Battlefield 3 Update Includes Paid "Shortcuts"

[Anti-Robot Man]

I detest these type of microtransactions, they're bad enough in web-games and mobile games, but in full retail titles they absolutely have no place. It's a bad trend and it bodes very badly for the future of gaming (by which I mean core gaming, it's already infested the casual and mobile models).

It's also obvious when some noob has unlocked content in this way because their play doesn't reflect it. In the ME3 multiplayer I've seen people running around with the best equipment at really low level's (and given that that system is basically gambling they must have spent a fortune to do so), they're always the worst players - uncooperative, little to no understanding of how to play the game, etc. They would be better off actually putting the time into the game and becoming better that way than trying to buy their way. But I assume that doesn't matter to them as they obviously have enough money that they buy loads of games but never invest much time in them (easy to tell on people's gamer cards).

I have no problem with people having lot's of money or spending it on stupid things - it's their right to do that, but I can still see them as an idiot for doing so. I'll also say that I do not mind paying for expansions, I've done so for years - but paying for unlockables is just tacky.

Also this http://youtu.be/ZR6-u8OIJTE

 

[wooty]

I've already locked everything in game, so I wont be buying this.

Does have me concerned though, paying to essentially "complete" the game.............yeah, bullshit.

But the nice thing is that I'll be able to tell who the little bitches and lazy tools were who actually wasted their money on this. Shamfuurrrr Dispuray!

 

[Stravant]

I have no problem with this, in fact I support it.

They aren't in any way forcing people to buy these deals, and none of the weapons they're giving you in these packs are exclusive for them.

Also, speaking as someone who plays a LOT of this game, the weapons you get to begin with are often some of the better ones (For example, the M16A3 and M4A1 are two of the best guns in the game), so pay to win is not an issue.

Also, think about people who rarely play the game because they're busy with work or something else in life, and don't have the time to try and unlock everything, but still want to try everything, this is a good way for them to do that.

 

[bificommander]

I don't mind giving new players a head start. The only way to unlock those weapons is to fight the other players who have been at it longer and thus are better at it. It doesn't help if they also have better weapons than you do. It is annoying to see they charge half the game's price for those unlocks.

 

[redisforever]

Well, I'm not buying them. I'd rather get the satisfaction of the unlocks.
At least they don't make you pay.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

My bother actually letting people play your game and achieve something through hard work when you can just sell them the top rank. Will this be the future of gaming? You can play FF15 (or whatever) or for a payment of £15 buy a fully levelled up character and be on the last boss, who, for another £5, will be killed in one hit.

Its just dumb. Why create a game and then give players reasons to not actually bother to play it? This stuff can be good for single player, but online it puts others at a disadvantage. Like in WOW when low level characters twinking - this was mostly annoying in the war zone arenas. Especially as they are linked to specific levels like 1 - 10 only and this low level character has the power level of a level 40 damage wise. Although funny thing is on wikipedia it says that Twink is also a term for young or young-looking gay or bisexual men.

So yeah, giving other players extra help in an online game is wrong especially if it puts others at an unfair disadvantage. Its just a kick in the balls to those that take time to play your game as it was intended.

 

[LiquidSolstice]

My bother actually letting people play your game and achieve something through hard work when you can just sell them the top rank. Will this be the future of gaming? You can play FF15 (or whatever) or for a payment of £15 buy a fully levelled up character and be on the last boss, who, for another £5, will be killed in one hit.

Its just dumb. Why create a game and then give players reasons to not actually bother to play it? This stuff can be good for single player, but online it puts others at a disadvantage. Like in WOW when low level characters twinking - this was mostly annoying in the war zone arenas. Especially as they are linked to specific levels like 1 - 10 only and this low level character has the power level of a level 40 damage wise. Although funny thing is on wikipedia it says that Twink is also a term for young or young-looking gay or bisexual men.

I don't know if you're aware of this, but Battlefield doesn't solely exist for unlockables. If you're playing it solely to unlock weapons, and you're not playing it for that tiny little aspect of team-based tactical play in which strategies and trends help you defeat your enemy (also known as "The Whole Point of Battlefield Games"), maybe you're better off playing something else.

So yeah, giving other players extra help in an online game is wrong especially if it puts others at an unfair disadvantage.

For the last damn time, this isn't an unfair advantage in any way...

 

[technotica]

whats a "Battlefield 2: Bad Company" ?

 

[DayDark]

This is hardly a problem, you can only buy as much as you can unlock just by playing, and you will still be missing the experience the veteran got through rigorous training.

It's a ***** only having heavy machine guns for the airplanes, and takes forever even scrapping in those few hundred points for the fucking flair so you can defend yourself.

This is not really a way to get ahead, it's a way to not hold your team back.

 

[yundex]

I think it's funny that for the most part, the only people against this are the ones who don't even play the game.

 

[Alcamonic]

Matters little, you still need to learn how to ride a bike regardless of how many bikes you buy.

Besides, who would want to actually buy that? For me it would ruin the reward of becoming stronger and achieve a sort of personal improvement in-game and ego-wise.

 

[Warforger]

Tough shit, everybody else had to do it the same way and they should too... fair play and all, I couldn't care less about how much they "value their time", maybe they shouldn't be playing then?
How about making them pay 10.000$ for quadruple HP and 100.000$ for official invulnerability hacks so they can show their monetary superiority to everyone?

Um this is a game, not real life. But to be honest having these weapons doesn't do you any good because it's how you play that makes them effective, and if you're like me and you're not very good most guns will feel the same since you suck. If you're good you can probably unlock these weapons rather quickly whereas if you're not so good paying for the weapons won't do you much good. When you play the game you understand that pretty much.

 

[Dryk]

This is hardly a problem, you can only buy as much as you can unlock just by playing, and you will still be missing the experience the veteran got through rigorous training.

It's a ***** only having heavy machine guns for the airplanes, and takes forever even scrapping in those few hundred points for the fucking flair so you can defend yourself.

This is not really a way to get ahead, it's a way to not hold your team back.

Exactly, reading about the game my greatest concern was always that lower level players can't unlock decent kit for the vehicles without using them, but when they do they're holding the team back even more than they would be in any other game.

 

[F4LL3N]

Just played Battlefield 3 (Xbox360) for the first time in months and discovered this.

I'm not worried. Half the fun is unlocking this stuff. You're ruining your own experience by paying to finish content.