Your personal view on DLC

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Dodece said:

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

Very progressive. I feel DLC is great for innovation in the marketplace.

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

Shivering Isles: $30. Rockband DLC: $10. A few free DLC items. Do Arcade games count? Maybe $45 on XBLA Games.

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

"Too Much", to me, is defined by a lack of precieved value for a given piece of DLC. I don't buy it if it doesn't allow me to have alot of fun for the required price.

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

Calculation only.

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

For DLC, it'd be Arcade games.

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

I'd say 50% of content is garbage, with the vast majority coming from EA and Scamco

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

I do now.

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

Is it going to make the game funner/better? DLC for a great game, such as Oblivion, Mass Effect, or Rockband is worth it, provided the content is a meaningful addition to an already great game. I don't download crap DLC for crap games. DLC is a market where you can either get the best thing in gaming (such as free Crackdown or Bioshock Content), or get screwed by the 50 extra costly planes on Ace Combat 6. But overall, I think it's a good thing: It can allow for a fantastic game to get more content, without re-buying the modified version of the game, such as Morrowind GOTY...I got screwed on that one.

To cap it off: DLC is to Video Gaming as Director Cuts/Unrated Editions are to DVDs. There can be alot of great stuff out there, that is very meaningful and fulfilling...Or a bad way to scam you out of $10.