Looks like common sense has prevailed(or they realise how angry everyone was)
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/bat...k-available-to-all-battlefield-3-players.aspx
A point of clarification for all of our Battlefield fans. We will unlock the contents of the Physical Warfare Pack to all Battlefield 3 players later this year – for free. Read on for more details on this and Back to Karkand.
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/bat...k-available-to-all-battlefield-3-players.aspx