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Re: 2x XP this weekend?

I am sorry that is simply not good enough. The calendar said 'every Saturday' NOT 'every Saturday in the holiday period which is quite undefined and arbitrary'.

The calendar still says this. I think it is a pretty low trick to say every Saturday and not mean it. For people who work full-time, like me, I can only play on a Saturday so to level up is taking me a long time. When I saw this offer I thought that finally something is being done to actually reward loyal customers who just don't have much free-time.

Why is there not 2x XP every Saturday? What harm would it do?

9 Replies

  • Ourumov13's avatar
    Ourumov13
    Legend
    8 years ago

    The calendar tells us 2 concrete dates for the latest 2XP weekends, DEC 22-24 and DEC 29-31.

    In contrast, Friday Night Battlefield says "every Friday night".

    But there will be more regular 2XP events 🙂

  • MujiXxX's avatar
    MujiXxX
    8 years ago

    It was terribly misleading and now very disappointing.

    Also, that still doesn't answer my question.

  • ivrognard's avatar
    ivrognard
    Hero (Retired)
    8 years ago

    @MujiXxX  @EA_Joker ' s reply was more than clear. The event is over. Whatever is in store for January, we will find out soon.

    This week we have the Capricorn dogtag mission and this month there will also be the release of the second part of the Turning Tides DLC, so they might have some events linked to that. Also the calendar specified exactly the days for the 2x week-ends.

    The web team and the dev team were operating with a skeleton crew in december, as you can imagine they are also human beings and have the right to rest. You know, around this time of year a lot of us, are getting a vacation for holidays, to be with the loved ones. Them are no different. And those unlucky people that worked during holidays to cater to the customers deserve a wee bit more than this.

    The calendar was always incomplete, covering either big events or DLC launches, but not covering always what would happen outside those. So the only way to know exactly what event we have was to log-in in the game and check.

    And it says clearly that the 2x was available only for the Holiday event, with the exact dates when that happened. Each week-end in december, during the event was a 2x week-end. You can also see the exact dates for the missions, log-in rewards and such. The calendar was pretty detailed for the event. But the event ended on January, 1st.

    Also, i will point that the xp is meaningless after reaching rank 10 in each class (which can happen really fast). Class rank 10 is the maximum you need to unlock each and every weapon from the base game. The normal rank level will only give you a dogtag at each 10 levels reached (pure cosmetics). The DLC weapons and the perks are unlocked only doing stuff in the game. Again, XP will not do anyhting for you. So once you hit class rank 10, you can play at your own pace. Sooner or later you will be there, hitting the 130 rank level and the 50(60) class levels.

    I also work, sometimes 10-12 hours/day, lose around three hours in transit. Somehow i manage to squeeze a half hour/one hour of playing BF1 (or anything else that is allowing me to relax a bit after a hard work day). I prefer to keep my week-ends open for activities with people i care about (family, friends). I prefer to not let a game dictate my life. It's healthier that way. The moments that you can get with your loved ones vastly surpass anything that a game may offer at any given time. Games are supposed to be fun and relaxing and far too many people seem to have forgotten that in our days. If you can get fun from a game, you are better off doing something else. We are tense enough from our modern lives, we don't need to add more stress factors.

  • MujiXxX's avatar
    MujiXxX
    8 years ago

    As you can see from my other post - it seems as though the 'Holiday' has been extended to 16th January. So why is there not still 2x XP EVERY Saturday during the holiday?

    Also, "i will point that the xp is meaningless." Really? I can only assume EA do not share your view.

  • Ourumov13's avatar
    Ourumov13
    Legend
    8 years ago

    No, there is no extended holidays, just a chance to get the 2 delayed Battlepacks that were planned in December.

    Scroll down the calendar page and you will find this:

    *Battlepacks were planned for December 25 and 29, but were not handed out due to technical issues.

     😉

  • MujiXxX's avatar
    MujiXxX
    8 years ago

    The holiday period (as this says "HOLIDAY - 2x  Superior Battlepacks") has indeed been extended. How else would you describe it? The date has been put back, the date has been moved, the date has been EXTENDED till 16th Jan.

    My question is a simple one. As there were a few 'issues' over the 'Holiday' period why not include the 2x XP Saturdays during the extended holiday period till 16th Jan?

  • Ourumov13's avatar
    Ourumov13
    Legend
    8 years ago

    No, it has not been extended, you can still claim the Battlepacks that you could earn during the Holiday month.

    And more 2XP events will follow this year.

  • ragnarok013's avatar
    ragnarok013
    Hero+
    8 years ago

    @MujiXxX wrote:

    As you can see from my other post - it seems as though the 'Holiday' has been extended to 16th January. So why is there not still 2x XP EVERY Saturday during the holiday?

    Also, "i will point that the xp is meaningless." Really? I can only assume EA do not share your view.


    I just answered your other post. 16 January was an error on the advertising tile. The actual calendar page that the 16 Jan title takes you to shows dates only in December.  There is no event right now and no amount of posting will change that.