Poll: Do you buy DLC?
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If you could GotY versions that contains all the DLC, then yes. I typically will wait for those all inclusive packs for games that I don't have to play right away.
Other than that, very rarely will I buy DLC and even then it normally has to have some massive price cut for me to even consider it.
Other than that, very rarely will I buy DLC and even then it normally has to have some massive price cut for me to even consider it.
Depends completely on the game/content available from DLC.
eg. I like L.A. Noire, but I doubt i will pay any money for a few missions. I love Blazblue, but i won't spend 8$ on a character. I hate CoD multiplayer (most of the time) but I still bought any DLC's regarding zombies because I know me and my friends will get our monies worth.
eg. I like L.A. Noire, but I doubt i will pay any money for a few missions. I love Blazblue, but i won't spend 8$ on a character. I hate CoD multiplayer (most of the time) but I still bought any DLC's regarding zombies because I know me and my friends will get our monies worth.
If its not stupid. Their is DLC to unlock all the content in Sonic all star racing content that is easily unlocked by playing the game. You don't even need to win the races just be in them. But DLC like Point Lookout is good DLC and I usually like it if it builds on a game I like.
I only get free DLC or if it comes with the game. I don't see why developers don't give you an option to pay more for a game so that you get some code that lets you get DLC weeks after a game comes for free
Really depends, sometimes I buy it religiously other times I see "new DLC" and think "oh that's nice" and continue on. If it adds enough to the game for a fair price then yes or based on other reasons. For instance DLC for Fallout New Vegas I buy without question and I did the same with Fallout 3, why? Because I play on the PC and often mods are made to take advantages of resources in the expansions. Such as a mod for Fallout 3 that put weapons and armor from "The Pitt", a very good DLC on its own, into the leveled equipment list for raiders. Making them an interesting encounter past level 10 rather than annoying wastes of ammo (though the hilarity of a half naked crazy man running up and hitting your power armor with a pool cue is gone). Other times I see things like the DLC for Dragon Age (which add NOTHING to the value of the game) or the Dark Angels pack for Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War 2: Retribution (insanely long title) and could care less since I will be able to play the game without the DLC and still have as much fun as I would if I had.
Worst "DLC", or the precurser of it (happened long before DLC became popular), was the MechPacks for Mechwarrior 4. They added new weapons, mechs (gaint robots), and maps but none of which was available in the single player (only fixed recently with the MekTek free release).
Worst "DLC", or the precurser of it (happened long before DLC became popular), was the MechPacks for Mechwarrior 4. They added new weapons, mechs (gaint robots), and maps but none of which was available in the single player (only fixed recently with the MekTek free release).
I buy certain DLC. I don't buy weapon packs or skins or anything of that nature where I know it took a day to make and I'd be interested in it for about 5 minutes. I buy things that add on a new story section or area to explore or continue the story. For example I bought some Fallout 3 DLC since it added new areas. I like broken steel because it added the functionality of continuing the game. I bought some Mass Effect 2 DLC since it continues the stories of the characters and adds a new area. DLC is not a smart purchase, very few DLCs can really boast the kind of bonus hours and enjoyment time necessary to justify the purchase. As a result I try to only buy the best or those I will most enjoy or get the most out of. Its a dumb purchase and I want to minimize my stupidity and regret.
I usually do, yes.
I have all the DLCs for Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Oblivion, Borderlands, Mass Effect 1, Mass Effect 2, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: Reach, Dragon Age: Origins, Plants vs Zombies, and probably others that I've forgotten about.
So, uh, yeah. I buy DLCs.
I have all the DLCs for Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Oblivion, Borderlands, Mass Effect 1, Mass Effect 2, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: Reach, Dragon Age: Origins, Plants vs Zombies, and probably others that I've forgotten about.
So, uh, yeah. I buy DLCs.
Generally no I dont. For games with a ton of DLC coming for it I will wait the year or more to buy the game with all the DLC ready to be unlocked. Of course I usually end up just borrowing the basic game from friends/family.
The reason why I do this is because generally DLC is just horrible for the price developers/publishers want and because I believe any piece of a game that was worked on during its initial development should be on the game or offered as free DLC. I buy the games for their initial development and not having access to all the content made during that process is a deal breaker for me.
Content made after the initial development Im more forgiving to and will buy if I 1. Think its a fair price for the content and 2. Think it looks like fun and/or looks interesting
The reason why I do this is because generally DLC is just horrible for the price developers/publishers want and because I believe any piece of a game that was worked on during its initial development should be on the game or offered as free DLC. I buy the games for their initial development and not having access to all the content made during that process is a deal breaker for me.
Content made after the initial development Im more forgiving to and will buy if I 1. Think its a fair price for the content and 2. Think it looks like fun and/or looks interesting
Only if it adds something to the game. The only ones I remember buying have been "Operation Achorage" for Fallout 3, which felt like a shitty COD ripoff in the Fallout Universe and "Lair of the Shadow Broker" for ME2, which I really liked.
No, DLCs are rip-offs, most of the time and even when they are good, they are still way too expensive for what they offer.
Btw people buying expensive map packs or a half hour worse of content for exorbitant prices don't help at all and keep this DLC madness running...
Btw people buying expensive map packs or a half hour worse of content for exorbitant prices don't help at all and keep this DLC madness running...
On the topic of Shales armor, its not really that much of a change. The only difference between the armor is the color/stats. Even then there is only 4 different colors representing the type of damage. If they made 10+ unique armor sets for Shale that are not just recolors I could agree with you.Horny Ico said:
I might as well elaborate on my dissatisfaction with the price. It is not that I don't consider the DLC good or worthwhile. But the content/price ratio is horrible. Even compared to a full priced Dragon Age: Origins at $60. The only thing that makes me happy is that the publishers release the complete packages, otherwise I would never get to see the DLC content.
I tend to not buy the DLC partly because places like Game and Gamestop only sell PSN credit in ridiculously high amounts at a time (were talking the lowest amount you can buy being £40 worth of credit) being that im currently a student and moneys tight enough as it is i just cant afford to shell out for both the game and then an extra 40 for a few add ons which most of the time are not really all that great.
That being said i do appreciate and thank game companys for giving us the option to download DLC its a great way to beef out games with nifty extras and stuff they just couldn't fit into the game before its release i just think they need to be a bit more reasonable on the pricing sometimes little things like an extra car for burnout shouldn't cost £4.50.
That being said i do appreciate and thank game companys for giving us the option to download DLC its a great way to beef out games with nifty extras and stuff they just couldn't fit into the game before its release i just think they need to be a bit more reasonable on the pricing sometimes little things like an extra car for burnout shouldn't cost £4.50.
I prefer full on Expansion packs over DLC anyday. It is really bad that game companies think that making 2 maps is $15 worth. I remember the days when a full new campaign for each side, tones of new maps and units was justifiable for a Stratergy game expansion pack while these days, a single unit seems to be enough for you to fork over more money.
