Evolve Will Have Lots of DLC

[Riff Moonraker]

game has been specifically built to accommodate DLC.

so moneygrubbing by design.

ut we really didn't have a structure there to make new characters or zombie types, so we were pretty limited on what we could do, DLC-wise

translation: expect "2 new zombie skins for 5 dollars" DLCs

make new maps, new environment types, new wildlife, new monsters and hunters, and all of that stuff just plugs into the game."

Yes, we call them updates.

Then again, Rock turtle is rock turtle.

This is how trans simulator DLC looked during steam sale and what you can expect from statements like this

So many companies once had a policy of "free DLC" because they felt it was important to the fans to serve them first rather than corporate money lords.

No free DLC policy, but rather they used to name it differently.
What we used to call expansions are now sequels
What we used to call DLC are now expansions
What we used to call free patches are now sold as DLC
what we used to call bugfixes are now called patches.

I dont think they're going to be that bad. Remember, this is the guys that made the Left 4 Dead games. All of the DLC for those were free and was automatically added via updates.

and they have said they do not like that and wanted to do things differently now.

Not to be a stickler, but there must be some other items missing from the picture, as I totaled those items up to be $271.28, not $1200 plus.... Still bad, still ridiculous, dont get me wrong... I am just supposing there was some other things offscreen that were added to that as well?

 

[Elfgore]

How many monsters are they planning to release from the get go anyway? Just the two or what?

They say there will be five playable monsters and I think like seventeen hunters on release.

I don't very much care for this idea. DLC doesn't bother me, but a game made for DLC does. I was going to buy this day one, but I don't see that happening anymore. Unless I get more details.

 

[youji itami]

Evolve is being published bye Take Two so excessive DLC was always surely expected just look at Borderlands 2.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

Not to be a stickler, but there must be some other items missing from the picture, as I totaled those items up to be $271.28, not $1200 plus.... Still bad, still ridiculous, dont get me wrong... I am just supposing there was some other things offscreen that were added to that as well?

That game is Train Simulator 2014 and yes, there are over 170 pieces of DLC for it.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/

Currently all of it will set you back at least $3000 USD.

 

[Riff Moonraker]

See, this is the dlc we should oppose, not what creative assembly is doing with alien: isolation. These people here are unashamed and willing to cut away their game, right infront of gamers, to make more money.

On the main topic, its going to continue to happen, so long as people buy it. In fact, this is actually going to get ALOT worse, now, that this seems to be the new "battlefront" between the consoles.

I completely agree about the Alien: Isolation dlc. I dont get what people are complaining about, and this game was already my most looked forward to, and even more so now with an actual trip back to the Nostromo. All you have to do is preorder the game, and you get it free. Folks need to pick their fights, and that one isnt one of them.

 

[Riff Moonraker]

Not to be a stickler, but there must be some other items missing from the picture, as I totaled those items up to be $271.28, not $1200 plus.... Still bad, still ridiculous, dont get me wrong... I am just supposing there was some other things offscreen that were added to that as well?

That game is Train Simulator 2014 and yes, there are over 170 pieces of DLC for it.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/

Currently all of it will set you back at least $3000 USD.

Good lord. That is just insane.

 

[gamegod25]

*sigh* and so it begins....here's hoping for the best but preparing for the worst v.v

So many companies once had a policy of "free DLC" because they felt it was important to the fans to serve them first rather than corporate money lords. DICE, Bungie, Epic... one by one, their staunch promises of free DLC shrived up and died out as dollars were waved in their faces and their integrity eventually found that sweet selling point.

Well, I hope the DLC is good. But more and more this shift has just taught me to NOT buy games at launch and to wait for the inevitable bundled "GOTY" editions for half the price.

Free DLC is always nice but I don't demand that they give it away or blame them asking for something in return for quality content. The problem is it's far to easy for them to abuse it. Its also hard these days not to assume the worst intentions because, let's face it, there have been plenty of bad examples. Its even harder to remain optimistic when they flat out state it was made with DLC in mind, that just screams "we're gonna milk dis s***!" which can kill what could have been a promising game. Personally I had no plans to buy it right away and just going to wait and see.

 

[L. Declis]

This was gonna be my first pre-order in several years too, but now I can safely say "Fuck that" and wait a couple months until after it comes out. I was looking forward to this so much as well. The only thing that could bring me back around is if the "DLC" they release is cheap as chips and actually has some substance and isn't the equivalent of "Horse Armour".

Same. This went from 'considering a pre-order' to 'gonna wait a few months and see what happens.'

 

[DarkhoIlow]

DLC practices can go diaf.

I never liked Left 4 Dead anyway and since this is pretty much almost the same thing but with prettier graphics I will be passing on this game.

It's not like I have 3 friends around that I could play this with (and they would even games of this type) so there's that as well.

 

[El Luck]

The way they explain it really makes me feel a bit concerned about this. If they really are listening to the community hopefully they tell them just to sell cosmetic packs as DLC and the rest comes with updates, otherwise I can see this getting a bit ridiculous.

 

[carpathic]

Well, I didn't want to buy this game anyways.

Yep, and their DLC push just guaranteed it will never grace my computer or xbox or wii.

 

[Battenberg]

People are getting all riled up by this right off the bat and swearing off buying the game altogether. What if the core game is excellent and well worth £40, are you really not going to bother because there's also a load of optional DLC to buy?

I'm not a massive fan of this trend but at least you get a choice over what's worth your cash as opposed to, for example, a monthly subscription. It makes a lot more sense to judge the game itself by its own merits and keep the dlc as a separate consideration since it's a seoerate purchase.

