While these details aren't confirmed, they certainly fall in line with EA's many other "Project Ten Dollar" offerings. We're bound to find out exactly what EA has planned for the LE in "late February," according to the EA Store.
Rumor: Battlefield 3 Limited Edition to include 'Back to Karkand' DLC
by Andrew Yoon 
on Feb 5th 2011 12:55PM
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While these details aren't confirmed, they certainly fall in line with EA's many other "Project Ten Dollar" offerings. We're bound to find out exactly what EA has planned for the LE in "late February," according to the EA Store.
Reader Comments (51)
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 12:58PM Burnflare said
I planned on buying this new anyway. So this is awesome to me.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 12:58PM SpaceFox said
If this means there won't be a VIP system, I'm all for it!
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 12:58PM KaOaRoN said
KARKAND!!!! This is a first day buy just because of the best map ever in Battlefield is in it!!!
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:37PM SmokemeaKipper said
@KaOaRoN Play4free the free version of BF2 has Karkand.
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Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:00PM Commando1162 said
I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:01PM Svalsbard said
Sharqi Peninsula better be in that pack of 4 too. Destructible TV station HQ FTW!
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:02PM Ospov said
I was already going to get this day 1 so this is a nice bonus for me. Sounds like the BC2 Limited Edition and the VIP pass.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:03PM Red Deer said
So.... I have my money ready EA. Wheres your Pre-Order button?
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:15PM CypherSignal said
@Red Deer
Well, for PC, right here: http://eastore.ea.com/DRHM/store?Action=DisplayProductDetailsPage&SiteID=ea&Locale=en_US&ThemeID=718200&productID=224766400
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Well, for PC, right here: http://eastore.ea.com/DRHM/store?Action=DisplayProductDetailsPage&SiteID=ea&Locale=en_US&ThemeID=718200&productID=224766400
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:07PM Wilhelmy said
I'd pay a $100 if they included Gulf of Oman in this supposed mappack. Like. Really.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:10PM Guhungus said
I can understand why EA does this, but they have to realize they are creating multiplayer disparity. If your friends decided to shell out for the Limited Edition while you decided to wait for a price cut, that price cut is void for the fact you have to now shell out extra for buying the map separately.
The way EA handles there DLC rubs me the wrong way immensely... but damn if I don't love their games.
The way EA handles there DLC rubs me the wrong way immensely... but damn if I don't love their games.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:44PM Guhungus said
@Shadowise
Okay. The way I took this Limited Edition idea was that only the first few copies made of the game will sport the Karkand map. Isn't this similar to Bad Company 2's Limited Edition?
There were only a handful of copies that read "Limited Edition" upon it. I don't know for sure, but I remember there being a difference.
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Okay. The way I took this Limited Edition idea was that only the first few copies made of the game will sport the Karkand map. Isn't this similar to Bad Company 2's Limited Edition?
There were only a handful of copies that read "Limited Edition" upon it. I don't know for sure, but I remember there being a difference.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 3:09PM darksied said
@Guhungus
?? I don't see how this is any worse than EVERYTHING else, and is actually better than most. CoD for example: no free anything. You pay full price for a LONG time because the game doesn't really go down in price for a while. Then you either buy the DLC or you don't, like everything else. Later you can pick up the game for cheap, but you still will have to buy the DLC.
This game, you get some DLC for free. So you're already up something at least. Then later, yeah. You were either going to put the money down up front and pay all, or buy it cheap later, but still have to buy the DLC. I don't see what the problem is if you're getting something for free...?
The disparity you mentioned is in ALL games that have DLC. You and your friends either have it, or some of you do, or none of you do. Either way, it'll be a challenge as long as there's DLC, but that's true in ANY game with it.
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?? I don't see how this is any worse than EVERYTHING else, and is actually better than most. CoD for example: no free anything. You pay full price for a LONG time because the game doesn't really go down in price for a while. Then you either buy the DLC or you don't, like everything else. Later you can pick up the game for cheap, but you still will have to buy the DLC.
This game, you get some DLC for free. So you're already up something at least. Then later, yeah. You were either going to put the money down up front and pay all, or buy it cheap later, but still have to buy the DLC. I don't see what the problem is if you're getting something for free...?
