The
Battlefield: Bad Company DLC
controversy has settled down after EA compromised with their "
marketing promotions" idea and now today, thanks to Planet Battlefield, we know exactly what we'll have to do to earn all five additional weapons. So, without further wait, here are the non-Microsoft point involved steps to earn each controversial weapon ...
- QBU88 Sniper Rifle: Pre-order the game online or at any participating retailer.
- UZI Submachine Gun: Download and play the demo
- M60 Light Machine Gun: Sign up for the Battlefield newsletter
- F2000 Assault Rifle: Register your Battlefield soldier name
- USAS12 Shotgun: Check your Bad Company stats online at launch.
Like we said, there's no Microsoft points involved, but is this really a better solution? A show of hands please, who's committed to completing all five tasks listed above to earn the
Bad Company weapon bounty?
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
4-21-2008 @ 2:23PM
MrMuggs said...
Sounds pretty simple to me. Outside of the preorder I'll definitely do the other 4 b/c I would've done them anyway.
However, my main concern continues to be the team chat. If I can only talk to 3 other people on my 12 man squad I'm not even going to buy this game,
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4-21-2008 @ 2:24PM
ZEBRA NINER said...
The pre-order thing and the demo thing are kind of redundant. If you don't pre-order, can you ever unlock that one gun?
Meh, after playing the beta quite a bit, I'm not really looking forward to this game.
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4-21-2008 @ 2:29PM
RudyHuxtable said...
I got a whole bunch of guns for Call of Duty 4.
By buying the game.
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4-21-2008 @ 2:29PM
Etchasketchist said...
Is this the game where you're the army dood and you shoot at the other army doods? Yeah, I already got a game like that.
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4-21-2008 @ 3:09PM
Neuromancer said...
Yeah but this one's different, in this one you pick up bars of gold!
Shiny, shiny gold...
4-21-2008 @ 4:07PM
BerNasty said...
Thats funny! I totally agree.
4-21-2008 @ 4:16PM
Deck said...
@Neuromancer: Oh, you mean Return To Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory? Yea I played that years ago, a lot of it too. Oh and its all free to boot!
4-21-2008 @ 2:33PM
James McPhail said...
EA didn't "compromise" with these five guns. They were always going to do these marketing programs. They compromised on the other 5 "gold edition" weapons that were going to be available from the XBLM for those that didn't buy the gold edition.
They have not changed their plans at all with these 5. It quite clearly lists them in the beta as available through marketing programs. With the other five being available to purchase or in the gold edition.
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4-21-2008 @ 2:37PM
MrMuggs said...
BTW, aren't these redeem codes going to be posted in all of the websites? I wonder if they will be unique or sort of like the R6V2 map and weapon codes.
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4-21-2008 @ 2:38PM
haukke said...
too much trouble...i would rather buy the guns and get it over with in a single transaction rather then doing a bunch of stuff i would not do anyway.
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4-21-2008 @ 2:42PM
Deezul said...
And you sir, are the reason why this limited edition/special edition things will continue!
4-22-2008 @ 12:17AM
haukke said...
personally i dont care...i have the money to buy stuff...i pretty much buy everything on marketplace.planes for ace combat...horse armor for oblivion.....guns for battlefield....dont like it....tough.
4-22-2008 @ 2:20AM
ryan said...
hunh, waste money on content that should already be in the game to begin with. ok, you convinced me.
4-21-2008 @ 2:53PM
PrivateBurke said...
Hell yeah I'll do these things to get the weapons... If EA would release a game worth it. I was really looking forward to this game but after playing the Beta I won't even download the demo. Clunky is the best term for this game. Anyone remember Operation Flashpoint? This game feels more clunky then that one did back in the day.
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4-21-2008 @ 2:53PM
ANt said...
The demo is actually good, although I get the feeling like this game will be overshadowed by GTA and therefore drop in price in a couple of months......
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4-21-2008 @ 2:57PM
Muffin_man said...
After playing the BETA I have lost hype for this game. It has too many issues with it that I find make the game not enjoyable. The weapons are even more of a scam.
I'm not buying this game.
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4-21-2008 @ 3:07PM
XeonPro said...
I agree you on this. The Beta pretty much sucked. Everything felt gimped, weak etc. Regardless of it being un-finished etc, the game is just not worth it. Don't buy in to all the hype. I'm sick of EA's crap and will do my part in showing this by not buying the product (even if I did like it, which I do not - surprisingly).
4-21-2008 @ 3:02PM
joey said...
I'll probably give the demo a try anyways.
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4-21-2008 @ 3:09PM
XeonPro said...
I really hope you are not being serious...As long as people continue to purchase the content and buy into the crap EA is doing, it will continue. Even if someone can't resist the urge to buy the game, the DLC should be avoided just to make a statement to EA.
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4-21-2008 @ 3:20PM
Alphonse Romano said...
F%#k this game! I'll stick to COD4, where you don't have to go through all this Bulls%#t just for 5 measly weapons.
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