disregarding the playlists that created especially for the new maps and the old maps

R3FURBISHED

Besides, no one is forcing you to buy map packs, and you can still enjoy multiplayer without getting them.

Vari3ty

Somebody explain to me why in the heck would you waste $10 to $15 dollars on map packs. Unless of course it's a terrible game that locks you out of playlists until you buy the DLC(Halo 3).

Playerbases can fluctuate rapidly as well. How many people are playing Brink. Or Kane & Lynch 2. Or Duke Nukem Forever. Or other multiplayer games with map packs that aren't popular at all?

Finding games when a game becomes less popular is even more troublesome when you own a specific map pack and are only allowed to play with people with that map pack. What if the map pack wasn't popular and you're stuck playing with 80 players that are in tune with your configuration? Sure you could delete it. Then you'd be admitting you wasted money on a map pack and are admitting I'm right.

Not to mention. What if EA, Microsoft or SONY shut down the servers for XBL or PSN or EA's game to game culling? Money down the drain again. Especially if the game doesn't have LAN or split screen(Battlefield 3).

I don't get why you'd waste that money when you could spend that same money towards a GREAT game like say Journey or Shadow Complex or Dishwasher the Dead Samurai. You know. Games without DLC.

Somebody explain to me why in the heck would you waste $10 to $15 dollars on map packs. Unless of course it's a terrible game that locks you out of playlists until you buy the DLC(Halo 3).

Playerbases can fluctuate rapidly as well. How many people are playing Brink. Or Kane & Lynch 2. Or Duke Nukem Forever. Or other multiplayer games with map packs that aren't popular at all?

Finding games when a game becomes less popular is even more troublesome when you own a specific map pack and are only allowed to play with people with that map pack. What if the map pack wasn't popular and you're stuck playing with 80 players that are in tune with your configuration? Sure you could delete it. Then you'd be admitting you wasted money on a map pack and are admitting I'm right.

Not to mention. What if EA, Microsoft or SONY shut down the servers for XBL or PSN or EA's game to game culling? Money down the drain again. Especially if the game doesn't have LAN or split screen(Battlefield 3).

I don't get why you'd waste that money when you could spend that same money towards a GREAT game like say Journey or Shadow Complex or Dishwasher the Dead Samurai. You know. Games without DLC.

I know Crapcom and Ca$shcom

But these are 8 full complete games(9 if you include Magic Sword in Final Fight Double Impact) with no DLC(Rocketmen comes with a free DLC expansion.)

When I bought my copy for $20 a few months ago, I noticed that the piece of paper with the code on it had an expiration date. Assuming all DLC codes have that same date, it has already passed and you couldn't download it for free anyway.

Bubble_Man

The DLC was free up to january 1 2012 says the manual, if i recall correctlybarney_calhoun_

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I don't want to register with EA so I'm not gonna open it until I know. Otherwise I'll return it if I have to do anything with EA.

worlock77

What's the big deal? I mean you've already given them your money so...

Maybe to get DLC that you pay for.

But I never signed up for anything and still got the Dragon Plate armor and the extra side missions. I think those are the only things that are included with disc though.

ristactionjakso

Did you get Zaeed?

Nope. I never registered and got the Dragon PLate armor and the extra side missions. They become available after a little while of playing.

ristactionjakso