566 responses so far ↓

• 1 Doc // Mar 26, 2008 at 7:12 am

  @Lono… Have you tried that decaf I sent ya?

  I’m scared this game is going to rock and I’ll be unable to play it because of my commitment.

  Seriously, I agree with you… I’m voting with my wallet.

• 2 Keith K // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:19 am

  Yeah. EA can suck it. While they’re at it, they can get their greasy hands off Take Two!

• 3 andyg8180 // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:31 am

  I’ll stand with you on this one… Screw you EA… thats bull… I mean, I thought Guitar Hero songs were ridiculous… but this goes up there with horse armour Guitar Hero, and Gears of War tutorials…

  I was real excited about this game too… But screw that, i’ll spend my money on Meet the Robinsons before i buy into that…

• 4 DarthVicious82 // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:32 am

  Yeah…I was so bummed to read the confirmation. I love the Battlefield series. Hell…I even played Modern Combat WELL past it’s prime. I was really looking forward to this one…but if EA is going back to their old tricks…screw that. Sorry DICE. You guys rock…but your overload, EA, is pissing me off again. For a second there I was starting to think EA was getting their stuff together and trying to IMPROVE their image…then I read this.

• 5 Monte J // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:37 am

  Heh, i didn’t plan on buying it anyway, im not trying to sound like a hippie, but EA is a corporate fathead that exploits their developers down with EA!! Wake up, and smell the ashes!

• 6 SarcasticSparki // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:38 am

  I always vote with my wallet. Unfortunately I live in Florida, so voting any other way results in my chad dangling… and my votes don’t count.

  Anyway. I don’t think I’d buy a BF game for $60 anyway. They’re all basically multiplayer online only… and especially not for a console, due to a combo of how crappy I felt the BF2 console port was and the typical players on console games vs PC BF players… just different types of people, that IMO drastically change the way the game is played. And just a loaded question, are there going to be dedicated servers?

  These extras charges for petty crap that should be included are just another downer.. but if the game was $40, I doubt I’d mind as much about them.

• 7 Poison Arrow // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:53 am

  I doubt EA will care but sign me up :/

• 8 Farko // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:56 am

  I love the battlefield games, but my anger at EA is shadowing my excitement for this game (that’s saying A LOT)

  I think its time that EA realises that it’s the gamers they should be trying to satisfy, not their wallets (which are already more valuable than fort Knox). It’s no wonder why EA have more of a reputation than Darth Vader. EA is a bully; they believe that just because they are one of the biggest companies around they think that they can do what they want regardless of what we want, without any consequences.

  Lono is right, we as the consumers make EA what it is. I am willing to put my love of battlefield aside and take a stand. If enough people do the same EA will have no choice but to listen, maby we’ll make them realise once and for all that its about the people (not likely though).

  This is also why I whished Ea would never take over take-two, “oh look, GTA 15! You buy the disk and then pay 1000 points to play the game. What’s that, no cars or planes or pedestrians? That’s because they come in optional download packs for only 1200 points each!”

  Sorry about the rant, I needed to vent some steam.

• 9 1Colin1 // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:59 am

  Doesn’t really sound any different than any of the Need For Speeds that you can buy your way through the game. :\

• 10 Cody // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:01 am

  Ummm…I think I ll get the normal game without the extra guns and wont download anything at all-is that ok?

• 11 Stevee Vader // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:04 am

  I already have boycotted EA altogether and since i’m in uk the only game that I will sell out for is rock band, I was looking forward to this but after hearing about this a couple of months ago I though f*ck you EA you fat f*cking corporate **** sucking PIGS all this company thinks of is money they should look at their products before hand like Army of Two that game was sh*t (I played a friends one LOL)
  I fully support you and I’ll ask the gameplay Network (The british gamercast network) To join in, its about time EA stopped pleasuring themselves by smelling money while performing other things that are just wrong

  I F*CKING HATE YOU EA KISS MY HINEY HINEY HOLE

  LOVE SARCASTIC GAMER THOUGH good luck all

• 12 IncredibleBulk92 // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:11 am

  What really annoyed me is that these weapons are actually better than the weapons included in the game.

  e.g. the shotguns you buy have clips instead of individually loaded shells. The sniper rifles are semi auto instead of single shot and have a lower recoil (I think that stat is called control or something) Also the m60 is by far the best LMG in the game, stat wise at least.

  I wasn’t really interested in this game until I got the beta, then I decided to buy it. Having seen the weapon unlock screen tho its straight off my list and I’m telling my friend as much

• 13 slik1000 // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:18 am

  I live in the UK, I have been on a boycott since the American release of Rock Band. I wont even buy that when it comes out, I was even more angered by the army of 2 ‘no cross Atlantic compatibility’ issue and now this. I will sign up on any dotted line until EA get their act together on the UK side and on the mini transactions bull.

