# DLC should be free **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 7, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719 "2016-06-07T10:25:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Devlin345x](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Devlin345x](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Devlin345x)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/1 "2016-06-07T10:25:00Z")
Dlc should be free available to everyone because it being not free means a lot of people wont buy it when you look at bf4 there are hardly any servers on dlc maps except conquest large ---
**Author:** ![Devlin345x](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Devlin345x](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Devlin345x)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/2 "2016-06-07T10:33:00Z")
or maybe people that pay get maps 6 months then its free ---
**Author:** ![visegrip117](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/visegrip117/32/104005_2.png) [@visegrip117](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/visegrip117)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 11:46am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/3 "2016-06-07T11:46:00Z")
In theory this would be nice. In a business sense, it’s slitting your own throat. ---
**Author:** ![Cryphisss](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Cryphisss](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Cryphisss)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/4 "2016-06-07T12:31:00Z")
Changed your thread title to lowercase. Avoid the caps-lock. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PopoTooStronk](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/popotoostronk/32/103149_2.png) [@PopoTooStronk](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PopoTooStronk)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/5 "2016-06-07T12:41:00Z")
Yeah DICE and EA should make this a charity and just stop caring about making money. The EA stockholders would be thrilled by this revolutionary idea. Lets hope all the big corporations will follow this example and everything becomes free for everyone!!! ---
**Author:** ![Devlin345x](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Devlin345x](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Devlin345x)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 2:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/6 "2016-06-08T14:34:00Z")
> [@PopoTooStronk](#): > > Yeah DICE and EA should make this a charity and just stop caring about making money. > The EA stockholders would be thrilled by this revolutionary idea. > > Lets hope all the big corporations will follow this example and everything becomes free for everyone!!! are you they make enough money off the original game and as i said they could release it free after 6 months or a year ---
**Author:** ![Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Lordmang4)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/7 "2016-06-08T14:38:00Z")
While I don’t think DLC should be free, I do think that maps should be given to the BF1 gamer community for free. Owning different maps will fracture the BF1 gaming community. Owning different DLC (e.g. weapons) won’t as much. ---
**Author:** ![lzkashmir13](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@lzkashmir13](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/lzkashmir13)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/8 "2016-06-08T15:47:00Z")
As much as I like free things, I don’t see it happening. ---
**Author:** ![Avarik](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/avarik/32/101251_2.png) [@Avarik](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Avarik)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/9 "2016-06-08T16:07:00Z")
> [@Devlin345x](#): > > are you they make enough money off the original game You can’t know that…and don’t forget, someone needs to pay those guys working on those dlcs too. ---
**Author:** ![robkrush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@robkrush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/robkrush)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/10 "2016-06-08T16:08:00Z")
I can’t make myself be upset about payed DLC from a AAA game full of quality features when grade B indies are chargin the same prices. ---
**Author:** ![GnomeScat](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/gnomescat/32/102080_2.png) [@GnomeScat](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/GnomeScat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/11 "2016-06-08T17:18:00Z")
Nothing comes free, expect heavy microtransactions if this were to be the case. EA is not known for their charity with DLC. ---
**Author:** ![Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Lordmang4)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/12 "2016-06-08T17:23:00Z")
Maybe but EA has given away a lot of great PC games via its ORIGINS game service. ---
**Author:** ![ThePoolMinnow](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@ThePoolMinnow](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ThePoolMinnow)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/13 "2016-06-08T17:58:00Z")
> [@Lordmang4](#): > > Maybe but EA has given away a lot of great PC games via its ORIGINS game service. A lot is not a value…how much would be considered a lot? It is again small fraction and used to attract people to buy the next version. What you’re proposing is free stuff for all and no return except higher costs to maintain more servers with the new maps. You think running servers, and the manpower to admin them are free? ---
**Author:** ![Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@Lordmang4](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Lordmang4)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/14 "2016-06-08T18:00:00Z")
Free is free, regardless of how you perceive the item’s value. Weren’t you the one rambling about how EA is a non-prof business as well? Make up your mind and take a stand on a viewpoint. ---
**Author:** ![rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/rock1obsta/32/103288_2.png) [@rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/rock1obsta)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/15 "2016-06-08T20:44:00Z")
Maybe doing what they did with the community maps would work, like a half dozen free ones. Keep it separate from the payable premium, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sir-xer21](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sir-xer21/32/103487_2.png) [@Sir-xer21](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sir-xer21)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/16 "2016-06-08T20:45:00Z")
> [@Devlin345x](#): > > they make enough money off the original game i dont think you understand how much it costs to make and market a game. ---
**Author:** ![rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/rock1obsta/32/103288_2.png) [@rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/rock1obsta)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/17 "2016-06-08T20:47:00Z")
Community maps are their way of releasing free stuff. Actual DLC, material meant to extend the life of the game, should NOT be free. These guys gotta feed their families, pay bills, take care of unforeseen circumstances, etc. Just because alot of people buy what you make, does not mean other people who decided not to buy it are entitled to it for free. ---
**Author:** ![PopoTooStronk](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/popotoostronk/32/103149_2.png) [@PopoTooStronk](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PopoTooStronk)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/18 "2016-06-08T22:13:00Z")
> [@Devlin345x](#): > > > [@PopoTooStronk](#): > > > > Yeah DICE and EA should make this a charity and just stop caring about making money. > > The EA stockholders would be thrilled by this revolutionary idea. > > > > Lets hope all the big corporations will follow this example and everything becomes free for everyone!!! > > are you they make enough money off the original game and as i said they could release it free after 6 months or a year Hmm sorry did not know you are the CEO of EA. Well since you are the man in charge guess i have to believe you when you say they made enough. Are you by any chance willing to share the financial reports so i can have a look a things as well? Would be really handy when trying to argue with all the people on the forum who keeps talking about their suggestions are cheap and easy to implement. ---
**Author:** ![ThePoolMinnow](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@ThePoolMinnow](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ThePoolMinnow)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/19 "2016-06-08T22:28:00Z")
> [@Lordmang4](#): > > Free is free, regardless of how you perceive the item’s value. > Weren’t you the one rambling about how EA is a non-prof business as well? Make up your mind and take a stand on a viewpoint. Um if you’re talking to me you are mistaken. Never once I have stated they are non profit, they are a publicly traded company so profit is everything. Investors don’t care how many players come back to a game, they care about how much they paid doing it. ---
**Author:** ![cweberling](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@cweberling](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/cweberling)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719/20 "2016-06-09T14:47:00Z")
When it comes to maps its hard. Legit new maps require the most resources, time, artists, etc., to create. But they are the most important thing to make as widely available as possible (AKA free, etc…especially if they’re trickled out over multiple DLC instead of a large single chunk) because like has been said…DLC maps end up really fragmenting the community and game and it’s pretty frustrating. Cause you have to find specific servers and can’t play vanilla maps mixed with DLC maps, etc. It’s just a somewhat obnoxious experience. There really needs to be a better way to do it. But I’m not sure how to solve it because I don’t think giving map packs away for free is really feasible. Then you have devs like CD Project Red selling large map expansions for $20. I wonder if they’re just selling that at a loss? Definitely curious. I would SOOO much rather have large expansion packs at like the 6 month mark than the way they’re currently doing things with DLC and premium. Like BC2 and then the Vietnam expansion. That model worked so well. [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/dlc-should-be-free/101719.md?page=2)