Following an online campaign that involved many, many upset emails to EA and DICE’s major executives (plus the rather less executive staff of Rock, Paper, Shotgun) regarding a decision to make a trio of Battlefield 3 in-game items a retailer pre-order exclusive, the great machine has settled on a public discussion of the matter. But not a climb down. DICE have posted a response to the controversy, intended to appease fears that the Physical Warfare Pack (coming soon: the Metaphysical Warfare pack) will not grant a frightful in-game advantage.(more…)