I still own the physical boxes.

If it was their own created content, it probably would be paid dlc. This is more exclusive content like celebrating a series anniversary or a holiday special event or something.

No matter how much rage is targeted towards EA, Battlefield and other EA series always get improved every release instead of using the same damn engine with a couple touch-ups and color changes.

I read somewhere Bad Company will come back at some point

Not only consoles but the PC Alpha had issues with the destruction

Battlefield 1942, 2, and 2142 WERE games for a bunch of giddy twelve year olds.

The old days were the same thing. Gamers only get part of the game with no way for the rest of the content that was cut to be released including patches. Besides, it doesn't matter if its the old days or today, gamers DO get the entire game they pay for. There is NO obligation to get any DLC released if any. NOT…

*James Kordair reads website*

Then wait for the servers to get back up. Achievements are useless offline.

Nobody stole any content from purchasers after they bought it. They can still play the full game even after the new version is out.

Diablo 3 = Snoop Lion

Starcraft 2 single player is playable offline.

*Game X releases and advertises most advanced AI in history*

They never stole your content in the first place.

BF3 Endgame needs a reenactment of XXX during the colombia raid.

Even if DLC was in the core game already, gamers would STILL complain about other DLC coming out after the release.

Its also known, for various other games, customers buy games expecting it to run on their computers easily without looking at the specs. That is probably a small percentage but can be a vocal topic on the internet.

Diablo 1 did have more console love.

Game with an online service makes the gamers not think of any drm existing at all even if it does. Gabe Newell said it best. The future is bringing a service to gamers.

Not EA's solution. It is more Valve's solution because they don't call it drm. They mix the drm with the online features so people don't notice. It is called a service and it is for the gamers.