• 14 darkwonders // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:44 am

  I don’t even like the game… Nothing like the past BF games… DICE should have stuck to what they knew. Not try new crap. They failed big time to me…

• 15 Dez // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:44 am

  EA Games: Ruin Everything

• 16 Lono // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:45 am

  The revolution has begun. It’s time to be heard.

• 17 balaamsafe // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:07 am

  Dear EA
  Have you ever played WARROCK
  It’s a good game
  but it’s now broken, because the downloadable weapons give a stupidly large advantage
  I was looking forward to bad company, but if you charge for extra guns, you just lost a purchase

• 18 shakey deal // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:08 am

  Yep, this is bogus, through and through. Sign me up.

  The really sad thing is, EA isn’t content to stop there. This is just the beginning. Now it’s becoming incredibly difficult to even find games that don’t have something to do with EA.

  It’s crabs in a barrell stuff. When EA can’t produce the same or higher quality games than their rivals, they simply try to purchase their rivals’ ideas and/or companies.

  All they need to do is find a number of spokespeople who have already sold their gaming souls. **** you, EA. You simply suck. Crawl back underneath the rock that spawned you and leave gaming to companies who care about their fans.

• 19 balaamsafe // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:08 am

  VIVA LA REVOLUTION (throws brick)

• 20 Doc // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:15 am

  @balaamsafe…. OUCH! You missed.

• 21 Chaser019 // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:24 am

  I agree, the game looks good but i’m not going to support any more of the BS DLC’s that people are putting out, voting with my wallet, EA just lost a purchase.

• 22 Brick // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:24 am

  This will be an easy boycott with all of the other top-tier games that are out now.

  Revolution starts here folks!

• 23 Tyler Adams // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:41 am

  Signed.

• 24 Dave // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:44 am

  Not buying it.

• 25 Hanzo // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:52 am

  Totally agree, I hate what EA is doing to video games, I wondered if Take Two would have merged with EA, Would I be buying clothes in GTA 4 for real money? >_< gawd I hate EA

  -signed

• 26 Matt Fultz // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:56 am

  I agree it is total BS. SIGNED!

• 27 Codinthepocket // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:57 am

  Balaamsafe, why don’t you use the iBrick instead? Or better yet, throw a copy of the game? Viva la revolution, indeed… (throws iPhone)

• 28 ROGUE // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:59 am

  I think this is bang out of order, as if EA dont make enough money out of the gamers. Just for a few crappy weapon skins.

• 29 craig // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:01 am

  i love DICE also,EA IS A MONEY GRABBING PIG OF A COMPANY WHO IS MADE UP BY MONEY GRABBERS NOT GAMERS,I WILL BE GETTING THE GAME,BUT NOT GETTING ANY CONTENT

• 30 BadAndy // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:06 am

  I completely agree, enough with this BS, keep your BF game, Im purchasing elsewhere!

• 31 Dalamornight // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:08 am

  Maybe this is the only way they can make there server reliable. ….I’m in for not buying this game too, screw EA.

• 32 Sean "rothbart" Workman // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:10 am

  Since I wasn’t going to buy this initially, I’ve had to change some things to show my support. I’ve decided I will now _want_ this game and _not_ buy it. Before, I didn’t want it wasn’t planning on buying it. See what I’m willing to do for the team?

  Funny captcha text to post this: This joyless

• 33 Alymon // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:11 am

  I will not buy this game.

• 34 Dom // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:12 am

  i’m with you sarcastic gamer!

  forget Battlefield, lets all play COD4 again, that will make EA sh*t one

• 35 Codinthepocket // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:12 am

  I would like to say that when I said “throw the iBrick”, I did not mean throwing a member of the SG forums at EA. I meant throw the iPhone, of course, which I have come to calling the iBrick, and the iDon’tWantOne also. I apologise to iBrick and any of his loyal fans if he took offense to that. iBrick, no doubt, is a loyal SG forum member, and in no way do I want to throw a human body at EA. (LOL….)

  SIGNED!!!!!!!!!!! Viva la sarcasm!

• 36 Meh // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:13 am

  Just for SG, I’m canceling my preorder.

• 37 Chr0nic // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:13 am

  Screw EA, i dont care how good a game is im not paying for things like guns and ingame items.

