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Last Friday, I was invited out to EA Studios down in Redwood to get my hands on Battlefield: Bad Company. I'll be bringing you my hands-on impressions of the game this Friday along with a video interview with Jamie Keen, producer on Battlefield: Bad Company.
 
Until then though, I present to you the five unlockable weapons that everyone was making a giant stink about just a couple of weeks ago. In order to get all five of the extra weapons, you'll have to participate in various marketing programs.
 
The first unlockable weapon is for the Recon class and is for this high-powered sniper rifle, which is in the above video. I was given the unlock code needed for this rifle and I plan on giving the code away around the time the game comes out. 
 
Hit the jump to check out other four weapons in the Find All Five quest for Battlefield: Bad Company.

Support class with machine gun. To get this gun, all you need to do is sign up for the Battlefield newsletter and you'll receive your unlock code.

Assault Class with automatic. To get this gun, you'll need to register your Battlefield soldier's name on the Battlefield Web site.

Specialist class with submachine gun. Simply download the demo for Bad Company when it comes out and you'll get this submachine gun.

Demolition class with automatic Shotgun. Just check your Bad Company stats online at launch and you'll get this gun.

 
Now if you're really lazy and don't want to have to do any of these things, you're in luck. At some point down the line after the release of Battlefield: Bad company, EA will just give these guns to players. The exact specifics of when or how the guns will be available weren't given out, but rest assured that everyone will get these five guns whether they participate in the marketing campaigns or not. 

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EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar
EternalDeathSlayer at 04/21/2008 18:36
That's all I have to do? It seems almost pointless to bother, but what's the big fuss? It's not that big of a deal....

I hope this game turns out good though...
DaveKap's Avatar
DaveKap at 04/21/2008 18:37
It's kind of an awesome idea... force advertising down your throat and receive special guns.

It's also kind of a horrible idea and I hope EA dies in a fire for segregating players between those who "have" and those who "have not." E-peens are not things you want to allow players to have. E-castration is a must. I guess EA stands for E-peen Anonymous? *facepalm* (I truly apologize for that joke.)

But, hell, at least it's better than paying for them.
Rucksack's Avatar
Rucksack at 04/21/2008 18:40
There's just something wrong with this....oh wait, it's fucking EA!
sparq-l's Avatar
sparq-l at 04/21/2008 18:40
It's fucking stupid if you are paying $60 for a retail game. If it is $30 I might put up with the bullshit.
Rockvillian's Avatar
Rockvillian at 04/21/2008 18:43
"It's not that big of a deal"

"At least it's better than paying for them"


That's how it starts. I think we, as responsible gamers who demand quality, shouldn't go near crap like this with a 10 foot pole.
Super Klytus's Avatar
Super Klytus at 04/21/2008 18:44
"Machine Gun
+ more damage
- lower rate of fire"

lower rate of fire? really EA? for the Machine gun? ummm.. you might want to check that.
Super Klytus's Avatar
Super Klytus at 04/21/2008 18:46
oh yeah... this is a really stupid idea. but like rucksack said - "its EA"
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 04/21/2008 19:01
*sigh*

Just give them to us. It's not like this game is going to be anything near extraordinary anyway
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 04/21/2008 19:04
Better than paying for them at least. Still, meh for the whole concept.
The-Excel's Avatar
The-Excel at 04/21/2008 19:11
I don't understand why extra weapons should be unlockable at all.
wardrox's Avatar
wardrox at 04/21/2008 19:11
hey, EA, you got some PR bullshit in my game.
Stetsonblade's Avatar
Stetsonblade at 04/21/2008 19:18
*Yawn* Seriously, guys, this is not a big deal. I think the only one most of the people buying this game wouldn't have done was the newsletter. Is it that big of a deal? Are you that lazy? I mean you're surfing the net right now. It isn't hard to fly to a site and register and check stats. I did that on Bungie all the the time. Yeah, EA is a bitch of a company for other reasons, but this is not one of them. I'd agree with you if we were paying money for this, but we're not.

This statement makes no sense:

"I don't understand why extra weapons should be unlockable at all."

