Saints row the third dlc is ridiculous and is why DLC needs to be put under control

[Dendio]

Saints Row 3 just came out. I will not be buying it due to how terrible a port saints row 2 was for pc. I was casually glancing over it on steam and one thing stuck out. The dlc seems like robbery. Saints row just came out so why is there $20 dlc for 3 missions that should have been in the game to start with. The game costs $50 on steam, why do I have to pay an extra $20 for the rest of it? Theres also some shark weapon for sale. What happened to the hidden goodies unlocked through gameplay? The ultimate slap in the face is the "invincible pack" It reads :"more cheats than you'll know what to do with" then goes into some of the cheats they are selling. I had to read it twice...selling cheats? So when making a game you take out 10 percent and charge it for near half the cost of the full game? Then you take weapons that would normally be hidden/add replay value and sell them for money? Then you take *cheats of all things* and sell those?

DLC is getting out of control. Developers are testing waters with each new release to see how much they can make us pay for the same game twice. Regulations need to be imposed or this will just get even more out of control. Imagine buying a game then paying for the multiplayer feature thats already on disc. How about vice versa paying for single player. Dlc needs to go, but since it will never be gone completely we need some sort of regulations. Thanks for reading.

 

[CRAVE CASE 55]

Only the Season Pass is $20 which gives you all 3 DLC packs that will be released. and the Invincible and Shark Attack packs Cost like 1.99 or 2.99 Which isnt bad. I dont see what this problem is

 

[Alex Tom]

the one thing i dont get is the cheats DLC. their are already cheats in the game menue that u just enter a code to access.

 

[Amnestic]

Huh. I pre-ordered the game from GAME (it comes out tomorrow in England) and I got all the DLC free for pre-ordering.

Well maybe not the shark gun, but I got Prof. Genki's stuff and the Invincible pack.

I do agree that selling cheats is pretty silly. However, I'd much rather they sell cheats than not have any at all.

 

[everythingbeeps]

Oh god help us, if only there was a way to not buy DLC.

I really hate this recent trend where we're actually forced against our will to buy DLC.

 

[Darks63]

I did notice that this game really feels unfinished as far as there being less stuff than SR2 especially the lack of clothing options. looks like the policy of releasing games half done and then selling you the rest might be in full swing.

 

[Smertnik]

I don't really see a problem with this. But then I couldn't care less about cheats.

 

[everythingbeeps]

the one thing i dont get is the cheats DLC. their are already cheats in the game menue that u just enter a code to access.

This isn't a new thing. Many games have already had DLC that lets you "unlock everything", notably racing games, they usually call it something like a "Shortcut Pack" or a "Time Saver Pack" or something. This is pretty much the same thing. It lets you unlock things in the game that would normally take you time, and they're just catering to people who want to get right in and start goofing around.

Now of course it's debatable whether this is something they should charge for, but clearly people are buying it. And hell, I can understand it being worth a couple bucks to some people to unlock all the cheats right away.

I did notice that this game really feels unfinished as far as there being less stuff than SR2 especially the lack of clothing options

I freely admit, I will gladly shell out money for clothing DLC, so I'm definitely hoping they release some. I'm pretty unsatisfied with the clothing options in the game, so I'm hoping maybe they just withheld some to sell later. Which whatever. When it comes to it, it'll only be a couple bucks, and considering all the pointless crap I might blow a couple bucks on, DLC isn't nearly the worst.

 

[DracoSuave]

Oh god help us, if only there was a way to not buy DLC.

I really hate this recent trend where we're actually forced against our will to buy DLC.

I know, it's like, zombies come into your house, and use mind control drugs to pump you full of obedience, causing your hands to do the steps necessary to enter in and then complete a DLC transaction against your will!

Wait.

That doesn't happen.

OP: The way to control DLC is not to buy DLC. If you don't like it, don't buy it. If you 'need' the DLC, you're wrong about what the word 'need' means.

 

[stiver]

Then. Don't. Buy. It.

Simple as that, and you don't need to whine about it in a thread.

 

[Radoh]

So you are suggesting the governments of the world step in and intervene to this ridiculous DLC issue?
Good luck with those regulations.