• 38 Mr Kibbles // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:20 am

  Yeah, I’m in. I hate EA…not for their games, but they way they handle their business. I love my sports games, but if EA takes over take 2…I won’t be buying sports games anymore. I’m just annoyed overall. Between Halo 3 and COD 4 charging $10 for 3-4 maps…especially when I bought the game day 1. I remember the days of the old xbox where some of the content was free or $5 at the most. $2 for a new gun…no way. Sounds alot like what Sega did with Chromehounds and what is also happening with Ace Combat. I’ve got to pay for a new multiplayer mode???

• 39 Eric // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:23 am

  EA is getting pretty low. I will NOT be buying this game. Loved Battlefield when it was about fun, not about milking it’s fans for extra cash.

• 40 JT // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:23 am

  I was planning on buying this game until I heard the official words of DLC from EA. I still love Battlefield and DICE, but screw EA!

• 41 dougb45 // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:24 am

  Not buying now.

• 42 Adam // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:24 am

  F.*.*.k EA, they didn’t make a beta for the PS3 and the game is guaranteed to be laggy/ glitchy anyway (Does Skate online ring a bell?) I will not buy Bad company, any associated DLC (obviously) or any game they bring out in the future. Congratulations EA; Youv’e lost another sale

• 43 Adam // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:27 am

  P.S. EA Don’t even think about buying Take-Two Interactive, you will ruin the company and shut it down like you do with most buisness oppurtunities. Just think of what this would do to Rockstar and GTA!

• 44 J. man // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:27 am

  Unbelievable EA. The guns are already made and balanced for the game and they feel it is necessary to not give it to us. As if gaming wasn’t expensive enough. EA can go fcuk themselves.

  EA - Screwing one gamer at a time

• 45 Bad Sportswriter // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:28 am

  I’ve hated EA due to their monopolizing and cocking up American football games, so I’ll gladly say, F@CK OFF, EA,” any day.

  Hey, and I made a rhyme…

• 46 Larry L // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:30 am

  I have this game pre-ordered. I’m goin to cancel it this afternoon after learning about this little con-game EA has going. They are just trying to exploit the vast number of fans BF has. I was already boycotting EA over their treatment of PS3 and it’s gamers, but I was going to break that boycott for BFBC, but I’m not now, and I’m cancelling my pre-order today.

  Now I just wish people would jump on my Boycott of Capcom over this Monster Hunter 3 getting cancelled as a PS3 exclusive, and made into a Wii exclusive. MH has always been a PS brand. I don’t mind my favorite game going cross-platform, but to take the franchise away from 100% of it’s current fan base is dishonorable, backstabbing, and unapprieciative to Sony for saving Capcom from going under years back. Not to mention a big slap in the face to al Monster Hunter fans which are Capcoms MOST loyal fans. BOYCOTT CAPCOM!!!! even if you aren’t a PS gamer, cuz everyone must see that MH not being on PS is just wrong on every level.

• 47 F@ck EA // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:32 am

  F@ck EA! They just lost a sale from me, especially since I love the Battlefield series.

• 48 Monkey Rimmer // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:33 am

  “The Rebel Alliance will fall to their knees before the Empire!” - EA mantra (maybe?)

  Signed! Hailing from the UK I’m sick of paying more than the US etc. for games that come out later the rest of the world! Then be expected to pay for ‘extra’ content such as weapons?!?! I’m sorry, but if this is a war game, it kind of suggests that I’ll be needing those weapons! What next? A Madden game where you have to buy your Team Colours? Buy your stadium? Up Yours EA! Find another mug! Learn to host games with no lag and stick your DLC where the sun don’t shine!

• 49 balaamsafe // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:33 am

  just wanted to say love the banners
  (apologises to doc, picks up brick and throws it again)

• 50 Clstirens // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:36 am

  Yeah, I was really looking forward to this iteration of the series.

  You guys have my signature.

• 51 mashedPenguin // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:37 am

  I am really torn on this one. On one hand I really want to support DICE as they have made some of my favourite games of all time.

  On the other I can’t stand what EA is doing with this one. It is lame to the highest order. When will they learn that making people pay extra for content that is already made prior to the game shipping will make them go ballistic.

  There are still 3 months or so until it comes out so hopefully they change their minds. But if they don’t change it then I probably won’t be buying it.

  Stupid publishers when will they learn.

• 52 Adam // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:39 am

  Even if EA come out and give the guns for free they can fu*k off; they won’t be getting my money.

• 53 Ea=mf*&@$! // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:41 am

  GREEDY A HOLES

• 54 lwelyk // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:45 am

  I am NOT buying this game now. I wasn’t before, but I am really not buying it now.

