Paying for Additional Weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company

If you want all of the available weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company then you'll need to pay for them, one way or another. As EA explained to IGN below, if you aren't involved in the promotional programs prior to the launch of the game, or if you don't purchase the gold edition of the game, then you'll need to download and pay for each of the five additional weapons seperately.

Battlefield: Bad Company will release five unique weapons free of charge through five different promotional programs prior to launch. EA will again make these weapons available to players free of charge after launch, in case anyone missed the pre-launch promotions.

At launch, EA will release a Gold Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company which will feature an additional five new weapons. For players who do not purchase the Gold Edition of the game, they can still buy the five weapons at a small individualized price per item. All weapons are balanced for gameplay. More weapons offer players more choices but do not create an advantage/disadvantage for players who do not opt to buy new items