Dragon Age Origins gets DLC on day ONE! $7 on PC

[QUOTE="dakan45"] I think they try to do something like neverwinter nights 1 and 2 and its expansions but in the form of dlcs.DanielDust

NWN2 had 4 expansions i think.

[QUOTE="Jinroh_basic"]

seeing all these people who will gladly pay for - or even defend - these shameless DLCs that should've been part of the full game is trully baffling.

warmaster670

Prove it, prove that it "should" have been in teh main game, and it isnt something that was made purely for this purpose, and wouldnt have existed if it wasnt DLC.

Oh ya, no one ever can, they just assume.

Prove it that the extra $10 for MW2 is not for a "day one dlc" that they decide to include in the main game anyway because it will simply be too shameless a thing to do to sell it seperately.

see? i can go on all day.

[QUOTE="dakan45"] I think they try to do something like neverwinter nights 1 and 2 and its expansions but in the form of dlcs.DanielDust

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]

[QUOTE="dakan45"] I think they try to do something like neverwinter nights 1 and 2 and its expansions but in the form of dlcs.MadCat46

[QUOTE="warmaster670"]

[QUOTE="Jinroh_basic"]

seeing all these people who will gladly pay for - or even defend - these shameless DLCs that should've been part of the full game is trully baffling.

Jinroh_basic

Prove it, prove that it "should" have been in teh main game, and it isnt something that was made purely for this purpose, and wouldnt have existed if it wasnt DLC.

Oh ya, no one ever can, they just assume.

Prove it that the extra $10 for MW2 is not for a "day one dlc" that they decide to include in the main game anyway because it will simply be too shameless a thing to do to sell it seperately.

see? i can go on all day.

sigh..... don't you get it? Bioware is doing essentially the same thing here, only it's packaged in a different way. but guess what? people actually bought that lie. can i prove it? no i can't. but can i smell the sh#t under the cover? hell yea - it stinks to high heaven.

i'm not against DLC, you see. but i agree with Wildflower here.... by launching a "Day 1 DLC" Bioware really takes this crap to a whole new level.

What's truly insulting is that this game was finished a year ago and delayed so the console versions could be completed. If anyone remembers DA was originally a PC exclusive. So, instead of taking that extra year and adding more content to the game, they decided to make DLC and nickle and dime their customer base. The sad part is people will buy this garbage and this practice will only get worse.

Personally, if I buy this game at all, and considering the sophomoric nature of a lot of the previews I've seen and read that's a big if, why would I get this pared down release version? Why wouldn't I wait for the inevitable "game of the year" or "gold" version that will include all of this extra DLC at a greatly reduced price?

I'm sorry but this new business model of greed and ripping-off the customer at every turn is really starting to make me consider taking up golf as a hobby.

God..DLC,can't believe people actually pay for that crap.Especially when a toolkit will be coming out.

its to try and combat piracy, atleast its better than what some other companies are doing.

I'll not get this game for sure... I'm really tired to see companies charging for extra stuffs that should have been in the release. I can understand that a big module outside the game and done after the release could be charged. Soon they will charge us for them to fix their own games (patch).

since being bought by EA, they sure went downhill :(

since being bought by EA, they sure went downhill :(

promajo

Not really, the reason why the dlc and release date is the same is because the game was finished 6 months ago until EA decided to postpone DA's PC release. Its not really surprising there would be dlc be now and considering how widespread it is it isn't also surprising that EA has it. I was hoping that it would be free for the PC like the ME dlc.

My biggest fear as a gamer is that we will soon be paying full price for half a game. It won't go in that direction this year or possibly next, but it will get there if we keep heading down this path. I remember when they were toying around with the latest Grand Turismo iteration. They were thinking about charging full price for the game with a limited amount of cars and tracks and you had to pay extra to unlock the rest of the game. I remember hearing that if you unlocked everything the game would end up costing you around $215. I see games going the DDO route except that you still have to buy the game. You buy the game you get some basic dungeon and classes. Want to play a new class? Only $7! A new 'handcrafted dungeon is only $10. Or for a limited time preorder offer you can get a lifetime unlock everything for only $200!!!!! (Hellgate London) I know that developers need to eat and put food on the table but so do I. Instead of looking to gouge your fanbase for more cash, look for a different frickin publisher that isn't going to charge you 80% of every game you sell.kilaan

My biggest fear as a gamer is that we will soon be paying full price for half a game. It won't go in that direction this year or possibly next, but it will get there if we keep heading down this path. I remember when they were toying around with the latest Grand Turismo iteration. They were thinking about charging full price for the game with a limited amount of cars and tracks and you had to pay extra to unlock the rest of the game. I remember hearing that if you unlocked everything the game would end up costing you around $215. I see games going the DDO route except that you still have to buy the game. You buy the game you get some basic dungeon and classes. Want to play a new class? Only $7! A new 'handcrafted dungeon is only $10. Or for a limited time preorder offer you can get a lifetime unlock everything for only $200!!!!! (Hellgate London) I know that developers need to eat and put food on the table but so do I. Instead of looking to gouge your fanbase for more cash, look for a different frickin publisher that isn't going to charge you 80% of every game you sell.kilaan

I will just wait till it's free. Even then though, day one DLC just makes me mad.

I will just wait till it's free. Even then though, day one DLC just makes me mad.

arto1223

Trashy games? Hardly.F1_2004

I'm no fan of DLC on day one either, but considering I have been waiting on this game forever I guess I will bend over just this one time since it's a bioware game I followed for the past few years.

Although in their defence it seems the $7 DLC was done after the game was finished, I read a dev post stating that they had to bring back the voice actors to record new voice acting for the DLC. They could still have tossed us a bone and threw it in the shipping version or release as a free DLC pack for PC at least.

[QUOTE="kilaan"]My biggest fear as a gamer is that we will soon be paying full price for half a game. It won't go in that direction this year or possibly next, but it will get there if we keep heading down this path. I remember when they were toying around with the latest Grand Turismo iteration. They were thinking about charging full price for the game with a limited amount of cars and tracks and you had to pay extra to unlock the rest of the game. I remember hearing that if you unlocked everything the game would end up costing you around $215. I see games going the DDO route except that you still have to buy the game. You buy the game you get some basic dungeon and classes. Want to play a new class? Only $7! A new 'handcrafted dungeon is only $10. Or for a limited time preorder offer you can get a lifetime unlock everything for only $200!!!!! (Hellgate London) I know that developers need to eat and put food on the table but so do I. Instead of looking to gouge your fanbase for more cash, look for a different frickin publisher that isn't going to charge you 80% of every game you sell.dinuattila

[QUOTE="kilaan"]My biggest fear as a gamer is that we will soon be paying full price for half a game. It won't go in that direction this year or possibly next, but it will get there if we keep heading down this path. I remember when they were toying around with the latest Grand Turismo iteration. They were thinking about charging full price for the game with a limited amount of cars and tracks and you had to pay extra to unlock the rest of the game. I remember hearing that if you unlocked everything the game would end up costing you around $215. I see games going the DDO route except that you still have to buy the game. You buy the game you get some basic dungeon and classes. Want to play a new class? Only $7! A new 'handcrafted dungeon is only $10. Or for a limited time preorder offer you can get a lifetime unlock everything for only $200!!!!! (Hellgate London) I know that developers need to eat and put food on the table but so do I. Instead of looking to gouge your fanbase for more cash, look for a different frickin publisher that isn't going to charge you 80% of every game you sell.pvtdonut54