Battlefield 1943 DLC On The Way
Wallets at the ready.Published 27/01/2010 at 14:00 by Tuffcub
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DICE may be a big developer but even so, the left hand should still know what the right hand is up to. Way back in September, Gordon Van Dyke of DICE said there would be no Battlefield 1943 DLC. Skip forward to January 2010 and ‘Premium DLC’ is the ‘natural step to take.’
“We need to take care of our products post-launch. We haven’t released any premium DLC for 1943, for instance, which feels like a natural step to take.” said Karl-Magnus Troedsson, Battlefield’s Executive Producer.
In other news, my wife has left me. I married her in September 2009, we had some fun for a few weeks but then I ignored her until this month, I decided I might show her some loving – but she’s going to have to pay me for it, and probably have to wait another couple of months before she gets it. She’s a bit miffed at my attitude but for the life of me I can’t fathom why. Perhaps Karl-Magnus Troedsson can offer some advice.
Source: CVG
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theDAZBOMEGATRON | 27/01/2010 14:03
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LOL at the last paragraph.
Good news though, 1943 is a great game, but the maps are getting boring.
Bilbo_bobbins | 27/01/2010 14:04
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DLC for a broken game….nicht fur mich danke. Great game, poor customer service as usual from EA.
w3r3w0lf | 27/01/2010 14:06
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I agree. I liked the game, but gave up as soon as i’d got all the trophies due to the poor chat system.
Amphlett | 27/01/2010 14:12
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Yo tampoco doy las gracias
seedaripper1973 | 27/01/2010 14:26
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DRCD1 | 27/01/2010 14:45
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Does that mean “I don’t thank neither”. Eu achei que tinha sido um bom jogo, o Battlefield 1943.
minerwilly | 27/01/2010 14:38
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Cant wait for this , 1943 was my most played game last year .
Bilbo_bobbins | 27/01/2010 15:42
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ha ha I knew you would say the opposite Minerwilly. I do love the game, it’s just a shame I get cut off every 24 mins of playing online, plus the chat doesn’t work. Great game though, but I can’t afford to splash out on DLC for a game that don’t work for me.
minerwilly | 27/01/2010 20:56
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Hello Bilbo yea i get the Microphone problems but never the disconnects luckily , I too was peed off that they never fixed it (just like BFBC1) . Thank heavens BFBC2 Comms finally work on PS3 and I think it really adds to it . Hope you got my msg on the other forum saying I was only kidding and was pulling your leg !
Jumping Monks | 27/01/2010 14:06
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Groovy. That last paragraph is uncanny though…
Kevling | 27/01/2010 14:07
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Hmmm… anyone would think they’d sold loads of extra copies with the price reduction last month, and they’re looking to leverage a few more squids out of them new punters…
AddictedAndy | 27/01/2010 14:08
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Lmfao not sure if I’ll buy this so many good games ATM, although I still need to get that last trophy?!?!
TctclMvPhase | 27/01/2010 14:12
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Loved the last paragraph. I cant believe people didn’t see this coming. With all the maps featured in 1942, this game was bound to either get paid expansions or a whole other version set in the European Theatre.
cc_star | 27/01/2010 14:17
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Does the DLC fix the random disconnects & the dropped in-game chat which plagues the PS3 version?
I quite enjoyed this, but the lack of vehicles meant you often had to run all the way across the map just to get near the action and if you died, repeating it ad-infinitum.
I noticed the same problems in the BF:BC2 beta, what they need to do is self destruct any vehicle which hasn’t been used for a minute and have it respawn at its respawn point
teflon | 27/01/2010 15:20
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I imagine there’d be a patch to the game to allow the new maps to hook into it. Whether it’s worth it to DICE or EA to fix lingering issues is down to them, but fingers crossed…
As for the vehicles thing, that’s just how BF has always been, and will always be. The only thing that could really help it would be some KZ2 style spawn points, but that, as with having tons of vehicles, would just unbalance the game and turn it into something rather different.
cc_star | 27/01/2010 15:47
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Warhawk self destructs a vehicle that hasn’t been touched for a minute, so it respawns wherever it originated from.
That means someone spawning at a base (which may not be where the action is currently centred) is then able to drive/fly straight back into or near the action and not spend 5mins hot-tailing it across a map only to get picked off by a sniper – just seems good game design on large maps to me
matty | 27/01/2010 15:47
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Or you can join a squad and join on a memeber of that squad
JesseDeya | 27/01/2010 20:05
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Vehicles in BF have always exploded when abandoned - eventually. I actually think the timing is very balanced, some people prefer to slug it out on foot and don’t appreciate the tank they just fought tooth and nail to destroy returning 72 seconds later, completely unblemished.
As teflon rightly points out, you can spawn on squad mates so there really isn’t any excuse for traipsing across a map on foot save for poor planning (no offence).
As for the voice chat in BF43, I totally agree! It’s ridiculous that it was broken in BFBC1 and still broken in 43, yet a few short months later it was totally fixed for the BFBC2 beta. Hopefully they can patch 43 to fix that issue.
No random disconnects for me and my friends down here in Australia, still enjoying this game a lot and will definitely buy the DLC, it will make a nice distraction from BFBC2 which will be seeing marathon sessions from me!
Roynaldo | 27/01/2010 14:25
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Biggest waste of £10 or £11 I ever spent, wont be adding to the misery, even if it were free.
dpb135 | 27/01/2010 14:52
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Great news, i love this on 360
davidjmclare | 27/01/2010 15:09
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unlike every one of my friends that has this game too, mine works fine and i love it. its a shame it doesn’t work for a lot of people cos they are missing out on a quality game. bit too poor for dlc but if its quality stuff i may have to live on rice for a while
Navid | 27/01/2010 15:19
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A case of too little, too late…
Triggerhappytel | 27/01/2010 21:33
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Yeah, I pretty much agree. I very much enjoyed BF1943 and had this DLC been out three or four months ago I might have been interested, but it feels like they’ve missed the boat now.
gazzagb | 27/01/2010 17:52
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BF1943 is a great game, but im not sure how many will buy any DLC when BFBC2 is just around the corner…
seedaripper1973 | 27/01/2010 18:25
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Exactly, wouldnt surprise me if this doesnt see the light of day until AFTER BF:BC2, which is a pity as i still have a gander on it at least once a week, and have been dying for some DLC (and TLC kids
) for time and a half..infact if the BF:BC2 demo next weeks lasts until the release i probably wont get it at all…
hol | 27/01/2010 18:45
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Tis a great little shooter, perfect for when you just want mindless fun. Agree it may be a little to late though?
Hope you were joking about the wife thought Tuffcub?
skibadee | 27/01/2010 21:58
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I like this need to play it more tho have not even got one trophy on it yet.
Chogoria | 27/01/2010 23:54
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Hmmm, seems like an odd time to release DLC for a fps that is psn only, what with MW2 still being rammed with people, and MAG and BFBC2 being released shortly. I suppose there was no date though. Anyway, I’m off to go and use some more acronyms in the real world.