• 55 Clstirens // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:45 am

  Hey everyone, don’t forget to Digg! it

• 56 Pakorn1 // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:49 am

  Am I the only one that thinks you guys are being completely insane here? It looks like what EA wanted to do was include these guns in the Gold Edition of the game (like the collector’s edition, from what I gather) which I assume will be $10 more than the regular price. We’ve all dealt with/purchased/not boycotted Collector’s Editions of multiplayer games that include extra content, right?

  Why is this any different, then? EA is actually giving players the option to buy SOME of the collector’s edition content without having to go the full $10 for the Gold pack. I for one think that should be commended - unlike GH3 song packs, they’re not forcing you to get the whole pack if all you really wanted to buy was the M60.

  So F this stupid “boycott,” in my opinion. 95% of you people are gonna buy this game anyway. I’m actually NOT interested in it, as large scale FPS (like Frontlines) totally blow on the consoles IMHO and I definitely don’t have a PC to run it.

  But for you Lono, and everyone else supporting this crap I say stop it. You’ll basically be taking money out of the pockets of the hard working developers who crafted this game, working 18 hour days during crunch, and likely had next to no say in the decision to sell extra content. Come on guys. Buy the game if you wanna play it, don’t touch the DLC, and move on.

• 57 Baka // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:49 am

  I am really hating the current direction taken with DLC, for random junk that should have been free. Expansions? Sure, thats cool, but charging individually for weapons and junk is pathetic. I wasn’t probably going to get it anyway, but now I certainly won’t give them my money for this.

• 58 Doc // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:51 am

  @Pakorn

  Sound comment. I respectfully disagree. This is a testing ground for more of this bull to come.

  So to answer your question… yeah… you seem to be the only one…. so far.

• 59 chris24680 // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:53 am

  im not buying it ea is going to kill the games industry from the inside out

• 60 Caliber // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:57 am

  I dont like the way companies use DLC against the gamers at all.

  No purchase for me!

• 61 Benjamin // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:58 am

  i have to agree i hate games that make you buy anything extra, including new multiplayer maps.

• 62 Lynx101 // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:58 am

  Totally agree with you one this one. Also, if you carefully read the disclaimer at the start of the game you are also agreeing to give them 5% of your yearly salary!

  EA, stop ripping us off!

  Here’s a tip. Why not give us themes, wallpapers and other DLC with achievements?

• 63 Goldstaender // Mar 26, 2008 at 12:47 pm

  Buy the gold edition and stop crying !
  Its only 5-10$ more.
  Where is the f***** problem?

• 64 Frawlz // Mar 26, 2008 at 12:53 pm

  Damn… and I just opened up a new credit card just for this game.

  oh, well… count me in! I’ll boycott!

• 65 Networker // Mar 26, 2008 at 12:58 pm

  I´m in

• 66 Son of Kane // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:02 pm

  EA who u think u foolin’ son!!! NO BUYING YOUR $HYT!!!

• 67 Lelo4Ever // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:05 pm

  What tha hell…

  every day i hate EA even more…

  The last game i bought from EA in a while was BLACk (PS2)… but looking at the trailers i decided that EA deserved a 2nd chance… so i bought the Army of Two game… but that was the last mistake… a half ass incomplete game… lots of the trailers show stages and gimmicks that area not present in the final version… shame on you EA…

  This kind of attitude is ridiculous… i have no problem buying “collectors editions”… i even have the ninja gaiden sigma, call of duty, strangle hold and the devil may cry4 ones… but when i like the extra content… when the content is worth the money… extra movies(stranglehold and devil may cry 4have almost 2 hours worth of watchable extra content…) and stuff like that…

  but weapons?… when they are already on the disc?… thats f**k**g ridiculous…

  i won’t buy another EA game so soon… even if they buy T2 and distribute GTa in the future… i won’t buy sh** from them… and i hope everyone do the same…

• 68 Kosamus // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:08 pm

  Come on EA, DLC was suppose to be a good thing for gamers. Now your just blowing smoke in our arse. Were not going to buy your damn Special edition and to tell you the truth, this Battlefield game will fail because of all your negative decisions to make more money. I bet anyone that EA will be the first to charge for patches. FU EA

• 69 SarcasticSparki // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:09 pm

  Ok, Bungie charges $10 for 3 maps.. and there’s bitchin…

  EA charges $2 for a gun (and according to SG’s top pic, ammo is extra). Chaos is more than expected.

  Captcha = numb explosives.

• 70 Lono // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:14 pm

  I disagree Pakhorn. If you liked getting pumped by EA, that’s your business. this thread is for the supporters.

• 71 VinDali // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:14 pm

  DLC is also just clogging up my tiny 20 GB Hard Drive.
  No Sale EA

• 72 SkilledNutter // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:19 pm

  EA are gonna keep doing this as long as muppets keep paying, EA want to charge a minimum of $60 for their games they also want a single console format so they can cust production costs and make yet MORE money.

