anyone annoyed with dlc?

ya its great and all, but why do they have dlc nearly a month after release? just stick it in the game. i feel cheated out of money when i get a game then dlc comes out a week later.

I think i remember one developer saying that when developing a game, it gets to a stage where they have to stop adding stuff to a game, and just polish everything and make sure everything already in it works. Then it goes gold. While this is going on, rather than have the level designers, artists etc. just sitting doing nothing waiting for the game to get polished , they get them to work on potential DLC, and so by the time the game actually ships to us, they could be near done with the DLC, ready to release it over XBL or whatever.

Of course you'll always gets companies who will hold stuff back on purpose just to get an extra buck, but i wouldn't suspect that of all developers. If theres DLC coming from Activision a week later ..... i'd say its pretty certain they kept it out of the game on purpose to rip us off *cough* DJ Hero david guetta pack *cough* :P

I get annoyed by it. I would rather seen 5 DLC's put into a sequel game than trickled out, but that's just myself. Apparently most people don't have the patience to wait for a sequel. I also can't store much of it as I only have a 20 gig hard drive and I don't want to go buy a larger one right now.

ya its great and all, but why do they have dlc nearly a month after release? just stick it in the game. i feel cheated out of money when i get a game then dlc comes out a week later.

Remora133

So what you're saying is that you don't want games released until everything that can go into the game is in the game?

I'm sorry but I don't want to wait around, I'd rather have the option to refresh games I really enjoy when the devs think something up

The only time dlc ever annoyed me is with Marvel Ultimate Alliance. It's FREE dlc but it's required to play with people online. Sure it's all fine and dandy until they remove it.. So now I can't play with anyone.

A game is usually done a month--month an half before its gold then months before its done everything is going through getting the bugs out they done adding more stuff in the game. But i do hate when they charge for dlc on day one.

I fully fine with the games comes with a code to get that dlc for free if you buy brand new it stops some people get it new vs used off the bay

So people can keep playing it.

If ya have a problem with DLC within a month of release, how is your feelings with buying a game used and then having to pay to have access to the DLC like in ME2 with the Cerberus Network, or on the PSP with the new Socom, have to pay sony 20 bucks to have access to the multi-player if you buy the game used.Shadowalker1191

its not just gamestop. ebay( where i do my bushiness) amazon, cragslist, other game store

I like DLC for the most part. Especially when it is like a new game in a game like the add ons to GTA4

If ya have a problem with DLC within a month of release, how is your feelings with buying a game used and then having to pay to have access to the DLC like in ME2 with the Cerberus Network, or on the PSP with the new Socom, have to pay sony 20 bucks to have access to the multi-player if you buy the game used.Shadowalker1191

Ya the DL content I can deal with, but when you have to Pre-order it from a certain store, or buy another game to get everything possible in the game, that makes me sad lol

For example, for Dragon Age, if you Pre-Order of like Amazon or other stores you can get bonus Items like the Blood Dragon Armour.

No it doesn't even slightly bother me.

I can't say it bothers me all that much. I rarely by games on release day so by the time I do get the game dlc has been out for some weeks already.

The only time dlc ever annoyed me is with Marvel Ultimate Alliance. It's FREE dlc but it's required to play with people online. Sure it's all fine and dandy until they remove it.. So now I can't play with anyone.

craigalan23

If ya have a problem with DLC within a month of release, how is your feelings with buying a game used and then having to pay to have access to the DLC like in ME2 with the Cerberus Network, or on the PSP with the new Socom, have to pay sony 20 bucks to have access to the multi-player if you buy the game used.Shadowalker1191

[QUOTE="Shadowalker1191"]If ya have a problem with DLC within a month of release, how is your feelings with buying a game used and then having to pay to have access to the DLC like in ME2 with the Cerberus Network, or on the PSP with the new Socom, have to pay sony 20 bucks to have access to the multi-player if you buy the game used.Legolas_Katarn

Good point actually.

Games developers don't get any money for any pre-owned games sold by these sorts of companies. And tbh I'm surprised it has been allowed for so long.

So DLC is a way for the games developers to get more money directly. So what. That is a good thing. It should mean they are able to put more resources into making better games in the future.

I dont see how you can consider yourself cheated out of anything when a DLC comes out.

Besides the fact that a game just has to get released at some point so people can start playing, regardless of how many other add-on ideas there may be, having DLC so early is surely to try to stem the tide of trade-ins from day-one buyers. Take me and BioShock 2, for example. I've finished the campaign and done as much of the execrable multiplayer as I could stomach, and in the absence of any other news, this was 100% getting traded back towards Final Fantay XIII by me. Now knowing that there'll be some single-player DLC soon, I may revisit that plan.

I really think Dragon Age is onto something by putting in a code for free DLC episodes with new purchases. If subsequent buyers of the disc want the DLC, BioWare can still make some money from that transaction,while people who bought the game new in stores feel better about their purchase.

ya its great and all, but why do they have dlc nearly a month after release? just stick it in the game. i feel cheated out of money when i get a game then dlc comes out a week later.

Remora133

No one is forcing you to get DLC.

I like DLC. As long as the game is complete, thats what i paid for a complete game. DLC can be great, look at Borderlands, its keeping that great game going. If you dont like it, let it pass by.

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ya its great and all, but why do they have dlc nearly a month after release? just stick it in the game. i feel cheated out of money when i get a game then dlc comes out a week later.

Jaysonguy

So what you're saying is that you don't want games released until everything that can go into the game is in the game?

I'm sorry but I don't want to wait around, I'd rather have the option to refresh games I really enjoy when the devs think something up

Extra multiplayer maps are ok but not least for a few months after release but extra episodes or levels should either go on the disc or be built up with more content to warrent there price.

