Ways to keep Premium players happy but let the DLC be free.
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I was thinking what with Battlefront 2 not having Premium and all DLC's free with just cosmetic purchases, BF1 should change now to avoid the inevitable split that will continue to happen with premium only DLC. Personally it wouldn't both me too much if they did give all DLC's free and to compensate all Premium players with Extra Battlepacks per week and other cosmetic changes. Just my opinion and I'm pretty certain the DLC plan is changing for BF1.
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I don't know how anyone can look at paying 50 bucks for more content than the base game has as a bad thing. It's not just content either, it's good content. You do this free setup and free comes with a huge price. The titanfall 2 dlc is a joke in my opinion. A lot of people laugh at R6S and it's free setup. Halo dlc was always something people could do with forge if they had the time.
The idea of losing quality for the sake of free or not "splitting the community" is insane to me. Especially since every time I pull up the browser to search for TSNP I have a TON of options to choose from. Now I could be fortunate playing on east US servers where there are always jam packed servers. I just don't like the notion of free dlc fixing any games problems
Premium was revealed 10 MONTHS ago.
Are people in such a desperate finical situation that they can't save $50 in nearly a year but can afford platform, base game, Internet, electricity?
I'm sorry but no. People cry and throw tantrums wanting more content and maps. Dice offers them that and they spit the dummy going "I'm not paying for that!"
I don't get it. You want the content but don't want to pay for it.
* me every single current BF1 player should already have premium. They basically gave it away with the 5 month wait from launch till the first dlc drop. 5 months. That's $10 a month. If you can't manage that you have more serious and pressing concerns then video games.
Fun fact: video games are a hobby. Relatively cheap in the right content and with self control.
Video games are not a necessity; they aren't a living essential.
I want everyone who won't pay for premium/dlc at the *ing least to clock into work for the next three months and tell their employer not to pay them a cent oh and overtime for that entire time too.
Do that and you'll be entitled to free dlc yeah?
Oh that's right you properly don't even have a job if you can't afford premium after 10 MONTHS.
Well said and i agree. I dont understand the thought process that extra content should be free. You paid $60 (or whatever) for a game at launch and you got that game. Anything that they make after that initial game costs them money to develop and so is not free. Simple right?
I do agree that splitting the community is a bummer and i'd actually be fine if they gave away the maps for free but kept the DLC weapons for premium if that would solve the issue. Id still get premium in that case.
Keep it as it is, if you don't want to pay, that's on you.
I really think the way they do it is dumb. It isn't simpatico with an online multiplayer game.
Maps (and modes) are more fun & valuable the more that can play them.
But if it's true that Battlefront 2 is moving away from the map DLC model then there's hope for the next version of BF.
DLC content will be crap without it paid for.
Would you prefer a high quality DLC or a shoddy free one?
It's a no brainer imo.
Agreed. You know all those clueless people who say every game is a reskin of the previous game? Well, take money out of the developers pockets and we will know the true meaning of reskinned.
I know @HardAimedKid always makes this point. If you can't afford to pay 50 dollars for many hundreds of hours of gameplay on 30+ maps, then you probably shouldn't be spending the first 60 it costs to but the game in the first place.
Here is the problem. People complained about not being able to play the maps for free, so they added premium friends. Then people started complaining about not getting xp (pointless after rank 10 in classes). If DICE gave people XP, they would complain about not having the weapons for free.
The quality of DLC that DICE has planned for this title warrants the relatively cheap price tag IMO.
Yeah it's a no brainer if you assume the worst.
I assume they can find another way to make their money.
1) They can still charge for early access. You want to be the first play the maps for the first ~60 days? You gotta pay.
2) There is incentive to make new maps good to attract new buyers. The more content you add to the main game the more worth it the game becomes and the less players will be able to resist purchasing it. This will let them keep the average price of the game higher in the long run.
3) There is also incentive to make the maps good to keep current players coming back so EA can sell them more stuff. They can sell them on cosmetics, avatars, first in line, weapons, vehicles, etc in addition to early access. They can package much of this in premium still. They can include fewer weapons/vehicles in the main game and move those to premium.
4) They could start the game out at $70 to begin with and then still sell extra stuff.
Free maps to keep the player Base together with premium offering new weapons, gadgets, vehicles and customisation would perhaps be an option. The TSNP weapons are so well balanced that they haven't been a 'pay to win' scenario so this could be achieved.
Exactly. Then after they get their weapons they'll complain about something else, it's just the way it goes.
I personally wouldn't pay extra for weapons, customisable options or early access.
I bought premium for the extra maps, they would lose revenue from me if it was that way and I'm sure alot of other people would be the same.
If you think people who dont buy the dlc would pay for the extras tou suggest, then i dont know what to say.
They already complain about having to buy DLC, that would not change.
Your suggestion just takes away revenue, which leads to a lesser quality product.
Exactly!
This leaves us with the same problem we already have... a split playerbase. I thought the whole goal behind making it free in the first place was to keep the playerbase together. At least that's the only reason I have seen people posting as to why it should be free.
I do agree with you though, there are tons of ways to generate revenue to cover the cost they would lose out on premium. I just think early access kind of defeats the whole point in the first place.