  Any developer that sells out to EA turns it’s back on its fans and does not deserve loyalty

  EA can suck my balls

• 73 regua // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:19 pm

  AAAAGH too obtrusive ad!

  When someone enters a new website, his eyes automatically set on a place a little bit down of the top of the page. You can’t place a huge animated ad there, people may think that EA actually bought you (that is, before they read the ad’s “review excerpts”).

• 74 sifer24 // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:24 pm

  not buying it, EA ruins good games….. i had such high hopes for army of two and im sure EA screwed that up

• 75 Monkeyboo2 // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:27 pm

  So they are asking us to pay for new gun skins or if they do an even worse job, they are gonna unbalance the game.

  IF we wanted new gun skins, we’d draw on our screens TBH.

• 76 majorbromly // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:32 pm

  I totally understand what you’re saying but this game is just fantastic. Usually I would put my foot down when something like this is happening. But I like the game too much. I have no spine, if anyone can actually not buy this game for that reason I commend you.

• 77 The Ploogle // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:32 pm

  Add me on. I wasn’t planning on buying it anyway.

• 78 foss // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:34 pm

  i can’t stand EA any more! i think there money grabbing pricks. i have no intention of buying any game that these d*ckheads publish, especially when they are trying to takeover half of the games industry. up yours EA, i hope you go bankrupt!

• 79 MercGH // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:40 pm

  This is just ridiculousness and everyone knows it. What kind of FPS game developers, who truly care about its audience and its game would think this is a good idea? Almost every company EA buys gets ruined. We can’t allow this trend to continue. It would cause potential for game companies to take advantage of us consumers by advocating too much DLC. This is taking it too far. BOYCOTT THIS GAME

• 80 mallavu399 // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:42 pm

  I’m not buying it. I never was planning on it. In fact they are such giant cash guzzlers that I tried not to just boycott B:BA but all of their games.

  Freckin cheap skates…

• 81 Nveus // Mar 26, 2008 at 1:42 pm

  I definitely agree that DLC is getting out of hand, with the latest by BF:BC amongst the worst. I thoroughly enjoy the BF series as well and I will definitely pass on BF:BC b/c I just don’t think what they are doing with DLC is the right. $60 is a lot of money to pay for a game without nickel and diming.

  Although there is no way to prove it I think that some companies in the gaming industry are purposely taking advantage of the dedication of gamers and not releasing a full game when they know people will pay more for the rest of the game through DLC.

  There are a lot of great contributors that have made the gaming industry what it is today (Capcom, Konami, and Squaresoft/Square-Enix!!!!) and I hate to see the image of gaming as a whole tarnished by greed of the company over the support of the fan base that keeps the industry alive (ie. Guitar compatibility w/PS3 Rock Band and Guitar Hero, I’m not supporting GH anymore).

• 82 LJ // Mar 26, 2008 at 2:00 pm

  I am a very huge fan of the series becuse I use to play vietnam on a daily basis with my friends online. I love the game! I also bought BF:MC 2 and loved that one but this is so much BS.
  I will buy the game eventually but utill then I’ll boycott with you guys. Sign LJ up.

• 83 xibxang // Mar 26, 2008 at 2:02 pm

  This is something that would set such a bad precedent if it was accepted. http://gamerdork.net supports this call to arms, brothers!!

• 84 Tag // Mar 26, 2008 at 2:05 pm

  It was the cost of xbox live and then DLC stuff (most of which is free for the PC, eg Red vs Blue) that put the nail in the coffin of my xbox fun.
  I now have a very noisey dvd player, but a sweet PC.
  EA….Noooooooo!

• 85 Json025h // Mar 26, 2008 at 2:25 pm

  I hate EA for many reasons. This just adds to it. Never will I buy any of there games!

• 86 LonoWannabe // Mar 26, 2008 at 2:29 pm

  Wow.. this thing exploded, after only a few hours almost 100 posts and most are from seperate people, DIGG THIS SPREAD THE WORD!!!

• 87 DaCooksta // Mar 26, 2008 at 2:35 pm

  I was under the impression this was a FREE game, with purchasable elements.

  Is that not the case?

• 88 Doc // Mar 26, 2008 at 2:38 pm

  @DaCooksta… lol

• 89 majorbromly // Mar 26, 2008 at 2:58 pm

  Hey DaCooksta, your thinking of Battlefield Heroes, different game. You lose.

• 90 EA. It’s (not) in the game. | gamerdork.net // Mar 26, 2008 at 3:00 pm

  [...] get this, Lono from Sarcastic Gamers has issued a call to arms. The message is clear: using the likes of Xbox Live Marketplace to buy guns for a first person [...]

