Actually it's your badges. Just like in Pokemon.Steampunk Viking said:
And yes, your second point is the entire reason this thread exists. To discern exactly who is interested in this idea. So far it's one person.
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And yes, your second point is the entire reason this thread exists. To discern exactly who is interested in this idea. So far it's one person.
So people who like figurines can get DLC that has nothing to do with the story? Whats the problem here?
It´s evil apparently.EcksTeaSea said:
Preordered Sheppard anyways. Might get Legion and Tali later on. I liked them.
In a nutshell, I think it's that a LOT more people care about the DLC than the ugly figurines, and many of them don't like the idea that holding that DLC back for buyers of said ugly figurines results in others being supplied with an "incomplete" game (which, incidentally, they've already paid full price for).EcksTeaSea said:
I know Mass Effect is promoted as a story-driven game, and that's certainly one of the biggest reasons I play the game, but it's not just a story game. Huge chunks of the game are spent in combat, so holding back weapons and armour (especially if they're non-cosmetic) can affect the game without affecting the plot.
Is the DLC something crucial for the story? Stuff like "Stolen Memories" was in a sense, non essential.AD-Stu said:
I've made the point elsewhere that you could also argue Lair of the Shadow Broker and Arrival were non-essential, but that's beside the point.Sabertooth said:
We don't actually know what the DLC linked to these figurines will be. It's almost certainly safe to assume that it won't affect the main story, but that's beside the point too.
The point is that while the game is story driven, it's not all story. Combat is a huge part of the game as well, so if it's weapons and armour that are being held back combat will be affected and I think it's perfectly valid for people to feel they're being held to ransom for the full experience, even if it doesn't affect the plot.
They don't say what the DLC is so it is entirely possible that it is just a reward for people who bought the figurines so you can wear a certain outfit or something. Everyone is treating it as if you need to buy the figurines of the game won't let you beat the Reapers when nothing has been specified.
Me and my 45th post since 10 Sep 2007 make me the coolest then? This kind of thing actually does just get my goat. Especially from EA Bioware given that they weekly manage to find a new way for me to not like their online services which will be required for games I would've liked to play. And all they seem to want to talk about is how many other ways their going to monetize it up.Steampunk Viking said:
The reason DLC will attract hatred from me is if it is:Sabertooth said:
a) Day one.
b) A really terrible value in content / cost as compared to a basically arbitrary and personal estimate of average retail games per dollar.
c) Actual game obviously must not be free itself.
So in this case, you have a small amount of digital content relative to a full game for, what, 1/3rd the cost of full retail price? Announced now. Before the game is out. Eyup. I'm gunna be a hatin' it. Not buying it isn't going to make me not hate that it is a thing which exists related to something I do want to buy.
How are we certain that they aren't talking about DLC in the multiplayer sense - not to the single player? I'm not going to even touch the multiplayer because I like Mass Effect as a single player story, so if they want to do this to the multiplayer DLC, then fine by me. If they do this for the single player DLC also, they better make them available for consoles and PC also.
Multiplayer DLC? What? I don't think their MP offering is good enough to warrant people paying for unlockables that only affect MP.TheOneBearded said:
For fucks sake, by the time they done attaching dlc to everything is there going to anything left in the standard game? I wonder what the selection of armour and weapons is actually going to be like.
you do realize that it's not bioware that's doing this right? It's EA, you know the people that handle the financing, PR (good or bad) advertisement and promotions. If you want to be pissed at someone be pissed at them it's EA that does this, Bioware are only the devs.Stormz said:
Seems like a bad move on their part. Nice idea to try and sell merchandise but figurines and games are kind of in somewhat divergent groups. How many gamers are willing to buy figurines? If its not much then their DLC is kind of going to go nowhere.
I'm gonna say what I said with regards to the art book containing DLC: It all comes down to how you look at it. If you look at it as "I have to buy a figurine just to get DLC" then you're gonna hate the idea. If you look at it as "This is a cool figurine, and I get free DLC when I buy it" you're gonna like the idea a lot more.
The other key point is that nowhere does the article state that this DLC is only available with the figurines. I'm sure that they'll be available on Xbox Live and Origin when the game is available, but this is just a nice way to save the die-hard Mass Effect fans a little cash as a way of saying thanks for being a loyal customer.
The other key point is that nowhere does the article state that this DLC is only available with the figurines. I'm sure that they'll be available on Xbox Live and Origin when the game is available, but this is just a nice way to save the die-hard Mass Effect fans a little cash as a way of saying thanks for being a loyal customer.
Not quite seeing the cause of all the whining here.
I mean sure, the figurines look like overpriced crap. I certainly wouldn't buy them. (Besides, they're bloody figurines, we grew out of that stuff at age 11.)
But I don't see how this sends people into fits of nerd rage over the game... unless of course you're driven frantic by the thought of not having access to every weapon or alternate costume or whatnot...
I mean sure, the figurines look like overpriced crap. I certainly wouldn't buy them. (Besides, they're bloody figurines, we grew out of that stuff at age 11.)
But I don't see how this sends people into fits of nerd rage over the game... unless of course you're driven frantic by the thought of not having access to every weapon or alternate costume or whatnot...
I've said it before and I'm saying it again: Bioware, please stop doing things that make me hate you. I really don't want to, all I want to do is give you my money. Why do you have to make that so hard?
Why?
Why?