Wookaroo said:
DLC is going to be the next hot thing being that so many gamers eat it up. I hate DLC with a passion. It gives developers more lenience at the cost of quality. Oblivion's horse armor was just ridiculous.
Now multiplayer games nickle and dime you for every new map. These used to be FREE. RPGs are updated with extra content...for a price. Stuff is left out of games, ect.
Ok, there are SOME DLCs that are worth the asking price. (Mass Effect, Knights of the Nine, GTA's?) It's the small, cheap stuff that I dislike. |
I'm in almost total agreement!
DLC and downloadable NEW games are going to be the future (next generation for sure!). DLC is locked to your machine/ID/Gamertag so if you want it you have to pay for it directly, no used copies on Ebay/Amazon = more money for the developers etc.
Mugs who pay 800 points for a few extra maps etc. There are thousands of them out there you know who you are! The more you show willingness to pay for it the more of it we will see!
OK, I confess, I have been one of those mugs! Once one of your mates buys it you feel obliged to get it to so you can play with them, proving your loyalty/enthusiasm etc.
Only one Expansion Pack (the precursor to DLC) has ever been worth paying money for and that (for me) was Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction!! That gave you an extra Act to complete! An extra character class with new abilities etc to play through the entire game, plus a host of new weapons, armour, enemies, bosses etc all of which was available to your current save games and new ones. Replaying the extended campaign was worthwhile due to the ammount of extra content available. Thats great value for money in my book.
Episodic content seen in Half-Life and now GTA IV just pisses me off! Sure nice new story elements but nothing really all that new and nothing thats added to the original game.
