Originally Posted by sordavie

So, if you think "none of us completely know how the finished product will play out" why do you then think that "this particular reward is simply a different model of infantry rifle [-] the characteristics aren't different"? That is, if you think none of us know what the final release will look like, why do you think that you know something about it?

Why do you think the weapon will be balanced? I take it, although no one else here knows what the weapon characteristics will be like, we know from EAs history that special unlocked weapons are more powerful. We know this from bf2. Now, maybe EA has changed its ways. We know that's unlikely given EAs history in other games. But, possibly it has. Now, since we have no other information, we make some educated guess. The educated guess is that this weapon will be more powerful than the standard weapons. That's how EA likes to promote their games. That's their marketing strategy.

What in the world makes you think that a special weapon gotten only through pre-oder will have the same characteristics as the standard infantry rifle? From EAs perspective, what incentive does this provide the masses to rush out and pre-order? Not much, says I. Not everyone is as level-headed as you are to think a weapon is cool just because it looks different and is accessible only to a smaller population while having the exact same characteristics as more universally accessible weapons. I say, most people aren't like that.

Wait a sec man...I made those comments because it really DOES have the same characteristics as the other rifle. I thought thats what I read from EA. I was not making an assumption. Can we get a confirmation?

Originally Posted by sordavie

Let's review. You made two statements, they are jointly self-defeating. You say that nobody knows what the game will be like, then you make a claim about what the game will be like. Second, I do think we know what the game will be like. We may be wrong in the end. But, we all have justified beliefs about things in the future which are - if they are indeed true - peices of knowledge. I say, we do know what the game will be like. We know this just as we know the sun will rise tomorrow - even if, possibly, the sun suddenly explodes tonight. We know the weapons in this game will not be balanced, and we know that special weapons - like the reward that comes with pre-ordring - will be more powerful than their standard counterparts.

How did I claim I knew what the game would be like? I do not understand your analogy. We don't know for sure if the other weapons will be over-powered. I agree with you that the unlocks will probably be more powerful but the unlocks are available to both sides. And Again with this exclusive weapon I am pretty sure EA is releasing it as just an alternative model to the regular assault rifle.

Can we get someone to confirm this? I do not think it is simply a "pay real money for a better in game weapon" sort of deal. Hence my original post about how I thought this was overblown.