I mean...do you mean that no one should get these guns other than the people that do the required tasks, or do you mean that you should have them automatically without unlocking them at all.

If you mean "have them automatically", how is that extra? It is a bonus. Sheesh, people.

If that is not what you mean, carry on.
sparq-l's Avatar
sparq-l at 04/21/2008 19:23
Stetsonblade, the entire point is that this is a FULL COST retail game. Micro-transactions and marketing gimmicks are appealing when the player gets a game for free or very cheap. What EA wants to do is make you pay full price IN ADDITION to jumping through hoops.

I'd gladly pay for guns IF the game was cheap

I'd gladly fill out surveys and whore out my email IF the game was cheap.

AFAIK, the games that have proven the micro-transaction concept all do things like that. And frankly, people consider that to be a fair trade-off.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 04/21/2008 19:59
Or they could just include it in the fucking game you know.
HadouKen24's Avatar
HadouKen24 at 04/21/2008 20:51
How annoying. To be sure, I'd be registering and checking stats anyway, but when I pay for a game, it's with the perception that I bought the game. Not part of a game. The whole thing. The only exceptions are MMOG's.
dronkmunk's Avatar
dronkmunk at 04/21/2008 20:56
EA is such a ...

wait for it


wait for it...


Bad Company! I just thought of that one. Pretty good huh
lompocus's Avatar
lompocus at 04/21/2008 21:14
you guys totally forgot the 'blow everything up' part, right?

From a tech point of view, this is as technologically advanced on consoles as Crysis is on PCs. Look into everything. That, and the gameplay is gonna be kickass!
shit-polka's Avatar
shit-polka at 04/21/2008 21:20
I don't see this making any difference, if it's like all the other battlefield games, the infantry combat will be trash and everyone will just flock to the vehicles.
Stetsonblade's Avatar
Stetsonblade at 04/21/2008 21:21
You are getting the whole game. These are extras. They are not necessary. You don't have to jump through hoops. Extra. Bonus content. You are not paying for these things with your sixty dollars. That is what you people seem not to understand. I think you also missed the part about getting the stuff later for free without doing anything. Wait...you have to wait a bit longer than people who jump through the hoops? Where did I put that violin...
adultswim810's Avatar
adultswim810 at 04/21/2008 21:24
"From a tech point of view, this is as technologically advanced on consoles as Crysis is on PCs."


waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait... wut no
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 04/21/2008 22:09
dude the text on the right side in your post is like off the edge in "no-readable" land
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 04/22/2008 00:13
Zach Galifianakis gets into some strange movies.
JavTheGreat's Avatar
JavTheGreat at 04/22/2008 01:27
For everyone who doesn't know, you do eventually unlock the weapons when you hit a certain level.

I believe these were the weapons they were planning on charging people for.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 04/22/2008 01:33
Jav: Yeah, these are the weapons they were going to charge for. There are still 5 other weapons you can only get by either getting the gold edition of the game or hitting level 25 in multiplayer.
BlackSunEmpire's Avatar
BlackSunEmpire at 04/22/2008 06:21
With all this microtransaction bullshit, this game has already had far too much of my attention, and not in a good way. I wont be registering for any stupid newsletter, and I doubt I'll be buying the game.
Sam Spectre's Avatar
Sam Spectre at 04/22/2008 09:10
Fuck you EA. I'm not buying this game.
loki d20's Avatar
loki d20 at 04/22/2008 09:44
Don't know what they're technically called, but the bipod stands for the sniper rifle and the support class machine gun look pretty goofy.

Don't mind the way they're handing these out. It's just good marketing at the beginning followed by everyone getting it. Do have a problem with paying for new guns down the road, though. That's just money-grubbing business there.
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 04/22/2008 09:54
Anything's better than paying for them. I think it's a pretty classy and simple way of distributing the content without making it directly available.
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 04/22/2008 10:54
Seems like a bother, but at least you're not microtransactioning for them
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 04/23/2008 08:51
I'm glad you can get the guns later on if you don't want to jump through a bunch of hoops...
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