EA taking the urine?

red eye · 4 May 2015 at 16:46

Just brought battlefield hardline premium and have been told by origin advisor that I have to buy the standard edition WTF

Mynight · 4 May 2015 at 16:48

Yeah you need the base game for premium to work...

Are you sure you didn't just buy the premium part?

Sega Mega Dave · 4 May 2015 at 16:52

Isn't premium just all the expansion packs and a few extras, not the actual base game.

Woden · 4 May 2015 at 16:53

Your shocked you need the base game to play an expansion?

thebennyboy · 4 May 2015 at 16:56

Hardline Premium is a DLC pack isn't it?

Psyoletic · 4 May 2015 at 16:58

Premium is just a pre purchase of all future DLC and the odd perk, it's not the base game and neither does it anywhere suggest that it is.

You melon

no_1_dave · 4 May 2015 at 17:01

bought*

KIA · 4 May 2015 at 17:06

Don't blame the OP. The Origin system shouldn't allow such a thing to happen.

The Steam way:

Woden · 4 May 2015 at 17:12

KIA said:
Don't blame the OP. The Origin system shouldn't allow such a thing to happen.

The Steam way:

He didn't necessarily buy it from Origin.

red eye · 4 May 2015 at 17:13

Yeah all i read was hardline premium and though upgraded version of standard. All I could get out of the the advisor is 15% off the £49.90 orgin price.

So is hardline worth the £27.99 cdkeys are asking. Need to justify £54 for a game, this will be the most expensive game I have brought on pc

Liquidfox · 4 May 2015 at 17:14

Bought.

Not brought.

red eye · 4 May 2015 at 17:15

no_1_dave said:
bought*

I spotted that but couldn't be bothered

GBRusty · 4 May 2015 at 17:17

I just logged into Origin to have a look myself and it's not obvious at all. That stinks.
There was some disclaimer at the very bottom of the page, once you've clicked a few times, but who reads the bottom of the page when you think you've got a bargain?

tracertong · 4 May 2015 at 17:18

Liquidfox said:
Bought.

Not brought.

- typing police at it's most pedantic.

red eye · 4 May 2015 at 17:23

Woden said:
He didn't necessarily buy it from Origin.

I BOUGHT it from cd keys after looking it up on origin and yes I missed the disclaimer at the top of the screen

GBRusty said:
I just logged into Origin to have a look myself and it's not obvious at all. That stinks.
There was some disclaimer at the very bottom of the page, once you've clicked a few times, but who reads the bottom of the page when you think you've got a bargain?

Exactly my point. it's like filling up with premium fuel and then told that premium is just additives and the normal fuel is still needed.

Though if I had brought ultimate then the base game is included

Heisenberg · 4 May 2015 at 17:28

I fail to see how this is EA's fault

Twirlywoos · 4 May 2015 at 17:29

For once something that isn't EA's fault. Don't worry give it a year and the game will be free in a humble bundle deal.

silversurfer · 4 May 2015 at 17:31

red eye said:
Exactly my point. it's like filling up with premium fuel and then told that premium is just additives and the normal fuel is still needed.

Pretty sure you can buy just pure additive for your fuel. It was a thing back in the day when cars needed leaded fuel and they started phasing it out.

You cant run the car on pure lead additive. Yea DLC sucks its true, I much prefer the valve or csgo system where its pretty much optional and nobody is forced to spend money to keep playing.
Or in Arma 3 you can play add ons but you only get the very base nasty looking graphics version, the gameplay and missions are there for anyone

Malevolence · 4 May 2015 at 17:31

How exactly are EA at fault for you not bothering to read the disclaimers?

silversurfer · 4 May 2015 at 17:32

dam i suck lol