Poll: How often are you buying DLC?

[dragonslayer32]

I'm constantly buying it for crappy games to try and make them better. I also buy it for good games to make them amazing. I suppose what I am trying to say is that if it is there, I will buy it. And yes, I have a MASSIVE hole in my wallet (I can't afford to buy a new one lol)

 

[newdarkcloud]

I rarely buy DLC. The only ones I have bought were from Fallout 3 , the Assassin's Creed 2 and Valkyria Chronicles. I don't regret all but 1 purchase.

 

[Gutkrusha]

I like DLC, but I don't buy it unless it's a game I really enjoy, such as Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age.

I'm exactly the same. I have every DLC for Mass Effect 2, Oblivion, Mass Effect 1, the Halo games, fallout 3(well, I didn't really buy those separately, I got the game of the year edition.)...

 

[brunothepig]

If I really do love a game. Although, I have never bought it seperately. What with living an hour from the closest game store, not being able to drive, and not having a job, I rarely buy games anywhere near the release date. That means I'll either pick up the GOTY (did with Morrowind) or just get a lovely deal on Steam. Need to save up a bit for the Magic pack thing. Save over $10.

 

[imnot]

never have, but seeing as that L4D one is free i might have to start, thank you Valve.

 

[Ava Elzbieta]

I like DLC, but I don't buy it unless it's a game I really enjoy, such as Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age.

Exactly my standpoint: this thread makes me giggle because my wallet just became $60 lighter not more than two hours ago to catch up on all the Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age DLC. I'll buy DLC for games I absolutely adore (the aforementioned and Fallout 3 being the examples), and only rarely for games I like (Left 4 Dead 1+2, only if the DLC is interesting).

The trend towards DLC both delights and disturbs me: on the one hand, it's a way to explore new content and enhance my gameplay experience months or even years after the game's release. Borderlands is a decent example of this: the developer doesn't even plan on a sequel, they just plan on adding to the game as it is. Then again, with the revenue DLC guarantees to go straight into the studio's pocket, some feel that games are being chopped up and truncated in order to force players to re-buy the game over and over and over again. Do I really want to pay two dollars for three additional weapons in Mass Effect 2, or should the weapons have been available in the first place? Why should I pay $4-10 for map packs that are free to PC gamers?

Even though I was on the receiving end of the stick, the DLC carrot Dragon Age offered players who bought the game new is a good example of ways DLC can change the way developers are paid: they offered "The Stone Prisoner" free to those who bought the game and entered an enclosed code by April 30. Hilariously, I bought my copy three days after the deadline, so I just forked over $15 to try the expansion. Still, it's a neat example of ways DLC is changing the way we enjoy our games. Do you think it's for the better or for the worst?

 

[Evilsanta]

I like DLC, but I don't buy it unless it's a game I really enjoy, such as Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age.

Well, this. As Fargo wrote i only do it for games i really like. Or if it give me somekind of advantage. Like new weapons and stuff.

 

[carpathic]

It is pretty rare for me to buy DLC. Generally speaking, it makes me angry. I already paid for the game and I feel as though the game company could choke up some free content.

 

[TerribleAssassin]

Sometimes.


I wondered what MW2's were like and got them.
I was dissapointed with the Stimulus and the first Assassin's Creed.
And I ended up with the GOTY versions of Fallout 3 and Deus Ex.


So sometimes...

 

[Frapple]

Yes:

Mass Effect II, because it's Mass Effect?

Borderlands, because it's more co-op madness, is actually worth it content wise & was in the Steam sales.

Just Cause II, because it was cheap.

No:

Dragon Age, doesn't use my character for most of it, seems far too disjointed, haven't even played Awakening yet.

 

[Lacsapix]

Never only expension packs and the complete pack of a game.
I am not so stupid to spend 120$ for Battlefield bad company 2 in total

 

[LandoCristo]

I don't like DLC. Too many games now (LOOKING AT YOU, Activision!) are released with the bare-bones minimum of maps and content, and then they sell you the rest of the game in convenient $15 packs. Maybe I'm just spoiled from playing TF2 for three years, but unless the game was godly to begin with, I'm not paying anything else for it.

EDIT: I do buy expansion packs for some games, but never flat-out DLC.

 

[Daaaah Whoosh]

I don't like getting Microsoft points, so I usually don't have the means to accessing DLC. I think my laziness has saved me a lot of money though, because the only FPS I really play any more is Halo 3.

 

[Flamezdudes]

I haven't bought any DLC for absolutely ages.

The only game i have all the DLC for is Fallout 3, the DLC for ME2 and DA:O (Both of which i love.) just look quite pointless but i might get it eventually.

 

[Rakkana]

VERY VERY rarely. I've done it once. And I doubt I'll do it again. Wasn't worth the money.

 

[Lizardon]

I've only got the DLC for Dragon Age and Mass Effect. I don't do DLC often, mainly because of my bad internet connection taking forever to download.

 

[MetalDooley]

Even though I was on the receiving end of the stick, the DLC carrot Dragon Age offered players who bought the game new is a good example of ways DLC can change the way developers are paid: they offered "The Stone Prisoner" free to those who bought the game and entered an enclosed code by April 30. Hilariously, I bought my copy three days after the deadline, so I just forked over $15 to try the expansion. Still, it's a neat example of ways DLC is changing the way we enjoy our games. Do you think it's for the better or for the worst?

You know they got rid of the expiry date on those codes.I only bought DA:O about a month ago and the code worked fine

I only buy DLC if it's for a game I really like.Even then I'll usually wait a while and get it when it's Deal of the Week on XBL because a lot of DLC is overpriced.I recently got the Return to Ostagar and Warden's Keep DLC for DA:O and tbh even at half price they were still too expensive for the content they offered

 

[Outright Villainy]

I've never bought DLC for a game. I wouldn't be against getting one of those GOTY editions though.

 

[science girl]

I don't buy DLC because I can't afford it for one and oftentimes from what I've seen you don't really get enough value for money.

 

[Ldude893]

I don't buy my DLC, I get em free from VALVE. I'd get a DLC for Fallout 3 but New Vegas is coming around the corner and I had to uninstall Fallout 3 to make room for space in my hard drive.