{"id":35061,"date":"2012-03-29T14:41:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T12:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=35061"},"modified":"2012-03-29T15:00:50","modified_gmt":"2012-03-29T13:00:50","slug":"pay-to-unlock-battlefield-3-kit-and-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/35061-pay-to-unlock-battlefield-3-kit-and-vehicles","title":{"rendered":"Pay to unlock Battlefield 3 kit and vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"

EA has released a 1.5GB patch for the PC version of Battlefield 3 today (29 March 2012). You can check out the major patch notes on the MyGaming forum – Battlefield 3 Patch 1.04 is live<\/a><\/p>\n

Alongside bug fixes and balance tweaks, the publisher has now made it possible for players to pay for new gear and unlocks via \u201cshortcut boxes.\u201d<\/p>\n

These will essentially allow players to pay money to immediately gain access to items that they would otherwise have to unlock by playing the game.<\/p>\n

The bundles are supposed to be out already, but there is no sign of them yet in the local Origin store. When they do go live, there will be a Kit Shortcut bundle that will immediately unlock all items unique to the four playable classes,\u201d a Vehicle Shortcut Bundle that unlocks all items for all vehicles, and the \u201cUltimate Bundle\u201d which unlocks \u201call items from all other available shortcut packs,\u201d which is basically everything.<\/p>\n

Players will also be able to buy individual class kits for $6.99 (R54), or the Ultimate bundle for $39.99 (R310).<\/p>\n

We’re not sure how we feel about this new feature [James is outraged!] as it will essentially remove one of the core elements of Battlefield 3 – the long-hard slog of levelling up your soldier into a killing-machine to be feared.<\/p>\n

Let us know what you think of this development in the comments below and on the MyGaming forum.<\/p>\n

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