The Anti-Anti-DLC Movement!

[Continuity]

All this talk about not paying DLC for locked content. It is mostly justified. Though, it does make me wonder if you would by DLC at all?

So here's my question: Riddle me this! (Yes, I've been playing too much Arkham City, shut up) What company, video game, and/or franchise WOULD you buy DLC for?

I ain't talking downloadable games, those are different, I mean add-on content for an already existing game or downloads that unlock such content?

My pick would be Rocksteady Games. They've made 2 of the most fantastic games ever, and one underrated gem. I have bought all the DLC for Arkham Asylum and intend to do the same for Arkham City (don't worry, I'll shut up about the game eventually). Why? Because Rocksteady deserves that money; I they've went beyond the expectations of many gamers and Batman fans alike to make a game that not just qualifies as a Batman game, but also a true work of art (in my opinion). I want them to use this money to continue making such fantastic games!

So wait, what... are you pro-anti-anti-DLC or anti-anti-anti-DLC. Because i'm confused. lol


ON the subject though, DLC has a legitimate place in some games, the trouble with it is that I think too many standalone AAA games have DLC purely as a cash grab gimmick rather than because it adds meaningfully to the content of the game.

That Aside, i'm cool with DLC, provided it offers value for money! so if there's not much content in the DLC it should be cheap and if the content is substantial it can be more expensive.

 

[Humza Ahmad]

I'll buy any DLC that adds more of the gameplay other then the main story. DLC like the Borderland DLCs or the Fallout 3 DLCs. I will not buy costumes like in Street Fighter.

 

[Daveman]

I've bought all the DLC for Oblivion and Fallout New Vegas.

Yes, even Horse Armour.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

I will never ever buy DLC most of it is over priced tripe and what isn't is still overpriced. I would however, be more than willing to buy a reasonably priced expansion pack ie Shivering Isles is not DLC it is an expansion there is a major difference.

 

[WanderingFool]

I?d buy DLC for any game I like .

It?s a nice way to support the developers
and if I like the game enough to buy DLC in it, then I probably want to see more of it anyway.

This is my opinion, almost word for word. If I like the game enough, ill buy the DLC.

 

[Pipotchi]

DLCs are inherently doomed to failed. The basic idea about DLCs are that they should expand the game, right? Thing is; if they continue to build the main story, that means you're buying an incomplete game. This will piss people off.

However, if you expand the game through side-stories, few people will be ready to pay 10-15 bucks for just an extra quest/mission and/or a few items. As such, it just wouldn't be economically viable to make DLCs, rather than start making a sequal, or just another game in general.

Personally, I only buy DLCs by buying a Game of the Year edition or some such, where you get the full game plus all DLCs for just slightly more than what the game cost at retail without DLCs.

Ah Yes DLC is doomed to failure, thats why its developed into a billion dollar industry from a standing start in the last few years.

DLC is here to stay even with Rip off versions and Day one DLC, it makes a tonne of money and fickle consumers will bend over and take it. All we can hope is that some developers do it right Like Rockstar, undead nightmare was awesome and Liberty city stories as well

 

[Something Amyss]

So here's my question: Riddle me this! (Yes, I've been playing too much Arkham City, shut up) What company, video game, and/or franchise WOULD you buy DLC for?

Not even a hypothetical, I have tons of DLC. More than my fair share of downloadable games, which you're not counting, but also content. Fallout 3 offered beefy content for the price on its DLC, so I bought it. Saints Row 2 offered me a great world, so more of it seemed a given. They even gave us the last pack free. IT was only clothes and stuff, but it was still nice.

Rock Band takes up more space on my HDD than I'd like to admit, and I've spent way more than I care to admit, but especially now with pro modes, I think it's worth the amount of time I'm gonna put into it.

I can't think of more examples offhand, but I have tons of DLC for various titles. I'm just too lazy to boot up my Xbox and sift through. I even own expansions for MTG: DOTP, a downloadable title in itself.

I really do live by the concept that if you make a good game, it makes me want more of it. If you make good DLC, I will buy it.

On the flip side, you could go the Army of Two route. I liked the 40th Day, honest. I know I'm a minority here, but I would have liked DLC. Especially after they gave us a freebie with the first title. An actual freebie, not one of those "Catwoman" freebies. But TFD was bugged, bad. Having visited the official site, EA had made clear there were to be no more big fixes, while some major ones still existed. They then came to us with their hands out, saying "buy our DLC." Ten bucks for a game where they wouldn't do more bugfixes and the DLC itself was glitched. No. Bad.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Atlus if it was a good enough game and warranted it.

 

[NickCaligo42]

DLC ain't worth my time. I've been let down the few times I've done it: LittleBigPlanet, Force Unleashed, and at least one other game that I just plum forget. Either make a new game or don't bother. This shit feels like a crapshoot more than a legitimate product.

 

[omicron1]

I will buy any DLC that expands singleplayer (not multiplayer!) gameplay (new mechanics, not new weapons!), playable area, or content. For instance, the Shivering Isles expansion is just about perfect; but the typical "Pay $5 for a different looking gun" junk is worthless.

 

[FallenTraveler]

The most dlc I have purchased has been for Borderlands and Fallout 3. I LOVED THOSE GAMES! I would buy dlc for arkham asylum/city were they extensions to the singleplayer experience/story. Other games I will buy dlc for - Payday: The Heist (I find it to be AWESOME, perfect leveling system and the controls feel great on ps3. I will also buy dlc for Dungeon Defenders... I am literally addicted.

I do not have a problem with dlc in the slightest if it is done right though. As long as it provides new and substantial content that extends my enjoyment I will buy it. I do not need map packs for multiplayer games necessarily though, but that might just be that I feel more comfortable on a pc with custom maps... like TF2.

On a bit of a side note, I HATE TF2's shop system, I just despise it, it's slightly overpriced and doesn't feel like it is worth the money.

 

[squid5580]

There's a BIG difference between the Catwoman debacle and the Cerberus system.

And what would that be? Don't have either one and you lose out on a extra character and extra weapons.

 

[Googenstien]

DLC for RPG type games for me is the best as it adds more content,levels, spells, items, and quests.. instead of just a few new maps for multiplayer or even worse skins, hats, and any decorative items which see to be all the rage. Even MMOs have decorative items or mounts to buy at $25 a pop.

 

[Pandabearparade]

I'd buy DLC for a game that is awesome enough to merit more content. I'm sure Skyrim will be such a game.

 

[The Lunatic]

Very rarely do I buy DLC.

I can think of one example, that'd be borderlands, which expanded the game quite significantly, and I bought it when it was on steam sale.