The disparity you mentioned is in ALL games that have DLC. You and your friends either have it, or some of you do, or none of you do. Either way, it'll be a challenge as long as there's DLC, but that's true in ANY game with it.
Posted: Feb 6th 2011 2:27AM Xero Theory said
@darksied Some other games release GOTY editions that actually screw people who bought the game when it was first released out of DLC or make them pay for a huge amount of content that they give others for free just for buying the game as little as 6 months late so deal goes both ways. I understand EA and everyone else wanting to try to protect their profits on new games, its crazy how Gamestop can sell a new game for $60 make split the profit with the people that made the game and then buy the game back for $20 which is less than the profit they made off selling the game new and turn around selling it for $55 and pocketing all that money and give the devolopers anything in return basically stealing sells but i dont agree with punishing consumers for it. Figure out something to make it bad for business for GS to sell used games instead of jewing people out of content and features already on a disk just for wanting to save money.
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Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:19PM DrPreston88 said
This is all fine and dandy for us PC players who actually played BF2, but I doubt those getting it for PS3/360 know about the sheer awesomeness that was Strike at Karkand.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:30PM Guhungus said
@DrPreston88
There is the possibility of gamers who have played Battlefield 2 who wish to get a copy for their console. You may lump me into this category - I know of the awesomeness that is Battlefield 2... my only regret was that neither of the Bad Company games were as grand in scale.
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There is the possibility of gamers who have played Battlefield 2 who wish to get a copy for their console. You may lump me into this category - I know of the awesomeness that is Battlefield 2... my only regret was that neither of the Bad Company games were as grand in scale.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:21PM Dayvido said
I'm getting this game for sure ... battlefield 2 was the first one I've ever played so B3 is looking like a game that'll be in my disc drive for a long time:-P
Also can't wait to see frostbite 2 in action
Also can't wait to see frostbite 2 in action
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:24PM ZAXBY said
Please God include: Strike at Karkand, Sharqi Pennn, Gulf of Oman, and Mashtuur City.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:38PM SmokemeaKipper said
Karkand, Warlord and Jallabad are my favorite maps.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:45PM aristokrat said
With all the love for these older maps, I'll definitely get this day one. Between the included DLC and the inevitable Amazon pre-order bonus, it will nullify any benefit gained from waiting for a price drop.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 1:51PM daevv said
No 20 demo kill achievement/trophy please!
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 2:06PM HardBoiled2009 said
I have only played One BF Game and that was BF2142 and i loved that game tho i didn't play it a whole lot cause i had to use a keyboard. I Loved the Titan Ship Battles in 2142 tho the game didn't have a whole lot of game modes .. i thought that was ok cause i really enjoyed 2142 Titan mode ( think it was called that but i think the ships were called titans ) man it makes me wanna install 2142 right now ... tho i doubt many people are playing it. i wish EA would make a battlefield game for PS3 where it had titan mode in the game cause then i can play more cause of a controller ( keyboard and mouse hurt my hands after awhile )
anyone else play BF2142 ?
anyone else play BF2142 ?
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 3:50PM MulderWasTaken said
@HardBoiled2009 I used to play and love the game. Last month DICE released a patch for it, which includes Northern Strike and four more maps for free, Strike at Karkand 2142 is one of those. http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/01/17/battlefield-2142-1-51-beta-patch-extended.aspx
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Posted: Feb 5th 2011 2:16PM Nicknamer said
I am officially sick and tired of this box art that consists of nothing but a soldier moving/standing smack in the middle and little else in the background.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 4:12PM Jack Kevorkian said
@Nicknamer I love the art in bfbc2 but I'm with you I don't know why they don't run a different design.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2011 12:45AM arkweld said
@Nicknamer
Yes because in all my time of buying games I know about the box art has really made a difference. They could put this in a paper bag and write BF3 on the side in pencil and I would still buy it.
Box art hasn't affected my purchasing decisions since Game Over by Imagine.
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Yes because in all my time of buying games I know about the box art has really made a difference. They could put this in a paper bag and write BF3 on the side in pencil and I would still buy it.
Box art hasn't affected my purchasing decisions since Game Over by Imagine.
Posted: Feb 6th 2011 3:45PM Jack Kevorkian said
@arkweld you =\= the world. Ive never bought a game because of box art but box art has made me find more out about a game. For example Red Dead Redemption and Borderlands. The box art got me more excited about both games and influenced a buy.
