DICE Wants Bad Company 2 Maps Free For Community

[CptainCrunch]

From computersandvideogames.com:

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 developer DICE has pledged that it will never charge for downloadable map packs.

The news comes after Infinity Ward put a pricetag of 1200 Microsoft Points on its Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack.

IW's pack went on sale yesterday - with some complications. DICE's own VIP 2 map pack became available on the same day - without cost.

"We don't ever want to charge for our maps and insisted to EA that this attitude was crucial when it came to keeping our community happy and playing together," DICE senior producer Patrick Bach told Xbox World 360 magazine.

Bach commented that DICE had "generous" amounts of DLC planned for Battlefield: Bad Company 2's future.

He added: "We're owned by EA but we're still very much DICE."

It sounds like a very good strategy that has been an issue in previous Battlefield titles. Do you think EA will follow this idea of thinking and instead of charging for maps will charge for other types of content?

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[jesus]

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cool. how do I download the maps anyway? do I gotta download them separately, or do they download when I use the BFB2Updater.exe?

[ShadowX8001]

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They download with the updater I really love this attitude

[jake_]

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I wuv DICE.

[ShadowX8001]

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Oh I see their game plan. Do the opposite of IW. God it's working well!!!!!!!

[x=FAST=x]

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thats great and all, but please put a finishing product out for the public instead of releasing "betas". Bf2, 2142 and Bc2 all have their problems. Fix the bugs!

[[130.Pz]W.Fuchs]

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Could they stop pissing on MW2, I know the game sucks, no need to rub it in another 100 times, I don't care about MW2, this is BF goddamnit! And even if they let me pay 2 euros (or whatever those points are worth) I don't care :/

[CptainCrunch]

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Could they stop pissing on MW2, I know the game sucks, no need to rub it in another 100 times, I don't care about MW2, this is BF goddamnit! And even if they let me pay 2 euros (or whatever those points are worth) I don't care :/

Actually, a lot of people are complaining about this article and DICE bashing MW2. The only thing stated by DICE in this article is this:

"We don't ever want to charge for our maps and insisted to EA that this attitude was crucial when it came to keeping our community happy and playing together," DICE senior producer Patrick Bach told Xbox World 360 magazine.

Bach commented that DICE had "generous" amounts of DLC planned for Battlefield: Bad Company 2's future.

The rest is added by the Xbox magazine article CVG is quoting. Now maybe somewhere else in this article they are bashing MW2, but from this snippet, they are not.

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[Dangerdog]

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It sounds good in PR speak... but....

Panama Canal, still awaiting Rush mode to be Unlocked.

Port Valdez, still awaiting Conquest mode to be Unlocked.

Valparaiso Village, Rush mode awaiting ...

Laguna Alta, Conquest mode awaiting ...

Isla Inocentes, Conquest mode awaiting ...

Atacama Desert, Rush mode awaiting ...

Arica Harbor is complete.

White Pass, Rush mode awaiting ...

Nelson Bay, Conquest mode awaiting ...

Laguna Presa is complete.

That's going to be your list of "free" maps that DICE will release sooner or later, unlocking game modes in the maps already installed. Some of those may never happen, Isla Inocentes in conquest mode for example.

[Killerus]

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i am fine with it either way. I am glad they are not charging for any DLC. Keeps the have and have not's playing together.

[[ptg]chef_uk]

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EA/Dice could open up a goldmine with BC2 though in paid for DLC if the conquest maps were bigger. They could create a US Airforce DLC pack that enabled an airfield with jets on the big maps. Those who purchased the DLC would get an Airforce rank or star that enabled them to enter planes or better still a new soldier loadout that included a stinger as the main weapon. That way two types of players would purchase it. The flyboys and the anti-air groundpounders.

But like i said, the maps aren't big enough IMO to utilise such an add-on. Still, wishful thinking :)

[DMan24]

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Whats nice about EA to keep them doing this. Free DLC = More people playing/buying the game. More People playing the better chance later titles will produce the same amount of players.

[Unclean009]

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EA/Dice could open up a goldmine with BC2 though in paid for DLC if the conquest maps were bigger. They could create a US Airforce DLC pack that enabled an airfield with jets on the big maps. Those who purchased the DLC would get an Airforce rank or star that enabled them to enter planes or better still a new soldier loadout that included a stinger as the main weapon. That way two types of players would purchase it. The flyboys and the anti-air groundpounders.

But like i said, the maps aren't big enough IMO to utilise such an add-on. Still, wishful thinking :)

Honestly, I don't see them putting that much money and effort into a DLC for this game. That would take far more work than it sounds. The chopper physics are bad enough in this game, I dread to see what would happen if they tried to put in planes.

[ShadowX8001]

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Maybe they don't wanna do DLC cause they want to speed up BF3 development.

[WickedSlammy]

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EA/Dice could open up a goldmine with BC2 though in paid for DLC if the conquest maps were bigger. They could create a US Airforce DLC pack that enabled an airfield with jets on the big maps. Those who purchased the DLC would get an Airforce rank or star that enabled them to enter planes or better still a new soldier loadout that included a stinger as the main weapon. That way two types of players would purchase it. The flyboys and the anti-air groundpounders.

But like i said, the maps aren't big enough IMO to utilise such an add-on. Still, wishful thinking :)

Please god, NO EFFING JETS!! can you imagine the amount of rapage from jets with NO AA? Oh wait, we already have that in BF2! Silly me! The number one thing i LOVE, NO damn jets!

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It sounds good in PR speak... but....

Panama Canal, still awaiting Rush mode to be Unlocked.

Port Valdez, still awaiting Conquest mode to be Unlocked.

Valparaiso Village, Rush mode awaiting ...

Laguna Alta, Conquest mode awaiting ...

Isla Inocentes, Conquest mode awaiting ...

Atacama Desert, Rush mode awaiting ...

Arica Harbor is complete.

White Pass, Rush mode awaiting ...

Nelson Bay, Conquest mode awaiting ...

Laguna Presa is complete.

That's going to be your list of "free" maps that DICE will release sooner or later, unlocking game modes in the maps already installed. Some of those may never happen, Isla Inocentes in conquest mode for example.

Thats EXACTLY how i felt after this "map pack"....How bout some actual new maps DICE?