenctuary | April 10, 2008
        Plus you can still kick ass with the default Call of Duty 4 weapon-set.
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    Silver Mirror | April 10, 2008
    Or a lot of spending
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    Tank | April 10, 2008
    If they are better I don't like the fact that I could be outgunned by someone just because they bought the gold edition.
    • 1 thumbs!
      Red 9 | April 10, 2008
      I agree with this guy. It gives an unfair advantage to someone just because they paid extra, not because they earned it.

      Then again, if you're good enough, fancy guns shouldn't matter.
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    Sereph | April 10, 2008
    WTF? I changed my reserve SKU to the Gold edition because I thought that I'd NEVER get the higher-up guns without having paid the extra $10, now I can I just have to rank up and unlock them? What a load of bullcrap, I have to change my reserve back over now.
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    Final Blade | April 10, 2008
    Thats stupid, that means this is not fair for people who can't afford it. They should make it the same for everyone, make it a even playing field. Gives players advantage over others is not right imo.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Sereph | April 10, 2008
      Can't afford it? It's $10 more. What are you talking about?
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        slumpy monkey | April 10, 2008
        PLus why should we have to buy the gold edition to get them?
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    Silver Mirror | April 10, 2008
    But Seraph it's only a limited time offer, as well, meaning those who get in early will have an advantage of over players
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      Final Blade | April 10, 2008
      Thus my point. Who's going to shell out more money for a gold edition when they should just allow everyone to get it the same why. It doesn't gives others an advantage.

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