dillonthebunny

Now we all know that EA choose to live their life like a hated uncle, but a rich one that people still invite to the party, but this is now taking the piss. I don’t know how many of you have seen the vids for Battle Field Bad Company, imo they look amazing. A must have, certainly for me. Cod4 can go sit on one after looking at these vids!

That was until I found out about what EA plan to do with the DLC.

DLC for me is usually extra stuff, stuff that they didn’t include in the final game, you know you have way too much content and you have to stop somewhere! Also theyre the fun extra bits and bobs that take NOTHING away from the game itself. It seems that EA have just rewritten the book on this one. Seems that 5 extra weapons, characters for online and vehicles you will have to pay $2.00 each for. Basically what this says to me is that EA have made a full game, stripped it of weapons, vehicles and characters and then sold it back to us via DLC. I wonder if this is because they couldn’t fit a Burger King advert in Battlefield, and being so very sore about the whole thing decided to shaft everyone.


I noticed this in NFS: ProStreet, that on the PSN you could buy things like cars that you could unlock for free! That did disgust me, but obviously no one really brought that particular DLC probably due to a cheat that gave you extra cash so you could go and buy these cars if you didn’t want to earn them. EA must have been ‘gutted’, so this time around they just wont put that sort content in the game in the first place so we HAVE to buy it if we want a full game. If Battlefield was indeed a budget title, say $30 or £15.. and the extra bits cost $2 or £1 each, then cool.. I’m up with that. But we know that BF:BC will be a full priced game. I really want BF:BC, it looks awesome, but at what cost? In the UK it will probably cost £44.99, for half a game. But we could end up paying nearly £70 if we want to get all the DLC that is owed to the game. Remember this isn’t just ‘extra’ things for BF, this is actual content they have taken back from the finished game.



And here is a funny take on the situation by the Sarcastic Gamer via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2y8p2Na-Bo

I’m not saying we should boycott it, I’m not saying you shouldn’t get the DLC, I know I will if I get this game, I’m just disgusted yet again with EA. I’m disgusted with the advertising in Burnout, Tiger Woods, FiFa, the DLC in NFS and now this… and I am sure I’m missing out other terrible ethical gaming decisions made by EA.




….And they want to buy TT and R* with GTA…


Theres a poll on the main page asking what ‘IF’ EA acquires TakeTwo, will the GTA games bet better, worse or not change. 74% believe they will get worse, and I believe that judgement is well founded. If previous other games are to go by, the EA touch will certainly poison the GTA series. Probably not enough for us not to buy GTA, but more than enough for us to remember the good old days before EA to their claws in to TT.

I for one really hope they don’t buy TT.

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EA literally is the worst thing that can and does happen to gaming on a daily basis.

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dillonthebunny

I'm just wondering how bad can it get?

but one thing good about EA, and that how it brings together everyone from all corners of the console war.
Whether youre a casual gamer or a hardend nighshift player or a one console lover with fanboy tattoo across your forehead in bright green (or blue) letters.. we all agree that EA are

and thats kinda nice

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BlinkBoy

I have read many places that people have been put off by this and is deffently not going to buy the game. I can pass this game very easy, since I am not a big fan of this type of game and DLC payment or EA.

I will pay for a big update for online-only games like Warhawk, but this kind of money milking I hate.

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cAtDaFeLiX

EA missed the boat with skate. download content which I would have happly agreed to open my wallet and pull down my pants for.

The Tiger 08 course downloads were meh and I regret getting them. If EA can bring out Tiger and skate. games with good download content I will purchase it. But. I'm watching them if they want to make a quick buck like 1 course with Tiger 08 and not even have it avail online.....

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Ryan H.

If you had ever read the editorial I wrote for this site, dillon, you'd know that it'll keep getting worse until you start talking with your wallet.

Until companies like EA have a FINANCIAL, and not moral or artistic, reason to make games better, more accessible, and more practical purchases for gamers, they'll keep finding ways to pick your wallet while handing you absolute crap in return.

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HannibleL316

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/865/865552p1.html

Only read the first part of it but it says that you won't have to pay for any weapons.

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dillonthebunny

lol, sounds like they may of got some feedback on this!

though i did read that they will charge $10 more fore the gold ed. and although they say the 5 weps are free, if you miss the first couple of times that you could get it free, after that there will be a small price on the weps... still no matter how you look at it.

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Ryan H.

They backpeddled when beta users started threatening to boycott the game.

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Gabriel013

People power in action Now if only we could stop gamers from buying the EA sport conveyor belt releases we might be getting somewhere.

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