EA Responds to Bad Company Weapons Charge

Electronic Arts today got back to us with their take on the whole situation. In a nutshell, yes, they will be selling some weapons through microtransactions when the game comes out. But EA says that you can get those weapons for free if you buy the Gold Edition. They also say they will have plenty of other weapons they're giving away during promotions leading up to the launch.

Here's their official take:

Per our conversation, Battlefield: Bad Company features numerous weapons in the core game. In addition to the core set of weapons, Battlefield: Bad Company will release five unique weapons free of charge through five different promotional programs prior to launch. EA will again make these weapons available to players free of charge after launch, in case anyone missed the pre-launch promotions.

At launch, EA will release a Gold Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company which will feature an additional five new weapons. For players who do not purchase the Gold Edition of the game, they can still buy the five weapons at a small individualized price per item. All weapons are balanced for gameplay. More weapons offer players more choices but do not create an advantage/disadvantage for players who do not opt to buy new items.

Currently, the menu in the Battlefield: Bad Company beta notes all ten weapons; the five available free of charge pre-launch as well as the additional five available in the Gold Edition.

We will have more details on the pre-launch campaign and Gold Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company in the next few weeks.

While this makes it slightly less onorous than we initially thought, I still have to agree with Fahey on this. Making gamers pay extra for something that is essentially core to the game seems wrong. I realize they say the weapons are all balanced, but the fact is having a wider selection of weapons to choose from can be a tremendous advantage in a game. What worries me more is where this is all headed. I can't help but think that this is just EA testing the waters.

http://kotaku.com/371407/ea-responds-to-bad-company-weapons-charge

I hate EA. It's only a matter of time until you'll buy a Madden or NCAA football game and have to purchase the football as a microtransaction. Eddie5vs1

LOL i hope so and i will also buy off a ref to win every game

I hate EA. It's only a matter of time until you'll buy a Madden or NCAA football game and have to purchase the football as a microtransaction. Eddie5vs1

Audiences are $1 per hundred.

[QUOTE="Eddie5vs1"]I hate EA. It's only a matter of time until you'll buy a Madden or NCAA football game and have to purchase the football as a microtransaction. liljfreestylepr

LOL i hope so and i will alos buy off a ref to win every game

good god, please delete your post. we don't need EA getting any ideas. Could you imagine though. You're playing someone online, winning by 4 touchdowns. You see your opponent go to the ref and money is exchanged at which point you quarterback leaves the game for unsportsman like conduct. Again, god I hate EA.

[QUOTE="Eddie5vs1"]I hate EA. It's only a matter of time until you'll buy a Madden or NCAA football game and have to purchase the football as a microtransaction. yoshi_64

Audiences are $1 per hundred.

What the hell do you mean it's 40 MS points to call a time out!?!? :)

Also hearing this from EA, I'm going to say... that not every weapon will be balanced. Sure, everyone likes you to think that, but in most situations... there's on weapon that does it all... namely a scoped equipped gun with a large magazine of ammunition.

Sure the other weapons in Halo are fun, but the BR is the best for any situation guarantee, if you know how to use it. Only other weapon you'd need is a close range gun like a shotty or sword. Or sniper if you like that stuff...

My bet is, there will be a gun dominating the field, and should it be in the "Gold" edition, it's going to suck big ones.

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[QUOTE="Eddie5vs1"]I hate EA. It's only a matter of time until you'll buy a Madden or NCAA football game and have to purchase the football as a microtransaction. Eddie5vs1

Audiences are $1 per hundred.

What the hell do you mean it's 40 MS points to call a time out!?!? :)

20 MS points for a magazine for your pistol, 100 for the sniper, and say you want the ability to throw your gun when it's out of bullets? That's an extra 50 MS points for the animation. :P

listen EA how about online season mode when off season comes people can use real money to bid on players and sign them with real money

So I guess I'll be playing with a pistol while mostly everyone else will be using Rocket Launchers and Portable Nukes or something :lol:Blackbond

I'll have to use the melee I'm so poor. :(

j/k, but it is getting ridiculous.

how much more is the gold edition...? tiger35010

probably around $70 to $80. Unless you want to play the game, then you have to pay 100 MS points to load the game. ;)

More choices = advantage.

I like microtransactions for updating games that have grown stale. But microtransactions at launch is ridiculous milkage.

More choices = advantage.

I like microtransactions for updating games that have grown stale. But microtransactions at launch is ridiculous milkage.

Tsug_Ze_Wind

To some extent I don't mind microtransaction as giving a gamer choice. My problem is that developers and publishers are with holding content from the game just to milk us gamers later.

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More choices = advantage.

I like microtransactions for updating games that have grown stale. But microtransactions at launch is ridiculous milkage.

Eddie5vs1

To some extent I don't mind microtransaction as giving a gamer choice. My problem is that developers and publishers are with holding content from the game just to milk us gamers later.

Usually, that's just a suspicion. Here, it's blatantly obvious. Not cool. :(

Right when I though EA toned down their old ways, they do this.

I guess its back to me hating EA.

Milkage :of50p90

I bet MG4 has a special edition that has content that the regular version doesn't. Do you call that Milkage too. :|

We can't pass judgement yet.

"Battlefield: Bad Company will release five unique weapons free of charge through five different promotional programs prior to launch."

And that is why.

[QUOTE="f50p90"]Milkage :oPS3_3DO

I bet MG4 has a special edition that has content that the regular version doesn't. Do you call that Milkage too. :|

Sorry, but IMO, that isn't the same.

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[QUOTE="f50p90"]Milkage :oEddie5vs1

I bet MG4 has a special edition that has content that the regular version doesn't. Do you call that Milkage too. :|

Sorry, but IMO, that isn't the same.

If you preodered Ace combat 6 you got two free planes not available anywhere else.

All EA is doing is this but offering the same things through microtransaction.

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[QUOTE="f50p90"]Milkage :oredstormrisen

I bet MG4 has a special edition that has content that the regular version doesn't. Do you call that Milkage too. :|

Sorry, but IMO, that isn't the same.

If you preodered Ace combat 6 you got two free planes not available anywhere else.

All EA is doing is this but offering the same things through microtransaction.

u got pay for the pin in ur grenade other wise it blow up when u respawn