Could EA offer free DLC and win the shooter war?

Would the enticement of free downloadable content be enough to sway gamers into EA's fold?

[RaidensRising]

Never going to happen. Companies are too greedy.

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

any company focused on console will monetize everything. Even 360 fans have to pay for minecraft skins..
in fact!
http://blogs.bettor.com/CD-...

[PinkPartyPony]

You have to pay for licensed skins, like Master Cheif, or Cole Train, but the skin pack has several skins (like a King, or Knight) that are free.
Also Xbox and 4J just released a bunch of free skins through Microsoft's Summer Arcade promotion.

[ItsMeAgain]

Wow that's something interesting that I did not know about.

[PinkPartyPony]

Wanting to make money ≠ Greed.

Dlc made entirely Post Release, and priced reasonably is fine.

On Disk Dlc, or DLc made before the game is Gold is Greedy.

[mewhy32]

I'm afraid that it'll take more than free dlc to dethrone Call of Duty.

[Hufandpuf]

EA doesn't give away free DLC. Aside from Mass Effect 3.

[LOGICWINS]

Evidently you didn't buy Bad Company 2. Everyone who pre-ordered and bought the game got 4 free map packs.

[Dlacy13g]

If its "free" like the did with BF3 not likely. I mean look back at BF3... all the pre-ordered "limited edition" versions got Back to Karkland free and after that is was NOTHING on the DLC front for months. They need a much more consistent release plan for DLC... and here is an idea EA. Why not just release 1 map a month for say $3 instead of waiting for months and they trying to get us to pay $15 or buy your $50 a year Elite Clone? I would buy up a $3 map in a heart beat.

[Majin-vegeta]

Why just EA??Every company should.

Treat you customers right and they will come back.Treat them wrong and you can watch them leave.

[bunt-custardly]

How many customers are going to turn their backs on DLC en-mass? I believe there are enough drones who don't care about paying for new content to keep the model rolling.

[LOL_WUT]

I don't know why they didn't have a v.i.p pass like bad company, that would've been so much better, but I guess its all about making money.

[Hufandpuf]

the V.I.P pass was really just something to hold us over while they got the MOH 2010 multiplayer done, thats why we got Vietnam so late.

[SlapHappyJesus]

Battlefield, much like CoD, has proven that it can make the sales required to make the need for profit on dlc . . . well . . . unneeded. They really have no worries in terms of covering the cost of the game.

If they did sell their dlc for free, I think it would create a lot of good will in terms of the series. Which is a very, very good thing.

This, however, will never happen.

[yoyo12121]

The game would cost $100 if this happened

[Moncole]

Valve already does this. There updates are big enough to seem like DLC.

[Buljo]

Nope. Short and simple.

[MaverickStar7]

I don't think its the DLC that changes things. People are already buying the game regardless of DLC. I would be that your average consumer doesn't even know what DLC is, or just buy the game an play it a few times, never downloading any extra content. You would most likely see a boost in sales, but I would guess 10% max.

[shammgod]

I am going to go on a limb and say this will never happen. EA sucks

[frankboy2012]

EA and FREE dlc,your kidding me :)