The Worst DLC Ever

Inspired by this ScrewAttack video (one that's actually good unlike a good chunk of their lists, like their N64, GC, Wii, among others), what DLC's do you think are the worst ever?

(And the mention of the Asura's Wrath DLC, despite me never playing that game, is why I refuse to buy episodic adventures)

For me, it's... ANYTHING locked away on the disc. That has killed my want in playing Street Fighter X Tekken. During a time when Bioware fans were heavily pissed off over Mass Effect 3 and it's horrible endings, I was more pissed off at Capcom that year (because I had not got into Bioware's RPG's until last year and I was more interested in Capcom's fighters that, hilariously enough, shared the same release dates as ME2 and ME3)

Destiny's "expansion" for 20$.

Horse armor

Destiny. Really bad $60 DLC for Halo.

Drakengard 3 - Japanese audio costs $5

@nintendoboy16: Asura's Wrath isn't like episodic adventures. Most episodic adventure games, you buy the entire game and then the dev patch the episodes for free. Asura's Wrath was basically like making 2/3 of a movie, selling it as a whole movie, then the rest were divided into few minutes and sold separately online. It's Capcom's ingenuity; comparing it with games like Telltale stuff is rather unfair.

didnt watch the vid but lol at bioshock infinite being on his list, that dlc was amazing. probably the best i have ever bought

Watch the video, he talks about how the idea of concluding a game's story in DLC is the worst. I haven't played the DLC but if Burial At Sea really does conclude Infinite's story and isn't just a non-canon spinoff I think that's pretty shitty

unlike most devs ken levine actually developed the dlc after the game was released and because the game had gone through development hell delaying it would make no sense. bioshock infinite story was complete and the end of the game, the dlc is like a 4 hour long easter egg for those that played the first 2 bioshock games, it ties them 2 games with this one.

Yeah, even The On Disc DLC of Street Fighter X Tekken isn't this bad.

Really? Well, some of the episodic content I've seen (ala Sonic 4), last I heard, HAD to buy further episodes, giving me Asura's Wrath like impressions. Man, all along I feel as dumb as Dave from Flight of the Conchords.

Still, would rather buy the full thing and not wait for it to finish up right then. And should the rumors of the new Star Fox being episodic be true (heard this from Charizard), then my hype or anticipation for that goes right down to hell.

Didn't even know Sonic 4 was episodic.

I'm mostly talking about Telltale-style business model though. You buy the entire game, and they update the episodes later. Which is why I just wait for it to finish and get on sale later.

Yep, SEGA planned a third episode, but shafted those plans.

A Shame too, I actually enjoyed Sonic 4 for what it was.

Too bad Nostalgia killed it.

Day one dlc, pre-order dlc, and locked on disc dlc are all fucking shit.

Oh hey, you picked what I wanted to post. Asura's Wraith buy-the-true-ending DLC is BS to be honest.

What about the Dynasty Warriors 8 No so Compete Compete Edition that has close to 100 dollars worth it. it wouldnt be as bad I guess if the game didnt say it was the complete package.

Don't forget about Season Passes. Giving Developers/Publishers Money for absolutely nothing, ugh.

In that video, I agree completely with the first guy. It is completely stupid to lock off the ending of the game for money. I played up to the very last moments of Asura's Wrath and was shocked that it ended on a DLC cliffhanger.

However, I find the other two peoples complaints pretty stupid. Yes, it is dumb to pay money to unlock everything, but I don't see how that could possibly be the worst kind of DLC. It's really dumb for people who game a lot, but for a casual fan who doesn't have the time or patience will enjoy having all the toys to play with from the start. I also completely don't understand the last guys complaints about Bioshock. You don't NEED the Burial at Sea DLC to have the complete story of Bioshock. It still is very much a side story, and not knowing what happens in it isn't that big of a deal. It was also made WAAAY after the game came out, so asking for it to be on the disk is pretty fucking stupid. It was also a lengthy and highly produced adventure that was good value for the money. Complaining about burial at sea is like saying we shouldn't have story based DLCs and expansions ever. Also, games aren't movies, people really need to stop comparing every little thing in gaming to them.

Maps packs, Season passes and locked on disc content are all some of the worst practices going.

I'd also like to thank console gamers for being mass market consumer sponges and allowing some of the most parasitic practices in modern gaming to not only live but totally thrive.

Companies need to GTFO with pre-order DLC. Anything you develop pre launch needs to be included for everyone.

The situation has become so bad that they even announce pre-order DLC before even showing the game first (Far Cry 4). It's just something I fail to grasp. So you are actually saying your are cutting your game into pieces before even showing us the first glimpse of what it even is ?

This is true, the games ending is not effected by the DLC it simply expands on some of the story you can actually find in the recordings. I think some of the confusion on this is spawned from the fact that some people struggled a bit with the multiverse theory and the paradoxical ending.

Infinite's DLC was really forgetable for me. Like right after I played it, I already forgot I did.

All the Bioshock games stuck with me. You had this adventure and the ending was thought provoking so it was something that stayed with you for a while. Both of Infinite's DLCs were waaaaaaay too short to have any kind of impact. Was the ending an anti-climax ? Yeah, I guess so. I just can't remember them or what they were even about.

