Unlock everything on BF3 the easy way! For a (hefty) price.
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the reason why the two situation are fundamentally different is that in the case of tf2 it is completely optional if you want to buy from the store because none of the items are clearly superior to the default set, not so with bf3 if you were to buy the game today and jumped straight into multiplayer your character would be at a clear disadvantage against those that have been playing for months.scorptatious said:
In a way if you want to play the game and not be a liability for the rest of your team due to having low damage low accuracy weapons, no perks so you die quicker, or can't use vehicles effectively, then it almost seems like a mandatory purchase( and with a 40 dollar price tag that makes it a bit galling ).
I say most of this because I remember a similar situation with bad company 2 which I had purchased several months after release and seeing first hand how a newbie with no unlocks was very ineffectual to the match, hell I'd call it a good round if were to manage to get a kill on my own that didn't end up being an assist.
I wish I could give you a cookie of awesomeness. I only wish you were there for the comments section of the official Escapist news article on this...chadachada123 said:
The latest update kinda changes everyones weapon loadout, well, it actually resets it pretty much. I used to go with the G36 in support, but they increased the recoil and now the gun is pretty much redundant. Not getting the same kills, dying more, but it's OK - I think everyone was struggling a bit with their new loadouts.
What is cool though, is you can rent a server - planning to do that over a weekend just so I can experiment with the maps, find some good camp sites, base steal strategies etc. Ohh, and I might be able to practice my piloting in peace!
The best addition though, is that bloomin quit button inbetween games.
What is cool though, is you can rent a server - planning to do that over a weekend just so I can experiment with the maps, find some good camp sites, base steal strategies etc. Ohh, and I might be able to practice my piloting in peace!
The best addition though, is that bloomin quit button inbetween games.
I totally agree here. Personally I juggle my gaming time between DotA 2 / SC 2 / BF 3 and the rest (some other PvP, some single player), so I hate to grind to be on equal footing, that was my main reason to quit WoW and to always avoid LoL like the plague.tippy2k2 said:
It would certainly make me happier to see it cheaper, but on principle I LIKE MY PvP BALANCED, not some grinding BS.
They will only complain about playing against a new player in good gear if they lose... in which case they sucked and need to L2P... seriously losing agianst a noobie in any "skill based" PvP is sad.Hazy992 said:
To be fair, better gear in the game does confer an edge. The Famas is one of the best all-purpose assault rifles in the game. The 1014 becomes a lethal all purpose tool with simple optics and frag rounds. The Glock 18 is both an excellent last ditch weapon as well as a viable primary weapon when clearing close spaces. Sure, a bad player will still be bad but lets not pretend gear choices are democratic.crono738 said:
Of course, were it not for all my suffering in the use of weapons without optics I would not appreciate their value. Were it not for all those times I lost in close quarters to the G18, I wouldn't realize its potential. Were it not for the skinner box inherent to the unlock system, I probably wouldn't have played for as long as I did.
Honestly, if someone wants to blow 40 bucks cutting to the end, I say let them.
If I played BF3 regularly anymore I'd probably do it.
I don't play a whole lot, but I've never understood the whole unlock progression idea that FPS games are coming out with recently. Done right, and it doesn't give any major advantage.
Done wrong, and long term players will rip new players to shreds a few months in. Try flying a jet when you don't have any unlocks in BF3 at the moment.
This sort of thing should really be an option from the start.
I don't play a whole lot, but I've never understood the whole unlock progression idea that FPS games are coming out with recently. Done right, and it doesn't give any major advantage.
Done wrong, and long term players will rip new players to shreds a few months in. Try flying a jet when you don't have any unlocks in BF3 at the moment.
This sort of thing should really be an option from the start.
as long as it's just quick unlock, ok. not such a big deal since the weapons are balanced either way. the starting guns are among the most versatile and best you can get.
however, i don't like the direction this is going in. in another year or two they will sell a double health boost for 20$, or new, better guns than the default ones for 30$.
however, i don't like the direction this is going in. in another year or two they will sell a double health boost for 20$, or new, better guns than the default ones for 30$.
It's not really against the spirit of the game, but the price of this unlock is ridiculously high. The unlock tree for that game is needlessly long. The game is balanced as far as weapons go, but some of the unlocks take forever. Why? If its' all preference then why are the unlocks tier'd?Hazy992 said:
If this unlock bundle was day 1 then I'd be calling foul play. It would have come across as if they made the game unlock tree needlessly long with the intent encouraging people to buy the $40 unlock pack. They didn't so it's fair play in my book. IT gives new players a chance to unlock some items and become more competitive. They are already disadvantaged because of a lack of experience.
If it's not imbalanced to unlock everything, why not give all players the option to do it for free? All the stuff has already been designed, there is no extra cost involved. I can't help to think it's an incredibly greedy way to nickel and dime paying customers.
This captcha really takes the piss:
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Escapist, I really really do not want advertising in my captcha's please. I appreciate that the new ones are easier to read, but please tell Solvemedia that this isn't cool at all.
This captcha really takes the piss:
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Escapist, I really really do not want advertising in my captcha's please. I appreciate that the new ones are easier to read, but please tell Solvemedia that this isn't cool at all.
40 dollars for a new copy of the game plus an additional 40 dollars to unlock everything at the start of the game may seem like a bargain to some people, but not me. I have no real interest in the game.
Even if I did, I would not play the game so much that I would unlock everything in it.
Even if I did, I would not play the game so much that I would unlock everything in it.
Yeah. I just put "really fucking annoying and obstrusive" for those captchas. Surely there must be some bell of irony ringing when the forum admin comes to the realization that to prevent people from spamming us with advertisements....Bostur said:
...they're spamming us with advertisements.