I have noticed that there are basically two camps in regards to DLC. The progressive and the intransigent. That is not to say there are not conservatives or liberals in each group who will share common ground in specific instances. However for the most part your either open to DLC on the whole being good for gaming, or you seem to feel it is a negative aspect in current gaming. What I am interested in is where the line of distinction is. Where do people in the first group say this is unacceptable, and where those in the second group concede to a powerful desire to break rank. I would like everyone who wants to answer the following the questions. You can obviously share your own thoughts, but please provide answers to the questions.

Questions.

1. Which do you consider yourself on the issue progressive or well lets just say conservative?

2. Have you purchased DLC during the past year, and if so how many items and how much was spent?

3. What is your spending threshold. How much for you is too much?

4. Do you calculate value before purchase upto including in depth research, or is it more a whim of the moment? 

5. Which have you purchased more of games, expansions, or miscelaneous? 

6. Answer honestly do you feel most available DLC content is garbage? 

7. Answer honestly do you have the means to purchase DLC both technical and financial?

8. For you what is the most important aspect of DLC in your consideration that persuades or would persuade you to make a purchase.

I've download stuff.. ie: "Dream on" on GH3,

but I haven't for anything else, since I kinda need internet that goes faster than 10kb/s to download something meaningful. I'm not waiting 2 nights for anything.

I'm a little more open to using DLC now that I installed a 320GB HD in my PS3. Before that, with a 60GB space was an issue.

1. Which do you consider yourself on the issue progressive or well lets just say conservative?

Consevativly Progressive

2. Have you purchased DLC during the past year, and if so how many items and how much was spent?

360 ME Bring down the sky $5, Tetris $? Mass effect Theme $?, Pinball $?, PC Half Life 2 Episode 2 $?, The Witcher $50 to lazy to look up actual prices   

3. What is your spending threshold. How much for you is too much?

Depends on the content 50 ish for a full game I'd go $15 for a really decent lenghted well developed expansion I felt bring down the sky was fairly priced at $5. I really like steam and would purchase the majority of PC titles this way if available.

4. Do you calculate value before purchase upto including in depth research, or is it more a whim of the moment? 

I've purchased a couple of themes on a whim. I dont mind a $ or two but its only with left over points from a game purchase. I'm not fond of the points structure and would prefer a true cash value transaction but I'm sure that would screw MS out of a lot of impulse hey Ive got a 100 or so points left that I'm not gonna use for several months buys. Arcade and expansions I put a lot more thought/research into.

5. Which have you purchased more of games, expansions, or miscelaneous? 

Arcade games, Expansions, Crap in that order

6. Answer honestly do you feel most available DLC content is garbage? 

The vast majority of  Content on Live is absolute garbage Its a good thing for them they dont let you preview content or they would make a lot less sales. PC is a different animal.

7. Answer honestly do you have the means to purchase DLC both technical and financial?

Finacially yes however I'm planning to move back home later this year and brodband is not avaiable in our area so it will be back to brick and mortar purchases 

8. For you what is the most important aspect of DLC in your consideration that persuades or would persuade you to make a purchase.

Demos help a lot, reviews a little, I bought Bring down the sky based for the most part on my enjoyment of Mass Effect.

I hate paying for DLC, but I'm all for free extra content.

I have no qualms about DLC per se. I'll gladly download extra content as long as it fulfills one of my two personal requirements: A) It's for a game that I really enjoyed, or B) it's free.

1. Which do you consider yourself on the issue progressive or well lets just say conservative?
Progressive, I suppose.

2. Have you purchased DLC during the past year, and if so how many items and how much was spent?
Yes; a few VC games and a couple games of Steam

3. What is your spending threshold. How much for you is too much?
I will pay what the content is worth. That could mean that $5 is too much, and it could mean I would pay $100. It entirely depends on the content.

4. Do you calculate value before purchase upto including in depth research, or is it more a whim of the moment?
It can be both.

5. Which have you purchased more of games, expansions, or miscelaneous?
Games

6. Answer honestly do you feel most available DLC content is garbage?
I don't know about most, but I'd say I don't buy much because its not for me

7. Answer honestly do you have the means to purchase DLC both technical and financial?
Yes technically, no financially - but that doesn't stop me, although it should :-/

8. For you what is the most important aspect of DLC in your consideration that persuades or would persuade you to make a purchase.
How much use I feel I'd get out of it

1. progressive

2. ... around $40

3. no such thing as to much.

4. not really, i want it i buy it.

5. games

6. Mehh

7. Duhhh

8. Quality

1. mostly conservative. devs have to prove something to me before i will think about buying in.

2. spent $5 on rb songs.

3. very small, probably under $10. the dlc is meant to add a bit to the game, not be a full game or an expansion pack.

4. very calculated. i figure which dlc i want, make sure i want it, then i make sure i play it. nothing is wasted.

5. dont understand.

6. most is, but its getting better.

7. yes

8. it has to add to the experience. no gameplay, no sale.