Battlefield 4 preorder details

[GhostMjr]

Looking pretty pricey! http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield-4/buy/pc-download

I have been looking at the battlefield 4 website and found the following options:

Battlefield 4- £44.99

*Battlefield 4 base game
*Battlefield 4 premium expansion pack

Battlefield 4 Digital Deluxe- £54.99

*Battlefield 4 base game
*Battlefield 4 premium expansion pack
*Battlefield 4 beta access
*Battlefield 4 bonus in-game content.

Game Details

• PC - DownloadPre-order and receive a Battlefield 4â,,¢ Premium Expansion Pack.
  
  Only in Battlefieldâ,,¢
  
  Battlefield  4â,,¢ is the genre-defining action blockbuster made from moments that blur  the line between game and glory. Fueled by the next-generation power  and fidelity of Frostbiteâ,,¢ 3, Battlefield 4â,,¢ provides a visceral,  dramatic experience unlike any other.
  
  Only in Battlefield can  you demolish the buildings shielding your enemy. Only in Battlefield  will you lead an assault from the back of a gun boat. Battlefield grants  you the freedom to do more and be more while playing to your strengths  and carving your own path to victory.
  
  In addition to its  hallmark multiplayer, Battlefield 4â,,¢ features an intense, dramatic  character-driven campaign that starts with the evacuation of American  VIPs from Shanghai and follows your squad's struggle to find its way  home.
  
  There is no comparison. Immerse yourself in the glorious chaos of all-out war, found only in Battlefield.
  
  
  
  GAME DETAILSGenre: ShooterPublisher: Electronic ArtsBrand: BattlefieldDeveloper: DICE
  
  
  

I want to go with the digital deluxe edition but both that and the standard edition are pretty expensive.

I guess I'll wait for a special offer at some point between now and the release date.

[ArithonUK]

Anyone, and I mean anyone, who pre-orders this might as well get "sucker" tattooed across their forehead.

If the Sim City debacle taught us anything, it's that a high price guarantees a total car-crash rip-off of a broken game. Pretty <> playable.

After the console dumbing down and broken promises of BF3 I said that was the last BattleField title I would buy and I see no reason to change my mind. BF3.5 with added FaceBook and micro-transactions. A multi-player franchise they're promoting as a "single-player experience" - if that doesn't ring alarm bells, I don't know what does.

[TheDvEight]

System Requirements coming soon but you can pre order what the heck? game seems expensive not competitive

[smilodon]

Clearly everyone will be watching this new release like a hawk and I bet the press are already sharpening their pencils ready to destroy and little credibility EA have left. I would have assumed that EA would be very careful that their launch went well. However the actual game is what it is. And if it is just BF3.5 with more ways to squeeze money out of gamers I guess EA will have to face the consequences. I loved the first few BF games, Vietnam gave me some of the best multi player experiences I've ever had in a PC game. But BF4 is at least five pounds over priced 39.99 is my cut off point for PC games. Also I've seen many of the features that Dice claim to be unique in other games. Playable gun boats, destructible buildings and cover? All done before.

It's not rocket science how they can make BF4 work. Realise it's a multi-player game at heart and don't waste to much time on another story driven, on rails FPS. Price it sensibly, DRM it sensibly, don't demand endless extra payments just to make the game playable, completely drop the vile idea of 'play to win' and most of all cultivate a dedicated happy player base that can run servers, create maps and build a community. Basically just copy Valve and Bohemia Interactive. I'd certainly buy that game and be on the servers ready to be shot full of holes by the rest of you.

[TheDvEight]

39.99 is my cut off point for PC games.

+1

After you buy the deluxe edition who's to say EA/Dice wont do what they did with the back to karkand map pack? You buy it as a pre order then release a load of expansions making you effectively buy back to karkand again, EA are a joke.

I think EA/Dice need to take a good hard look at themselves and go have a look at games like  CS:GO and how enjoyable and fun it is, without all the unsolved bugs with no solution less budget/ad space etc etc without ruining the core of the past game series by leaving things out like EA/Dice did with BF3 & 4 no doubt (commander ability).

