vipLink said:
I'll start off with Good:
Borderlands Series
Took the words out of my mouth! The DLC for the last game has been outstanding, and the pace of release is just superb.
Another that comes to mind would be the co-op Portal 2 DLC. It was a delight, and knowing Valve I'm honestly impressed it didn't get stuck in limbo so long as to simply end up being Portal 3.
vipLink said:
And the Bad:
Mass Effect 3 (Day one DLC, with a character that probably was made to be in the game originally)
I find this is the one point about the Mass Effect 3 shenanigans that I never seem to agree with anyone else on. Lets for a second forget what 'From Ashes' contained, and instead take a look at the issue of it being
day one dlc. Firstly, understand that From Ashes was an additional item granted with the purchase of the Collectors Edition of the game. Anyone who bought that edition, got the dlc. Now, if you're someone who was only mildly interested in the Mass Effect series and you purchased the standard edition, you're out of luck, right?
No. Bioware made a brilliant piece of content, and instead of giving it only to those with the highest level of devotion to the franchise, they made it available to
everyone, straight from the beginning.
Day One DLC is a terrible idea; had they released Mass Effect 3, and then had the day one DLC being something like Mass Effect 2s' Lair of the Shadow Broker, then you've got an issue. If they're simply holding out the content in order to make people pay extra for it, that's worth getting miffed at. But From Ashes could very well have been exclusive content. Would it have been better if Bioware instead didn't release Javik to anyone but the CE purchasers? Would it have been better if they had instead allowed people to purchase the DLC a month or two after release? No. They made content for the Collectors' Edition, and then wanted everyone else to have the chance to experience it right from the beginning if they so wanted to.
I do agree that the game as a whole severely lacks without Javik, but then what of DLC that offers a new character in general? Kasumi was DLC, with her own missions and input throughout multiple games. You don't buy her DLC, you don't get her. It's the same with Javik. Bioware just gave people the option of accessing him when the game came out instead of months later, and all of a sudden it's blasphemy.