# Thinking about buying BF4, but there seems to be more costs than just the game... didn't this game just come out? Is it/will it be playable online without the xpacs? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 17, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175 "2013-11-17T01:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spacely21](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@Spacely21](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Spacely21)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175/1 "2013-11-17T01:22:52Z")
Seems a bit ridiculous to already have xpacs coming… is it worth buying just the game? Did everybody buy the membership? the deluxe? Edit: Bought it, returned it. I just don’t enjoy FPS games on the PC like i do on the console. I find the movement “momentum” effect really annoying. Looked like a pretty good game otherwise though. Also wasn’t a fan of how it worked in the browser… ---
**Author:** ![Bouldurr](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Bouldurr](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Bouldurr)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175/2 "2013-11-17T02:54:39Z")
You don’t need premium to play and even after maps come out people still will play on the old maps no worries. Premium is optional. ---
**Author:** ![Spacely21](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@Spacely21](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Spacely21)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175/3 "2013-11-17T03:09:25Z")
Great thanks, how are you enjoying the game? Any big flaws? ---
**Author:** ![Bouldurr](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Bouldurr](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Bouldurr)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175/4 "2013-11-17T03:23:48Z")
It’s a great game. They just need to iron out quite a few issues with freezing and crashing etc. if you aren’t a big bf fan and aren’t getting premium you would probably have a better time with the game after they patch it. But when it’s running good its GREAT ---
**Author:** ![MooseontheInterstate](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@MooseontheInterstate](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MooseontheInterstate)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175/5 "2013-11-17T15:41:26Z")
Like recent bf games… Anytime they release new content they will get everyone to download it… But u need to pay to play dlc content… But ur able to play with everybody. ---
**Author:** ![Roxxersboxxers](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/48db29/32.png) [@Roxxersboxxers](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Roxxersboxxers)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175/7 "2013-11-17T19:43:07Z")
[Who is attacking?](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/who-is-attacking/159539) I regret it already that i bought it ---
**Author:** ![notjustjon](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f07891/32.png) [@notjustjon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/notjustjon)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175/8 "2013-11-17T21:15:07Z")
my advice is if you buy the game, play it for 30+ hours to see if you really like it. then move onto premium if you think you will be playing for a while. all bf games are great fps’ , so they are easy to make that 110 price tag worth it if you play for over a year ---
**Author:** ![Janus408](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Janus408](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Janus408)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175/9 "2013-11-21T06:36:55Z")
I got it for $48USD on [Greenmangaming.com](http://Greenmangaming.com) if I remember right. Totally worth it. You dont need premium or any of the other bells and whistles. If you really enjoy the game, you can always decide to buy the DLC and keep going, or skip it. You will still find matches. Especially on PC. ---
**Author:** ![Spacely21](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@Spacely21](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Spacely21)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/thinking-about-buying-bf4-but-there-seems-to-be-more-costs-than-just-the-game-didnt-this-game-just-come-out-is-it-will-it-be-playable-online-without-the-xpacs/110175/10 "2013-11-24T19:07:09Z")
? It’s my opinion, play what you please. I am used to games like halo or even CS(on PC) where movement is “momentum-less” and while being less “accurate”, I find it makes for smoother, faster gameplay. I found it kind of… Clunky lol. Thanks for sharing though, asshole.