 

[Vault101]

I wish this game was more "borderlands" than "left 4 dead" I like to have a clear endgame

Isn't this a multiplayer only game though? It's the impression I've been getting at least so I'm not sure what sort of endgame it could really have.

well left 4 dead was pretty much multiplayer except if you wanted you could play with bots (though that was missing the point)

Borderlands 2 you could go either way, I found it just as enjoyable to play with somone or alone (only downside is it will burn you out faster)

 

[Cecilo]

Yaknow what this reminds me of? Not Left 4 Dead. No it reminds me of a mod from Warcraft 3. Called Parasite. It is kind of a shame that they are gonna nickle and dime you for all of the content since it was looking kind of interesting since Interest died out in Parasite when SC2 popped up.

 

[Flammablezeus]

So, basically everybody interested in Evolve should just put off buying it until we get the inevitable "GotY" version with all of the content for cheaper than the release price?

 

[Nazulu]

I don't know how annoyed I should be with this. How much will the game and the DLC be? And how early will this DLC come out? And then, how long will this timed DLC stay on the Xbone?

 

[Strazdas]

What we used to call expansions are now sequels

I can take issue with a lot you say, but I'm just going to home in on this.
You seem to wearing some glasses that obscure your vision. The industry didn't suddenly start making shoddy quick sequels, that has pretty much always been a thing, as has bad ports, and many other ills that are apparently new.

Hyper Ultra Street fighter Championship tournament HD dual-shock thunder special edition remix if you get what that is referring to should clue you in that such practices have always been a thing, they merely can deliver them in a more efficient manner is all.

It didnt suddenly start making shoddy sequels. some games got away with it. then more did, now it became industry standard. the industry didnt change overnight, it took years to do so. i never said it did though.

There were always problems in gaming industry. this is to be expected, the industry is one of the newest ones around. however this does not mean we should allow industry get away with actions that are clearly meant to extract as much money as possible for as little work as possible.

And yes, fighter and sport scene were pioneers of this update-sold-as-sequel strategy.

Yeah, I'm gonna need a source for that.

second paragraph of this news item?

Not to be a stickler, but there must be some other items missing from the picture, as I totaled those items up to be $271.28, not $1200 plus.... Still bad, still ridiculous, dont get me wrong... I am just supposing there was some other things offscreen that were added to that as well?

The image does not show all of the DLC (that would be a large image not fit for this forum). The game is called Trains Simulator 2013 and had over 170 DLC and growing.
appernetly they renamed it trains simulator 2014 and added even more DLCs now. also i seem to remember a 2012 version too. something is fishy with that game. actually i can find youtube videos of 2013 version but not the game itself. anyway, its the game i saw most DLCs with.

All you have to do is preorder the game, and you get it free.

"all" i had to do is preorder the previuos aliens game too.... see how well that turned out to be....

 

[seditary]

Well a DLC policy like this makes me not buy it anywhere near launch and since this is a multiplayer game I will therefore never buy it.

Plus all their DLC is xbox one timed exclusive? Man Microsoft must be shelling out pretty pennies.

People are getting all riled up by this right off the bat and swearing off buying the game altogether. What if the core game is excellent and well worth £40, are you really not going to bother because there's also a load of optional DLC to buy?

I'm not a massive fan of this trend but at least you get a choice over what's worth your cash as opposed to, for example, a monthly subscription. It makes a lot more sense to judge the game itself by its own merits and keep the dlc as a separate consideration since it's a seoerate purchase.

To me it doesn't matter in the slightest how good the game is at release with a policy like this. Its a multiplayer only game which will by its very nature make me less likely to play it after DLC comes out unless I buy said DLC.

 

[TiberiusEsuriens]

Having weapon and character DLC, while stupid to some, doesn't inherently destroy a game. It certainly reduces options for other players, but people can still play the starter set themselves while teammates use new characters or even fight against a new monster. Having paid DLC for new maps is a complete recipe for disaster. It's proven time and time again that it just fractures communities too much.

 

[Riff Moonraker]

What we used to call expansions are now sequels

I can take issue with a lot you say, but I'm just going to home in on this.
You seem to wearing some glasses that obscure your vision. The industry didn't suddenly start making shoddy quick sequels, that has pretty much always been a thing, as has bad ports, and many other ills that are apparently new.

Hyper Ultra Street fighter Championship tournament HD dual-shock thunder special edition remix if you get what that is referring to should clue you in that such practices have always been a thing, they merely can deliver them in a more efficient manner is all.

It didnt suddenly start making shoddy sequels. some games got away with it. then more did, now it became industry standard. the industry didnt change overnight, it took years to do so. i never said it did though.

There were always problems in gaming industry. this is to be expected, the industry is one of the newest ones around. however this does not mean we should allow industry get away with actions that are clearly meant to extract as much money as possible for as little work as possible.

And yes, fighter and sport scene were pioneers of this update-sold-as-sequel strategy.

Yeah, I'm gonna need a source for that.

second paragraph of this news item?

Not to be a stickler, but there must be some other items missing from the picture, as I totaled those items up to be $271.28, not $1200 plus.... Still bad, still ridiculous, dont get me wrong... I am just supposing there was some other things offscreen that were added to that as well?

The image does not show all of the DLC (that would be a large image not fit for this forum). The game is called Trains Simulator 2013 and had over 170 DLC and growing.
appernetly they renamed it trains simulator 2014 and added even more DLCs now. also i seem to remember a 2012 version too. something is fishy with that game. actually i can find youtube videos of 2013 version but not the game itself. anyway, its the game i saw most DLCs with.

All you have to do is preorder the game, and you get it free.

"all" i had to do is preorder the previuos aliens game too.... see how well that turned out to be....

Yeah, Colonial Marines did do a number on peoples faith in an Aliens game, but I have got to say that this one really looks like "the one"... Hell, for a chance to wander around on the Nostromo is worth it to me, even if the game DID suck!