So apparently you get this when you pre-order from 2 specific retailers in the UK.

  

So apparently you get this when you pre-order from 2 specific retailers in the UK.

Yeah, I guess u get nothing...

why do they insist on breaking the game just for a pre-order bonus?  weren't the free old maps good enough?

why do they insist on breaking the game just for a pre-order bonus?  weren't the free old maps good enough?

2 new weapons for the campers, great stuff.

Before i catch hate saying "camping is legit", shut up.

I would rather get maps as a pre-order bonus, because knowing EA these weapons will be progress unlocks anyway.

Edit:Having thought about it i like the look of the tripod on the LMG, hoping that you will be able to set up guerilla machine gun points. And rarely do i see people rocking shotguns online anyway.

I would wait and see if this stuff breaks the game before I get all pissed about it.  

2 new weapons for the campers, great stuff. Before i catch hate saying "camping is legit", shut up.I would rather get maps as a pre-order bonus, because knowing EA these weapons will be progress unlocks anyway.

Yeah. One exclusive gun that's probably worth fuck all once you've leveled past level 5 and a day one unlock for a shotgun, a rather useless weapon on large battlefields. 

@Xdsk said:

2 new weapons for the campers, great stuff. Before i catch hate saying "camping is legit", shut up.I would rather get maps as a pre-order bonus, because knowing EA these weapons will be progress unlocks anyway.

You do get maps as a preorder bonus.

Camping is legit.

I would assume "Exclusive Weapon" means no, it does not unlock. The Shotgun however does, as it says "Day One Access" clearly. EA aren't conning anyone folks.

Yeah. One exclusive gun that's probably worth fuck all once you've leveled past level 5 and a day one unlock for a shotgun, a rather useless weapon on large battlefields. 

I highly doubt balance will be broken because some Brits get a machine gun. Let's see how much damage it does to my Abrams. 

What do i get for pre ordering from steam?

@Xdsk: What in blazing fuck do those weapons have to do with camping? Neither is more suited for what might be considered camping than any other weapon type. One might even argue that the shotgun is much LESS suited for that tactic.

And how the FUCK is "  guerilla machine gun nests" not camping? Either way, assholes calling out campers need to get the fuck outta my games and learn to play.

BEFORE ANYONE GOES BATSHIT INSANE ABOUT THIS PACKAGE

• the magnum bullets presented here are only extra effective against metal surfaces and thin walls 
• the exclusive guns aren't especially powerful, and will not unbalance the game (they're like the M1 in BC2)
• the sniper rifle suppressor is not a silencer, it has another purpose. a more minor one (blocking bullet trail or something)
• the DAO-12, which is a beast of a weapon, will be an early access for pre-orderers, and NOT an exclusive (you can get it after playing for a while)

What do i get for pre ordering from steam?

@Xdsk: The definition of a camper is someone who stays in a single position for any amount of time. Setting up a machine gun nest is about as fucking stationary as you can get. Someone running around with a shotgun is...you know...mobile.

Feel free to try getting my tags ass wipe, I'm a tank driver.

@scarace360 said:

What do i get for pre ordering from steam?

Usually nothing. EA hates Steam, and I bet they will not even release the DLC through it.

If Steam doesn't get anything, guess I won't be getting any pre-order DLC.

People who think PC gaming = Steam only, are fucking idiots.

@Xdsk: Yeah I think you need to look up what guerilla means as well. Nothing to do with mobility, merely using tactics more suited for a small unit of men rather than large scale warfare. Literally means "little war"...and what tactic is usually used by guerillas? Ambushes! And what does an ambusher do? SIT IN A SINGLE POSITION WAITING FOR HIS TARGET!

No matter how you try to turn it around, you are describing a "camping" tactic. Realize that camping as a term has no meaning any more and play the game however you want.

As long as that shotgun doesn't turn into this.  

Hey its one of my fave shotguns, DAO-12!

Too bad I can't pre-order, as Im already preordering Uncharted 3

People who think PC gaming = Steam only, are fucking idiots.

i'm sorry, i had to vent.

@PhatSeeJay: Yeah, BC2 had "DLC" for steam. if you consider SPECACT being DLC. And Vietnam was an Expansion. Though some games with considerable DLC like Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age Origins had PC-DLC, which wasn't released through steam. Also they pushed extremely for pre-ordering outside of Steam. The Limited Edition of Dragon Age 2, which was essentially a DLC-pack, was only available outside of Steam (thats why I ordered the awful game from Amazon). Apart from the whole "no DLC for PCs thing" they did with NfS and Dead Space 2.... So BC2 on steam was rather the exception than the rule.

That stuff definitely doesnt look that great and granted its probably a lame move from EA, but I thought that pack cost the same as preordering the regular game from any major UK store?

I find this no less egregious than any other pre-order bonus. That being said, I find pre-order bonuses to be quite egregious.

@Xdsk: Oh ok, so as long as you move after you've been sitting in the same spot for 45 minutes it's not camping but guerilla warfare? Yeah...it "kinda is" camping.

You're obviously never going to realize you use the tactic you yourself say you hate. I'm simply going to again state that; play the game however you want, but as long as the enemy killed you you're still the one who fucked up. There are no cheating tactics.

2 new weapons for the campers, great stuff. Before i catch hate saying "camping is legit", shut up.

@Cabbage_TheMan said:

why do they insist on breaking the game just for a pre-order bonus?  weren't the free old maps good enough?

Because EA wants your money, not your satisfaction of the game when people romp you you with better weapons and you don't know whats going on.

@scarace360 said:

What do i get for pre ordering from steam?

Usually nothing. EA hates Steam, and I bet they will not even release the DLC through it.

What do i get for pre ordering from steam?

@scarace360 said:

What do i get for pre ordering from steam?

TF2 hats

In Battlefield 2 DAO is fucking overpowered as hell. I hope that since it's a pre order bonus, it won't be so cheap.

Hahahaha its a console focused game, you Battlefield Lovers are going to cry when its nowhere near what the hype makes it out to be. Pre order bonuses are another example of DICE selling out and putting profits before players. Which is a shame, because i've been enjoying battlefield 2 lately. 

Hahahaha its a console focused game, you Battlefield Lovers are going to cry when its nowhere near what the hype makes it out to be. Pre order bonuses are another example of DICE selling out and putting profits before players. Which is a shame, because i've been enjoying battlefield 2 lately. 

:(

As good as bf3 looks i might just start not buying EA games no more, that shit is getting crazy... mass effect 2 and dragon age are full of that crap

As good as bf3 looks i might just start not buying EA games no more, that shit is getting crazy... mass effect 2 and dragon age are full of that crap

Being as the shotgun says "Day 1 Access" and the T88 and the rest are "Exclusive access"  I'm assuming besides the shotgun pre-ordering is the only way to get those.  WHICH IS TOTALLY FUCKING DUMB.  I hate pre-order shit like this.