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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 24, 2012 at 4:55 am
Quote: Paying for cosmetic DLC is fine as it doesn't affect the gameplay, buying DLC where the game gets so unbalanced and therefore way too easy is something that already doesn't sit right with me, but this is just moneygrabbing for the sake of moneygrabbing.
This is a general statement about the status of DLC's at the moment, I am not saying this DLC is that. I did not say this DLC will alter the balance of the game but there are definitely DLC's out there that do. Even worse, you buy DLC for one game and it creates a bonus in another game. However, this is a trend, one that EA has tried before in the past and had to recant, and that you fall for this and are willing to pay more for less content doesn't mean others should follow suit.
It is important to distinguish between From Ashes and the business model represented by Mass Effect 2's early DLC. Cerberus Network content like extra party member Zaeed Massani was freely available to those who had purchased the game new, smartly helping to protect against second-hand sales losses. On the other hand, From Ashes will not be provided to all paying customers; accessing this day-1 content will require separate purchase for $10 or acquisition of the Collector's or Digital Deluxe Edition. The Protheon companion was present in the leaked script back in November, which suggests that it was always planned as part of the main game.
Quote:The people who will be supposedly 'boycotting' this are fools. If they want to miss out on one of the greatest gaming experiences going then they can be my guest, but frankly the reasons they are doing so are stupid. I'd gladly pay twice as much for this game than half the other crap on the gaming market today regardless.
That basically means thet you will allow companies like Bioware and specially EA to screw you over by selling you a glorified demo of the game and bleeding you dry for unlockable content. If that is the way you want to go that is fine by me, but I am not one of those people.
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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 24, 2012 at 10:15 am
(February 24, 2012 at 4:55 am)leo-rcc Wrote: That basically means thet you will allow companies like Bioware and specially EA to screw you over by selling you a glorified demo of the game and bleeding you dry for unlockable content. If that is the way you want to go that is fine by me, but I am not one of those people.
I couldn't disagree more.
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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 24, 2012 at 10:22 am
That and 1,60 euro gets me a coffee at McDonalds.
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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 25, 2012 at 6:34 am
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I enjoy DLC, The mass effect DLC is a free gift with the collectors edition. You Don't have to buy it you know. You will still have the entire game to play.
(February 23, 2012 at 3:46 pm)Napoleon Wrote: (February 23, 2012 at 3:40 pm)lilkanyon Wrote: Skyrim didn't touch ME2 for me.
I hate to say it, but Skyrim is almost as repackaged as call of duty. It is to me, for all intents and purposes, Oblivion version 2. After playing so many hours of Fallout as well, the game just feels so old and dated to me.
I feel exactly the same way, Skyrim became a huge let down for me. I thought it was great untill i got my hands on Dark Souls. Now that, That was awesome
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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 25, 2012 at 9:21 am
(February 25, 2012 at 6:34 am)thebigfudge Wrote: I enjoy DLC, The mass effect DLC is a free gift with the collectors edition. You Don't have to buy it you know. You will still have the entire game to play.
This.
(February 23, 2012 at 3:46 pm)Napoleon Wrote: I feel exactly the same way, Skyrim became a huge let down for me. I thought it was great untill i got my hands on Dark Souls. Now that, That was awesome
I wasn't really let down by Skyrim. I mean I knew what I was going to get when I bought it, if you take the game on its own then it is a brilliant game. However for me, I feel like I've been playing it for 5 years already. I have absolutely no desire to carry on with that game.
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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 25, 2012 at 10:30 am
has anyone played the demo ? It was pretty amazing. looks like its going to be emotional
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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 25, 2012 at 10:31 am
(February 25, 2012 at 6:34 am)thebigfudge Wrote: I enjoy DLC, The mass effect DLC is a free gift with the collectors edition. You Don't have to buy it you know. You will still have the entire game to play. That's just it, it is getting more and more apparent that this DLC used to be part of the main game, therefore chopping it out and charging extra for this DLC is just a dick move. Apart from that, it is a figure that is part of the ME lore for crying out loud, how anyone can argue that is not relevant to the main game is beyond me.
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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 25, 2012 at 10:34 am
(February 25, 2012 at 10:31 am)leo-rcc Wrote: (February 25, 2012 at 6:34 am)thebigfudge Wrote: I enjoy DLC, The mass effect DLC is a free gift with the collectors edition. You Don't have to buy it you know. You will still have the entire game to play. That's just it, it is getting more and more apparent that this DLC used to be part of the main game, therefore chopping it out and charging extra for this DLC is just a dick move. Apart from that, it is a figure that is part of the ME lore for crying out loud, how anyone can argue that is not relevant to the main game is beyond me.
BIoware has came out and said that this DLC was made after the game had finished and by a different team.
http://www.gamesradar.com/bioware-explai...aunch-dlc/
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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 25, 2012 at 10:49 am
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(February 25, 2012 at 10:34 am)thebigfudge Wrote: BIoware has came out and said that this DLC was made after the game had finished and by a different team.
http://www.gamesradar.com/bioware-explai...aunch-dlc/
If that is the case that makes it at least a bit more palpable, but it still is not winning any beauty awards. I still see this as setting a bad trend, and I hope Bioware looks long and hard at the way this is received.
Had this DLC been released in the same way as DLC has been handled by the likes of Rockstar and Ubisoft, there would not have been such an uproar over this. DLC is not a problem if done right, this was not done right.
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RE: Mass Effect 3 Countdown.
February 25, 2012 at 11:04 am
(February 25, 2012 at 10:49 am)leo-rcc Wrote: (February 25, 2012 at 10:34 am)thebigfudge Wrote: BIoware has came out and said that this DLC was made after the game had finished and by a different team.
http://www.gamesradar.com/bioware-explai...aunch-dlc/
If that is the case that makes it at least a bit more palpable, but it still is not winning any beauty awards. I still see this as setting a bad trend, and I hope Bioware looks long and hard at the way this is received.
Had this DLC been released in the same way as DLC has been handled by the likes of Rockstar and Ubisoft, there would not have been such an uproar over this. DLC is not a problem if done right, this was not done right.
I do agree. I guess i don't mind as much as the collectors edition was basically free for me,( money I saved up on a game card)
Hopefully they learn from this and go back to the cerberus network which I thought was great DLC wise
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