I agree with the fact that no one is forcing you to buy it but now almost every game is being released then has downloadable content does anyone not think that some game developers or publishers might be removing some content from games just so they can sell it as DLC. Although there is no proof of this I would be suprised if it does not happen. Remember at the end of the day they are companies making money ( they would'nt be here else ).

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ya its great and all, but why do they have dlc nearly a month after release? just stick it in the game. i feel cheated out of money when i get a game then dlc comes out a week later.

mudfrog

So what you're saying is that you don't want games released until everything that can go into the game is in the game?

I'm sorry but I don't want to wait around, I'd rather have the option to refresh games I really enjoy when the devs think something up

Extra multiplayer maps are ok but not least for a few months after release but extra episodes or levels should either go on the disc or be built up with more content to warrent there price.

I agree with the fact that no one is forcing you to buy it but now almost every game is being released then has downloadable content does anyone not think that some game developers or publishers might be removing some content from games just so they can sell it as DLC. Although there is no proof of this I would be suprised if it does not happen. Remember at the end of the day they are companies making money ( they would'nt be here else ).

[QUOTE="Legolas_Katarn"][QUOTE="Shadowalker1191"]If ya have a problem with DLC within a month of release, how is your feelings with buying a game used and then having to pay to have access to the DLC like in ME2 with the Cerberus Network, or on the PSP with the new Socom, have to pay sony 20 bucks to have access to the multi-player if you buy the game used.mudfrog

Good point actually.

Games developers don't get any money for any pre-owned games sold by these sorts of companies. And tbh I'm surprised it has been allowed for so long.

So DLC is a way for the games developers to get more money directly. So what. That is a good thing. It should mean they are able to put more resources into making better games in the future.

[QUOTE="Remora133"]

ya its great and all, but why do they have dlc nearly a month after release? just stick it in the game. i feel cheated out of money when i get a game then dlc comes out a week later.

No one is forcing you to get DLC.

ya its great and all, but why do they have dlc nearly a month after release? just stick it in the game. i feel cheated out of money when i get a game then dlc comes out a week later.

Remora133

I don't get it. So devs should be compensated for not completely finishing games before release? I know that we all like to get games sooner rather than later, but it's also nice to get games completed rather than still in beta*cough*Left4Dead*cough*.

EDIT: The only good solution I see to get the devs the most money possible is to just offer the games with a voucher that allows gamers to DLC a month earlier than people who buy used. It could simply read that you put in the voucher code or not, and show the DLC on the available to download list according to that. That way, people who buy used aren't cheated, and people who buy new are still given an advantage that they'll think was worth the $5 extra they paid for it.

I don't get it. So devs should be compensated for not completely finishing games before release? I know that we all like to get games sooner rather than later, but it's also nice to get games completed rather than still in beta*cough*Left4Dead*cough*.

EDIT: The only good solution I see to get the devs the most money possible is to just offer the games with a voucher that allows gamers to DLC a month earlier than people who buy used. It could simply read that you put in the voucher code or not, and show the DLC on the available to download list according to that. That way, people who buy used aren't cheated, and people who buy new are still given an advantage that they'll think was worth the $5 extra they paid for it.

MPHhunter

True. There's also the case where they did build that extra room, and you paid for it, but they built a wall instead of a door, and they want you to pay the full price of that room just for them to tear down the wall and build the door. Like in Assassin's Creed 2. That's where DLC has just gone too far. Actually, what they're doing in the case of Mass Effect 2 and BF:BC2 is simply taking away the abillity of DLC unless you buy the marketplace. And in the case of SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 they're taking away the ability to play multiplayer unless you buy it for $20. These are things I see as unfair. Things like this make some people not want to buy the game at all. What I'm saying is that people who buy used and new should get the same things(they paid for the same game, and they should get the same game is the way I see it), except people who buy new should get those things earlier. You see it done all of the time with game demos, such as the Uncharted 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 early access multiplayer demos if you pre-ordered the game. Why not do it with the DLC, too?MPHhunter

With regards to AC2 and Mass Effect 2, I agree to a point. I am disappointed in AC2 for having a whole district of Florence locked for DLC, and for the actual DLC not to be that high of quality. But with Mass Effect, EA is just trying to boost new-game sales versus used-game sales, because that gets them more money. It's not perfect, but you really aren't missing that much without the DLC of ME2. I miss Oblivion-style DLC, where it was pretty cheap, mostly good quality add-ons, like the Wizard's Tower and such. Not Horse Armor. No one asked for that. XD

If its free then I don't care. If its for money then that makes me mad because now I have to dish out more cash (i.e. Gears of War 2)!

[QUOTE="Legolas_Katarn"][QUOTE="Shadowalker1191"]If ya have a problem with DLC within a month of release, how is your feelings with buying a game used and then having to pay to have access to the DLC like in ME2 with the Cerberus Network, or on the PSP with the new Socom, have to pay sony 20 bucks to have access to the multi-player if you buy the game used.mudfrog

Good point actually.

Games developers don't get any money for any pre-owned games sold by these sorts of companies. And tbh I'm surprised it has been allowed for so long.

So DLC is a way for the games developers to get more money directly. So what. That is a good thing. It should mean they are able to put more resources into making better games in the future.

I'm just annoyed how much it usually costs.

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The only time dlc ever annoyed me is with Marvel Ultimate Alliance. It's FREE dlc but it's required to play with people online. Sure it's all fine and dandy until they remove it.. So now I can't play with anyone.

chaoscougar1

[QUOTE="Remora133"]

ya its great and all, but why do they have dlc nearly a month after release? just stick it in the game. i feel cheated out of money when i get a game then dlc comes out a week later.

No one is forcing you to get DLC.