• 91 anonymous // Mar 26, 2008 at 3:06 pm

  EA come on you already advertise in games and update the advertisements even in single player campaigns, like you sqeeze every bit of juice out of every game u publish and its sickening, what matters more consumers or money.

• 92 Xgamr // Mar 26, 2008 at 3:12 pm

  I dont mind the five free weapons that will stay free. thats ok but… the rest is pure bullocks.

  EA, i have hated you since you F*cked up football for me. 2K was a better developer then your pants-on head retarded team. i have stopped buying sports games from you (except NHL 08,thats different im a hockey fan it was good). the rest of your games have really blown (except Command and Conquer and Burnout). after hearing about this, i will CEASE purchasing any of your games from now on. i have loved the BF series b/c it was my 2nd(behind CS) online shooter. you will never see a dime from me for your games(except the games ive listed before) from me.

  I hope you close down one day you F*cking Greedy bastards. so sign me up *directs all business to 2K*

• 93 LorD // Mar 26, 2008 at 3:19 pm

  I will not be buying this game, nor any other Battlefield games in the future. Not only for the rip-off DLC, but also because they totally ripped off Valve’s Team Fortress in another Battlefield game.

• 94 YuN // Mar 26, 2008 at 3:55 pm

  EA Sucks!
  they’ve grown too big for their shoes, need to rip out money to the last pixel of the game!
  damne…
  next thing u knw, we gta click on adverts to try out demos!

• 95 Artemas // Mar 26, 2008 at 4:17 pm

  Signed. Not that it will do anything.
  “if you make it. They will buy it.”

• 96 You don't want to click this. // Mar 26, 2008 at 4:33 pm

  Absolutely outrageous. This is pure garbage. EA must think we are stupid, though it is obvious that all the guns were designed, implemented into the game, and removed just to milk us for more money. I loved BF2 MC, and I was definitely going to buy this game. Not any more. My heart belongs to Splinter Cell Conviction now.

• 97 ZeroOnyx // Mar 26, 2008 at 4:51 pm

  Well, the game WAS lookin sweet, I Was even goin’ to pre-order it. But alas, the EA machine has started it’s engine and we must NOT give it the fuel to do its will. Down with the Xtra $$$, own with EA.
  Boycotted!!!!

• 98 ZeroOnyx // Mar 26, 2008 at 4:54 pm

  Down *

• 99 bsf94 // Mar 26, 2008 at 5:26 pm

  Well because of this Bad Company is off of my Gamefly.

  I’ve been a big fan of this series, but when EA pulls this kinda crap i just can’t buy it.

• 100 9mmPreacher // Mar 26, 2008 at 5:42 pm

  HCG Supports this all the way!

• 101 Chrono // Mar 26, 2008 at 5:52 pm

  This is complete BS. I was actually waiting with anticipation for this game, with their new engines designed for this game being amazing. Go frostbite, but now i dont want to even rent it through gamefly. Consider it boycotted

• 102 TR0Y J // Mar 26, 2008 at 6:03 pm

  Add me to this list! EA: Bad Company

  Also for this to work wouldn’t the guns have to be in every copy of the game? If I don’t buy the extra content will I be shot with an invisible gun that don’t make a sound??

• 103 refinedsugar // Mar 26, 2008 at 6:20 pm

  You just know a lot of good is going to come out of this, lol …

• 104 hawk979 usa // Mar 26, 2008 at 6:30 pm

  This game has had my attention since the first tech demo video’s. As of right now I still plan on buying the game but as far as Dice’s idea of DLC, I’d have to say their heads are in an anatomically uncomfortable place. I owned battlefield modern combat and as far as the DLC in that game, I don’t think there was any..not even a map. Thats what really killed that game for me, and now to only offer the fans new guns…give me gameplay not gun skins. This is all a way to spit out the dollar signs, and believe me if you don’t sell games because of this it won’t matter what kind of DLC you have.

• 105 pondec // Mar 26, 2008 at 6:35 pm

  i am never getting another battle field game again that is BS i might just drop EA all to gether….might

• 106 pondec // Mar 26, 2008 at 6:36 pm

  i am never getting another battle field game again that is BS i might just drop EA all to gether….might…..but i like comand and conquer

• 107 JJ // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:19 pm

  This game offers nothing new anyway, only a tit would buy it, it’s just another rehashed EA title now, there’s a ton of games like this one on xbox. Why bother buying it, what u missing?? nothing. If u are a tit then and must have it, buy it second hand a month later. EA will feel the pinch when it flops in the charts.