I really do wish another game developer with a good gaming development budget would come up with a fps based game aimed at pc gamers who are 18+ don't enjoy listening to gimmick catchphrases and swear words and strip it all down and make it about the game play/teamwork (Sadly I don't see this happening)

It's almost as if game developers like EA/Dice have seen the success of the call of duty series and said to them selves..."yup made loads of money I know I'll copy most of that but re brand it as battlefield 3/4 while conning the consumer to spending loads of money with DLC maps and Kit shortcuts"


I think games like CS:GO, Arma are the way forward.

EA/Dice are having to do alot for me in BF4 to make me actually want to buy it.

[Tutonic]

£45? They must be having a laugh. No sale.

I really do wish another game developer with a good gaming development budget would come up with a fps based game aimed at pc gamers who are 18+ don't enjoy listening to gimmick catchphrases and swear words and strip it all down and make it about the game play/teamwork

We already have one, it's called Arma

Immerse yourself in the glorious chaos of all-out war

Does anyone else not find this slightly tasteless?

[ArithonUK]

What we want to see:-

• In game VOIP not tied to friends list (I want to talk to my squad and team, not marry them)
• A commander (every force needs leadership) as a 64 player server with 32 lone wolves each side is chaos!
• Seven player classes (not four) - they all had valid reasons to exist - reducing them to "simplify" removed a tactical element.
• Spawn on squad leader - it helps team play and squad cohesion.
• LAN support - why the hell not?
• Mod support - the only reason for the existence of the franchise is because BF1942 had mod support.
• battle recorder and a spectator mode - admin'ing is a nightmare with these missing.

What we'll get:-

• A stupidly high price.
• "Social elements" Murder's FaceBook - "kill 900 people for your PTSD dogtag"
• Cut-scenes that gobbled 90% of the production budget.
• Swearing, lots of swearing.
• Pretty graphics.
• Regenerative health - with lonewolf gameplay and redundant medics.
• Four maps, with every other three maps as paid DLC over 24 months splitting the player-base every time.
• A single player campaign - utterly pointless in a multi-player game franchise. Like Ford giving you a free bicycle, when you buy a car.
• No mod or lan support. No BattleRecorder. No teamplay elements at all.

EDIT: Watched the video in full this evening and what I saw was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Single Player, heavily scripted interactive cut-scenes - no multiplayer no BattleField.

[GhostMjr]

Found the standard edition for £39.99 on amazon- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Arts-Battlefield-PC-DVD/dp/B00C0W6N84/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1364466101&sr=1-1

I really want to go for the gaming deluxe version but I don't want to get it and then have to pay even more for add ons.

I'll probably go for the amazon one and if something cheaper comes up swap for that and cancel my amazon preorder.

[GhostMjr]

Scratch that, £32.98 on zavvi!

http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/battlefield-4/10790705.html?affil=awin&awc=2549_1364466871_6bccc19f94d5dec80ca0732239e6626a&utm_source=AWin-47868&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=AffiliateWin

[T-Bag]

£33 is still a lot of cash for a standard edition. Games like L4D, CoDMW3 and others were around £25 on Amazon pre-launch. To try and charge £45 for a closed game is ridiculous. If it were the other way round and a moddable game like CS:GO, or Arma were charging more because there's limited scope for DLC I could almost understand it...I wouldn't agree with it. There's zero chance of me paying £45 for a game that'll be useless without buying DLC in 8 months time.

Scratch that, £32.98 on zavvi!

http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/battlefield-4/10790705.html?affil=awin&awc=2549_1364466871_6bccc19f94d5dec80ca0732239e6626a&utm_source=AWin-47868&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=AffiliateWin

[kregoron]

just bought Digital Deluxe edition for about 30£ a few days ago

I used a proxy to use the mexican store (used this link: https%3A%2F%2Fstore.origin.com%2Fstore%3FAction%3DDisplayPage%26Env%3DBASE%26IsGift%3Dno%26Locale%3Des_MX%26SiteID%3Deaemea%26id%3DThreePgCheckoutShoppingCartPage&b=4&f=norefer   )

the link doesnt work all the time, its taken me a few days before it worked.

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[kregoron]

link is now reported dead, tho you should still be able to buy it for the low price...
find a proxy that allows for javascript or even better a vpn with a mexican exit point and buy on the mexican origin store