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DLC Rant

06/23/10 11:31 pm | #1

I'm usually not a person to rant over the internet because, 9/10 you probably don't give a flip about my personal problems. However, I feel this applies to games and I would really like to discuss this. Okay, so obviously DLC* is a trend that is growing fast in the past few weeks: Splinter Cell Conviction, Red Dead Redemption, Bad Company 2, Dead to Right, and Family Game Night. It seemed at one point only extremely popular/good games would get DLC which is something I'm fine with but, now it seems like every other game gets it. So, at this point you're probably asking yourself extra content this is bad why? Well the achievement addition. I mean for me the cost doesn't so much matter however, it is annoying to drop $10 on some half assed missions. Right, back to achievements, I'm not really a completionist but, I like to keep my percentage around 82-85%. With the large number of games getting DLC makes me go back to them and get the DLC in order to get the achievements. Which takes my time away from new titles (Transformers War for Cybertron). My main issue is games the don't need DLC are getting DLC to milk the max profit (I know it's business it's all about the $$). I was satisfied when games like Halo 3 and Gears 2 had 1750 these are legitimately fun/popular titles. Now we see more games for Family Game night which breaks the former cap of 1750 with a solid 1850. This kind of blows the former limits to the amount of DLC allowed/new achievements allowed. That says to me that the sky is the limit which disgust me. I honestly a don't want to invest $100+ into a game ($60 +4 DLC's). This is just my opinion.

Thoughts?

/rant over

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12/31/69 7:00 pm | #2

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06/23/10 11:48 pm | #3

I feel the same way and I know just about everyone at one point or another has dropped 5-10 bucks on really shitty poor DLC just to try and get a completion or boost their points up in a game(Timeshifts MP pack DLC + Stranglehold MP pack are just two that I've purchased in the last 6 months) and it seems like lately if a developer knows their MP is shit or game in general is shitty that theyll add on a really crappy MP pack with extra achieves at 10 or more dollars JUST to get people to buy it and play it online for a day or so. Stranglehold for example is not a very good game in any way but xSupermanx81x and I both spent 1200 points on it for the 6 map 250 point DLC and ended up beating it in like an hour and will never play those maps again...it all comes down to preferences and such and if ur into completing games and the such but yea, they pretty much rip u off with crap games. That's why I LOVE good games with FREE DLC like RDR.

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06/23/10 11:49 pm | #4

I agree with everything said above.

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06/23/10 11:53 pm | #5

I also agree with Melissa, Dragon Age was a game I loved once I got into it, but the DLC's are a whole different story. They were terrible, short and overpriced and I expected way more from Bioware, hence me not getting any of the ME2 DLC yet because I know im gonna end up having the same problem with them. Ill either wait for them to price drop or come out in a pack with a discount or something, same with the newer Dragon Age DLC. I dont see how Bioware thinks releasing half assed DLC will boost sales, its just the opposite with everyone I kno who played the first few. The crappy DLC drove me AWAY from purchasing any new content in the future for both Dragon Age AND ME2 unless I hear it delivers and is actually worth the points.

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06/23/10 11:58 pm | #7

There is a game for the computer with 2000 gamerscore...

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I think it's Dawn of War 2? I'm not sure

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06/24/10 12:01 am | #8

Yea I actually sent back Dragon Age after I completed it the 2nd time with the DLC's even though I knew the new DLC was releasing a week or so later just because the first 2 were so crappy. Haven't had the desire to pick up another copy, expansion pack or otherwise, I'll just wait for the inevitable GOTY edition once they're done with all the DLC for it. I'm anxiously waiting for them to release an expansion pack for ME2 or something new and sizeable that's worth it though since I held on to my copy of that game. I did get the DLC on Borderlands though and was pretty impressed with the Secret Armory...BUT, Mad Moxxi was the WORST. DLC. EVER. in ANY game. PERIOD. :laugh:

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06/24/10 12:02 am | #9

Yea thats Dawn of War 2 on the PC, its technically 2 seperate games for 1k each. I have the Chaos Rising expansion with the 1k but only have 20 points in it...that dropped my completion % alot...

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06/24/10 12:11 am | #11

Yeah I agree, I'm with it if it's a game I TRULY enjoy like Gears or Halo but now it seems like every game I play there's something else to get

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06/24/10 1:09 am | #12

Ranting about completion percentages...I would REALLY like it if the DLC for a game were listed separately from the original game. XBLA games, retail games, DLC.

There are a lot of games out there that I liked but I have no interest in the DLC. Mass Effect or Bioshock. In both cases the DLC came out WAYYYY after the release. I had a 100% on ME then, suddenly I don't. I have no interest in going back in either case to buy the DLC and then familiarize myself with the controls and immerse myself back in those worlds for $10 , 20 minutes and 2 ach's. If they were listed separately, it wouldn't even occur to me. But that's just my rant.

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06/24/10 1:10 am | #13

Yea, DLC is the enemy... Half of my completions required me to buy the DLC

. I feel your pain, Bay.

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06/24/10 1:16 am | #14

Quote by Mo the Surfer:

...I would REALLY like it if the DLC for a game were listed separately from the original game. XBLA games, retail games, DLC.

Agreed. I too agree with just about everything you all said.

At least this first set of DLC for RDR was free with achievements.

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06/24/10 2:41 am | #15

Quote by Melissa Evol:

Quote by Circus:

, Mad Moxxi was the WORST. DLC. EVER. in ANY game. PERIOD.

QFT.

the armory DLC might be the best DLC ever released for a game, but the suckage that was the first 2 stopped the money train from the Evol house, lol.

i dont necessarily HATE the borderlands DLCs....but i will say, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx was just fantastic. THAT is a DLC worth payin for, because it had so much to do and was just awesome! i loved the general knoxx character xD idk why, he was just awesome. but if more game companies would make a game, and then make it good (like borderlands) and then make good dlc (like the secret armory) it would make DLCs worth buying. now zombie island i did kinda-sorta like..it was ok, but i wish i woulda known about where to get the 'braaaaaaaaaaaaains' quest first...i got like 93285093802195 headshots and then found the dam quest and was sad...the underdome i need to finish and then ill have my 1500...

but i wish more companies would make a good game, and then make good DLC thats worth buying. or like, release one eh DLC, or a bad DLC, and then make up for it w/ an awesome DLC (i.e: borderlands w/ underdome/zombie island and then the secret armory)

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