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BREAKING NEWS: Boycott Successful?

April 9th, 2008 at 5:49 pm · 150 Comments

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IGN has just gone straight to DICE, who essentially reversed what was said earlier by an EA representative to Kotaku. The message is a breath of fresh air.

There will be no charge for Gold Edition guns in Battlefield: Bad Company, to those that buy the regular retail package.

Before we jump to the good news, keep in mind what EA told Brian Crecente, just a couple of weeks ago:

At launch, EA will release a Gold Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company which will feature an additional five new weapons. For players who do not purchase the Gold Edition of the game, they can still buy the five weapons at a small individualized price per item. All weapons are balanced for gameplay. More weapons offer players more choices but do not create an advantage/disadvantage for players who do not opt to buy new items.

Flash forward to a few minutes ago. Here’s DICE setting “the record” straight.

IGN: So there’s no charge for the Gold Edition guns?

Karl-Magnus: No, there’s no charge for any of the guns in the game. All of the guns in the game can be achieved without purchasing them. All guns are available to everyone. However, we want to give some exclusivity to those who buy the Gold Edition. They will get the five Gold Edition weapons from Day One when they put the disc in. People that don’t buy the Gold Edition can get the five additional weapons by getting to the final rank in the game. There will be a golden, shiny five-weapon unlock when they hit level 25 in the game.

You will now, instead, be able to earn those weapons FREE by achieving the maximum rank in the game.

There is no way I can describe how proud I am of this community right now. You will NEVER get the credit you deserve for helping shift this thing, and to my knowledge it is a first. But we all know where the epicenter of the outrage earthquake began.

With a couple thousand pissed off Sarcastic Gamers. Congratulations.




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  • mickrodgers

    one small step for EA
    One giant leap for DLC

  • Art Vandelay

    I know its a small victory but dam it feels good.

    I for one will still continue my boycott. EA has gotten so wealthy and arrogant they believe they can get away with just about anything.

    This whole “participating in a marketing program” also sounds fishy and could be the opening to pandoras box.

    Viva La Resistance!!!! Congrats you sarcastic bastards.

  • 583casper583

    Oh yeah we did it!
    Great job everyone!

  • SarcasticSparki

    YAY! Cheers all around, man I wish I was online when this news first came out. Anyway, congrats to everyone. Go 9K SGers!

    I want my cookie now.

  • ktman

    Wow! This is one of the coolest thing we all have done in the history of Sarcastic Gamer!

  • Ognipode ZA

    Well Done Guys!!

  • Luckie

    congrats!!! but what will the gold edition players get now once they’ve reached lvl. 25?

  • Ayatollah

    You guys fought the good fight. Great work.

  • thebigone

    This was a triumph!
    I’m making a note here, HUGE SUCCESS!!
    It’s hard to overstate
    my satisfaction.

    Great job, this shows we can make a difference.

  • Sangor

    Congratulations all.

  • Whatever

    You seriousy think this ‘boycott’ ha anything to do with it? EA has shown in the past that they don’t respond to boycotts, petitions, etc. Remember the uproar about in-game advertizing that surrounded BF2142? Didthey remove it? That petition had visually thousands of ‘signatures’, and not just one, albeit it pretty amusing, boycott video.

    Sorry guys.. this was a marketing decsion for sure, not a ‘giant leap’ or ‘power from the people’ or any other stuff like that.

  • 1Colin1

    Nice job guys, you even got a link to here on gamespot news :o

  • 1Colin1

    Oh and to the guy above, there was no where near as big a fuss about Bf2142 ingame ad’s.
    Also if you ever actaully play the game half the billboards are empty anyway so get of your high chair dishing Scarcastic Gamer like that, they where the ones that started it and as you see EA actaully changed there mind. If no one had of said a thing but just bitch to each other about it EA would of went on ahead and charged for the weapons, why not they got away with doing stuff like this in need for speed already.

  • http://camaroguy579.blogspot.com Camaroguy579

    To ‘Whatever,’

    Why do you have to be so pessimistic? For one, ur Gramrer is trerible.
    Two, how come they didn’t respond or change before this boycott?
    Without a doubt this boycott swept the internetz, and opened EA’s eyes that gamers have a voice, and will use it when something ridiculous occurs such as having to buy guns.

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  • dualsoccerace

    way to go guys especially “LANO”

  • http://www.sarcasticgamer.co.uk The Angered Cod

    “You know what would be funny? We could all go buy the Gold Edition…. ROFL……”

    Doc – Sweet, sweet irony… hahaha.

    But one thing we may have overlooked with this boycott, which I realised from the start (didn’t mean I wouldn’t join the resistance against the crime!), is that…

    Are people now going to buy the game? After all this boycott against Bad Company, now that SG won… Will you just buy the game and play it, forgetting about what EA tried to do? I admit that this game is great, but I think that out of all of the games that are being released in the next six months, this game is now down, down, down on my list of games I want, purely because of what EA have tried to do to the public.

    I won’t be buying this game. I will play the demo, but I think if the boycott is truly effective, then EA can’t just change their idea and expect it to blow over.

    I sound very serious, but I kinda am… Hmm…

  • xBARBABEAUx

    Great (Add sarcasim here) Now i have to find something else to be pissed off about

  • http://spellcast.over-blog.com/ kim vidard

    Guys, you got my total support and hi five for what you did!
    I agree that DLC is being taken to the limit of what gamers should accept and that a game shipped with content that is blocked and charged for on day 1 is a total rip off!
    Be assured of the support of the French speaking community, keep it up!
    K

  • Peter

    I am amazed beyond all reason :-)
    Great job everyone!

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  • reverend_k

    w00t!!!

    go team!!!

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  • Akrid

    Hurrah, we win! sorta…

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  • Captain x

    HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    MAN THAT IS SO COOL! good job people!

    i might just buy a 360 to play it lol

  • javier torres (dodger)

    men im so glad i hope everything works fine… you restored my hope for the human race…

    sigan asi y no desfallezcan…

    SG FTFW!

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  • one.eight.on

    Thank god, I can finally feel good about buying this game.

  • http://www.pmsclan.com/forums PMS Harlequin

    Great job! Thank you guys for presenting this issue and making the gamer’s voice heard.

  • http://www.sarcasticgamer.com DaCooksta

    so they give us the guns for free.
    but what about the textures?
    character models?
    gameplay?
    ammunition?
    I saw an add for the game and it said we had to pay for textures, vehicles, etc.
    I want those to come with the game too.
    …
    (I’m only kidding…)

  • http://www.sarcasticgamer.com darkwonders

    ugh… My brain hurt from reading all the digg comments. I forget how most people on the internet are complete douche bags who should be shot… I think the SG community spoils me… because assholes get called out if they can’t back up their crap.

  • http://sarcasticgamer.com Paradox

    This is freaking sweet!!! I really wanted to play Battlefield: Bad Company. I was really in favor of the boycott and now I’m so happy we finally get the guns for free. Way to go Sarcastic Gamer!

  • http://axeldagreat.blogspot.com AxelDaGreat

    Congratulations everyone! Just look at what our little community can do if we set our minds to it. Let this be a lesson to you, EA!

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    We did it, we did it! We are excellent to the best.

  • Deuce ex machina

    Proud of you all! Indeed a very good accomplishment.

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  • Isaac Foster

    Pfft. Yeah, EA changed their mind because of Sarcastic gamer? You guys are awesome, but if EA knows you exist, it would amaze me.

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