The importance of the DLC's. EA wants my money.

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ssj12 said:

Games4Fun said:

DLC is a joke all around. Maybe it didnt start out that way? Not sure what games used it first and for what. Anyways, its just like Mortal Kombat coming up with two people ad DLC already before its even out. People are paying for only part of a game and paying for more parts that should have and would have been in the game already in past gens. Its a huge shame really.But as long as a huge chunk of people are willing to pay it, it will never stop. Welcome to spending 50-60 on just part of a game and another 10-50 on the rest. It a shame to hear your misfortune, but not a surprise at all.

DLC used to be called expansion packs, which were really nice post-launch additions to gameplay adding a lot of new content for half the price of the original launch.

I dont mind small dlc packs like LBP's MGS4 pack and things like that. And even sponsored skins or new weapons as long as they weren't in the original blueprint of the game are fine. I'd buy a golden gun skin pack for GTA4 if they had it, because that would awesome. I just don't like things that should have been on disc that aren't or the shortcut add-ons that give you everything because you suck as a gamer.

And don't announced planned DLC till after a game launches. The MK DLC should offer more than two characters unless its 99 cents. And add characters requested by gamers.

See, i'd agree with everything EXCEPT the LBP thing.  Since LBP is a game that's supposed to be about creation.  If can release DLC packs, it means your editors suck.

It's why I regard Spore as a failure of a game.

Not to mention that DLC basically prevents proper mod tools from being released in a lot of cases, because... who's going to pay $19.99 for 5 new maps it took you a couple weeks to come up with when you can get all sorts of maps for free!

 

Expansion packs HAD to be expansion packs and bring new stuff because otherwise they would just be inferior to mods.