Booster Pack v.s. Expansion v.s. Patch

2006-02-16 12:21:55

#1

-]Eucalyptus[-: I'm a MOO MOO STARRR!!1; +17|7013|Switzerland (Im not swiss tho)

Am I the only guy confused at how the Booster Pack works?

Expansion: Whole new game, whole new content, differerent servers (e.g. You must exist BF2 and load up SF)

Patch: Required to install, for you to play on the newest up-to-date ranked servers. there will still be servers running old versions, but i think they are unranked. anyhow, a patch is merely an upgrade of BF2, so it is one and the same program (play BF2 like you did before)

Booster pack: do you have to close the game and open Euro Force to play on servers wehre there are euro force maps? or is it like a patch where it's basically an update on maps and weapons and everything is like it was before? Or something completely different? If so, tell me what it is.

Is it like this:

Battlefield 2 Battlefield 2: Special Forces
/ \ \
Original Euroforce Original

Thus, there will be three types of servers:

BF2 vanilla (mmmmmmmm yum)
BF2 Euroforce
BF2 SF

Oh yeah, not to mention the old version servers of EF, BF2, BF2SF

2006-02-16 12:26:01

#2

JonskyGBR: Member; +5|6942|England

EoruForces booster pack will add content to BF2 vanilla

For example

You'll be on Wake Island and the next map will be Operation Smoke Screen

If you don't have euroforces, you'll be kicked from server

So there will be still 2 types of servers

Don't know why SF didn't do it tbh

Last edited by JonskyGBR (2006-02-16 12:27:12)

2006-02-16 12:48:14

#3

-]Eucalyptus[-: I'm a MOO MOO STARRR!!1; +17|7013|Switzerland (Im not swiss tho)

lol ok so the booster pack is just a fancy patch that costs 10 bucks. thanks

2006-03-02 13:02:50

#4

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6934|NT, like Mick Dundee

It isn't a patch... It just adds new content.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2006-03-02 13:27:52

#5

Havazn: Member; +39|6963|van.ca

Patch is supposed to fix content. Free
Booster Pack adds small amount of content. Small Charge
Expansion Pack adds large amount of content. Large Charge

Everything released so far seems justified to me

2006-03-02 14:51:02

#6

BVC: Member; +325|6964

Havazn wrote:
Everything released so far seems justified to me

How many maps did they give us for free in BF1942 through patches?

2006-03-02 15:35:16

#7

Far: Member; +22|6999|USA

Pubic wrote:
Havazn wrote:
Everything released so far seems justified to me
How many maps did they give us for free in BF1942 through patches?

I can think of 3 over the course of 2+ years.

2006-03-04 11:52:02

#8

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7041|PNW

The booster pack is a move of greed, not dissimilar from companies charging for a "multiplayer patch" for a FPS.

Rather than adding new armies, I would much rather see EA add new maps to their free patches. But...hell. The "WW2 Booster" for Battlefield Vietnam was free. Where do they get off charging for Euro Forces? Disagree if you want, but after having paid for Special Forces, I'm not willing to drop more money on the BF genre so soon.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2006-03-04 11:53:13)

2006-03-08 06:34:42

#9

Lt_Santiago: Member; +0|6895

Well if EuroForces is a small-addon for BF2 Vanilla, then the problem is very simple. If your server has 44-64 players, and all is going well, the round ended, and all of a sudden EuroForce Map, well you just lost about 40 people because they never bought it. And this ultimately kills the game.

So in the long run, it will be like this:

EA/Dice : "BUY EUROFORCE OR DIE"
Player A: "Yay I have EF and I can play"
Player B: "I don't have a creditcard or $10, I can't play with you"
Player A: " n ( . ) ( . ) b "
Player B has been banned/kicked from server for foul language and overuse of the word %^(%(&$*$)&^.

2006-03-08 08:14:09

#10

SolidusSnake12: Member; +2|6907

Agreed ^^^ i dont have a credit card or 10$

2006-03-08 08:23:34

#11

cpt.fass1: The Cap'n Can Make it Hap'n; +329|6965|NJ

Man that sucks. So servers are going to run both BF vanilla and BF EU? Most servers don't run Vanialla and SF though so hopefully it won't be a problem.

2006-03-08 08:31:04

#12

FoShizzle: Howdah Lysozyme; +21|6896|Pittsburgh, PA

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
The booster pack is a move of greed, not dissimilar from companies charging for a "multiplayer patch" for a FPS.

