Poll

Do you agree that AF be free for enduring the all the problems in BF2?

Yes, AF should be free I have been patient long enough46%46% - 117
Yes, AF should be free anyway28%28% - 73
No, we must pay for AF regardless of the game problems24%24% - 63
Total: 253
ECH
Member
+50|7128|Some where near you

Dice/EA wrote:

TCommunity Update - 6/2/06

Attention Soldiers and Server Admins!

The teams here at DICE and at EA want to take a moment to acknowledge that we are aware of the issues that some are experiencing with the latest release.

We are continuing our work to review and find potential solutions to the problems affecting many players and server admins. We are also reviewing recent changes to servers and gameplay.

While we continue our work internally we want to remind everyone to keep using the EA forums to provide feedback. We review the comments in these and other forums regularly while we consider the direction of Battlefield.

We also want to assure to the mod community that we understand the difficulties you have worked through and we are continuing to look for ways to help everyone and find ways to promote all of the mods and their hard working teams.

As always keep your eyes to this space for all the latest Battlefield News.

Thank you,
/The team at Dice and EA
Is it acceptable to the community that we request AF as a free download for the problems we have experienced with BF2?

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying we will get it free or not all I am trying to do is get the community to express their thoughts on this issue.  To show EA/Dice what it will take to mend the broken trust we once had in them as a community!  And, also show that they too are affected by the lack of quality control they have shown us throughout each patch release.  We can forgive and forget things of the past from Dice but, it's difficult when they keep repeating the problems we forgot only a few months ago. Therefore, as a community we want something different this time around.

Results over at EAUK BF2

Last edited by ECH (2006-06-03 11:31:21)

usmarine
Banned
+2,785|7247

No.  Nothing in life is free.
=|A mere Shadow|=
The Anarchist
+121|7112|Britain and Damn proud of it!

Dice/EA wrote:

TCommunity Update - 6/2/06

Attention Soldiers and Server Admins!

The teams here at DICE and at EA want to take a moment to acknowledge that we are aware of the issues that some are experiencing with the latest release.
No Shit?
crimson_grunt
Shitty Disposition (apparently)
+214|7140|Teesside, UK
i dont think they will give a free gift.  I'm sure thats pretty similar to a message after an earlier patch, 1.22 i think.
[DEI]Bart
fire at will!!!
+76|7198|Leiden, Holland for the n00bs

usmarine2005 wrote:

No.  Nothing in life is free.
but they can make life better if they give AF free (or at least realease it in stores for €5)
usmarine
Banned
+2,785|7247

[DEI]Bart wrote:

usmarine2005 wrote:

No.  Nothing in life is free.
but they can make life better if they give AF free (or at least realease it in stores for €5)
Then who will pay Dice for making it?  It is up to Dice, not EA.
KungfuBeer
The King of Beers
+31|7215|SoCal
Other games release "Mod Packs"  for free, why not EA?  If its the cost of development, let the mods teams do the work and submit to EA/DICE for Ranked consideration.  If there are no hacks or cheats embedded in the mod, then they should certify it as a Ranked Mod and allow servers to deploy it......IMO.
randompants
Member
+3|7056
Poll over.  Nothing in life is free, especially things that COST MONEY TO MAKE AND TO BUY (i.e. AF).
CommieChipmunk
Member
+488|7055|Portland, OR, USA
ya, theres no way in hell we would every get anything free out of EA games... except maybe a free gun unlock...
jord
Member
+2,382|7164|The North, beyond the wall.

usmarine2005 wrote:

No.  Nothing in life is free.
Have hope for hope is what drives us on through life...

Sorry that was a bit gay,i doubt they will give us a map free let alone a booster pack.
usmarine
Banned
+2,785|7247

jord wrote:

usmarine2005 wrote:

No.  Nothing in life is free.
Have hope for hope is what drives us on through life...

Sorry that was a bit gay,i doubt they will give us a map free let alone a booster pack.
Wasn't Wake free?
Zeon.
l33t sp33k Specialist
+159|7043|Behind j00OMFG HAX, Bristol UK
I would like them to give it to us for free but that aint gonna happen... Maybe some maps in BF2
TwistedX
Aviator
+26|7279|Oklahoma
EA, Free?

HAHA
d3x74
Member
+14|7132|NY
EA/DICE willl give you a *FREE* extra large serving of new and more exciting bugs.
blade-bunny
Member
+5|7030|Tolga, Norway
No, it shouldn't be free. EA have to earn some money, so they can finance Bf 2142.
EvilMonkeySlayer
Member
+82|7137
Y'know what would be nice as an apology? (rather than some ripoff addon like AF)

To fix the goddamn bugs, it's definitely bad with 1.3. I get "There is a problem with your connection" bs every single day with 1.3.

The biggest bug that needs fixing is that, nothing more annoying than being dropped out of a game and you get a death because of it.
l41e
Member
+677|7134

d3x74 wrote:

EA/DICE willl give you a *FREE* extra large serving of new and more exciting bugs.
stryyker
bad touch
+1,682|7205|California

no.
FriiginChomper
Member
+41|7187
you know what EA could give us instead of AF free, maybe they should make a atempt at fixing the bugs in 1.3
just like EvilMonkeySlayer said. i think they should stop the connection problems and stuff
spacebandit72
Dead Meat
+121|7216|Michigan
I think we should pay for AF. It was to be paid for in the beginning and that's just the way it is.
I have noticed the problems w/ the new patch but it isn't as bad as some say. Yes the server menu is screwed up and the game crashes from time to time but I still play and have a great time doing it.

My computer is rather crappy and I can still play. Besides, If anyone has put in over 200 hours on this game... it's paid for! Think of all the other games you have got and how long you played. Unless you do nothing else but play games your whole life, allot of us got our monies worth!


Now if they did give it out free... I would'nt complain!

Last edited by spacebandit72 (2006-06-03 13:16:55)

Paco_the_Insane
Phorum Phantom
+244|7130|Ohio
they should take some of the custom maps people make, check them and release them as ranked, kinda like what KungFuBeer said. have a contest, where the winning maps get put in the game.
MR_snus
Member
+21|7107
I bought bf2, but i usually NEVER buy aything that i can use on my computer!! long live shareware, torrents etc.
usmarine
Banned
+2,785|7247

I am amazed at the poll results.  I truly am.  EA already paid Dice to make this AF product ( I assume), and now you want EA to eat that cost because Dice screwed up?  Look at how many of you were jizzing in your under ware when you saw the AF screen shots?  Why in God's name would they not charge money, seriously, look at the hardon's a lot of people have just waiting for it.  It would be a very stupid business move not to charge money.  However, EA should jump Dice's ass a little harder IMO.
Talon
Stop reading this and look at my post
+341|7246
£6 isnt free? It costs £6 to see a film at a cinema, eat lunch at a cafe... and you think its too much for tons of hours on a computer game?
TheMurf
Member
+7|7042
Patches are free. Free samples are free (Those are but two things in life that are free!). AF could be seen as just another patch! A really, really big patch. I sort of agree that it shouldn't be free, but I want to buy what I bargain for. I am not paying for a handful of bugs, which are most assuredly going to be present. Yes, Dice has already been paid probably a good deal of money to produce it, but we the consumers are going to be eating the cost of Dice's incompotence in the end aren't we, not EA. Just because I'm incredibly cheap, I'd like to see a drop in the price because as I said, I am not paying for a game that barely works sometimes.

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