I can compare it to a movie killing off a character that was on screen for 5 minutes. They play the sad music, they have the other characters mourn his dead. Yet, the audience really didn't knew who he was. So I couldn't care less.

Bioshock 2s DLC was way better for me.

Metro: First Lights's preorder bonus was a difficulty setting. Ranger mode.

Same with TLOU, where they charged for the Grounded difficulty, but it also came with multiplayer stuff. It's how people defend that dumb piece of DLC.

I was thinking about that the other day and it is funny how much it got hated upon. Just think how many games and how often those games charge for a new skin weapon/character/mount/ect which is what that was. Many games charge for far less even. Bethesda was far from the worst but they were just one of the first so they took the brunt of the hate.

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also, holy shit, those guys in that video are insufferable little shits.

i think the rage over horse armor is a bit overboard. sure, its a fucking stupid dlc but it is in no way necessary and it was really cheap. if anything, anyone dumb enough to actually purchase it should have been charged more.

i thought infinite episode 2 dlc was terrific, i can remember lots of moments from that. the first episode however i only remember the ending. its a very confusing game though and ken should have done a better job at explaining some of the shit in the game because i had to youtube that shit.

i havnt actually played bioshock 2 dlc yet but i do hear its good so i will pick it up during steam sales some time.

It just sticks in my mind as one of the first examples

Agreed. Not that I know what was going on. All I remember is playing with a dude that's more pissed off than Kratos.

RWAUAAAAAHHH RWUAAAAHH

Okay, some of the shit in that game was pretty cool. Like, looking at that woman's breasts for an achievement.

But the horse armour was already in the base game just disabled, I remember someone making a mod to enable it exactly like Bethesda did which was funny, they couldn't do shit about it either on the PC.

I am a huge WoW addict but imo the worst is $25-$30 for a mount which is the same as any other mount but just a different skin so $25-$30 for a different mount look. It is not a new look for all of your mounts but just that much for one mount that is no different then any other mount. Also $10 for a companion pet. A companion pet is just just a non-combat pet that follows you around and pretty much does nothing else. My main beef is the amount for just a different skin.

Uhm all DLC !

The only good DLC is the one you get from Complete Editions.... and even then it better be on the disk and not some stupid DLC code that you have to download yourself...... The internet was made for Porn... not games !!!

Not saying it was not crappy because it was but Capcom does the same and charges more. Think of all the weapon skins for $4 for example. I was just saying there has been worse and they charged more. Charging just for a simple skin sucks but many do it and some far worse. I gave a example of Blizzard and WoW for example up above.

Ranger mode.

Hard to say, many of them have been bad. Lots of shallow DLCs and rip-off season passes. Most of it is bad. Probably a better question is what DLC was actually of good value.

As far as TC's video goes, I'd have to agree that Asura's Wrath DLC looks to be really bad in that the original game left out crucial content and put it behind a paywall. That's really bad.

As for the guy bitching about the EA unlock everything DLC, I really don't have an issue with that. I've never paid for Battlefield DLC (outside the Vietnam expansion), but never to unlock skills or weapons. It takes little to no effort to unlock guns and skills in each class. I'm not worried about people of lesser skill using this to their advantage because the BF games are less about individual skill and more about coordinating squad efforts. Good players will level up and unlock guns and perks quickly anyways, and I don't feel paying to unlock stuff will really give anybody any kind of edge. And I find it funny though this guy bitches about it he's saying he bought it. Oh that's funny. I knew such DLC was a rip off and I didn't spend a cent on it, and I still on many occasion was top player in many online matches without resorting to unlocking weapons and skills. Paying is for suckers.

Elite Dangerous' £10 ship skins.

They do paid unlockables a lot too. Seriously, if Horse Armour is anything, it's just a harbinger of what was to come. And what came were much worse.

And thankfully, Bethesda, after so much hate, completely changed how to approach DLCs, so their DLCs aren't actually bad at all. Same can't be said for their games, but hey, everyone has their problems.

Im not the kind of person who buys dlc's very often but i can tell you that the $20 so called "EXPANSION" in Destiny is the worst i have ever purchased.

The original sin.

All DLC is terrible.

I would say any DLC that completes a half-completed game. That type of DLC would be the worst as gamers expect the full experience in their games, not incomplete ones.

Yes, that is true. Episode 2 is way better than Episode 1.

Episode one illustrates my problem with it really well I think. It's only an hour long. And that's not an hour of story, or character development, because there is lots of gameplay segments in there too. So you end up with characters that had maybe a quarter of an hour of development and you should care what happens to them at the end of the story ? Uhm... Why Irrational ? Why ?

Even the second episode, while better, was totally forgettable for me. A let down when compared to any other Bioshock game or Minerva's Den. They should've just made one long episode.

Burial at Sea complaints is nonsensical. I can understand an argument about the actual length and content (even then its not terrible), but you never need the DLC for the 'full' infinite experience.

I'm going to say that most all map packs are over priced. I am guilty of buying in to it at times, and if people want them they will pay, but map packs should not cost a fourth of the full games price.