  EA games lose their value quicker than paris hilton lost her virginity so wait a few weeks and pick it up cheap second hand.

• 108 DJ Res // Mar 26, 2008 at 8:56 pm

  Count me in…

  Holy comment count!
  New record?
  Doc?

• 109 kamekai // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:04 pm

  Oh god? >.< What if EA does something similar to Spore? *cringes* I’ll put a banner in my sig and make a few threads in various forums. This is getting out of control.

• 110 Rich // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:30 pm

  lol my first thoughts where crap, sarcastic gamer are advertisng for EA noooo… er hang on $197??

  anyways that’s pretty funny, I don’t think you need to ask us to boycott somthing like that, no it’s the people who don’t listen to gaming podcasts you should probabally be telling

  oh and me mabey cos i’m clearly pretty stupid

• 111 Rich // Mar 26, 2008 at 9:34 pm

  anyone else put off even bothering to play Hellgate London for this same reason?

• 112 Aaron // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:18 pm

  Yeah, what next after weapons, we’ll see EA selling skins, characters, maps, and after all that, new weapons…

  I understand from a business perspective, that’s earning, gamers should stop buying all these things.

  And hopefully, we’ll see an end to all this nonsense.

• 113 LJ // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:27 pm

  @rich
  Yeah I have.

• 114 a grandma // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:31 pm

  looks like, well, some form of brown excrement.

  Usually among humans we flush this down a device we call a toilet.

  “Bye Bye Bad Company!! I wont be missing you!”

• 115 Paul // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:58 pm

  Youre money whores EA and i will never purchase another EA game again and the 2 games i do own are heading to my local game shop for the trade in section. You disgust me and destroy the gaming world with ure filthy money grabbing practices. No more money will come from my wagepackets again to help you rip us all off. I spit on you EA and all what you stand for in the gaming community. Crawl back into ure hole from where you once came. Ill say it again EA are money grabbing swindleing whores.

• 116 commander121 // Mar 27, 2008 at 1:11 am

  EA is ruining the gaming industry by trying to extract every last penny from the gamers who are playing these games for fun not to take out there credit card every 5 seconds to keep paying.

• 117 ShockwaveLover // Mar 27, 2008 at 1:33 am

  @Rich re: Comment#110

  That’s what the guys are doing, by putting this on the main site and taking advantage of the Digg Effect. What else can they do? Send it out in Morse Code? Conduct a telethon?

• 118 RK1 FaMiCuS // Mar 27, 2008 at 2:33 am

  Boycott started.

• 119 RK1 WhiteKnight // Mar 27, 2008 at 4:31 am

  This is a blatant slap in the face to everyone who has supported BF. I’m going to look at the legal side of it, surely it breaks some art of the consumer guarantees act (NZ)

• 120 Ryan // Mar 27, 2008 at 5:56 am

  was really looking forward to this game, from the few screenshots and vids i’d seen.

  but, EA can get lost, absoloutely no need for this whatsoever.

• 121 Hammertime // Mar 27, 2008 at 6:01 am

  Ive rarely if ever bought an EA game, its disgraceful that EA can get away with their money grabbing business methods

• 122 crashcrazy // Mar 27, 2008 at 7:04 am

  I will not be buying this game because in Dublin in Ireland (Where I live) all EA games cost 75 Euro each (Even Fifa Street 3!) and they want me to buy extra guns and extra maps and extra this and extra that.If I bought every extra thing I would properly end up spending close to a 100 Euro!

  No Way EA!

• 123 Bojkot Bad Company | Polygamia // Mar 27, 2008 at 7:26 am

  [...] W większości przypadków na tym się kończy i w końcu i tak dajemy im zarobić. Serwis Sarcasticgamer postanowił jednak pójść dalej i ogłosić bojkot Battlefield: Bad Company. Stworzone zostały [...]

• 124 CJ // Mar 27, 2008 at 8:02 am

  I will gladly join in any kind of anti-EA activities. I too dislike the apparent practice of shipping games half-done and selling the rest online.

• 125 XxAdyxX // Mar 27, 2008 at 9:01 am

  I’m with the community. It’s time we take a stand on what is acceptable for the future of gaming. If we don’t speak out, who will?

  /signs

• 126 Lono // Mar 27, 2008 at 9:37 am

  thanks to those that have signed up. This is just the beginning. I promise.

• 127 Clstirens // Mar 27, 2008 at 9:56 am

  Digg! Digg!

  Oh and A NEW RECORD!!

• 128 MARTIN // Mar 27, 2008 at 10:57 am

  your moaning over paying $60?????? in the uk we pay £49.99 for a game….. thats roughly $100!