Green or black game packed with the same block lettering and no art would influence your decisions 100%. that is to say, product art influences everyones decisions whether they know it or not.
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Green or black game packed with the same block lettering and no art would influence your decisions 100%. that is to say, product art influences everyones decisions whether they know it or not.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 2:47PM JDBar said
Gonna wait until the Limited Edition comes to Steam. Nice to see that it's $50 though, I was expecting EA to crank it up to $60. So far so good EA... keep it up.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 3:34PM Faenix said
wait first run?
Does that also mean dead sapce 2 on PS3 is only shipping with extraction for a short time?
Does that also mean dead sapce 2 on PS3 is only shipping with extraction for a short time?
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 3:50PM MasterD said
I hate the fact that this game has any relation to Iran. They have no idea how to accurately represent the city and its people.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 4:13PM wcarnation said
Funny how people will say Activision is Greedy while EA continually does this stuff
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 4:24PM DigitalFortress said
@wcarnation
Its because its not Activision that people put their blinkers on, add to this that many think BF is a better game, they remain blinkered yet again!
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Its because its not Activision that people put their blinkers on, add to this that many think BF is a better game, they remain blinkered yet again!
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 6:50PM HissingNewt said
@wcarnation They're greedy by giving free stuff to the people who buy at release? Really?
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Posted: Feb 5th 2011 5:01PM Expertmarksman said
So Good. The more the better.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 5:08PM BrianH said
i have a 100 dollar gift card from futureshop that may just go to this, as long as the price isn't stupid.
(for some reason, games in canada cost 70 dollars sometimes, even PC games, even though we have been at parity for quite some time).
I want the box'd version of this sooooooo bad, but it won't make sense if i have to pay 10 dollars more than what id spend on steam.
(for some reason, games in canada cost 70 dollars sometimes, even PC games, even though we have been at parity for quite some time).
I want the box'd version of this sooooooo bad, but it won't make sense if i have to pay 10 dollars more than what id spend on steam.
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 7:26PM prodigy69 said
..it could be deep fried, just gimme some more! :)
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 8:08PM SackDanDruff said
I used to play bf2 religiously on pc and was a blast. I dont want to get a 360 so I rather get it on computer. Probably is my computer is old and dated. I just got my tax return and id like to have someone build me a computer. Could anyone reccomend anything for a computer around $1500-1700?
Posted: Feb 5th 2011 9:56PM SisypheanLife said
@SackDanDruff
You could easily build a computer for about $600 that would blow away anything one of the consoles could do. But you would still get a very good version on consoles for $300, especially if you lack the knowledge to build a computer yourself.
If you or someone you know can't build a PC, just buy a console. Spending $1500 on a pre-built computer is just far too much. For what its worth, I do all of my computer shopping on Newegg. Great prices on there.
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You could easily build a computer for about $600 that would blow away anything one of the consoles could do. But you would still get a very good version on consoles for $300, especially if you lack the knowledge to build a computer yourself.
If you or someone you know can't build a PC, just buy a console. Spending $1500 on a pre-built computer is just far too much. For what its worth, I do all of my computer shopping on Newegg. Great prices on there.
Posted: Feb 6th 2011 12:07AM b4dmash said
I hope I'll be able to play this without having to upgrade. Turns out if I have buy any new midrange card, I'll have to buy a new psu (my current one has only 1 pcie connector) and a new ups too , which is just too much money.
Posted: Feb 6th 2011 1:23AM StrangeObjective said
@b4dmash The curses of PC gaming :[ Too bad consoles won't have 64 players though. But for what its worth, maps like Karkand with 64 players just felt too hectic for me.
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Posted: Feb 6th 2011 6:48AM SisypheanLife said
@acme64
I wish console games would support that many people. 24 people just isn't enough to make it seem like a battle. That's hardly a skimish.
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I wish console games would support that many people. 24 people just isn't enough to make it seem like a battle. That's hardly a skimish.
Posted: Feb 7th 2011 9:49AM Eighty said
thats not the only reason consoles suck :p
anyway
WANT TO BUY, COME ON STEAM LET ME PRE ORDERRR
anyway
WANT TO BUY, COME ON STEAM LET ME PRE ORDERRR
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