# Wanna hear a joke? BF1 will still have paid DLC maps **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 30, 2016, 7:32am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403 "2016-06-30T07:32:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/61 "2016-07-08T20:54:00Z")
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**Author:** ![micky2bad](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/micky2bad/32/102802_2.png) [@micky2bad](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/micky2bad)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/62 "2016-07-08T20:55:00Z")
Who cares about the DLC, as with all Battlefield Games the base game/maps will be the best and only ones that get played. ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/63 "2016-07-08T20:56:00Z")
> [@GeneralKyle7](#): > > It’s kind of obvious they are going to have premium with 4 paid dlc’s. If you think otherwise you are delusional. Don’t need to prove anything. It’s been like this since 2011 with Battlefield 3, why would it be any different? :# The Premium system has been in place since BF3. The map DLC model has been in place since 1942…literally ever since the Franchise started lol. So people complaining about it now are absolutely stupid. Almost unfathomably stupid even. ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/64 "2016-07-08T21:00:00Z")
> [@PopoTooStronk](#): > > > [@Say\_Hellr](#): > > > > > [@jelliedsoup](#): > > > > > > > [@Brentlostak](#): > > > > > > > > nowhere did i find anything that says the dlc for bf1 need to be paid first… don’t spread false information. or post a link where you read that! > > > > > > Have you played an EA game before? > > > > Have you played recent EA games? They’ve been getting free DLC, not to mention that BF4 has given out its sixth free DLC… > > how many of those 6 came within a year of release? Oh boy…single map DLC…WHOOPIE! Grow the up. That Jungle map was absolute . It’s gameplay across all of the game modes on it is completely unbalanced. Even on conquest it is absolute trash…Horribily designed, looks nothing like a Jungle, nor does it especially feel like your in a Jungle considering the region where the map is supposedly located. Not to mention the other DLC map is literally just Zavod with with minimal lighting effects. It is nothing special. Just void of lighting. Not even immersive since the character models can still easily be seen from 100 meters away…Really not a good modified map at all lol. ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/65 "2016-07-08T21:01:00Z")
> [@SirIssacNewton94](#): > > > [@GeneralKyle7](#): > > > > It’s kind of obvious they are going to have premium with 4 paid dlc’s. If you think otherwise you are delusional. Don’t need to prove anything. It’s been like this since 2011 with Battlefield 3, why would it be any different? :# > > The Premium system has been in place since BF3. The map DLC model has been in place since 1942…literally ever since they started the Franchise lol. So people complaining about it now are absolutely stupid. Unfathomably stupid even. ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/66 "2016-07-09T00:20:00Z")
> [@micky2bad](#): > > Who cares about the DLC, as with all Battlefield Games the base game/maps will be the best and only ones that get played. Uh…no…Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield Bad Company, and Battlefield Bad Company 2 prove that statement wrong on SO many levels dude. The DLC for all those games were 10 times better when compared to the base maps…to the point where there were more DLC based map servers than Vanilla maps lol ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/67 "2016-07-09T00:32:00Z")
> [@SavedByToast](#): > > Premium or dlc packs wouldn’t be so bad if the game wasn’t so full of microtransactions. If these war bonds currency unlock mechanic carries over to the retail game you know dice is going to make the unlock progression incredibly tedious and long. Unless of course you buy xx amount of virtual warbonds for real money. Kind of like the battlepacks and shortcut kits for bf4. But I would imagine even more annoying. Now you see, those microtransactions are barely bought. Know why? Because the game is easy af to learn and the progression is superfast in the recent titles. And the focus of this BF game is playing the objectives as seen in recent game play. Meaning, you can go 60-2, but because your not being a team player you get around maybe 12,000 score while the person who is capping objectives is getting like 40,000 score. So with points like that, the progression system is going to have more points to need to proceed through each rank most likely. This is the perfect progression system because now you actually have to play game modes like they were meant to be played. Not with around 20 snipers camping Rooftops that are only reachable by heli or spawn beacon. And saying that Warbonds are microtransactions like battlepacks as of this point of time is absurd since there is **NO INFORMATION** regarding what they are or what they do for the player. Do not automatically assume that, it makes you look really dumb. And filled with microtransactions? Really dude? If it was filled with microtransactions it would be like an RPG lol. Shortcut kits are just for those who have like a 60 min “play time” if you will every 1-2 weeks and don’t have the time to actually unlock everything. Microtransactions like that are fine since you don’t really get a gigantic advantage from them. :neutral: ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/68 "2016-07-09T00:43:00Z")
> [@jelliedsoup](#): > > > [@Brentlostak](#): > > > > nowhere did i find anything that says the dlc for bf1 need to be paid first… don’t spread false information. or post a link where you read that! > > Have you played an EA game before? He hasn’t. And paid DLC isn’t a bad thing. Unless it’s meaningless cosmetics and the day 1 DLC BS. (Yea, I’m talking about Total War lol) ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/69 "2016-07-09T00:51:00Z")
