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[legacyzero]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...remium-to-cost-35-5th-dlc-is-aftermath-report

Battlefield Premium will cost £35/$60, according to a new report.

A Battlefield Premium listing on Coolshop.co.uk (spotted by MP1st) carries a 29th June release date and a £34.96 price.

Its description: "BF3 Premium Service is 1 code in a box to give the consumers early access to the BF3 DLC expansion packs - Back to Karkand (already released), Close Quarters (releasing June), Armoured Kill (releasing Sept) and End Game (releasing December)."

Battlefield Premium, thought to be set for a reveal during EA's E3 2012 press conference, is said to include early access to DLC and "premium benefits". It includes access to a mysterious fifth DLC expansion called Aftermath.

MP1st lists the contents:

20 Maps.
20 New Weapons.
10+ New Vehicles.
4+ New Game Modes.
30+ Assignments.
20+ Dog Tags.
Also includes "Premium Benefits" which are made up of skins, camos and most importantly early access to all DLC.

These maps, weapons, vehicles game modes assignments and dog tags are spread across the following DLC:
Back to Karkand.
Close Quarters in June 2012.
Armored Kill in autumn 2012.
Aftermath in late 2012.
End Game in spring 2013.

So. Let me understand this correctly. 34.96GBP / $54.86. Am I doing that right??

I know there will probably be alot of bitching about the price, but if this is correct, that's a lot of content! At least we know that DICE has always been great with their expansions, at least lately.

 

[Future PhaZe]

I'd buy it if they doubled the console player count.

Seriously the game is just awful on consoles with the player count as it is.

 

[Deadbeat]

All I want is Mashtuur City remade with black hawks everywhere. If they cant do that then all these DLC packs are garbage.

 

[Tenck]

I'd buy it if they doubled the console player count.

Seriously the game is just awful on consoles with the player count as it is.

Limits of the console :lol

We need new hardware soon. Somehow though, they'll find a way to screw us over.

 

[bjb]

Not sure if want...

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Well It dosn't seem such a bad deal, 20 maps is quite a lot. Also if you have BtK you have to buy it at full price? Now that would be a bad deal.

I know there will probably be alot of bitching about the price, but if this is correct, that's a lot of content! At least we know that DICE has always be great with their expansions, at least lately.

BC2 Vietnam disagrees.

 

[vaelic]

Pisses me off as it further segregates the player base when having to buy new maps

 

[Majine]

Geez, will they make a seperate service for Medal of Honor too? Atleast with CoD you have a game every year that is "compatible".

 

[jet1911]

So it's every DLC bundled together but with no "discount"? Not sure if I want.

 

[legacyzero]

BC2 Vietnam disagrees.

Huh? What was wrong with Vietnam? It was more than just a map pack.

 

[Stumpokapow]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

 

[Fersis]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

Perfect.

If EA is doing this like 6 months after release it means that BF3 prints money.
And yeah im probably gonna buy all the map packs day one. :3

 

[jet1911]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

 

[Derrick01]

So you pay that much to...get early access to maps? Oh boy.

 

[legacyzero]

I see the pattern here...

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

Will most likely buy was planning on getting all the packs anyway

 

[OldJadedGamer]

I'd buy it if they doubled the console player count.

Seriously the game is just awful on consoles with the player count as it is.

I think the number is perfect and if increased I would likely stop playing unless I could lower the number of players through a custom search.

 

[OG Kush]

Limits of the console :lol

We need new hardware soon. Somehow though, they'll find a way to screw us over.

It's not actually a limit of the consoles, its microsoft and sony limiting bandwith.

 

[Sojgat]

Don't you only get the COD content that comes out after you pay for Elite subscription? With this at least you will get all the content whenever you purchase BF premium, if I'm understanding this correctly.

 

[Nori Chan]

So I have to wait two weeks to buy the premium after CQC comes out?


Wtf

 

[The Faceless Master]

Limits of the console :lol

We need new hardware soon. Somehow though, they'll find a way to screw us over.

actually, DICE has said several times that it's mainly a bandwidth restriction on consoles (TRC/TCR) that stops them from having more player, and some of the DICE people mentioned they've played with way more than 24 players during testing.

basically, MS/Sony want games to be playable even on the worst broadband connections available.

 

[DanielJr82]

I love the Battlefield series, but I'm not paying $60 for map packs.

 

[Sojgat]

So I have to wait two weeks to buy the premium after CQC comes out?


Wtf

I know. It would make way more sense to launch on 29th May instead, but hey logic is overrated.

 

[Metalmurphy]

I love the Battlefield series, but I'm not paying $60 for map packs.

Well, they're more like mini expansions then map packs. Something that's not entirely new to BF.

 

[Psychoward]

BC2 Vietnam disagrees.

That was a great expansion, and it was only $15. Only thing that sucked was Vantage Point, and that Temple Map.

