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Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« on: June 16, 2011, 05:44:48 PM »
[float=left][attach=1][/float]Either "exclusive" was poor wording or EA is backpedaling after the fan base got up in arms over the Battlefield 3 pre-order bonuses.  My money is on backpedaling.  I just can't see EA having intended this from the start.  The word is that the Physical Warfare pack will be released free to all players later in the year.  While I still say there will be some unbalance due to the weapons during the period from launch to release having this available later on does alleviate most of my irritation.  I'd have been happier to see it as "unlocked via gameplay" but this is good enough for me.

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Re: Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2011, 05:52:49 PM »
Good, good.

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« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2011, 06:23:31 PM »
There. Can we stop complaining about this now?  :bandit:

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Re: Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2011, 06:36:25 PM »
There. Can we stop complaining about this now?  :bandit:

Now that they fixed the problem: yes.  Will I complain about the next time they try the same thing?  Yes.  Was it bullexcrement we had to complain in the first place to get this?  Yes.
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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2011, 08:42:13 PM »
Now that they fixed the problem: yes.  Will I complain about the next time they try the same thing?  Yes.  Was it bullexcrement we had to complain in the first place to get this?  Yes.
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Re: Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2011, 01:29:56 PM »
I love this site's censoring. It makes every post that much better.
I really saw nothing wrong with it and actually would have preferred it stayed that way, but everyone wins I guess.
So you think it's fair that if there was better weapons in the pre-order pack that only they could ever get and have that were used in the multiplayer?
Forever making it so the whole multiplayer was unbalanced with the weapons because of it, giving those with the money to get the pre-order an unfair advantage?

Sorry but I feel that is just plain wrong and I am very glad it has been fixed, and I am irked it was there to begin with as we shouldn't have to complain about something like this as it shouldn't happen in the first place.
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Re: Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2011, 05:03:21 PM »
Oh so I don't have to get the Physical Warfare pack.  Good.  There was nothing I wanted in it anyways.

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« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2011, 03:37:52 PM »
So you think it's fair that if there was better weapons in the pre-order pack that only they could ever get and have that were used in the multiplayer?
Forever making it so the whole multiplayer was unbalanced with the weapons because of it, giving those with the money to get the pre-order an unfair advantage?

Sorry but I feel that is just plain wrong and I am very glad it has been fixed, and I am irked it was there to begin with as we shouldn't have to complain about something like this as it shouldn't happen in the first place.
yes, I thought it was fair. you preorder the game, you get the bonus. don't? tough gently-carressing luck.
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Re: Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2011, 04:38:57 PM »
yes, I thought it was fair. you preorder the game, you get the bonus. don't? tough gently-carressing luck.
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So a game unbalancing bonus is fair to you?

What if in the pack there was a weapon which effectively made another useless, would that be fair?
No, it would not be fair to those who didn't pre-order, cool stuff outside the game yes, extra weapons the others can never get and were changing the game, no.

I am sooo very glad that fact was resolved as the basic orders are just as valid as the pre-orders in a game with multiplayer.
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Re: Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2011, 04:48:02 PM »
I have to agree with Rune on this.  As a person that hasn't decided if he is going to pre-order, I'm completely fine with Pre-Orders getting some in-game bonuses.

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Re: Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2011, 05:16:17 PM »
So a game unbalancing bonus is fair to you?

What if in the pack there was a weapon which effectively made another useless, would that be fair?
No, it would not be fair to those who didn't pre-order, cool stuff outside the game yes, extra weapons the others can never get and were changing the game, no.

I am sooo very glad that fact was resolved as the basic orders are just as valid as the pre-orders in a game with multiplayer.
Having a weapon that made other weapons useless at all (even if it was for everyone) would be stupid. your point is moot.
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Re: Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2011, 05:22:30 PM »
So a game unbalancing bonus is fair to you?

What if in the pack there was a weapon which effectively made another useless, would that be fair?
No, it would not be fair to those who didn't pre-order, cool stuff outside the game yes, extra weapons the others can never get and were changing the game, no.

I am sooo very glad that fact was resolved as the basic orders are just as valid as the pre-orders in a game with multiplayer.
The pre-order bonus also includes 4 exclusive maps that, to the best of my knowledge, you can't get anywhere else.  I don't see anyone up in arms about that.

DICE is a competent enough developer to prevent one weapon singlehandedly unbalancing the game.

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Re: Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack To Be Free
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2011, 06:44:39 PM »
The pre-order bonus also includes 4 exclusive maps that, to the best of my knowledge, you can't get anywhere else.  I don't see anyone up in arms about that.

DICE is a competent enough developer to prevent one weapon singlehandedly unbalancing the game.
They said you will be able to buy/receive the maps at a later date.

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