Official DLC Discussion Thread

[ChaoofNee]

Klassic or not, it's still krap.

[bbobb]

IT'S ALL KINECTED!!!!

[Josh]

I didn't Konami money

Yes you did.

[Yoshi]

How the fuck is it not?

Let's go back to the days of physical media. If you buy a movie on DVD, that is content. If you buy that movie's poster to hang on your wall, is that content? Because that's exactly the same damn thing.

[Yoshi]

Well I don't know where Yoshi is, but yeah, I have nothing against DLC. I only have a problem when it's shit that either A should have been in the game in the first place or B is new gameplay (levels, characters, etc...) Yet not priced properly for what it is.

Undead Redemption is a great example of really freaking good DLC priced exactly right. SFIV/SSFIV is another example of good DLC to me (there really is no need to have the costumes, but if you want them, sure go right ahead and buy them).

Castlevania HD DLC is everything that can be wrong with DLC.

I mostly agree, but I'll take it a little bit further. I support traditional expansion packs that are now delivered digitally completely. Examples would be the Fallout or Borderlands expansions or Undead Nightmare. It's the new cars in racing games or unlocked abilities in sports games and the like I have a fundamental problem with. I don't play much multiplayer, but maps seem to be a good price performer, because it expands the life of the game by not playing the same maps forever. I guess in Castlevania's case it does come down to price. Even the scum at Activision wouldn't charge $5 for one map to my knowledge.

[Yoshi]

I'm gonna repost what I said in the other thread.

You like being wrong that much, huh?

[Yoshi]

the "Steam sales" so popular around here are another aspect of this, but at least kick some kind of cash back to the publisher

The publishers set the prices on Steam...

[Chux]

Let's go back to the days of physical media. If you buy a movie on DVD, that is content. If you buy that movie's poster to hang on your wall, is that content? Because that's exactly the same damn thing.

It's content for your wall.

[Razor Ramon]

Yoshi can't be wrong in his universe even if he has to change meaning to a word.

[Shin Johnpv]

You like being wrong that much, huh?

I am quite right. In 10 years time when you have to pay for every little thing in a game, you can rest easy knowing that you helped make that happen.