Callin' for a DLC boycott.

[markisb]

Because the pc mw2 boycot worked so well a couple years back.
*sarcasm*

I don't think u can successfully do a boycott in gaming, for it to work every body must not want to buy something and not everyone cares about the politics of games. Some times I think people take games way to seriously.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

Before I get into it, I'm just going to say that I have nothing against DLCs. Actually, I think that the idea behind them is wonderful. Major bug slipped past playtesting? Now it can be fixed with minimum fuss! Reviews say the main issue with your game is not enough of 'x'? Now you can add 'x'!

I'm not even saying that DLCs should be free. Developers work hard on their games, but they do have fairly strict deadlines. Maybe they couldn't find the time to shove something into the gold build of the game? Well, then they can use the DLC system to get it out there.

No, my issue isn't with Downlodable Content. It's with Unlockable Content, or as I shall refer to them from now on, ULC's. If you look in the Playstation Network (Assuming. Don't have a PS3) or Xbox Live Marketplace and you see a DLC that is about 300kb in size, that would be a 'key' to unlock content that is already on the disk that you paid full price for.

Many people just say 'Well if you don't like it, then don't buy it.' That doesn't stop it from being major douchebaggery, and some people will still fork over the $5 or however much it costs to get at the ULC. If noone buys the ULC, maybe some gaming companies *CoughEAcough* will get the hint and actually start letting you have everything on the disk that you've already paid them for.

In otherwords, Believe in your force and head into the Garden of Madness. [sub]Shameless No More Heroes reference. Don't hurt me.[/sub]

It's already on the disc but it's two separate entities and is a measure to save you time! Like you would care if bought a box and it had 3 muffins... those muffins are not yours unless you buy them.

That's a poor analogy and doesn't work. To equivalate what your analogy means into this situation, it's more like:

"You bought a game, and it had 3 DLC accidentaly put in. Those DLC aren't yours unless you buy them"


What were discussing here is stuff on the disc.

The 'box'.

Here's a proper analogy of ULC.

Say you buy a box from me. You notice the top won't close. You need to pay me before you can close the box.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

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Boycott additional content for games I like?

Sure. Why not?

Wait. No. Come to think of it I like getting more slapped ontop of something I am already enjoying. It's not like it costs an arm and a leg. Usually just costs what I'd otherwise spend on two pizzas. Or one pizza. And that's gone in 5 minutes, DLC lasts me longer and I can do it AGAIN.

Can't really re-eat pizza.

That would be just weird.

Actually, this is an argument about UCL. So it's more like, you pay extra so you can have the cheese on your pizza.

 

[Popido]

Cant help you OP. Im already on boycott.

 

[Anah'ya]

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Boycott additional content for games I like?

Sure. Why not?

Wait. No. Come to think of it I like getting more slapped ontop of something I am already enjoying. It's not like it costs an arm and a leg. Usually just costs what I'd otherwise spend on two pizzas. Or one pizza. And that's gone in 5 minutes, DLC lasts me longer and I can do it AGAIN.

Can't really re-eat pizza.

That would be just weird.

Actually, this is an argument about UCL. So it's more like, you pay extra so you can have the cheese on your pizza.

I do that occasional, actually. I always replace the normal cheese with mozzarella. And I mean, why not? Though truth be told, the comparison was not for the PIZZA, it was merely a comparison of money spent vs. value had; otherwise it falls flat on its face since a PIZZA for one person would probably not cost from 35 to 70 EURs. At least not in establishments frequented by working class folk like me.