Originally Posted by TheCro Damn. My store only had 360 copies.

Did you check in the sub-$20/greatest hits area? I only saw one copy for PS3 on the shelf until I went around to the other side and found about half a dozen copies. Almost two dozen left for x360 though.

Thanks OP. Got one for store pickup. How long do you guys think the servers will be up for this game?

Originally Posted by PlowK1NG Thanks OP. Got one for store pickup. How long do you guys think the servers will be up for this game?

I don't see them going down anytime soon.

Sweet i just picked it up with the 8 dollars i had left on my giftcard, figured it would be a better deal than AC revelations for 10 bucks. To bad i feel so bad lately, these shooting games online are bad for my health, i haven't really been able to play bf3 much the last few months with my elevated blood pressure. I'm 1 hour away from 600 hours in bf3 but i don't like having stage 3 hypertension and a pulse of over 125.

Crap I checked the thread late today! I 'll have to visit the store later tonight.

Wait, no 360 version online and it's for the gimped/junk edition, not the ultimate?

plenty of 360 copies earlier... even though it was the "junk version"

Thanks. I already own it as a game on demand game. Now I have a physical copy of it.

Just picked up my PS3 copy in red greatest hit case.

Also picked up Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition for PC (steelbook case). It was on clearance at 60% off $29.00, ends up being $12 +tax.

Originally Posted by foster1887 Good deal! Me and a buddy got in on this deal but Ouch at the 1752 mb update. I want to play it now, not in 2 hours....

1752mb update? Since when? When I played this game originally there was a decent sized update to it, but that one makes the one I downloaded seem like nothing by comparison.

Too bad I already cracked open my copy I got from the last B2G1 at BB or I'd try going in store to swap it out for something. I hate these huge updates.

Originally Posted by htz Majority of the patch contains new maps and new content for the VIP pass. http://www.battlefieldbadcompany2.com/vip $10 isn't really a bad deal for all that content, which will get you tons of hours more out of the game you are buying for $5.

As someone who didn't buy the game new either time and has no desire to play the mp AT ALL, the 1700+ mb download would be a huge waste of time for me.

Originally Posted by confoosious plenty of 360 copies earlier... even though it was the "junk version"

Is vanilla better? I never buy a gimped version, best edition or bust.

Originally Posted by twistedshabazz i do not know if this has been answered before, but can you just go into the store and get this for 4.99 or do you have to do the in store pick up to have the price honored?

It is priced $4.99 in the system so you can just walk in and buy it. Bought 2 copies in-store in St Louis without issue

Originally Posted by DukeMagnem That's true that companies don't charge actual cost for shipping... but if one the size of Best Buy is having a sale, I don't expect shipping to nearly equal the cost of the game. Bottom line. It's borderline bait and switch for online customers. It's easier to ignore when the item in question is $20 or $30, but when shipping almost doubles the total cost then that's a no no in my book. GoHastings has a plain retarded shipping policy/logistics, but they're charging actual prices. Buy.com offers free shipping for games sold by them and not one of their sellers. Wal-Mart has 99 cent or free shipping... Newegg generally has free shipping if the game is sold by them and not a partner. I think anyone with a brain knows that it isn't "free"... but they aren't making 75% on it, either. I know other companies besides Best Buy do it, too... Amazon is terrible about it if you don't order $25 worth of stuff... but that doesn't mean I can't complain about it. I view shipping as a service that should be provided at or under cost, much like a to go order from a restaurant. You wouldn't be thrilled with a place that put a $2 service charge on a to go order to cover the cost of clam shell containers and plastic spoons and cups.

Simple solution: Don't like the shipping costs, don't shop there. Problem solved.

Originally Posted by Romeo Is vanilla better? I never buy a gimped version, best edition or bust.

Of course it's not better but it's $5.

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Picked up copy. No online pass. Hard to believe. Any chance you no longer need it?

Online reports seems to be that the vanilla version (360) should still come with a VIP pass so you can download free DLC, can anyone confirm?

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer Simple solution: Don't like the shipping costs, don't shop there. Problem solved.

I didn't shop there this time.... or at GoHastings. I guess you'd call me a problem solver. I can still express my opinion on it though.

Originally Posted by DukeMagnem I didn't shop there this time.... or at GoHastings. I guess you'd call me a problem solver. I can still express my opinion on it though.

Yeah. People are still entitled to their opinions(unless you ask some around here who wear the ol' brown shirts) and I welcome differing opinions.

But the thing is that GoHastings doesn't have one big central warehouse and games/dvds/whatever may all be coming from seperate stores, so to me the seperate shipping charges do make sense with them. Now on the other hand, if multiple items are shipping from the SAME store, then the shipping should go up nominally to cover the cost of shipping those multiple items.

But to me a company or person shouldn't be required to ship at less than what it costs them unless they're someplace that does huge volume(see: Amazon) and as such likely gets a discount for that volume.

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer Yeah. People are still entitled to their opinions(unless you ask some around here who wear the ol' brown shirts) and I welcome differing opinions. But the thing is that GoHastings doesn't have one big central warehouse and games/dvds/whatever may all be coming from seperate stores, so to me the seperate shipping charges do make sense with them. Now on the other hand, if multiple items are shipping from the SAME store, then the shipping should go up nominally to cover the cost of shipping those multiple items. But to me a company or person shouldn't be required to ship at less than what it costs them unless they're someplace that does huge volume(see: Amazon) and as such likely gets a discount for that volume.

I do agree with everything you said.

I know GoHastings ships from different places and their shipping makes sense in that regard. Their logistics make absolutely no sense, though. It's dumb from a business perspective. They would either get more sales by working out a different system OR could pocket... say... an extra 50 cents per title for themselves instead of the post office. Anyway, I was actually complimenting them for offering shipping at, what appears to be, their actual cost.

And yeah, I agree that no one should be required to ship at a loss. But they also shouldn't say "oh, we're having a sale!!" and name you one price, then make $1-$1.50 on the shipping. It's misleading at best and a plain dishonest bait and switch at worst.

I'll also cut eBay sellers and Amazon sellers, basically individuals and small businesses who happen to be selling and shipping things, a break when they charge a bit over cost. They have expenses the big guys don't... or expenses, like packaging, that are dollars where the big guys' packaging costs are pennies, sometimes fractions of pennies.

Also, Amazon is turning into a shipping offender, in my opinion. I guess that's the trade off for their *usually* lowest prices.

please stop using the term bait and switch.

I don't even understand all the talk here. I got free shipping. But then again I worked hard to be a Silver Rewards member last year .