BF4 worth $25?

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Is the game even fun without Premium?

Despite getting upset with EA an awful lot, I decided to purchase BF4. I probably put 120 hours into the game. $25 for more than 100 hours of gameplay is certainly worth it. Though, I would strongly advise against purchasing premium at this time. Simply because the game is broken.

It becomes much more apparent after a good number of hours of gameplay. The important pillars of an FPS game are not there. The game has inherent problems in its design, widely reported errors. There's very bad hit detection, players are often out of sync, it's not balanced.

you would be better off playing battlefield 3 if you want a similar but better experience.

I would recommend it. Honestly even after the main issues got ironed out i would have payed full price for the game and premium for how much enjoyment i get out of it, though i got the game and premium for free through a giveaway.