Renzatic on 3/2/2014 at 15:48
Considering most DLC is just bonus content that doesn't directly relate to the rest of the game, or stupid perks like "get a lockpick that'll open up a door in 1 second flat", I disagree that you're paying extra to get the full game.
I'm not a particularly big fan of the way DLC is handled, mind you. Sometimes it does feel like nothing more than a blatant money grab on the side of the publishers. But it's a rare thing for a studio to split their game in half, sell one half for the full $60, then have you pay an extra $20 to get to the rest of it. I think it's at its best when it offers up mini expansions a little while after release, like what Dishonored did.
june gloom on 3/2/2014 at 16:15
Quote Posted by Platinumoxicity
Simple. When you pre-order, you get the full game for the regular price. After release, you can only get an incomplete game for that price. You need to pay extra to get the full game.
bro do you even
read??? fite me irl
It's been stated
multiple times that the pre-order is at a discount which goes away once the game is released. You are purpousefully ignoring
basic information because it runs counter to the narrative you've constructed in your head.
Tomi on 3/2/2014 at 16:22
How dare they give discounts on their games? That's a cheap marketing tactic and totally unethical.
But you don't fool me, you Square Enix bastards, I'll pay the full price if I want and there's nothing that you can do about it!!!
SubJeff on 3/2/2014 at 16:23
Quote Posted by Platinumoxicity
Simple. When you pre-order, you get the full game for the regular price. After release, you can only get an incomplete game for that price. You need to pay extra to get the full game.
£26.99 isn't full price bro.
Learn some maths.
Weasel on 3/2/2014 at 16:36
He's not really commenting on prices or talking about pre-order discounts. The point he's trying to make is that DLC is part of the "full game" and you have to pay extra for it (if you don't get it as part of a pre-order). There probably are examples of games that had things intentionally cut out of them to be saved for the DLC, but it's not universal. Most DLC that I've played feels tacked on.
june gloom on 3/2/2014 at 16:47
Quote Posted by Weasel
The point he's trying to make is that DLC is part of the "full game"
In which he is, in nearly all cases,
categorically incorrect. Especially since "cut-out" DLC, or "on-disc" DLC, tends to cause an outcry no matter how many times Capcom (the most notorious example) tries it, so very few publishers/developers do it.
DLC != the base game, no matter what he may tell himself, and the pre-order discount != full price.
End of.SubJeff on 3/2/2014 at 17:02
I'm willing to believe that there is content that is cut out with the intention of adding it as DLC at a later date, but I'd wager that most of it is stuff that could go in and just wasn't polished in time.
Having said that, I do think it a little odd to remove the Bank level, which is obviously complete already, and have it as a bonus. It was probably an experiment that was never meant to be part of the main campaign.
GodzillaX8 on 3/2/2014 at 17:25
The base price of video games should have by all rights gone up to $60-$70 quite a while ago. The advent of DLC allowed them to remain at lower, more competitive pricing, because the customers that enjoy their games will willingly shell out extra for more content. If the content isn't important to you, you're not required to obtain it to play the rest of the entire game, so you get a lower price. You're welcome?
Sycamoyr on 3/2/2014 at 17:38
Huh. I'm not sure what the big deal with the cost is. I bought TDS when it came out and paid about $50 for it back in 2004. Nowadays $47(less with the discounts) isn't all that bad; I'm surprised it doesn't cost more than it does. DLCs might not be the incentive all people look for, but it's something. It's also a good marketing tool as people are more likely to perk up and pay attention if they even think something may be gained in addition to purchasing the game. I'm hoping it will either lead to more downloadable missions in the future or that it could possibly be the precursor to game editing software.
june gloom on 3/2/2014 at 17:46
DLC's a good way to maintain interest in a game past the first six months, as well. Keeps people buying the game where they might ordinarily have given it a pass the first go-round.