Rather than adding new armies, I would much rather see EA add new maps to their free patches. But...hell. The "WW2 Booster" for Battlefield Vietnam was free. Where do they get off charging for Euro Forces? Disagree if you want, but after having paid for Special Forces, I'm not willing to drop more money on the BF genre so soon.

Oh, that's right, you would put YOUR time, knowledge and effort into something and expect no return...

Now myself, I'm a capitalist...if you don't like it, don't pay for it, and hence don't play. Pretty simple.

2006-03-08 09:33:04

#13

Spiderman696: Member; +12|6915

Far wrote:
Pubic wrote:
Havazn wrote:
Everything released so far seems justified to me
How many maps did they give us for free in BF1942 through patches?
I can think of 3 over the course of 2+ years.

And I thought, the map "Wake Island 2007" was given for free with the patch 1.03??

2006-03-08 15:44:13

#14

F.Rabshaw: Member; +37|6951

Spiderman696 wrote:
Far wrote:
Pubic wrote:

How many maps did they give us for free in BF1942 through patches?
I can think of 3 over the course of 2+ years.
And I thought, the map "Wake Island 2007" was given for free with the patch 1.03??

Yeah, someone refresh my memory and tell me the other 2 maps given in patches for 1942. I can only remember invasion of the phillipeans. I Think BF2 will have at least one more map in a patch for free.

2006-03-08 19:57:50

#15

Far: Member; +22|6999|USA

F.Rabshaw wrote:
Spiderman696 wrote:
Far wrote:

I can think of 3 over the course of 2+ years.
And I thought, the map "Wake Island 2007" was given for free with the patch 1.03??
Yeah, someone refresh my memory and tell me the other 2 maps given in patches for 1942. I can only remember invasion of the phillipeans. I Think BF2 will have at least one more map in a patch for free.

Invasion of the Philippines
Aberdeen
Liberation of Caen
were the three I had in mind,
plus I was reminded of Coral Sea
so, 4 in 2+ years

2006-03-08 20:03:05

#16

F.Rabshaw: Member; +37|6951

Far wrote:
Aberdeen
Liberation of Caen
were the three I had in mind,
plus I was reminded of Coral Sea
so, 4 in 2+ years

Thanks.

2006-03-08 20:18:55

#17

Far: Member; +22|6999|USA

no problem

2006-03-08 20:40:32

#18

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|6941|Colorado

If you read more you would know.

2006-03-11 14:57:02

#19

ShotYourSix: Boldly going nowhere...; +196|6988|Las Vegas

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
The booster pack is a move of greed, not dissimilar from companies charging for a "multiplayer patch" for a FPS.

Yeah.....sad but true. I can't imagine why all these gaming companies expect to turn a profit at our expense. It's not like they need any money to stay in business. Hell, I'm sure the shareholders would be kind enough to stop taking dividends on their investments if it would save a bunch of pussies like us from having to shell out the equivalent of a movie ticket for something that we would enjoy for literally DOZENS of hours. I figure I would play these 3 new maps for at least 60 hours over the next few months. How the hell can they expect me to spend .16 cents an hour for this new content when I can sit here and do nothing for free.....

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Where do they get off charging for Euro Forces? Disagree if you want, but after having paid for Special Forces, I'm not willing to drop more money on the BF genre so soon.

It's pretty cut and dried then, STFU and don't spend (the equivalent of a few Big Mac's). Enjoy what you've got and quit bitching about what you are not willing to pay for.

2006-03-11 15:08:33

#20

Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7043|Noizyland

The booster pack is more or less a fancy patch that we need to pay for. Remember with BF1942 they added maps like Invasion of the Phillipeans and Coral Sea and that one with the Canadian troops. They also added new veichles with the patches, (e.g: Patrol Boats,) and new armies, (aforementioned Canadian army) and new weapons? Well, it's kind of like that except they're making us pay for it AND making sure that those who don't are penalised for it.

EA, I've tried to defend you, but you're making it really really hard for me. I think after the two 'Booster packs" are done with you should release a patch with six new maps, two new armies, a shitload of new weapons and veichles and a few new unlocks, and they will make it FREE. Yes we have unravled this Booster Pack thing - it's nothing but a glorified patch and we know it - you owe us big. You've pissed off a lot of your customers with this and got rid of many others.

[Blinking eyes thing]
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2006-03-11 23:47:34

#21

LordMalack: Member; +0|6891|Clifton Colorado

i just wonder why everyone is whining.
i cant pay for it but im not whining and its business.
get use to it

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