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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138 responses so far ↓
1 RK1 FaMiCuS // Apr 9, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Great Success!!!
2 Tinman // Apr 9, 2008 at 5:59 pm
oh thank Jesus, it was going to be hard to not buy this.
3 Father Time // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:01 pm
So instead of having to buy thme we can unlock them by beating the game on a really hard mode?
I think that sounds like a fair trade-off (considering the circumstances).
4 Lono // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Nice work guys, I’m not sure this is Mission Accomplished, but it’s a hell of a step in the right direction. You all are effing awesome.
This community rocks. WE SHOCKED THE WORLD!
5 Justin Good // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:01 pm
So…..for just 10 dollars more than the standard edition you will be given your shiny gold guns ‘free’ of charge.
6 RK1 FaMiCuS // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Can we get some more FREE beta keys now?
7 L0n3s74r // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Fantastic!!! It’s nice to see that our voice is heard. (Or at least we can hope).
8 breakfast // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:03 pm
soooo can i buy the game now or do i still stick with the boycott
HEY Lono Sarcastic Gamer got noticed on Game Politics
Hells yeah
9 sifer2400 // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Good job guys this is a great effort in the communtiy shows that with enought suport anythiny things is possible and now on to bigger and better things
10 Youlikeyams // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:04 pm
I’m making a note here - huge success!
This is great news for Sarcastic Gamers everywhere.
Next up, boycott Rock Band in Europe!
11 mashedPenguin // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Thats awesome guys! Now the question is will gamers get behind this game and show EA that if it listens to its community and doesn’t try and give then the shaft, that gamers will support their product (presuming the final game doesn’t suck).
Presuming all the changes that the devs have said they have made to the code since the Beta come to pass. I think I will be hopping on this one.
Congratulations EA/DICE for letting sanity prevail.
12 randomperson // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:05 pm
We’ve finished the fight.
13 RaiseHavok // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Chalk up one in the “W” column.
14 Dark sora // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:07 pm
HOORAH!!! I think that this rules…the day I join the boycott the boycott ends…lol they were just waiting for me…
15 Infn3on // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:07 pm
After calling it a couple of hours ago in post I’m glad I was right.
I’m off to go buy a lottery ticket just in case :p
16 Jeff_the_Joker // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:08 pm
:o)
17 Doc // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Digg it up! Tell the world! Great job SG community!
18 Jeff_the_Joker // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Oh and Doc, now that the job is done, can we look to some European Resistance movements on Rock Band Pricing? :o)
VIVIA LA RESISTANCE!
19 You know you love it. // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Holy S***. I love the internet age. Everything involving the boycott happened so fast….
20 EPIC C0VERT // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Lono, Doc, and Dave you guys have just made a huge difference in this generation of video game consoles regarding DLC. Everyone who was part of Sarcastic Gamer when this boycott first started and wasn’t one of the naysayers should be extremely proud of themselves. To those who joined this boycott recently you made our voices louder and heard by EA. Lono please tell me you are going to send an e-mail to Justin McEllroy (Joystiq) to rub it in his face and everyone else that doubted this powerful community.
21 photomaster94 // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:16 pm
does this mean we can buy the game now?
22 Doc // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:18 pm
You know what would be funny? We could all go buy the Gold Edition…. ROFL……
23 Artemis // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:20 pm
YEAH!!! This victory makes haveing the flu much easier!
24 YogiB // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Great Work Lono,Doc & Dave :D… I was almost too begin too try the spread the Boycott for B.C in Norway (because the Norwegian is pretty slow to find out thing or find it out too late) so I was trying too save Norway for giving EA money,but now I can relax^^… A least for now (or maybye I shall begin a Boycott on Rock Band : O)
25 Junquenito // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Although I’m hesitant with any breaking news, it certainly looks like Congrats are in order!
Great work SG
26 Master Devwi // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Congratulations! After this victory, the site should just be renamed “BoycottGamer.com - All Boycotts, All the Time.”
Great job everyone (especially the great staff of SarcasticGamer.com)!
27 EPIC C0VERT // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Doc, Lono, and Dave what do you feel like saying to those sites who doubted our communities effort?
28 DVNO // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:32 pm
this is great news, but i think it will only be a success if it actually makes an impact on the gaming industry, and hopefully EA realizes that the consumers are the ones that are important.
29 chewy gone evil // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:33 pm
woo! we’re going to disney world!
30 Lono // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I’m relieved… now I’m off to go play the Bad Company Beta…
You guys made it happen, we were the firestarters, you all were the wick and the big sites that responded were the bomb.
Holy crap! I can’t believe it. I can’t fucking believe it.
31 Doc // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:42 pm
@ EPIC
“Maybe next time?”
32 ShagsterP // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Ugh, although it usually takes up to a year in a Battlefield game to attain the highest rank, especially for casual to moderate players… they should make them unlockable individually with rankings. You know, like they kind of did with the previous two games.
33 majorbromly // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:47 pm
YES! Now I can play the battlefield beta without feeling dirty inside. Great job guys.
34 FrostedStorm // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Great news! xD
35 Monte // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:54 pm
VICTORY!!! eh, i still am not too excited about this game anyway, but at least we made a difference!
36 Toshiko // Apr 9, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Fantastic. Great job everyone, proud to be part of it.
37 IncredibleBulk92 // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:05 pm
WTF? It worked? Wow never actually thought I’d read this post. Hmm well done I suppose. Guess I’ll go play that beta again
38 Keith K // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:06 pm
That’s pretty epic.. but I agree with Lono.. its not mission accomplished. Its nice that they’re going to get their hands, but they’re still selling what I’m going to coin as a “Crutch Bundle”..
If you suck and cant earn your way up, you can just buy your way. That’s lame.
So enjoy the game if you will, but I think we should still make a point of NOT buying the gold edition.
Go earn your guns boys.
39 Burim // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Yes, we got Rockband price lowered, what’s that… wrong boycott, jk
I can’t believe we did this, I was here from the begining,
Next step, I’m outraged that games cost money nowadays, lets boycott every game until we get them free, what’s that, no, oh alright nvm
40 mashedPenguin // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:06 pm
@ ShagsterP - From what I have played of the Beta advancement happens pretty quickly. There are already a lot of people that have hit the level cap.
As long as they don’t tweak it too much from the beta I doubt that people who play regularly will take that long to get there.
41 Lono // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:08 pm
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6189011.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0
42 marshallladd // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:09 pm
This awesome. New unofficial t-shirt idea.
“Sarcasticgamer.com, take that EA.”
43 Shidela // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Woo! Success! Well, probably as close as we’re going to get.
It’s really comforting that they actually listened. Maybe EA does have a heart in there…
(lawl @ captcha, “blame others”)
44 NoneOfYourBusiness // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:10 pm
WAIT
So you are going to pay 10 dollars more to skip a couple levels and earn 5 guns quicker?….something doesnt add up.
45 9mmPreacher // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Way to go to everyone who stood up for what was right! Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t make a difference with your voice.
46 totally // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I believe hazaws are in order!
47 bash // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:11 pm
WOOT! this is awsome news!
48 Carl360 // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:14 pm
hey im just wondering, are we all going to put our preorders in now? or wait for someone to actually buy the game and see if the plan worked for real?
just saying the beta is proving to be furnominal and great fun!!
i wouldnt mind the game but this whole “BUY new guns” rubbish has put me off.
49 eskimopirate // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:14 pm
@NoneOfYourBuisness
Hm… I agree…. but still, this boycott was an epic win for SG and anytime a game tries to sell us guns, its boycott time.
50 JasonBourne223 // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Holy crap! Great job everybody!
51 Lono // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:21 pm
There’s still this “marketing program” for five extra guns… I’m gonna have to look into all of this…
The boycott may still be on.
52 Shadders // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Excellent!
Good work everyone, we really stuck it to the man!
53 kman571 // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:22 pm
We win. We win
Vive la Resistance
54 TheQwert // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Congratulations SarcasticGamers…we rock!!!
55 EPIC C0VERT // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:24 pm
@Lono
Where did you see that?
56 Lilkuke // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:24 pm
We did it!! This is just an example of how the little guys can make a voice in the big world. Fantastic job, guys. I am proud to be a part of this ex-boycott.
57 Kaworus_Lover // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:27 pm
WOOT!
Lets break out that bottle we have been saving.
58 greenrhino // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:41 pm
We won! This is what happens when you just say no to the crap video game publishers feed to all of us.
59 JakubK666 // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Could yo guys now focus on the OVERPRICED Rock Band bundle?
60 TheQwert // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Check this out…another support for SG
http://www.giantbomb.com/
61 Riki // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:47 pm
@ lono
I hear you, but I doubt the promo deal will be anything so horrible as to merit a boycott. Worst case scenario, you have to type in a code from the cap of a bottle of pepsi. No, wait, worst case scenario it’s a bottle of coke. Or one of those new flavors they try out which almost always fail.
Anyway, if it’s just a glorified advertisement, I’m fine with it. If I have to buy something cheap which I would use and enjoy anyway (such as pepsi) I’m fine with it. I mean, do they really think I’ll order 5 large pizzas from pizza hut in order to get all the guns? Probably not.
Then again, this is the same company that wants to charge more for rockband in the UK than I spent on my first car. Hopefully though they won’t do anything outrageous immediately after giving up on this outrageous scheme due to the backlash.
But in any case, I think I’ve mentioned enough brands that I oughta get some free stuff already.
62 What The Geek // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:48 pm
See, the way I read this is that instead of paying extra, regardless of how you get the guns, you’ll have to participate in a “marketing program”. I don’t really see that as a victory - now instead of my money I just have to fork over my personal info for something I already paid for? How the hell is that any better?
63 Dableo // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:51 pm
This was a triumph
I’m making a note here:
HUGE SUCCESS
It’s hard to overstate
my satisfaction
Electronic Arts
They do what they must
because they can
For the good of all of us
Except the ones that aren’t them
But there’s no sense trying
To make us do your will
You just keep on boycotting
till there forced to take a chill
And the game gets done
With the original fun
For the people who were
Still annoyed
Were not even angry
Were being so sincere right now
Even though you broke the game
To screw us
And tore it to pieces
And put every piece with a new charge.
As you learned it hurt because
We completely pwned you!
Now the fixed up game
makes a nice complete line
And now we’re happy
‘Cause you listened this time
So we’re glad you got burned.
Think of all the things you learned
from the people who were
Still annoyed!
Go ahead and launch it
Too bad you cannot pull one on us
Maybe you’ll find someone else
To take from
Maybe like Take 2
THAT WAS A JOKE, HA HA, FAT CHANCE!
As you know you screwed that up
Because you acted like jerks
Look at me still talking
When theres good games too
But when i look out
I see theres so much to do
Rock Band has hit the run
Making UKers drop their funds
So really I am
Still annoyed!
Crap that took longer than i thought, i must look really weird… Oh well
64 Crunkhippo // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:54 pm
I’m ecstatic. I can’t believe that through the efforts of this website and a few thousand people we actually changed the mind of the largest video game producer out there. The fans have voices and we have been heard. This is awesome.
Big CONGRATULATIONS to the SG staff for their dedication, and to the SG Members for their efforts too.
As Lono said, the boycott may still be on because they are still withholding the weapons, but at least we’ve been heard. I do fear that if we were to press on it might just piss people off and make them less reluctant to listen to SG in the future.
65 Moose205 // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:54 pm
This is awesome nice job guys.
66 Guyver0yk // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:56 pm
WELL DONE!!! could this be a sign of you guys entering the big leagues?
67 What The Geek // Apr 9, 2008 at 7:58 pm
alright, yes, it’s great that our collective voice was heard…. but if you can all stop high fiveing yourselves for a moment, I’d like to remind you all that they’re still withholding the guns regardless of what you pay for the disc - you have to participate in a marketing program to get them. So yea, hooray and all - but keep going. Keep making noise til the guns are free…. really free.
68 MadAdam4 // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Hallejuah! Praise to Sarcastic Gamer!
Viva La Resistance!
69 Jeffrey // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Cool! finally those cheapskakes at EA got the message, lol.
I can appreciate them for trying something new, but that was just not a good idea!
70 Goon360 // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:35 pm
For great Justice!
71 JakubK666 // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:44 pm
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOCK BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!
72 nick1023456 // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:45 pm
it is a great for all gamers world wide
great job everyone
73 Pete // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Awesome work, Dableo!
74 Sarge // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I dont trust them, they are already lying to us. I’m on the beta right now looking at the weapons unlock screen. There are two parts…25 weapons in the top half and 10 in the bottom plus 5 accessories.
The bottom 10 plus 5 accessories say “Ranking up will earn you unlock credits”
Of the fist 25, 15 are available.
The next row of 5 all say “Buy this weapon on Xbox Live Marketplace”
The last 5 say “In Gold edition or available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace”
They are already lying by stating they had no intention to ever sell them, they are trying to cover it up but not quick enough. Yes, I know ist the beta and they can change it but look, lies already. Go check it out on the beta now, I dont have the goods to get film or pics or I would. I think is too early to call a win for La Resistance yet.
75 Doc // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Jakub you’ve been heard. We mentioned this last night. We have some ideas we’re excited to share…. Soon
76 DarthVicious82 // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Wow…this makes me really proud to be a part of this community. BTW…I LOVE the shirt idea marshallladd!
77 Mallavu939 // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Yeah this is awesome we won!!!
78 NoneOfYourBusiness // Apr 9, 2008 at 8:59 pm
It goes to prove, as big as the gaming companies get, they still bend to the gamers will and wallets. No matter how much smack they talk, we still dictate thier paychecks.
Although, it would be hilarious if it WAS a simple mistake in an interview and they never were going to cost anything….regardless…we were heard.
79 NecrisJ1MM // Apr 9, 2008 at 9:12 pm
One Word: WOOT!!
80 EPIC C0VERT // Apr 9, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Hey Lono great comment on Joystiq’s post about this.
81 Gaming Dungeon » Daily Round-up 04/09/08 - Megaman Vocoloid Edition // Apr 9, 2008 at 9:33 pm
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82 MasterofDVD // Apr 9, 2008 at 9:50 pm
It’s a damn shame that the comments have been turned off. I had some choice words for this so called gamer. If EA wanted to take the Asia approach and give us a free game and let up pay for content I would certainly be all for that but we all know that it’s a fair bit different than this situation.
I had never read anything from this “journalist” and frankly I’m glad this is the only post I wasted my time reading.
83 NoneOfYourBusiness // Apr 9, 2008 at 9:51 pm
http://www.psu.com/EA-abandons-downloadable-weapons-for-Bad-Company-News–a0003329-p0.php
84 MasterofDVD // Apr 9, 2008 at 9:53 pm
I guess I should also state that I am thrilled this boycott worked and it is a shame the post from Leigh Alexander casts a bit of a shadow over this victory. My previous post was about her reaction but I posted it here and forgot to say anything positive about this successful campaign.
85 RatTail // Apr 9, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Hurray! Viva La Resistance!
86 Damnstraight.net » Blog Archive » Battlefield: Bad Company Boycott Successful? // Apr 9, 2008 at 10:07 pm
[...] 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.-link [...]
87 Aaron // Apr 9, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Wow… you guys should boycott everything not in favour of us gamers…
Job well done !
88 Wassa // Apr 9, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Hell Yea!… and I was the one hundredth proud digger
89 Robert // Apr 9, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Gamespot is also reporting this and giving credit to sarcastic gamer to who started this.
90 Black-Eye Brick // Apr 9, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Hell yes!!! Great job guys!
91 BAZ // Apr 9, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Congrats this article has gone popular on digg!
92 scott71 // Apr 10, 2008 at 1:15 am
Thank god they’ve came to there senses cos i really want this game….congratulations doc and the crew!!!!!!!
93 Vive La Resistance! EA Changes Policy on BF:BC Premium DLC // Apr 10, 2008 at 1:45 am
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94 been boycotting ea since u were in diapers // Apr 10, 2008 at 1:45 am
Yeah… ur boycott worked; now go suck EA’s tit some more!
BF games suck. All EA games suck.
You think you are empowered because of this weak ass stunt? EA will find a way to stick it to u 3x as hard, in the end. You whine about some downloadable guns (in a franchise where all the guns feel and sound fake anyway). Where was your boycott when they started putting commercials (i.e. paid product placement/advertising) in every @#*@&ing game?
When it comes to EA, the only way to win is not to play.
95 mike // Apr 10, 2008 at 1:47 am
SARCASTIC GAMERS FTW!!!
96 commander121 // Apr 10, 2008 at 1:50 am
Dude what the hell? we won. we get to celebrate. so ea still has problems but for now we have a massive win and i am happy and proud to be part of this community.
awesome i am so happy that we managed to achieve this. i am now going to get this game.
97 Acronyms // Apr 10, 2008 at 2:34 am
Wow. I really didn’t expect this. Great work!
98 Lono // Apr 10, 2008 at 2:51 am
thanks for the support guys and gals!
99 Rick Hurley // Apr 10, 2008 at 3:24 am
Thank god for that EA made a right move. Well done lads!
100 Daave3k // Apr 10, 2008 at 4:05 am
From boycott post-
“What do you think the chances are that they end up giving the guns away for joining ea online or something and pretend that that was there plan all along?”