  I agree you have a point that its unreasonable for them to charge for on disc content but dont complain about the price you pay for the game.

  I am not buying this game as I also think its mad that EA think they can do this but I going to pay around $100 for my copy so I have the right to complain

• 129 Griffin999 // Mar 27, 2008 at 11:22 am

  I’m boycotting. This is going to spread through every site I know like wild fire, I’m not giving them a choice.

• 130 Jon // Mar 27, 2008 at 11:23 am

  This is about as bad as Microsoft making people pay for online. We already pay for the internet now your charging us to use it?!

  Really, would it completely kill your multi-million dollar company if you just INCLUDED 5 more weapons into the game!? I was thinking about buying this but now EA has hit a new low. Expansion packs like those launched for battlefield 2 was fine but to pay for 5 weapons?!

  lame.

• 131 Lono // Mar 27, 2008 at 11:28 am

  Why hold back the guns? If they’re ready to go when the game ships and the guns are ready to be downloaded on day one, why charge for the stuff? Include it in the game…

  They’re only holding back to make money, hence the boycott. Nuff said.

  Vive la résistance

• 132 king 5 tv // Mar 27, 2008 at 1:01 pm

  [...] to counter SRK??s massive propaganda mileage.Days after the gala launch of Kingwww.bollywoodz.netBattlefield: Bad Company - You have to BUY the bonus guns.Once again EA is fu*king consumers that spend 60 dollars on games by charging consumers even more [...]

• 133 LJ // Mar 27, 2008 at 1:03 pm

  My friend just cancled his pre order and he says he not going to buy it cause of this so thats one more for the fray.

• 134 Tinman // Mar 27, 2008 at 1:11 pm

  This looked like a great game. But EA is too much like a bad hooker. Charges too much for crap.

• 135 Dave Iac. // Mar 27, 2008 at 2:18 pm

  booooo, EA is retarded sometimes

• 136 TheDarkKnight // Mar 27, 2008 at 2:20 pm

  Last I heard about the downloadable weapons was that it DOESN’T give you any clear advantage during the game over the ones that are already in the game so if thats the case then I will buy the game.

• 137 niceman56 // Mar 27, 2008 at 2:21 pm

  I was looking forward to this game, but this is BS. $60 for the game and you don’t even get the whole game? WTF

  /signed

• 138 Jay Louis Quest // Mar 27, 2008 at 2:47 pm

  I solemnly swear I will support sacarstic gamer till the end,…

  Signed,.. J Louis Quest

• 139 Dmoney // Mar 27, 2008 at 2:54 pm

  This is so ridiculous. I will not buy these guns! They should be available through ranking up in the game! Make it like pro street, if you are lazy you can buy the guns if you are a real gamer you can just straight up earn them.

  If you buy these guns you are a noob queer.

• 140 greenrhino // Mar 27, 2008 at 3:42 pm

  http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/684001/Battlefield_Bad_Company_Boycott.html#readmore

  Did everybody already know about this?

• 141 Lono // Mar 27, 2008 at 4:15 pm

  thanks Rhino! The word is spreading like VD!

  Vive la resistance!

• 142 NoneOfYourBusiness // Mar 27, 2008 at 4:42 pm

  This is going to be a tough one for the achievement whores lol. But I stand with SG on this one.

• 143 piston11792 // Mar 27, 2008 at 5:55 pm

  of course this had to happen. this game looks so good, and i was really looking forward to it, but im not willing to spend money after the fact that ive spent 60 to get the game, what does ea think this is the only game ill play. if that’s what they think, they need to re-evaluate

• 144 50calhero // Mar 27, 2008 at 6:39 pm

  I agree with all of the above. Downloadable content was created for the good of the gamer, not to rob him of his last cents. Screw EA, and anyone who tries the same thing or even supports it remotely.

• 145 Duffman X18 // Mar 27, 2008 at 6:52 pm

  I’m actually with you Packorn. While I am not going to buy these weapons, I’m still looking forward to getting the game when it comes out. It just doesn’t bother me that much. Call me stupid, flame me if you want, I don’t care.

• 146 gliff159 // Mar 27, 2008 at 7:10 pm

  dOOds this game looks sweet im gonna buy at least 3 copies

• 147 Bad Panda // Mar 27, 2008 at 7:19 pm

  Couldn’t you just buy the game and not buy the DLC. Personally I refuse to pay for X-Box live when I can play the same games for free on my PC.

  But the reason why EA are charging for DLC is because they see that Microsoft are charging people to play the games they bought already.

• 148 mallavu399 // Mar 27, 2008 at 7:24 pm

  Every underground site is picking this up!!! I just checked the gamer’s garage and their supporting it too!!