> [@rock1obsta](#): > > > [@MarxistDictator](#): > > > > > [@Sir-xer21](#): > > > > > > > [@Pannekoekmix](#): > > > > > > > > It’s not a really funny joke…but yeah, I also hate it, here in EU it wasn’t so much a problem to find Conquest DLC servers, but any other gamemode would be virtually non-existent, especially servers with DLC gamemodes like chainlink, CTF and air superiority. > > > > > > That has more to do with no one caring about the modes rather than DLC issues themselves. > > > > The only bad game mode is carrier assault. And yea, they die before their prime because of this nonsense. > > > > I really hope game modes aren’t DLC, maps will never be free during the premium support windows but new game modes should be included with game updates for all. Especially Chainlink since that mode takes a dump on domination/TDM/CQ on infantry maps for much better mechanics and scoring. > > This aint a bad idea. Charge for the maps as always, but add different modes with updates. That would be excellent. An overflowing majority of players play Conquest and Domination. It is the staple and the complete lifeblood of the franchise. So therefore Developers focus the most on Conquest and the Second in line is Domination. These 2 game modes are the most important game modes in the Franchise so all the other game modes come last since over 70% of the player base frequently play these modes. Other game modes are not as important to the devs, and to most of the players who play TDM and Rush, sorry to break it to ya but your in the minority and your game modes are getting the least amount of work. Just as they should. And adding more gamemodes on top of that means even less work goes into them. So from a maintenance perspective, no it is NOT a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/70 "2016-07-09T01:00:00Z")
> [@Sir-xer21](#): > > > [@snakeheadinvade](#): > > > > they have only confirmed premium (i think). there is still a posibillity that maps can be free. > > Why would they be able to sell premium if there was no paid DLC? > > The maps wont be free, largely. Premium confirms it more than anything else. > > > [@AMEN2THAT](#): > > > > I agree, as someone who bought Premium in BF3 and BF4 (mostly for maps) i find it disappointing that there are almost no servers with RUSH with DLC maps > > > > I think that making maps free would clearly help > > I think that’s far more an issue with a player base that’s a little apathetic to non Conquest and TDM based modes. Probably because half of the rush maps post-BC2 are legitimately awfule and shoehorned into conquest boards. > > > [@Rev0verDrive](#): > > > > Well Daaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnn Look at all those DLC servers in my Favs list. WHAT!?!?!?! > > [XcwioU9.jpg](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/short-url/w09Vqq2yOyqNdb0eBMh8O6x2gbN.jpeg) > > and that’s just hardcore. even more on normal. > > This isn’t difficult, lol. Well, the Premium owners and people who bought the individual DLC got completely screwed over. The premium owners now essentially paid $50 just for some extra camos and knives. But the ones who bought the DLCs individually spent $60 for something they were going to get anyway. It was a completely irrational business decision on the part of DICE. (Even though they were most likely pressured in to doing it by EA and if that is the case, Devs I feel sorry for you) ---
**Author:** ![Rev0verDrive](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@Rev0verDrive](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Rev0verDrive)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/71 "2016-07-09T01:54:00Z")
Premium Owners get early access to the DLC (two weeks) which allows to unlock and pretty much master these items before you have access to them. Plus CTE Access (if available), Priority position in server queues, unique custom content, extra gold BP’s etc. Plus it’s $10 bucks cheaper than individual dlc purchases. ---
**Author:** ![Toxic\_CA](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/toxic_ca/32/103872_2.png) [@Toxic\_CA](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Toxic_CA)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/72 "2016-07-09T01:57:00Z")
Seeing as season passes are the norm, I don’t see what dice would put in besides maps. For example, rainbow six doesn’t charge for maps but they charge for operators and even then you don’t have to buy them, you can play the game and unlock them. What would be in the seaosn pass for battlefield? ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/73 "2016-07-09T03:25:00Z")
> [@Rev0verDrive](#): > > Premium Owners get early access to the DLC (two weeks) which allows to unlock and pretty much master these items before you have access to them. Plus CTE Access (if available), Priority position in server queues, unique custom content, extra gold BP’s etc. Plus it’s $10 bucks cheaper than individual dlc purchases. Premium was a nice thing, until recently that is…sure you get those benefits (non existent benefits, read ahead for why I say that), but you know why people buy season passes? For the weapons and maps that are unlocked by them. They purchase that with REAL money because they feel like it will be worth it. But with BFH and BF4’s case, people spent MILLIONS for the DLC and Premium and then DICE absolutely SHI.T on them…the people who bought it that are now seeing that DICE is just giving those DLC’s out for free AFTER they gave them money for their desired content. That is just complete and utter EXTORTION…People that are getting the content for free now are like “Oh wow, their so nice for giving out all that DLC for free!” While Premium owners and the people who bought the DLC’s individually are like “Wait…WOAH WTF what did I spend my money on if this was gonna be free?” That is what has happened. The “unique” custom content you speak of as well is NOT unique at all considering THOUSANDS of people have bought Premium and have access to that supposedly “unique” content therefore rendering it as common. And BP’s are useless as well. The only thing that is good about them is that they OCCASIONALLY give an XP boost. But considering how easy it is to level up in Battlefield, they just serve as a VERY small boost. The cosmetics also don’t do anything special considering they just change your camo color so it serves no purpose besides changing the model’s