I think ea have been reading your posts, just waiting for the 5 promo guns to be unlocked on ea online, lol
EA games, its in the game (but you still have to pay for it).
101 mickrodgers // Apr 10, 2008 at 4:35 am
one small step for EA
One giant leap for DLC
102 Art Vandelay // Apr 10, 2008 at 4:38 am
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.
103 583casper583 // Apr 10, 2008 at 5:49 am
Oh yeah we did it!
Great job everyone!
104 SarcasticSparki // Apr 10, 2008 at 5:53 am
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.
105 ktman // Apr 10, 2008 at 6:16 am
Wow! This is one of the coolest thing we all have done in the history of Sarcastic Gamer!
106 Ognipode ZA // Apr 10, 2008 at 6:51 am
Well Done Guys!!
107 Luckie // Apr 10, 2008 at 7:20 am
congrats!!! but what will the gold edition players get now once they’ve reached lvl. 25?
108 Ayatollah // Apr 10, 2008 at 7:22 am
You guys fought the good fight. Great work.
109 thebigone // Apr 10, 2008 at 7:50 am
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.
110 Sangor // Apr 10, 2008 at 8:23 am
Congratulations all.
111 Whatever // Apr 10, 2008 at 8:39 am
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.
112 1Colin1 // Apr 10, 2008 at 8:43 am
Nice job guys, you even got a link to here on gamespot news
113 1Colin1 // Apr 10, 2008 at 8:47 am
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.
114 Camaroguy579 // Apr 10, 2008 at 9:10 am
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.
115 Gaming Dungeon » Bad Company Boycott was a triumph! // Apr 10, 2008 at 10:35 am
[...] I’m making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS! [...]
116 dualsoccerace // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:00 am
way to go guys especially “LANO”
117 The Angered Cod // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:03 am
“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…
118 xBARBABEAUx // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:14 am
Great (Add sarcasim here) Now i have to find something else to be pissed off about
119 kim vidard // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:27 am
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
120 Peter // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:28 am
I am amazed beyond all reason
Great job everyone!
121 BREAKING NEWS: Bad Company Boycott Successful? | Aggravated Gamers // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:59 am
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122 reverend_k // Apr 10, 2008 at 2:15 pm
w00t!!!
go team!!!
123 Erfolgreicher Boykott im Blog-Zeitalter - ZockBlog // Apr 10, 2008 at 2:56 pm
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124 Akrid // Apr 10, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Hurrah, we win! sorta…
125 weapon 11 // Apr 10, 2008 at 6:00 pm
[...] finding a gun in the closet.http://www.newsnet5.com/news/15832613/detail.html?rss=nn5&psp=newsBREAKING NEWS: Bad Company Boycott Successful?DICE COnfirms that there will now be NO CHARGE for Bad Company DLC Weapons. A Boycott is over, and [...]
126 Captain x // Apr 11, 2008 at 4:02 am
HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAN THAT IS SO COOL! good job people!
i might just buy a 360 to play it lol
127 javier torres (dodger) // Apr 11, 2008 at 8:11 am
men im so glad i hope everything works fine… you restored my hope for the human race…
sigan asi y no desfallezcan…
SG FTFW!
128 EA set Bad Company free, Hell freezes over | GameOnYou UK // Apr 11, 2008 at 8:21 am
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129 one.eight.on // Apr 11, 2008 at 9:04 am
Thank god, I can finally feel good about buying this game.
130 PMS Harlequin // Apr 11, 2008 at 10:33 am
Great job! Thank you guys for presenting this issue and making the gamer’s voice heard.
131 DaCooksta // Apr 11, 2008 at 3:15 pm
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…)
132 darkwonders // Apr 11, 2008 at 4:14 pm
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.
133 Paradox // Apr 11, 2008 at 10:54 pm
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!
134 AxelDaGreat // Apr 12, 2008 at 9:38 am
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!
135 Mediafreaks.org » Blog Archive » Another round on the house // Apr 14, 2008 at 11:46 am
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136 Gamer Quiz // May 5, 2008 at 3:56 pm
We did it, we did it! We are excellent to the best.
137 Deuce ex machina // Jun 11, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Proud of you all! Indeed a very good accomplishment.
138 Gama Layx » BREAKING NEWS: Bad Company Boycott Successful? // Jun 15, 2008 at 6:56 am
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