Horse armor.
LOL, it always comes back to this and down to this. It's like we turned a corner there and it was some point of no return.
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Horse armor.
Horse armor.
Wasn't it just for show anyway?
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/hy24b/battlefield_3_preorder_dlc_boycott_coordination/
looks like DICE is working with reddit to nip this crap in the butt on the DLC content EA is trying to force on them. they have all the links needed to send in letters to EA to make them change this crap.
The dev's already discussed the modding tools. It would take them significantly more time to work on releasing modding tools for people to use and add a lot to development time. Some might argue they just release their internal tools but whatever.
It does suck, good news is that I heard id is still planning on releasing tools for Rage and source-code for the engine when they can.
Keep the guns, give me $20 pre-order credit Amazon!!
People who mod are nuts anyway. They could and would use the same tools the original devs worked with, as has been proven more than a few times and with more than a few games, where the dev tools were leaked on the net.
Hell, this goes all the way back to the original doom, and those tools were primitive at best. And yet, we still had a lot of free mods, because the mod makers were just that crazy.
I've seen those interviews before...one guy said it the tools were "too complex" for the modding community to use.The dev's already discussed the modding tools. It would take them significantly more time to work on releasing modding tools for people to use and add a lot to development time. Some might argue they just release their internal tools but whatever.
You children pay extra to pre order games? Maybe Canada has some law that makes people less stupid (Retailers specificially) But everything I've ever put towards preordering a game has gone towards PAYING for the game, not the right to buy it...
I've been waiting for when this would slowly dawn on the gaming community clamoring for BF3. I'm surprised how short memories are regarding how badly we got screwed with BF2.I've seen those interviews before...one guy said it the tools were "too complex" for the modding community to use.
Saying modders are a bunch of dumbfucks who are too stupid to use DICE's tools and/or saying they couldn't release their own tools is just a smokescreen by DICE/EA. It's clear to everyone that they just want to sell as much DLC as possible.
Sucks, too. They came out during the initial development phases acting like they were bringing back the good old days and garnered a lot of goodwill doing it, cheating their way into a positive light. But as development continues, they've slowly been revealing that they're every bit as uninterested in their gaming community as Activision. Maybe their strategy was "break it to them slowly".
You misread what I wrote.No it isn't nostalgia. BF1942 had awesome airplane fights....prop-driven planes aren't so fast that they traverse the entire map in seconds.
Along with multiplayer aircraft like the B17, pre ENEMY INFANTRY SPOTTED bullshit, I can keep coming up with reasons. This is easy.
Here's one thing you should consider:You are going to have a group of people who will whine no matter what about anything they can find. These are the same people who have been crying for months about lack of commander, commo rose and mod tools.
Maybe Battlefield 3 is not the game for some people. If you aren't happy with the way the game is going stop crying about it and simply don't buy it. I'm still trying to figure out how one weapon, gimped shotgun shells and a flash hider on what will probably be a shit sniper is considered ruined balance..
The drama queens are out in full force!
I have a solution to all your qualms:
Stop. Fucking. Preordering. Games.
I dont see how that solves anything. You dont preorder... so you dont get the bonus guns, problem not solved. You dont preorder... it doesn't stop them from making the guns preorder only, problem not solved.
Well, can't say this pre-order deal surprises me any. Things like this are why I won't buy BF3. Medics with M60's spawn camping opposing team was what killed BFBC2 for me, so wasting my money for more of the same isn't in the cards.
This article is written by a POE dev and sets the record straight on DICE's historical "support" for mod tools
http://www.battlefieldnexus.com/ind...upport-and-dice--setting-a-myth-straight-r33
Following an online campaign that involved many, many upset emails to EA and DICE’s major executives – plus the rather less executive but rather more innocent staff of Rock, Paper, Shotgun – regarding a decision to make a trio of Battlefield 3 in-game items a retail pre-order exclusive, the great machine has settled on a public response to the matter. But not a climb down. DICE have posted a brief reply to the controversy, intended to appease fears that the Physical Warfare Pack (coming soon: the Metaphysical Warfare pack) will grant a frightful in-game advantage.
It’s all done via a rather stern FAQ. I’ve picked out the most pertinent bits for you:
Q: Will Physical Warfare Pack imbalance the game?
A: The three exclusive items in the Physical Warfare Pack were specifically chosen not to be overpowered or imbalance or break the game in any way.
Q: Why do I want the Physical Warfare Pack?
A: Owning these items will give you a more varied arsenal, but it will not give you a significant advantage on the battlefield.
So that’s the promise. I’m inclined to believe them even if I’m not a fan of the practice. Whether that’s actually addressing the main complaint – that BF fans who don’t purchase the game from a specific shop for a specific price aren’t getting the ‘full’ BF3 experience – remains another matter. This will perhaps be contingent on the Funosity(TM) and EpicWarability(R) on the three scoolsive items.
Here’s another bit from the FAQ, which I must confess made me snicker.
Q: Why do you offer pre-order bonus items?
A: Because we believe in rewarding our core fanbase with special offers — such as giving them the Back to Karkand expansion pack at no extra charge.
So nothing at all to do with ensuring more in-store marketing and selling more copies of the game at full-whack pricing, then? Sorry, I must have got preorders completely wrong. Don’t know what I was thinking.
Regarding the Back To Karkand DLC pack, DICE have this to say: “There is no way you can pre-order Battlefield 3: Limited Edition and not end up with the Back to Karkand expansion pack at no extra charge. On top of this, select retailers all over the world will carry the Physical Warfare Pack. Exact details for other countries and retailers will be announced at a later date.”
Which, of course, heavily implies you’ll be able to fork out extra to get your hands on the Karkand pack if you don’t preorder the limited edition. Let’s just hope its maps don’t prove some of the game’s most popular, eh? I can see why people are upset, why they might perceive this as being punished for not buying the game in the most officially-desired way.
This kind of thing isn’t going away, of course. The only real way to reduce its power is for gamers en masse to stop pre-ordering games and thus convince publishers that there isn’t a market for such incentives. Unfortunately, the words ‘limited edition’ retain a terrible, terrible power.
I have a solution to all your qualms:
Stop. Fucking. Preordering. Games.
This is a new milestone for DICE though. They fucked up the game balance 5 MONTHS BEFORE RELEASE.