Poll: Do you buy DLC?
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Wow. A lot more negative responses than I thought there would be when I clicked on this thread. I almost always buy DLC, because it tends to be at least mediocre, and I also hate not having things that are avaliable, which is why I always try to buy spcial editions (even though my wallet hates me for it)
I'll only buy DLC for games that I enjoy. Eg, I bought all of the DLC for Dragon Age: Origins, however, I never bought any of the Fallout 3 DLC because that game frustrated the hell out of me as I could never play for longer than 20 mins (if that) without the bloody thing crashing on me.
I just shelled out a boat load of money for your game, and now I have to give you even more #$& for the rest of the #&@*(&$ game!!! *@$! NO. I will dled if its free, or I'll rip it, but when games are expensive as they are I'm not giving them more money for the damn story that should have been part of the game in the first place, and would have been 5 years ago.
well for one thing I hear the horse armor for oblivion is a good oneNickCaligo42 said:
O.T. sometimes it depends what I have left over and if there's nothing else I want really the more recent dlc I got was for beat hazard and that was because I had $5.00 left over on my prepaid credit card
also got 2 borderlands dlc (zombie island and mad moxxie) all the grand theft auto 4 dlcs and all of fallout 3's dlc so really depends if I like the game and want something more and if it adds more to the game
Very seldom. I did buy some Borderlands DLC on a Steam sale (really cheap) aaaaand... I think that's it. I MIGHT buy Skyrim's DLCs, but I'd rather have expansions, like the previous iterations of the franchise.
Other than that, I always pick up games after an year or two they've been released, and, most often than not, the GOTY or Platinum Editions, with all the bells and whistles already included.
I feel the current DLC trend is stimulating studios to release half-baked games, and thus making them strip the core game to a bare minimum, to sell everything else as an "exciting DLC feature". Don't be surprised if you need to buy the "Jump" DLC on some Mario title down the road.
As a customer, I'll oppose that by any means necessary.
Other than that, I always pick up games after an year or two they've been released, and, most often than not, the GOTY or Platinum Editions, with all the bells and whistles already included.
I feel the current DLC trend is stimulating studios to release half-baked games, and thus making them strip the core game to a bare minimum, to sell everything else as an "exciting DLC feature". Don't be surprised if you need to buy the "Jump" DLC on some Mario title down the road.
As a customer, I'll oppose that by any means necessary.
Wow! I am REALLY suprised how many DON'T buy DLC!
Not even for your favourite games? Honestly?
I don't buy DLC willie nillie, but unless they are AWESOME dlc or I can't get enough of the game, then yes, I do, though sometimes I wait for a sale (got ALL ME2 DLC for under £5. What a BARGAIN!!!)
Such as the Red Dead Redemption undead nightmare bumper pack (or something) contains the DLC I REALLY wanted plus the others for the price of two. No map packs though, I bought the REACH one and only used it it a few times. WASTE OF MONEY!
Basically all my favourite games have at least 1 DLC with them, and I don't see why people don't get them. I know some DLC is made to squeeze out our money (400 ms points to play as darth vader, Soul Caliber? Really?) but if you love a game why not extend your game play hours, especially for DLC for games like TES and Dragon age!
Not even for your favourite games? Honestly?
I don't buy DLC willie nillie, but unless they are AWESOME dlc or I can't get enough of the game, then yes, I do, though sometimes I wait for a sale (got ALL ME2 DLC for under £5. What a BARGAIN!!!)
Such as the Red Dead Redemption undead nightmare bumper pack (or something) contains the DLC I REALLY wanted plus the others for the price of two. No map packs though, I bought the REACH one and only used it it a few times. WASTE OF MONEY!
Basically all my favourite games have at least 1 DLC with them, and I don't see why people don't get them. I know some DLC is made to squeeze out our money (400 ms points to play as darth vader, Soul Caliber? Really?) but if you love a game why not extend your game play hours, especially for DLC for games like TES and Dragon age!
Depends on if I love the game...
New Vegas
Fallout 3
Oblivion
Red Dead Redemption
Saints Row 2
All these I own DLC for because I enjoyed these games...
(enough to keep them of course)
New Vegas
Fallout 3
Oblivion
Red Dead Redemption
Saints Row 2
All these I own DLC for because I enjoyed these games...
(enough to keep them of course)
Yes, but rarely.
Most DLC I own is a result of game of the year editions of packaged sales like Steam. I did buy some DLC separately for Dragon Age Origins though, and also a lot of DLC for Rock Band over the years.
DLC in a game like Rock Band makes sense even though its a little more expensive than I can justify. In a typical game like DA:O, it's really a rip off at normal prices.
Most DLC I own is a result of game of the year editions of packaged sales like Steam. I did buy some DLC separately for Dragon Age Origins though, and also a lot of DLC for Rock Band over the years.
DLC in a game like Rock Band makes sense even though its a little more expensive than I can justify. In a typical game like DA:O, it's really a rip off at normal prices.
Only if it's on sale and I feel it's worth it. Case in point: Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam. At 5 bucks and a dime, I couldn't pass up what was almost a proper game in its own right.
Only for really good games and if the DLC is well received. I will almost never buy costume packs (only did it once for MK9) because those are not worth it or map packs since I don't play multiplayer for FPS games. What I would buy is expansion packs that add to game play like the undead nightmare for RDR or the Da vinci disappearance for Assassins creed brotherhood.
I buy DLC but only if it seems like it's worth it.
I'll never buy character skins because that wouldn't add any replayability or longevity to the game. I usually don't buy map packs for FPSs either because they're always too expensive. If they were cheaper I might.
DLC like the stuff for Oblivion and Mass Effect were great because they added lots of new content, especially the Shivering Isles. That was just amazing.
Undead Nightmare for RDR was also great and totally worth the money.
I'll never buy character skins because that wouldn't add any replayability or longevity to the game. I usually don't buy map packs for FPSs either because they're always too expensive. If they were cheaper I might.
DLC like the stuff for Oblivion and Mass Effect were great because they added lots of new content, especially the Shivering Isles. That was just amazing.
Undead Nightmare for RDR was also great and totally worth the money.
I buy DLC when the individual piece of DLC will provide true value to me. For instance, I bought the hated $15 map packs for MW2 because I easily put multiple days of play time in each individual map pack and to me the amount of time I spent, and the fun I had with the game warranted the cost. I haven't bought dlc for a lot of other games because I haven't seen the value in it. To me a $60 game should last at least 80 hours of total game time (not necessarily unique game time, replay works) and as I scale that down if I think that a $10 or $15 piece of dlc will provide 20 hours of time I'll get it.
I save, wait for something I think I'll really want, or if its for a game I really like. Not like that Shadow Mode crap for Marvel Vs Capcom or the $6 it cost for Jill or Shuma. But for extra maps/skins in Uncharted 2 maybe because that actually seems worth it to me for $5.
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