i found this at gamefaqs.com and it looks like namco as usual is trying to make money off of DLC already http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=940047&topic=44452593 just read the posts to get more info on the DLC.
i dont mind paying for DLC i just dont like when its stuff that should already be included in the game. im not saying the 1st batch of DLC should be included in particular but i just dont like when certain things are ommitted from the game that should come with it in the first place.
im not shocked and ive told some of you before that namco likes to make money off of DLC. if any of you have had other namco games then youll know namco likes making money off of DLC. anyway i just hope this stuff isnt over priced because i dont mind buying it as long as its not over priced.
it also depends on what the content is. alright fine ill admit it some of the stuff thats in the first DLC package shouldve came with the game. this is just another reason why yoda and vadar are a big possibility as DLC. so dont be suprised when you see yoda and vadar as DLC in the near future.
They should do like Rockband 2.
Harmonix wanted 104 different songs in Rockband 2, but due to the time it took them to get the rights for the songs and all the jazz it was too late to include 20 of them on the disc.
So they are going to release them as DLC when the game is released for free. They could have easily just released the 20 songs for DLC and charged their usual rate, and no one would have been the wiser.
Unfortunately, most companies wouldnt have been so generous.
TheTHCGamer wrote:i found this at gamefaqs.com and it looks like namco as usual is trying to make money off of DLC already http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=940047&topic=44452593 just read the posts to get more info on the DLC. i dont mind paying for DLC i just dont like when its stuff that should already be included in the game. im not saying the 1st batch of DLC should be included in particular but i just dont like when certain things are ommitted from the game that should come with it in the first place. im not shocked and ive told some of you before that namco likes to make money off of DLC. if any of you have had other namco games then youll know namco likes making money off of DLC. anyway i just hope this stuff isnt over priced because i dont mind buying it as long as its not over priced. it also depends on what the content is. alright fine ill admit it some of the stuff thats in the first DLC package shouldve came with the game. this is just another reason why yoda and vadar are a big possibility as DLC. so dont be suprised when you see yoda and vadar as DLC in the near future.
yup and the katamari damacy games. namco loves making money off of DLC. no problem NightmareX4 its good to know we have DLC coming for SC4 i just hope the content coming out is worth it and isnt over priced.
So is this the DLC promised to people who buy the PE SCIV?
I wish someone from Namco would just tell us what the real deal is with all DLC for the game.
no Drop Zone71 the developers have stated the content in the PE will be exclusive to the people who buy the PE version of the game. yea Fuzetsu i want more costumes to use in CAS and it looks like im going to have to buy some more microsoft points.
what can i say im an item hore.
I wonder if they did like EA has done in the past? Where the content was originally in the game, but was taken out just so they could see it all DLC. If so thats really lame.
I remember back when Luminis Live was released I was thinking about getting it, then I realized one that it was 1,200(should have been 800), but mainly I didnt get it because they took out modes and sold them as DLC.
well its true to many times game developer try to charge us for content that should already be in the game. you even said you agree with me on some level. im not saying all DLC isnt worth it and that it should all be free. im just saying some of the stuff that companys charge for should just come with the game.
im not going to budge on that. yea you might not have complained about the other SC games but DLC wasnt what it is these days so of course there going to take things out of SC4 that imo shouldve already been in the game.
not only that JaiGaia didnt the older SC games have more modes? so yea i dont like it when we get a stripped down version of a game only to sell certain parts later on down the road as DLC. now fixes by patches are a must especially if problems in a game cause it to freeze.
how are we being spoiled by DLC these days when DLC can add replay value to some of our favorite games. you also bring up the PC but whos to say some of the DLC isnt just as important to people who only play consoles online.
i dont care for all DLC but some of it when done right are great additions to a game. btw why do PC gamers always have to put down consoles when people who own consoles only want the same things pc gamers are getting for there games?
anyway yea like i said you might have not complained about the older SC games but thats because DLC wasnt a part of gaming as it is today. so that being said of course SC4 might be missing game modes and features that shouldve been in the game.
instead we might have to pay for it via DLC. so yea that kind sucks imo.
so what have we learned here today. 1. DLC shouldnt only be for PC gamers 2. some DLC should already be included in the game because before consoles were so big on DLC we wouldve gotten most of these things when bought the game last gen. not only that but thats part of the reason why we might be missing features and game modes that were in past games.
3. hey some DLC content is cool and actually gives games more replay value. 4. if you dont like DLC dont buy it no one is forcing you too. 5. only buy the content that you think is worth it to you. all in all i love DLC as long as its done right but i just dont like when game developers sell content that really should be included in the game.
oh i dont know development costs do play a factor but i dont think they play a factor to the extent of what game developers are saying they do. now really big budget games like MGS4 i understand but for the majority of games i think the budget thing is more of an excuse to make more money without looking to greedy.
i mean isnt the reason why game prices went up ten dollars this gen because of development costs? think about it ten dollars really adds with all the sales a game makes.
your comparing dvds to video games when it comes to special editions which is fine but i dont remember the last time payed 59.99 for any SE dvd. i know what your saying but i dont think were going to get things free anymore unless its petty things like gamer pics/themes.
you might say that our current console generation is spoiled but what did you expect would happen when DLC that is worth the money was introduced. console gamers dont have the options of getting free mods for example like PC users have so console users rely on DLC for extras.
i dont blame people for being dissapointed when DLC isnt available for there favorite games because its the game developers and console makers faults creating DLC in the first place to make extra money. why shouldnt DLC be expected when ever a PC game is released theres always user content made for it.
you cant do that with a consoles so imo PC users take the things they have for granted because i know for a fact console users wouldnt be content if they had access to all the stuff PC users get in there games. now like ive been saying maybe it was okay to be content with games in the past but thats because we got everything the developer created before the game was released.
nowadays we rely on DLC to get the most out of what we do get from a game. lets say games these days are shorter or lack certain modes/features that were in previous versions of that game. since some of us dont have PCs and dont have access to free stuff dont you think the next best thing would be DLC?
not only that but some of us do have PCs but hate having to upgrade graphics cards just to play the latest PC games. now the problem with money being made off of DLC is how much of the game are we going to be missing?
some of the DLC ive seen online i laugh at and think to myself that shouldve already been included in the game and other DLC i laugh at because its just plain over priced. it is all up to the consumer though if the DLC is worth it to you then buy it.
reasons like that keep me from being as content as i was before DLC was available.
sorry but i cant just be content with a game when i know for a fact that they took out modes/features that wouldve been in the game if there wasnt money to be made with DLC. im not saying this is the case for SC4 yet because i dont know if certain modes that were in previous SC games will be available via DLC.
i can say however if theres things like extra BGM music then yea that shouldve just came packaged with the game. so in ending i cant be content with a game that should have more gameplay/features that wouldve been available if there wasnt DLC.
dont get me wrong i might love the game but to say im totally content would be a lie when i know it couldve been so much more if things werent taken out to make money off of DLC. once again shouldnt we be getting everything we can when were already paying 10 dollars more for games this gen.
there were versions of games that cost less last gen that had more gameplay/features than this gen due to companys making money of off DLC.
lol were not arguing were debating and this is a good way to inform each other. im not taking the posts personal and i dont think JaiGai is either. theres nothing wrong about being passionate about the things you love and i love gaming.
besides the topic is about DLC so this seems like the best place for a debate about DLC and how it effects gaming.