Battlepacks Have Returned for the Better

In Battlefield Hardline you’ll see the return of Battlepacks. And we think you’ll enjoy the improvements we’ve made for you. First a quick breakdown on the Battlepacks themselves. At various milestones in your career, like a Rank-Up, sizable amount of kills with a weapon, or even obtained with in-game Cash, you’ll be able to dig through your newly earned Battlepack for some fun and helpful items. Consider them your duffle bag full of goodies! Inside you can find both cosmetic items like Weapon Skins or emblems for use on Battlelog.com as well as useful items like XP Boosts and Weapon Attachment Vouchers. But those aren’t the only things you’ll find in a Battlepack – once you get your hands on a few you’ll see all the additional items we have in store for you. Now, with that out of the way we can get down to our changes. Coming out of Battlefield 4 we really wanted to build upon the foundation that was put in place. After you all had started interacting with the system we listened to your feedback, looked at the data, and decided on some important changes. Here are a few examples:

Resellable Items – Have too many Gearhead Boosts in your inventory because you’re not much of a vehicle user? Sell those back for some in-game cash to put towards that new gun you wanted! With the addition to sell back items for a fraction of their value, we’ve given you the opportunity to get rid of unwanted items so that you can focus on the items more important to you as a player.

More Diverse Boosts – Speaking of Gearhead Boosts, we’ve introduced a more varied selection of XP Boosts so you can focus on the areas that work well with your playstyle. Perhaps you’re more of a Teamplayer or someone who likes to play the objective rather than go for kills; well we have Boosts for you! Grindable Battlepacks – In order to give you some more options with your in-game progression, we’ve made the Battlepacks obtainable for in-game cash. This allows you to try for a few of those scopes you wanted in one shot rather than getting them individually. And on top of that, you may just get a nice bonus item in the process! This means as you keep spending time in Hardline, you’ll know that you can always keep trying for those rare melee weapons you’ve been dreaming about. We hope you like the changes we made. And as a friendly reminder, in case you forgot, you should have a number of Battlepacks already waiting for you open depending on the retail edition you purchased. Check the below on when to expect more. Standard Edition - Three Gold Battlepacks 

1 Gold Battlepack will become available for Standard Edition players on March 17th, 20th, and 26th, 2015.
Purchases after Launch week: upon activation, players will receive all Gold Battlepacks, released up to that purchase date, to a maximum of 3.
Example: a purchase of Battlefield Hardline Standard Edition in December 2015 would receive all 3 Gold Battlepacks upon activation.

Deluxe Edition - 10 Gold Battlepacks and 3 Specialized Battlepacks

5 Gold Battlepacks and 3 Specialized Battlepacks will become available for Deluxe Edition players on March 17th, or upon game activation.
The remaining 5 Gold Battlepacks will become available once per week on each Friday starting March 20th and ending on April 17th, 2015.
Purchases after Launch week: upon activation, players will receive 3 Specialized Battlepacks and all Gold Battlepacks, released up to that purchase date and weekly until they have 10 total.
Example: If a player purchases Battlefield Hardline Deluxe Edition in December 2015, they would receive 3 Specialized Battlepacks and all 10 Gold Battlepacks upon activation.

Battlefield Hardline Premium - 12 Gold Battlepacks

Battlefield Hardline Premium members will receive 1 Gold Battlepack per month for 12 months.
Go to battlefield.com/hardline/premium for more details on Battlefield Hardline Premium.
Purchases after Launch week: upon activation, players will receive all Gold Battlepacks, released up to that purchase date and monthly until they have 12 total.
Example: If a player purchases Battlefield Hardline Premium in April 2016, they would receive all 12 Gold Battlepacks upon activation.

Ultimate Edition (includes Deluxe edition and Battlefield Hardline Premium) - 22 Gold Battlepacks and 3 Specialized Battlepacks

5 Gold Battlepacks and 3 Specialized Battlepacks will become available for Ultimate Edition players on March 17th, or upon game activation.
The remaining 5 Gold Battlepacks will become available once per week on each Friday starting March 20th and ending on April 17th, 2015.
Receive 1 additional Gold Battlepack per month for 12 months as a member of Battlefield Hardline Premium.
Go to battlefield.com/hardline/premium for more details on Battlefield Hardline Premium.
Purchases after Launch week: upon activation, players will receive 3 Specialized Battlepacks, all Gold Battlepacks released up to that purchase date and weekly until they have 10, plus an additional 12 Gold Battlepacks mthly. Purchases 12 mths later will receive all Battlepacks immediately.
Example: if a Player purchases Battlefield Hardline Ultimate Edition in March 2016, they would receive 3 Specialized Battlepacks, 10 Gold Battlepacks from Battlefield Hardline Deluxe Edition and 12 Gold Battlepacks from Battlefield Hardline Premium – 25 Total.

Thanks for listening. Let us know your feedback so we can continue to tweak things as time goes on. Paul Keslin Producer @Ritnoos