color. And the priority server queues? Don’t make me laugh. There is always open spots because of how many servers there are for each game mode and DLC. So server openings are always there so using that is an absolutely ridiculous arguement. The only real benefit is getting the content 2 weeks before it comes out. That is the absolute sole benefit from Premium. And I’m am honestly scared to get Premium or the DLC for BF1 because I’m scared that EA is gonna force DICE to give all the DLC for the game for free after like a year and half. It is not fair to those who paid for that content since they might get it for free anyways, but DICE didn’t tell them ANYTHING about it. It is down right disgusting in terms of business practices and it is something EA has done in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Rev0verDrive](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@Rev0verDrive](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Rev0verDrive)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/74 "2016-07-09T03:34:00Z")
Why should I feel ripped off because EA/DICE ended up giving the DLC to everyone for free this late in the game? 6 months to year after release yeah I probably would’ve been upset. BF1 is coming out in 4 months. So what exactly is your main argument with paid for map DLC? ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/75 "2016-07-09T03:35:00Z")
> [@SirIssacNewton94](#): > > Post removed due to Community Guidelines violation. Nothing in that quote was in violation of the guidelines. This is why the so much of the community hates your Dev teams, DICE. Your just censor the hell out of anything that you don’t like ESPECIALLY when it hurts your public image. I used to love you guys, hell I still love you guys! But EA broke your company. And you let it happen…my trust is completely gone now. Hope you guys fix yourselves before EA just abandons you just like they have countless other companies…Make sure that you don’t let those who still trust you down anymore. ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/76 "2016-07-09T03:35:00Z")
> [@SirIssacNewton94](#): > > > [@SirIssacNewton94](#): > > > > Post removed due to Community Guidelines violation. > > Nothing in that quote was in violation of the guidelines. This is why the so much of the community hates your Dev teams, DICE. Your just censor the hell out of anything that you don’t like ESPECIALLY when it hurts your public image. I used to love you guys, hell I still love you guys! But EA broke your company. And you let it happen…my trust is completely gone now. Hope you guys fix yourselves before EA just abandons you just like they have countless other companies…Make sure that you don’t let those who still trust you down anymore. ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/77 "2016-07-10T16:36:00Z")
> [@Rev0verDrive](#): > > Why should I feel ripped off because EA/DICE ended up giving the DLC to everyone for free this late in the game? 6 months to year after release yeah I probably would’ve been upset. BF1 is coming out in 4 months. > > So what exactly is your main argument with paid for map DLC? Your not being ripped off IF and only IF you got the DLC when they were being released for free. But what about those who paid $50-$60 for it? The DLC that thousands of people paid for are now just being pushed out for free thus COMPLETELY cheating the people who bought the DLC since it is NOW coming out for free. I am one of those people and it is for this reason I do not buy DLC anymore without it being confirmed if it is going to be for free or not. Especially it the publisher is either Ubisoft or EA. ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/78 "2016-07-10T16:47:00Z")
> [@Rev0verDrive](#): > > I take it those that want free map DLC are fully against Modding and Mapping tools?.?. I just have to say that anyone against modding and mapping tools is an absolute idiot. That being said DICE doesn’t release such content because then everyone would be downloading the player generated maps more than their paid DLC maps which=losing an absolutely gigantic amount of revenue. (This could actually be a thing EA is forcing on DICE but it could also be a decision from DICE so no one besides them know) ---
**Author:** ![SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SirIssacNewton94](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SirIssacNewton94)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/79 "2016-07-10T16:49:00Z")
> [@derspots111](#): > > Your joke isn’t very good, work on that punchline. That will be $110 for the full punchline e.e ---
**Author:** ![rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/rock1obsta/32/103288_2.png) [@rock1obsta](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/rock1obsta)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403/80 "2016-07-10T18:01:00Z")
> [@SirIssacNewton94](#): > > > [@Rev0verDrive](#): > > > > Why should I feel ripped off because EA/DICE ended up giving the DLC to everyone for free this late in the game? 6 months to year after release yeah I probably would’ve been upset. BF1 is coming out in 4 months. > > > > So what exactly is your main argument with paid for map DLC? > > Your not being ripped off IF and only IF you got the DLC when they were being released for free. But what about those who paid $50-$60 for it? The DLC that thousands of people paid for are now just being pushed out for free thus COMPLETELY cheating the people who bought the DLC since it is NOW coming out for free. I am one of those people and it is for this reason I do not buy DLC anymore without it being confirmed if it is going to be for free or not. Especially it the publisher is either Ubisoft or EA. Its most definitely not cheating anyone. Those of us who had Premium have been enjoying the extra maps for almost 2 years, why shouldn’t they be free now for those who dont have them? We’re only a couple months from the new game, it stands to reason that the dlc would be free now. Its a way to get new customers. [Previous page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403.md?page=3) [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/wanna-hear-a-joke-bf1-will-still-have-paid-dlc-maps/102403.md?page=5)