2 "cheaper" Booster Packs coming in early to mid 2006. Each will cost 10 USD (around RM 40 to 50). It will apparently be released as a download so no CD/DVD.

Excerpt from press release:
The Battlefield 2 expansion pack planned to be launched during spring 2006 is now replaced by two booster packs. The change means slightly lower project revenues during the fourth quarter 2005 than during the third, due to a lower development budget. The anticipation though is that this will be compensated by higher royalty revenues during the first six month 2006.

The expansion packs in the Battlefield series have new maps, vehicles and weapons. Each Battlefield booster pack will have new but fewer maps, vehicles and weapons. Instead they are sold to a lower price: 9.99 USD. An expansion pack is usually sold at between 19.90 USD and 29.90 USD. Today at least two Battlefield 2 booster packs are planned for spring 2006.

Full details here:

DICE Press Release

Battlefield 2: Euroforce Official Site

Battlefield 2: Armored Fury Official Site


Battlefield 2: Euroforce Screenshots & Armored Fury Screenshots












This post has been edited by Araes: Jun 7 2006, 12:59 PM

Can't expect me to pay to download online. i don't have MOLpoints or a PayPal account.

EA is kanasai.

Trying to make more money from us by releasing "cheap" maps

WHere is forgotten HOpe 2???
Faster release-lah,

I want my King Tiger and Panther tank.

Have anyone played the Tour of Duty?

Its another 'pay extra for cheap map'...

http://www.bf2combat.net/

Euro Force will be released on February 8th and sees the introduction of the all-new European Army in 3 new maps. Each Euro soldier will come equipped with a new primary weapon, from the FNP90 to the Benelli Tactical Shotgun. There will also be 4 new vehicles, including the (in)famous Eurofighter. The 3 maps are "Operation Smoke Screen", "The Great Wall of China" and "Taraba Quarry".


Features of Euro Force:

3 New Maps
- Operation Smoke Screen (EU vs. MEC)
- Taraba Quarry (EU vs. MEC)
- Great Wall (EU vs. PLA)

4 New vehicles
- Main Battle Tank - Leopard 2A6


- Main Battle Tank - Challenger 2


- Fighter - Eurofighter (Typhoon T1)


- Attack Heli - Eurocopter Tiger (Tiger HAP)


7 New Weapons
- HK53A3
- Famas

FAMAS: The FAMAS is a French made assault rifle. Its development began in the late 60's and it is in wide usage within the French military today. It uses a bullpup layout with the magazine at the back of the gun, behind the trigger and fires standard 5.56mm NATO round. Its low damage is balanced by its high rate of fire.

- SA80 L85A2
- SA80 L85A2 with UGL (AG-36)
- HK21
- Benelli M4
- P90

P90: The P90 was developed specifically as a PDW for vehicle crew members such as tank drivers. The P90 has very good power for its size and uses an SS190 round. It features a polymer stock with downward ejection of spent cases.

- L96A1

1 New Army
- European Union

1 new award
- European Union Special Service Medal


Armored Fury will be released on March 28th and the focus is on large mechanized battles, harking back to the El Alamein style maps on BF1942. There will be 3 new maps - "Midnight Sun", "Operation Harvest" and "Operation Road Rage" - but also 2 new vehicle classes. Attack Jets and Recon Helicopters, which can spot nearby enemy units, will make their debut.

Both packs will be available exclusively online at EA Downloader at $9.99 each (euro9.99 in Europe and £5.99 in the UK).

BF2 Newsletter

This post has been edited by Araes: Jan 12 2006, 01:00 PM

One question... how the heck do we pay for it??? For one, i don't have a credit card.

hey..how about someone pays it and burn the content into a disc and mailed it to us or secretly host it on the net,so we could DL it

Unfortunately its credit/debit card only.


That won't work because each download will come with a cdkey to unlock.

This post has been edited by Araes: Jan 12 2006, 11:12 AM

cant you use the ori bf2 cdkey or all of us share one?

Each new game will have a separate cdkey. Example, BF2 has one cdkey and Special Forces has another cdkey. Euro Force and Armored Fury will have their own seperate cdkeys.

If we all share 1 cdkey then we would be able to play single player only.

....

I will wait for PoE2

Yea it sucks, the Xbox BF2 gets a free booster pack download but we pc gamers have to pay.


*Edit* Errrr sorry actually the paying & downloading works for all countries inculding Asian countires only there are different methods of payments for different countries. I wish it would be different method to pay here instead of cc.

This post has been edited by Araes: Jan 12 2006, 12:57 PM

ea...capitalist pigs

Bloody EA doesn't know that they have a large client base in Asia. N00bers!!!!

for those without credit cards, just ask someone here with one to buy one for u. get him to d/l it and burn it on a cd for u.

too bad... when they release many booster pack...

the server will become less and less...

especially for malaysian...

like SF now, a decent server with ping less than 200ms is hard to get....

i like this one

abit of topic...

has anyone manage to use battle recorder?? which server supports it??

last time Internode has it, but I could not download it.... always connection rejected... dunno wy

Try and use server filter to find a server that supports recorder.