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Battlefield: Bad Company's weapons now yours at no charge photo

Wow, an Internet boycott actually worked! Thanks to the folks at Sarcastic Gamer and the voice of the Internets, EA will not be charging for weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company. Yes, a giant corporation actually listened to the public outcry and have opted for a different method in giving people these five extra guns. Now, instead of paying, people that want the extra guns will have to complete various marketing gimmicks campaigns:

  • Demo Unlock - Play either the Xbox 360 or PS3 demo and receive a weapon unlock.
  • Veteran Unlock - Register with the Battlefield Veterans program and receive a weapon unlock.
  • Website Unlock - A weapon is unlocked when you first check your stats on the Battlefield: Bad Company website.
  • Pre-order Unlock - A new sniper rifle is unlocked when you pre-order the game.
  • Newsletter Unlock - Sign up for the Battlefield newsletter and you'll get a new weapon.

All that sounds fine except the whole Pre-order bit. I rarely ever pre-order a game. Especially with a title like this, which I wouldn't expect to sell out.

IGN also got some clarification to the difference between the Gold Edition weapons. They talked to Karl-Magnus Troedsson, Senior Producer on Battlefield and he explained that people who get the regular version of the game will still be able to unlock the five extra Gold Edition weapons after reaching the level cap of level 25.

And yes, this is totally Slowbro-ed here but we're still getting tips about boycotting the game so hopefully that stops now. Plus, I can take this time to ask you all if you have any questions in regards to Battlefield: Bad Company. I'm going to be playing the game when I visit EA this Friday and I'll have the opportunity to interview a producer from the game. So if you have any questions, leave them in the comments and I'll be sure to ask it.  

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TentuX's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:19
TentuX
god damn it. why is it so complicated to get the guns!
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:22
Aaron Mxy Yost
I don't mind the pre-order sniper rifle as long as it's a cosmetic change and nothing that influences gameplay... but then again, I doubt I'll be playing this anyway.
Blackhat's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:23
Blackhat
I can't believe "in order to get guns you have to buy them" was ever even considered. Honestly, which genius thought that would be ok?

"It's cool Bob, the people who buy the game won't mind!"

I mean seriously.

When I worked at EA about a year ago, there was constant talk of 'micro transactions' and how it 'was the future.'

I think they misunderstood the purpose of them, though. If you want to charge 5 bucks for some additional camo, a different looking armourset, that's fine. But when you add gameplay changing things like weapons, just.. wow.
FreePablo's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:23
FreePablo
Wait.... What's Battlefield: Bad Company? That free Battlefield TF2 ripoff?
TentuX's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:25
TentuX
@freepablo

yessir cept the sniper class isnt built in. screw that, its time for some TF2 goodness on 360.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:26
MrSadistic
Oh man, that picture made me laugh.

There should be a pre-order bonus where you're allowed to kick, whoever thought of that crappy idea of the "pay for weapons" idea, in the nuts/ovaries.
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:28
BS3 Owner
I guess they'll have to stop selling the "Gold" editions ( All weapons for MP Unlocked for $69.99 ) of this title @ Gamestop.com now....

YAH! Boycott!
Zersturer's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:29
Zersturer
I don't really care about this game, but the victory is inspiring.
xMalachi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:45
xMalachi
This game looks just okay to me..we'll see what happens. I really wanted to get into the beta to get some impressions. Anyone have thoughts on it as of so far?
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:49
pendelton21
Fantastic. Now, if we could just use that power for good somehow...
Neveras's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:49
Neveras
@freepablo & TentuX - No this isn't the TF2 knock-off. This one is another title I think solely meant for consoles. Essential just another battlefield but with destructible environments. Got to try the beta a bit ago and it's alright, not amazing but merely alright.
2 WYCKED's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:51
2 WYCKED
Ask them why Army of Two sucked so bad after being developed so @!$#ing long. Also why they think if they buy other companies franchises when they're making good games and then sell them under their name and tell gamers that they are not in it for the money.
Sirapak's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 15:59
Sirapak
Well people were stupid and bought the halo 3 maps and cod4 maps.. so now other people will give that type of shit a try what do you all expect?
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:00
F Whipple
zomg the power of the interwebs is over 9000!
Faith's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:10
Faith
The power of the boycott is strong is this one.
rocket_auk's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:13
rocket_auk
[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/neilyum2/493_2007618_slowpoke.png[/img

Hey guys, am I too late to sock it to the Kaizer?
Yashoki's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:17
Yashoki
I helped.
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:20
Anus Mcphanus
Although it's great to hear EA won't be charging for the guns anymore I'm not quite willing to say that this is a complete victory yet.

EA must have had a quota for how much money they expected to make from the charged downloadable weapons and now that they won't be making it this way I doubt they will simply write off all that cash, I mean this is EA we're talking about. Although I don't really care much for this game, I'm a bit worried about how EA may try to recoup this money in some other way.

But hell if this boycott worked then I wonder if a complete boycott of EU Rock Band will lead to a drop in price for that...
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:28
Crunshii
Well im glad that they removed it, and every time I see a company try to rip us off like that I will make sure to bitch n complain like stewie on their rear.

Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:31
Cheeburga
Well, I see what you did there.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:31
Holyetheline
This game doesn't appeal enough to me to give a crap.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:35
AgentMOO
Slowbro uses Boycott

It's super-effective!

BlackSunEmpire's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 16:45
BlackSunEmpire
Do you think this game will still sell as well as if EA had never announced their microtransaction intentions before release??

I'm not enjoying this console generations tendency to arrange content for games prior to release and then charge us for it anyway. Whats next, EA releases an unplayable game, and then charges for the patch??
Arminas's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:32
Arminas
EA.... Can we get a downloadable Slowpoke model plx.
Arminas's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:34
Arminas
Slowpoke = Slowbro. Bahhhhhh!
2 WYCKED's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:35
2 WYCKED
Ask them why Army of Two sucked so bad after being developed so @!$#ing long. Also why they think if they buy other companies franchises when they're making good games and then sell them under their name and tell gamers that they are not in it for the money.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 17:39
TheStripe
Ah, the power of the consumer. Now if only we could get past this whole "violence and kids" thing.
Leathersoup's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 21:11
Leathersoup
Yeah.. EA has decided to let you get the guns for free. Now, however, they will be charging you 25 cents per clip of ammo.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2008 22:27
TrailerParkJesus
Is this the first time that online boycott has worked? I don't remember the last time.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 09:47
Bob Muir
Well, good for them succumbing to the public, after they pick up some nice consumer awareness for the game.
Spartacus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 11:36
Spartacus
Part of me hopes if we boycott friend codes, we can get WiiLive.
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 14:44
Eschatos
Still laym but at least I'll consider getting it.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 15:08
mix
Might give this a rent to test it out.
smokadeth's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2008 04:34
smokadeth
I don't think that people were 'stupid' for buying the CoD4 maps. They provided a TON of replay value; by offering double XP points for a week, most people played the new maps exclusively and by the time that was over, you kinda missed the old maps. Once they were mixed, it felt like a fresh start. It's akin to buying expansion packs, though not as expansive. Overall a good deal.
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