Some DLC for Bad Company 2 Will Be Free

[CptainCrunch]

BrokenMachine posted this article from oxm.co.uk in the forums:

Karl-Magnus Troedsson, Executive Producer of the Battlefield series, has told OXM that Bad Company 2 will have free DLC.

Troedsson revealed the information when asked about the possibility of there being free DLC for Bad Company 2.

"There is definitely a solid plan for what we're going to do post-launch with this product," he replied. "We haven't announced all the details about it but yes, there will be free stuff for it, we really want to take care of people who buy our games. So yes, there will be free stuff. We did quite a bit of free stuff in Bad Company 1 as well.

"People need to be aware we're a business, we need to make money, so there will be some things you have to pay for but we will work hard to find balance in between those so people will get what they think is worth their money. I'm pretty sure people will be happy with it."

In the past, purchased DLC has tended to split the communities and server choices, usually leaving everyone unhappy. Do you think the free content will help that situation? Could there be types of DLC that are paid for and other types not, like weapons over maps?

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[Scinto]

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Paying for weapons in DLC as opposed to maps would be a good idea, atleast that way you can pick up the weapons from other players.

[S0VIET]

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Paying for weapons in DLC as opposed to maps would be a good idea, atleast that way you can pick up the weapons from other players.

Yes, that would be good. Then everyone could join the same servers but others will just have extra unlocks. Kinda like how people in BF2 had unlocks that required you to play SF at least once online.

[Rogue Warrior]

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Free maps! Yes

New/better weapons as DLC will work for me!!!

This will keep the players in the server if a map changes, and if given a chance to pickup a fallen comrade or enemy weapon, gives you the "try before you buy"

[BrokenMachine]

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Free maps! Yes

New/better weapons as DLC will work for me!!!

This will keep the players in the server if a map changes, and if given a chance to pickup a fallen comrade or enemy weapon, gives you the "try before you buy"

This does seem like the best idea to keep the community together given what happened with the BF2 and 2142 extra content. The thing is do we really need more weapons given that there is already a pretty large amount to get in the game anyway?

[CptainCrunch]

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With DICE mentioning some stuff free and some not, the weapon thing popped into my head, but it doesnt have to be that way, it can be anything from other unlocks, extended ranks, more customized slots, I dont know. The thing that divides the community is the maps. If the maps are free, then what is in the game is still there.

The downside to the weapons idea is balance. You get a super strong gun of some sort and then you end up with something like BF:H.

Crunch

[Vreki]

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I dont like the weapons idea. It would be ok if the were just variations that did not give an advantage.
But the voices in my head tells me that the a likely to give them a little extra to encourage people to buy the DLC .

I am likely to buy DLC regardless as long as I am still playing the game, but I never liked the idea of pay-to-pwn.

[imported_Snazzy]

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I never bought any previous expansions and booster packs mainly because far far less people play them, I hope DICE has learned that.

I'd prefer if they only charged for single player packs, lots of console players would still buy them.

[BIFF EXPLODER]

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well if they make expansion packs like in BF1942, sure i'm cool with that, they had alot of content


but booster packs? booster packs.... naaaaah.

(this is implying they will fix the performance issues with BC2, because i wont be able to buy the game if i can't run it properly even at low settings :P)

[CptainCrunch]

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Yeah, thats the problem with DLC. No matter which way a developer goes, its going to mess something up. Only WoW seems to have it figured out and thats because of the monthly fee that no one will pay for with an FPS.

So no matter what, someone is getting left out.

Crunch

[troybob]

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BF1942 would be a great model.

Every major patch introduces new maps (and maybe a new vehicle or two with that map). Coral Sea, [that tank map], Phillipenes, yadda yadda.

Then there was Road to Rome. That was a great expansion (let's face it, in the digital age; DLC's are expansion packs). Secret weapons was just dumb.

Even if you didn't buy Road to home, new patches came new maps and new modes (Coral sea had no flags). And you started Road to Rhome as a mod, as to not mix the servers (and thus unfairly split the community).

So splittin the community won't be as bad as long as you enhance the vanilla, but allow maybe 1 "expansion DLC" that doesn't allow for intermixing the maps.

So I leave you with this (remember Digital Illusions = DICE)

[Dark-Colonel]

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I enjoy DLCs that continue to allow mixed integration with other players.

I.E. If I get new guns, new skins from my DLC; I'd like to use it with regular non-DLC rooms/servers.

[Rambo]

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maps and vehicles ftw!

[^Garf*uk*]

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will pay 4 if worth it

[Dangerdog]

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Don't forget there will be a single player component, extra "pay for" DLC in the way of continuing the single player game would be welcome.

I think it's a value thing, as long as the content feels like you're not getting ripped off then I don't mind paying for it. I still prefer the old expansions to having maps trickle in one or two at a time.