 

[BattleMonkey]

That was a great expansion, and it was only $15. Only thing that sucked was Vantage Point, and that Temple Map.

So half the expansion sucked?

 

[legacyzero]

So half the expansion sucked?

The point they're trying to make is that people are coming at this with the expectation that it will be a low quality drop ala Call of Duty.

BF "Expansions" are always so much more! More maps/vehicles/guns/player models/ etc.

 

[XPE]

BC2 Vietnam disagrees.

Got to agree with you there Vietnam had to terrible map design, there some just something really uninspired about it.

It wasn’t a quick cash in like other bits of DLC, just the map design was really poor and bland imo.

 

[Shai-Tan]

I think the number is perfect and if increased I would likely stop playing unless I could lower the number of players through a custom search.

I play on PC and some of the maps are terrible with larger player counts. I almost exclusively play the bigger Karkand maps because of it.

 

[TimmiT]

So I'm guessing there won't be a GOTY edition for a while?

 

[Kud Dukan]

So I have to wait two weeks to buy the premium after CQC comes out?


Wtf

Yes, WTF indeed. Why would they do that?

 

[Mooreberg]

Good move to include B2K, but dumb move to wait after CQC. I don't see this priced at more than $39.99 USD since that is what COD Elite costs if you bought the hardened edition. Kind of on the fence... I like the game but the influx of stupid high ticket count servers makes it impossible to play even two full games in one sitting.

 

[Nori Chan]

Yes, WTF indeed. Why would they do that?

fucking aliens i guess

 

[OG Kush]

I know. It would make way more sense to launch on 29th May instead, but hey logic is overrated.

Definietly overrated when it comes to DICE/EA

 

[OldJadedGamer]

So if you pay for this and have PC or 360 do you still have to wait the week that Sony moneyhatted for the PS3 maps? I thought they said all DLC was covered under the extra Sony week.

 

[Stallion Free]

Don't you only get the COD content that comes out after you pay for Elite subscription? With this at least you will get all the content whenever you purchase BF premium, if I'm understanding this correctly.

No, the COD pass nets you every piece of DLC for MW3, past and present.

 

[King_Moc]

Considering i paid £30 for the original maps, with no intention of ever playing the single player, the value seems ok.

Ah, back to Karkand is in with the 20, i see. Not so good. It being free and all.

 

[Tallshortman]

Considering i paid £30 for the original maps, with no intention of ever playing the single player, the value seems ok.

Ah, back to Karkand is in with the 20, i see. Not so good. It being free and all.

It's not free, it was only free for people with the limited edition.

 

[firehawk12]

actually, DICE has said several times that it's mainly a bandwidth restriction on consoles (TRC/TCR) that stops them from having more player, and some of the DICE people mentioned they've played with way more than 24 players during testing.

basically, MS/Sony want games to be playable even on the worst broadband connections available.

So MAG is an exception because it's first party, or does it have better netcode?

 

[mangaroo]

It's not terrible for 20 maps. I'm in no rush to be honest, more excited about planet side 2!

I am definitely glad that they aren't releasing another game already but wish they'd be less greedy with the price for the map expansions.

 

[No_Style]

So MAG is an exception because it's first party, or does it have better netcode?

Maybe Sony wasn't the limiting company? Gotta have parity, dude.

 

[Izayoi]

I'll definitely get it. Getting all the packs anyway, would be silly not to. Pre-ordering map packs, though...

 

[GrizzNKev]

I'll probably get this since I want all the map packs, but paying for an 'FPS as a service' type thing makes me feel all kinds of wrong.

 

[Arucardo]

It's not terrible for 20 maps. I'm in no rush to be honest, more excited about planet side 2!

I am definitely glad that they aren't releasing another game already but wish they'd be less greedy with the price for the map expansions.

Not as awesome when it includes the B2K stuff though.

Not entirely sold on this, I love BF3 but I'll need some convincing on this. Next months dlc isn't up my alley either. If the 20 (or 16) maps were all close to the B2K scale I'd buy this day 1 for sure.

 

[MrPing1000]

wtf has happened to this industry?

 

[Radec]

wtf has happened to this industry?

Did we get free maps and expansions last gen?

 

[Kade]

Did we get free maps and expansions last gen?

On PC, yeah. It was the standard.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

So MAG is an exception because it's first party, or does it have better netcode?

Apart from the player count you hav to take into consideration all the vehicle data and destruction which require more bandwitdth than a just a simple player.

Although I heard is Xbox Live the actual one who has restrictions on that matter.

wtf has happened to this industry?

"How to make the consumer pay more money because we're fucktards and can't keep costs from raising?"

"Sir look how much money this x company made this cheap skin that cost them 100$!!!"

"($ . $)"

 

[MRORANGE]

Did we get free maps and expansions last gen?

yes and in some platforms and games we still do.

 

[lockload]

How about they give us back the free dedicated servers first, bunch of ****