More free Bad Company 2 DLC coming

DICE suggests "how to avoid �mapathy� without paying", pack arrives March 30

Posted on Mar 11, 2010 - 3:26pm EST

While the core of the dev team at DICE as well as all the back-end teams at EA are 110% focused on stabilizing the game experience, they did have some other news to reveal. Today DICE have announced the release date of the second VIP map package for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It will be made available on the 30th of March on all platforms at no extra cost to all of you who’ve got your VIP codes entered in the game. VIP Map Pack 2 contains the following:

Arica Harbor Conquest mode - US Command launches a break through action directly at the Russian base. Collateral damage is of no consequence. Capture and secure tactical positions in Conquest Mode across the vast Arica Harbor map.
Laguna Presa Rush mode - The valley and surrounding mountains possess a strategic value in the battle for South America, and an infantry assault supported by light armor vehicles is likely by both armies as US forces defend the nearby Dam.

VIP members will be able to expand on the deep and ever changing sandbox experience, which in itself provides near endless hours of entertainment, by having new content to keep things fresh. There will be future paid downloadable content as well, but these packs will focus on expanding other parts of the game experience rather than the selection of maps available for the basic game modes. DICE are dedicated to taking care of this product for a long time – helping you avoid “mapathy” without getting nickel-and-dimed.

It is said that in the last 24 hours, Bad Company 2 players logged more than 2.5 million game hours.