I was thinking what with Battlefront 2 not having Premium and all DLC’s free with just cosmetic purchases, BF1 should change now to avoid the inevitable split that will continue to happen with premium only DLC. Personally it wouldn’t both me too much if they did give all DLC’s free and to compensate all Premium players with Extra Battlepacks per week and other cosmetic changes. Just my opinion and I’m pretty certain the DLC plan is changing for BF1.
Go play titanfall 2. Battlefront 2 is destined to be that. I’m not even saying this in a confrontational way. I’m serious. Me personally, (and I know several others) I would rather pay for good content than not know what content is coming. Dude, we are getting 6 maps and 11 true new weapons with the Russian dlc (not variants, 11 true new guns) that doesn’t even count what they haven’t specified (Melee weapons, grenades, vehicles, gadgets etc)
I don’t know how anyone can look at paying 50 bucks for more content than the base game has as a bad thing. It’s not just content either, it’s good content. You do this free setup and free comes with a huge price. The titanfall 2 dlc is a joke in my opinion. A lot of people laugh at R6S and it’s free setup. Halo dlc was always something people could do with forge if they had the time.
The idea of losing quality for the sake of free or not “splitting the community” is insane to me. Especially since every time I pull up the browser to search for TSNP I have a TON of options to choose from. Now I could be fortunate playing on east US servers where there are always jam packed servers. I just don’t like the notion of free dlc fixing any games problems
I won’t be playing Battlefront 2 as it doesn’t interest me. This was just something I was thinking. I’ve not had any problems getting TSNP games on any maps or operations. I totally agree that it is very good DLC and In The Name Of The Tsar looks to be on the fantastic side. Just sole was thinking from a community side and for those who struggle to get games on the DLC Maps.
You know maps could be free for all but other premium stuff should stay premium. It will solve the whole “dividing the comminuty” thing and also make premium valuable. Because honestly I don’t see a way to keep premium a decent thing and also provide most of the things free.
I know that’s what I was trying to say, I understand why Dice haven’t scrapped it. Like I said it won’t change for BF1 but for BF 2018 it probably will change. To make DLC’s free but have a premium pass it would need to have things worth paying for.
Or maybe because it’s nearly 8 months since launch people can buy premium.
Premium was revealed 10 MONTHS ago.
Are people in such a desperate finical situation that they can’t save $50 in nearly a year but can afford platform, base game, Internet, electricity?
I’m sorry but no. People cry and throw tantrums wanting more content and maps. Dice offers them that and they spit the dummy going “I’m not paying for that!”
I don’t get it. You want the content but don’t want to pay for it.
- me every single current BF1 player should already have premium. They basically gave it away with the 5 month wait from launch till the first dlc drop. 5 months. That’s $10 a month. If you can’t manage that you have more serious and pressing concerns then video games.
Fun fact: video games are a hobby. Relatively cheap in the right content and with self control.
Video games are not a necessity; they aren’t a living essential.
I want everyone who won’t pay for premium/dlc at the *ing least to clock into work for the next three months and tell their employer not to pay them a cent oh and overtime for that entire time too.
Do that and you’ll be entitled to free dlc yeah?
Oh that’s right you properly don’t even have a job if you can’t afford premium after 10 MONTHS.
this is not about rich Vs poor; it’s basic *ing economics
I don’t want extra battlepacks, that’s not why I bought premium. I paid upfront to get a discount on all maps. I don’t mind if they change the way premium works for the next title, it’s too late for this one though as I paid for what was advertised. If they want to give out TSNP maps for free when Tsar drops, I don’t mind but I will be pissed if I had to pay $50 for DLC and everybody gets it free at the same time.
Well said and i agree. I dont understand the thought process that extra content should be free. You paid $60 (or whatever) for a game at launch and you got that game. Anything that they make after that initial game costs them money to develop and so is not free. Simple right?
I do agree that splitting the community is a bummer and i’d actually be fine if they gave away the maps for free but kept the DLC weapons for premium if that would solve the issue. Id still get premium in that case.
It’s £48 to buy the DLC’s at £11.99 Each so even deciding not to get premium which is £40 there’s still options to have the DLC. Not had too much experience with free DLC games but it would be a safe bet that they won’t be to the standard of Battlefield. As I’ve said I’m pretty much in the centre of it.
As someone that’s paid for premium I say let everyone have it for free.
I wouldn’t buy premium just for guns, as that’s all that’s left if maps are made free.
Keep it as it is, if you don’t want to pay, that’s on you.
I really think the way they do it is dumb. It isn’t simpatico with an online multiplayer game.
Maps (and modes) are more fun & valuable the more that can play them.
But if it’s true that Battlefront 2 is moving away from the map DLC model then there’s hope for the next version of BF.
DLC content will be crap without it paid for.
Would you prefer a high quality DLC or a shoddy free one?
It’s a no brainer imo.
Agreed. You know all those clueless people who say every game is a reskin of the previous game? Well, take money out of the developers pockets and we will know the true meaning of reskinned.
I have so far played 350+ hours in BF1. I paid 80 dollars for the game plus premium. That is probably the cheapest form of entertainment one could hope for.
I know @HardAimedKid always makes this point. If you can’t afford to pay 50 dollars for many hundreds of hours of gameplay on 30+ maps, then you probably shouldn’t be spending the first 60 it costs to but the game in the first place.
Here is the problem. People complained about not being able to play the maps for free, so they added premium friends. Then people started complaining about not getting xp (pointless after rank 10 in classes). If DICE gave people XP, they would complain about not having the weapons for free.
The quality of DLC that DICE has planned for this title warrants the relatively cheap price tag IMO.
Yeah it’s a no brainer if you assume the worst.
I assume they can find another way to make their money.
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They can still charge for early access. You want to be the first play the maps for the first ~60 days? You gotta pay.
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There is incentive to make new maps good to attract new buyers. The more content you add to the main game the more worth it the game becomes and the less players will be able to resist purchasing it. This will let them keep the average price of the game higher in the long run.
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There is also incentive to make the maps good to keep current players coming back so EA can sell them more stuff. They can sell them on cosmetics, avatars, first in line, weapons, vehicles, etc in addition to early access. They can package much of this in premium still. They can include fewer weapons/vehicles in the main game and move those to premium.
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They could start the game out at $70 to begin with and then still sell extra stuff.
I don’t think it’s viable to alter the premium model for BF1 but definitely needs a rethink for the next incarnation.
Free maps to keep the player Base together with premium offering new weapons, gadgets, vehicles and customisation would perhaps be an option. The TSNP weapons are so well balanced that they haven’t been a ‘pay to win’ scenario so this could be achieved.
Exactly. Then after they get their weapons they’ll complain about something else, it’s just the way it goes.
I personally wouldn’t pay extra for weapons, customisable options or early access.
I bought premium for the extra maps, they would lose revenue from me if it was that way and I’m sure alot of other people would be the same.
If you think people who dont buy the dlc would pay for the extras tou suggest, then i dont know what to say.
They already complain about having to buy DLC, that would not change.
Your suggestion just takes away revenue, which leads to a lesser quality product.
If they get rid of premium and make DLC “free”, I can almost guarantee the base price of the game will be increased to make up for it. When that happens, the forum will be littered with cryhard threads about the game being too expensive or others not being able to afford the game at all… Or “had we known you would do this, we should have kept the old premium system.”
Exactly!