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After initially seeing EA’s explanation about its pay-to-play DLC weaponry in Battlefield: Bad Company on MTV’s Multiplayer, it was time for a nice walk around the block to inhale some crisp spring air and exhale some vexation before sitting down to write about it. The publisher says that five of the DLC weapons in its upcoming FPS will be “free,” and the other five will be bundled with the game’s “Gold Edition.” For gamers who don’t want to buy the “Gold Edition,” the weapons will be available to purchase through PSN and XBM — no prices are currently attached to the weapons.
EA states that the pay-to-play weaponry in B:BC will not unbalance the game and that “more weapons offer players more choices but do not create an advantage/disadvantage for players who don’t opt to purchase new item.” Wait, what? Paying extra money for weapons other players don’t have doesn’t change the game experience? We’d hoped EA had given up on its dubious microtransactions, but we’re sure consumers will vote using their wallets if they concur with EA’s tactic.
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March 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
[…] 360WTF.com - Xbox 360 Gaming News, Reviews & Previews wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptEA explains Battlefield:BC’s pay-to-play weapons Posted by: admin in Online Gaming Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, On the internet After initially seeing EA’s explanation about its pay-to-play DLC weaponry in Battlefield: Bad Company on MTV’s Multiplayer, it was time for a nice walk around the block to inhale some crisp spring air and exhale some vexation before sitting down to write about it. The publisher says that five of the DLC weapons in its upcoming FPS will be […]