I’m fine with TTK2.0. What we really need is more maps like previous Battlefield games. We need steady DLC Map Packs with 4 maps every 4-6 months. I will pay $50 for the premium pass. That was never an issue before. With a free pass, it seems we may not get as much content as previous titles.
While going free seemed like a good idea I’m slightly concerned about the level of support the game will recieve.
Waiting to reserve judgement but if after a year we are in the same situation as Battlefront 2 having one new galactic assault map over a year after release and a few skins then I will deem this live service a failure.
Battle for Greece (is that one map or two?) scheduled for march along with the battle royal map. With an already content light launch is not looking good imo.
I’m fine to pay more for more content money isn’t an issue for me
I know it’s early and i love the game but no premium always concerned me.
I’d rather have five cool outfits, a couple of Red Tiger weapon skins and five days early access for £40 than 16 new maps and a rack of new weapons and gadgets.
Oh wait…
I’m already growing bored with the maps in the game. Rotterdam and twisted steel are my favorites but even they get boring after a bit. That coupled with nothing to unlock on weapons that do really anything and bugged assignments/challenges is really driving me away.
Yeah sure am gonna throw some more money at this mess!
Are you drunk?
Totally agree, we already went into the Battlefront 2 fiasco when EA/DICE announced no DLC/expansions like Battlefron 1 but free updates, after 13 months of release we only got 2 new maps Only 2 new characters, zero weapons, still no conquest mode and tons of delays for almosr everything we requested for, that is exactly what is gonna happen with BF5. We need to put some money like Battlefield1 premium pass to make sure we get new content periodically, there is No other way.
Premium has always boosted the quality of battlefield games for quite sometime…
What does the new TTK have to do with Premium? I disagree with you on 1) the new TTK being “fine”. and 2) bringing back premium.
They need to back out this TTK change before even more people leave the game. And adding premium back would just split the community more. I’m glad you don’t work at EA/Dice.
Not all games need to cost more or have a dlc pass, but games like battlefield do. I’m fine with paying for dlc on certain games that I know I’ll play a lot and get my money’s worth. Games have cost $60 for over a decade even though everything else inflates. Either game prices themselves go up, or you get to decide between buying the dlc for one game or buying a second game.
You think that a company will not cancel paid DLCs if it finds it will not make enough money?
Look what happened to FF 15
Agreed for sure. More maps are needed badly and I felt the same way as the OP since the day they announced it would be free.
Respectfully, it never seemed like a good idea. Did you not see Battlefront 2 a year ago with this same “free DLC” and “live service” model?
That model only works for free 2 play games with their OWN IP so they can sell their own skins to support the game.
EA tried to force this mode on full priced games with no flexibility for skins. Star Wars is owned by Disney, so zero flexibility for skins (the whole “pink vader” thing). And then they try to do the same thing with a real, non-fictional historical war. Again, zero flexibility for skins, and emotes etc. would have no place in a WW2 game.
So no, it never for one moment seemed like a good idea. The good idea is to keep premium but the MAPS are always playable by all.
So. Simple.
I would 100% support launching a premium pass. I want all the major theatres and factions represented. This game hasn’t sold well out the gate and it needs a shot in the arm. Battle Royale and 2 Greece maps won’t get it done. WW2 needs to be done right, I don’t want this game to go down as the one that killed AAA WW2 games.
Wow lol thanks for the laugh
Well they have been doing paid DLC since battlefield 1942’ with Secret Weapons & Road to Rome.
Going free never sounded like a good idea. I can’t wait for the crowd who cried for free dlc and whined about paid dlc eats crow. I don’t want this free model to fail because we are stuck with it, but I don’t have high hopes. No free model has ever been spectacular, some that are acclaimed as great I think are pretty lackluster personally.
Well send them some money. It can’t hurt your cause.