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Offline McCloskey

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Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« on: 05-11-2012, 18:11:26 »
As a part of the 10 years of Battlefield anniversary, DICE/EA are giving away the original Battlefield game for free.

Origin link: http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/en_IE/html/pbPage.demos-en_IE

Personally, I hope mods will be compatible so I can try the original FH and FHSW.

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #1 on: 05-11-2012, 18:11:34 »
yup. pretty nice by EA

correct link:  http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/sv_SE/html/pbPage.demos-sv_SE

Mods were tested last week and most work :)

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #2 on: 05-11-2012, 18:11:48 »
At least they do something right. I hope this will boost the player numbers...

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #3 on: 05-11-2012, 19:11:33 »
why is it in the demo section  ???

Wouldn't the free games section make more sense ?

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #4 on: 05-11-2012, 19:11:56 »
Oh fuck, need to install origin.

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #5 on: 05-11-2012, 19:11:10 »
So, Battlefield 1942 is now free... what about the expansions?

All rather unexpected...

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #6 on: 05-11-2012, 19:11:45 »
Read the fine print...

THIS OFFER IS BEING ISSUED TO YOU FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CREDIT, CHARGE, DEBIT OR GIFT CARD. FREE DOWNLOAD EXPIRES MARCH 1, 2013. REQUIRES ORIGIN ACCOUNT, ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCT AND ORIGIN END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS AND INSTALLATION OF THE ORIGIN CLIENT SOFTWARE (WWW.ORIGIN.COM/ABOUT). IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE EA ONLINE SERVICE, INCLUDING AVAILABILITY CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.EA.COM/2/SERVICE-UPDATES. ONLINE SERVICE FOR THIS TITLE MAY BE DISCONTINUED AND IS NOT GUARANTEED.

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #7 on: 05-11-2012, 19:11:08 »
tsss  ::)

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #8 on: 05-11-2012, 19:11:06 »
There is always a catch...

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #9 on: 05-11-2012, 19:11:49 »
Does that mean the game stops working March 1st, or does it mean you can't download it for free anymore after March 1st?

I'm assuming the latter, and that doesn't really bother me. Nobody forced them to hand it out for free.

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #10 on: 05-11-2012, 20:11:15 »
it means you have until then to grab it  8)

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #11 on: 05-11-2012, 20:11:54 »
Great, let's hope this will boost the player count of the long forgotten (but not quite dead yet) mods...

But I doubt it will without advertising... Most newer BF players don't even know what a mod is...
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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #12 on: 05-11-2012, 21:11:38 »
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Q: Can I play online against players who have the original disc-based version?
A: Unfortunately, no. This Origin digital download version can only be played against other players who are using the same version. But since it’s free for everyone, everyone can download their own copy of the game. This version of the game will only show applicable (new) servers in the server browser.

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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #13 on: 05-11-2012, 21:11:48 »
^ Well so much about boosting player count... I doubt mod regulars will redownload it for the sake of playing with new players on a new server that probably won't even exist...
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Re: Battlefield 1942 - Now Free
« Reply #14 on: 05-11-2012, 21:11:32 »
Smart move from EA, using an old game to advertise their shitty little Origin thing.
1942 is great, but I'll pass.
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