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gebx on 24 March 2008

I'll paraphrase this for every one

EA - "Gold Edition = Full Edition"

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/03/ea-explains-bat.html?cid=108121670#comment-108121670

The weapons, they claim, are not all mere cash grabs. Instead, they are a combination of content to be released via "promotional programs" and weaponry to be included with Bad Company's collector's edition release.

The tags currently attached to the weapons saying "Buy this weapon on Xbox Live Marketplace" refer to gamers' ability to purchase the weapons even if they miss the promotional events or only purchase the standard edition of the game, EA says.

So basically, buy the special edition or pony up some cash to be at the same playing level as everyone else... yeah sounds fair....

Oh well, one less game that I'll purchase

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NJ5 on 24 March 2008

What I'm curious about is whether the additional weapons are just cosmetic changes from the other weapons, or if they're actually more powerful and can be used in multiplayer matches. If that's the case, they have literally gone crazy.

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Griffin on 24 March 2008

Its only 5guns that you don't get with the normal copy, i think i can live without them. I'll just kill the players that bought them and get them that way.

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NintendoMan on 24 March 2008

EA are money grabbing whores.

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BrainBoxLtd on 24 March 2008

To clarify, this isn't a cheap cash grab exploiting downloadable content, this is a cheap cash grap exploiting both downloadable content and special editions.