Additionally, you aren't buying a game because you don't want the DLC/the previous was a bad port?
This is not a bad port, it is really good, and last I checked, DLC is something you aren't forced to buy.

 

[jFr[e]ak93]

I don't see a problem with DLC if the DLC comes out after (like 3-4 months after) and wasn't planned from the start. DLC should be an extra bonus that makes the game more then the original, but also adds replay value... Like Boarderlands or Fall-Out. This is why I wait for Game of the Year Editions.

On another note...

Selling cheats is stupid.

 

[Eddy-16]

Yeah we definitely need less things like The Shivering Isles and companies forcing people to buy all their DLCs

 

[Stoneface]

I completely agree, DLC should be additional content for a game that sold well or received good praise, it SHOULDN'T be material which was in the original game then cut and sold separately,for example the character Sebastian in Dragon Age 2.

 

[Stoneface]

I completely agree, DLC should be additional content for a game that sold well or received good praise, it SHOULDN'T be material which was in the original game then cut and sold separately,for example the character Sebastian in Dragon Age 2.

 

[walrusaurus]

I did notice that this game really feels unfinished as far as there being less stuff than SR2 especially the lack of clothing options.

Lack of clothing options? Really? I spent like 2 hours last night driving around to the various stores and buying ridiculous things. Unless your referring to the removal of the 'wear styles' option form SR2 (you could decide whether to wear jackets open or closed, what angle your hats at, etc.) in which case i agree with you.

I haven't done much of the actual mission mostly just driving around doing diversions, but first impression is that Steelport feels smaller than Stillwater, I'm not sure why.

Also i hate hate hate what they did to Shaundi. Seriously if your going totally redesign what the character looks like and hire a new voice actor, just give it a different name. Don't try and tell me its someone that it clearly isn't.

 

[GiantRaven]

ak93]I don't see a problem with DLC if the DLC comes out after (like 3-4 months after) and wasn't planned from the start. DLC should be an extra bonus that makes the game more then the original, but also adds replay value... Like Boarderlands or Fall-Out. This is why I wait for Game of the Year Editions.

On another note...

Selling cheats is stupid.

By your own logic you should have a problem with Fallout's DLC as something that complex and intricate had to have been planned before the game came out.

 

[Darks63]

I did notice that this game really feels unfinished as far as there being less stuff than SR2 especially the lack of clothing options.

Lack of clothing options? Really? I spent like 2 hours last night driving around to the various stores and buying ridiculous things. Unless your referring to the removal of the 'wear styles' option form SR2 (you could decide whether to wear jackets open or closed, what angle your hats at, etc.) in which case i agree with you.

I haven't done much of the actual mission mostly just driving around doing diversions, but first impression is that Steelport feels smaller than Stillwater, I'm not sure why.

Also i hate hate hate what they did to Shaundi. Seriously if your going totally redesign what the character looks like and hire a new voice actor, just give it a different name. Don't try and tell me its someone that it clearly isn't.

yeah the wear styles and the fact that i see alot of npcs running around with stuff that isnt in the stores like a chick with a angel outfit. also the hats in SR2 there were things like bunny and cat ears you could wear but in this one there is only hats.

 

[AD-Stu]

OP: The way to control DLC is not to buy DLC. If you don't like it, don't buy it. If you 'need' the DLC, you're wrong about what the word 'need' means.

^ this. I agree that it's a pretty scummy thing for developers to be doing when they're charging full price for the basic game, but if enough people vote with their wallets they'll eventually get the message and stop doing it.

 

[jFr[e]ak93]

ak93]I don't see a problem with DLC if the DLC comes out after (like 3-4 months after) and wasn't planned from the start. DLC should be an extra bonus that makes the game more then the original, but also adds replay value... Like Boarderlands or Fall-Out. This is why I wait for Game of the Year Editions.

On another note...

Selling cheats is stupid.

By your own logic you should have a problem with Fallout's DLC as something that complex and intricate had to have been planned before the game came out.

I thought of that when I was posting, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt with 3. As for NV, I know it was planned... kinda jerky. I wonder how long expansions have been planned. Maybe it's been like that all along. Look at Sims, that game is crazy!