As a gamer it's disappointing this see this happen more and more, I remember when a company release previews of a game and launched it with half of the stuff. I remember saying they will put rest towards an expansion and sure enough it happened that way. I like finding free to play games that have micro-transactions as an option at least that way everything is straightforward and agreed upon.
I'm fine with games being DLC supported if the base game is free. If you charge me $60 for a game, and then you expect me to buy $70 more DLC for levels and stupid crap then I hate you.
DLC should be paid. But only if it provides enough content for the price. I don't ever remember anyone saying that expansions should be free in the old days and those were just DLC on a larger scale.
So - paid DLC - yes, but for a good price relatively to what it offers.
Great post! Would you mind if I included it in today's "best of gaming"?
I was considering writing a piece on GTA 5, and how they've grossed more during the last four years than some MMOs have made in their lifetime - without selling a piece of DLC.
Their business model is ingenious. They make the DLC free, but the paywall of [in game money] so high that only people that dedicate hundreds of hours into the game can afford it. Then those people are seen riding around the city with their new things and people without the in-game cash become envious, using real money to buy in-game currency so they can afford the new items, and experience the new DLC.
I think it's an incredible thought process. The DLC is free, no one can complain it's not, but only the players that are extremely dedicated to your game can afford it, while everyone else is subconsciously pressured into opening their wallets.
If you take a look at The Sims 4 website, you'll see how many DLCs expansions The Sims 4 have. For this game, I'm not sure if they are worth to buy or not, because the expansions looks good, but there is too many of them.
As a gamer it's disappointing this see this happen more and more, I remember when a company release previews of a game and launched it with half of the stuff. I remember saying they will put rest towards an expansion and sure enough it happened that way. I like finding free to play games that have micro-transactions as an option at least that way everything is straightforward and agreed upon.
I remember the horse armor dlc for Oblivion, the worst.
Great read! Micro transactions.. killing games. Why don't they just give it to us all like they use to :(
I'm fine with games being DLC supported if the base game is free. If you charge me $60 for a game, and then you expect me to buy $70 more DLC for levels and stupid crap then I hate you.
DLC should be paid. But only if it provides enough content for the price. I don't ever remember anyone saying that expansions should be free in the old days and those were just DLC on a larger scale.
So - paid DLC - yes, but for a good price relatively to what it offers.
Great post! Would you mind if I included it in today's "best of gaming"?
Go ahead
I was considering writing a piece on GTA 5, and how they've grossed more during the last four years than some MMOs have made in their lifetime - without selling a piece of DLC.
Their business model is ingenious. They make the DLC free, but the paywall of [in game money] so high that only people that dedicate hundreds of hours into the game can afford it. Then those people are seen riding around the city with their new things and people without the in-game cash become envious, using real money to buy in-game currency so they can afford the new items, and experience the new DLC.
I think it's an incredible thought process. The DLC is free, no one can complain it's not, but only the players that are extremely dedicated to your game can afford it, while everyone else is subconsciously pressured into opening their wallets.
If you take a look at The Sims 4 website, you'll see how many DLCs expansions The Sims 4 have. For this game, I'm not sure if they are worth to buy or not, because the expansions looks good, but there is too many of them.