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Volterra_90 on 07 April 2015
Ruler said:
Volterra_90 said:

Okay, I see the diference. But in the end, they are similar. The only difference is giving it as a standalone physical release or as a digital downloadable content. I don't actually mind the "format" of the release, only that the expansion/DLC is valuable.


Standalone actually allows you to just pay 20-30 bucks and playing without the main game, dlc requires you to own the 60$ main game

I'm definitely stuck in the past. I remember buying an expansion for The Sims and it didn't work without the main game (I was young... lol). On topic, the point is that if the main game has a lot of content (and I think that The Witcher 3 will have it) and the DLCs/expansions/whatever are worth the prize, I'm fine with it. I really hate when you have to pay like 20 bucks for a 2 hours mission or something like that. That's abussive. I like how Nintendo handle the DLCs with Mario Kart, or Tecmo Koei with Hyrule Warriors or From Software with Dark Souls II (I know some people find them expensive, but I don't think so). And The Witcher 3 with the expansion pass costs 75 bucks. 5 more than The Order: 1886. Sorry to bring this game in the topic, but I think the contrast is clear.



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kinisking on 07 April 2015
Samus Aran said:
Acevil said:
So dare are you gonna go on about how this is bad, like you did in the xenoblade one?

It's funny how people said in that thread that TW3 is better because of free (useless) dlc.

Anyway, I don't mind dlc, as long as it's not on disk or day 1.

Some of the Dlc that's free are quests from what I heard. 



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fps_d0minat0r on 07 April 2015
QUAKECore89 said:
Looks like i'll have to wait for GOTY edition.


Thats exactly my first thought when a season pass is announced before a game has even released.

Either GOTY/complete edition, or buy the game when the season pass is on sale at a reasonable price.



Moonhero on 07 April 2015

I hate most DLC... But this to me is fine. Expansion is worth money. Paying to get bonus XP, or just for a gun or sword is lame.



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EricFabian on 07 April 2015
shikamaru317 said:
Lol, I really don't understand some of you guys. With Witcher 3 you get 200 hours of content for $60, compared to most AAA games nowadays that have 30 hours of content or less for $60. You get 16 free DLC's, the kind of stuff that most companies charge for (costumes, hair styles, horse armor, etc.), as well as new questlines. You get a selection of free physical goodies in the game case (map, soundtrack,etc.), a practice that died out years ago (most games don't even have an instruction manual in the case nowadays). And then you complain when they announce 2 substantial expansions (30 hours combined) that you have to pay for? *facepalm*


well, yesterday the same people praising W3 here, complained about dlc in XCX.  ¯_(ツ)_/¯



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TheGoldenBoy on 07 April 2015

Sounds interesting but I probably won't get it. Batman Arkham Knight is coming out the following month and I'll probably start playing that after I'm done with The Witcher.



Chazore on 07 April 2015

If it;s long content liek what they are describing then I so it as no big deal, if it was 2-5hr content then I'd see an issue with it, RNG type content doesn't count.

Still this seems a lot more tame than the Xenoblade thread, I wonder if this trend will continue with other games, maybe ones coming from other platforms?, I mean we've already got a Nintendo and PC centric title out the way, surely there will be a Sony and MS centric title to follow, because no one is pure from this, so I naturally expect to see this same type of thread happen when the time comes and the same people against this should hopefully be taking the same stance when it comes to their respective titles they are clamouring for.



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vivster on 07 April 2015

So it begins.



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Cloudman on 07 April 2015

Just a day later after X, and the Witcher 3 announces their own DLC plans. Funny how that works...



 

              

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Hynad on 07 April 2015
Ruler said:
Volterra_90 said:
Technically they were not lying. 16 free DLCs and not-so-free "expansions". Expansions = DLCs in my mind, but, I might be wrong. It's only a matter of semantics.


Its DLC. Expansions would be if they would release both DLCs as standalone retail versions like sony did for First Light in Europe for Infamious second son.

An expension by definition means that you need the original game to make it run. And it expends the scope, options, etc. of the game beyond what the original game had. First Light doesn't require you to have Second Son to run an is basically a game in and of itself. 

Look at Diablo and Starcraft if you want to understand what and expension is.