Are you only ever going to buy DLC once? Do the BW points expire? If neither of those is true then it's only a problem right now but the second the next DLC you would buy appears then your issue disappears. On the same note wasn't it Microsoft who were pushing to make sure you could buy no less than $10 worth of points for XBL? You never NEED any of the DLC but I wanted it and they provided a means to recieve at a better overall price.ZeppMan217 said:
The Dragon Age 2 Preorder Bonus Cavalcade Continues
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i would agree to this, but i watched those gameplay videos and honestly it looked pretty polished from both angles (the action view and the tactical style)sir.rutthed said:
so I'm sure the game will be at least decent, because biowares strengths certainly aren't gameplay..and I was decently impressed with it.
DO you realize that it won't make a single difference to bioware?Omnific One said:
their pre-orders are obviously pretty buffed up by now, and your used sale doesn't make a difference to them in the long run, therefore what your doing is proving that what THEY are doing are doing it for the exact reason that you are boycotting. And obviously your going to have to wait around like a hawk to find the person who trades it in used.
I seriously don't see what is so wrong for a company trying to get paid for their work, and this is just one more incentive for them to try and knock people out of buying used, and if you don't buy used then hey, full game for you then just like was intended from the start, if you buy used, well, you don't get that certain % of the game.
I'm getting the Signature edition so it's all good, but I wouldn't mind so much if I didn't.
That said, when Mass Effect 3 comes out, I will get the most ridiculous version they sell. I'll take the one with the flipping night-vision Volus outfit if there is one. There is no limit to how stupidly I will act to get hold of that game.
That said, when Mass Effect 3 comes out, I will get the most ridiculous version they sell. I'll take the one with the flipping night-vision Volus outfit if there is one. There is no limit to how stupidly I will act to get hold of that game.
They don't expire but will this next DLC be of any interest to me is another question.manythings said:
And "better overall price"? PSN offers it by selling DLCs for bucks. They offer even more, a choice: to buy all DLCs or only some of them, without additional fees or hopes, that somewhen, in a not too distant future, something that might or might not interest me will come out and I'll be able to buy it...Oh, wait, I need more 50 points but there's only a 400 points option
Or they want to use the carrot approach to pirating instead of the stick approach after learning their lesson with Spore.Shoggoth2588 said:
Ummm, it is on Steam. Hell a few days ago one of the start-up adds was about DA2.TsunamiWombat said:
No, I would have bought the game new normally. I have no issue with them restricting content for new games, but preorders just forces people to blindly buy something without seeing reviews. It's incredibly underhanded to make the bonus content so much when I would have bought the game for $60 anyway, just after it came out.gmaverick019 said:
Copied from my reply to another misinformed post:manythings said:
No, I would have bought the game new normally. I have no issue with them restricting content for new games, but preorders just forces people to blindly buy something without seeing reviews. It's incredibly underhanded to make the bonus content so much when I would have bought the game for $60 anyway, just after it came out.
I'm willing to spend the same $60 dollars, I just want to make an informed decision based on reviews. In essence, I am getting punished for not blindly buying the game.
That kind of a collectible is a different thing. It is its own point. You can display it to your friends, decorate your bathroom with it or whatever. But its kind of ridiculous to buy the collectible just so you can watch a movie when it gets released. For everyone. Can a sword and a store that sells swords really compare to the (possible) grandness of the game and a thousand swords you will find in it?manythings said:
Seeing as I haven't got any dlc for origins, bought awakening or even finished the story of origins once, it would seem unlikely for me to pre-order this game.
By the time I get round to wanting to play it, it'll be ultimate edition and way cheaper then release date price.
(unless there's some sort of combat overhaul, I think that's the main thing stopping me enjoying origins so much. No idea why as I enjoyed KotOR)
By the time I get round to wanting to play it, it'll be ultimate edition and way cheaper then release date price.
(unless there's some sort of combat overhaul, I think that's the main thing stopping me enjoying origins so much. No idea why as I enjoyed KotOR)
EA controls the promotions, but Bioware is making the game. Consider your fears laid to rest.sir.rutthed said:
While you're busily preaching to the unwashed masses, have you ever considered that if they couldn't offer this content as pre-order bonuses, they wouldn't have spent time developing it at all?obscurumlux01 said:
i can agree that its alot for pre order bonus's, it should have been restricted to new game purchases if anything.Omnific One said:
there are numerous reasons why this could be happening though (pre-order estimates, EA, etc..)
so I'm not going to act like I know what I'm talking about on that part.
OR we could release the entire game on the disc and work on DLC later! Great. I hate dishing out microsoft points. First the new combat style that looks like hacka nd slash, now this? You're losing some of those blind rooster brownie points you've been collecting over the years on this one, bioware. Gah, I'll go pre-order now.
Dragon Age 2 Signature Edition has DLC which will never be available to the public again. This is more than a just few items however as was the case in DA:O. It includes a Marbari Hound, a crafting store and a magical item store. And this is just what they have released so far that are only available to preorders. Getting Dragon Age 2 March 9 is alot lot like getting it used.spectrenihlus said:
I bought my Signature Edition for this reason. For those who did not there is always Ebay to get your Signature Edition. I guarantee many who find out how much you will never get back by not owning a Signature Edition copy will eventually cave in.
Doubtful. It will be in the eventual GOTY release -- and if not, (PC) modders will unlock the paygate for these items within a few days anyway. Only the console players will be locked out of game content which will likely be on their disc.Linda Woodbury said: