Would you rather have games cut up and sold as DLC or pay full price?

Discus and support Would you rather have games cut up and sold as DLC or pay full price? in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; Lol that's cool Brand, as I said everyone has the right to complain/voice concerns but just from my point of view if I got as heated as some seem to... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Old Lofty-F6C15296-51A4-4BC1-889C-8055302C326A, Oct 10, 2016.

  1. Would you rather have games cut up and sold as DLC or pay full price?


    Lol that's cool Brand, as I said everyone has the right to complain/voice concerns but just from my point of view if I got as heated as some seem to get I just wouldn't do it, not on something that doesn't need to be done to get through daily life.

    Funny you should mention micro transactions, was reading about them a few days back.

    Some complaining about them on Star Trek Online but I know one person that must of put 100 hours into the game so far and spent about £10, not bad on a free to play title but the people complaining don't think twice about spending £40-50 on another game?

    I remember when WarFrame came out. Some went ballistic over the micro transactions but what they didn't realise you didn't need to spend a penny.

    Again though it's different for everyone. I know a mate who spent a few hundred pounds buying the cards on FIFA ( don't know the exact name of them ) for me a total waste of money because I don't like football games but if he got enjoyment then fine, good
    luck to him, his money.

    :)
     
    Old Lofty-F6C15296-51A4-4BC1-889C-8055302C326A, Oct 10, 2016
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  2. Andreas_212
    Andreas_212 Guest
    Is It Fair To Charge For DLC That’s Already On Disc?

    I'm not gonna lie, If i were a game developer and i knew tons of people will shell out money for it, I would do the same thing and charge for DLc that was on disc or DLC that was cut just to be sold as DLC.
     
    Andreas_212, Oct 10, 2016
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  3. Forza 5 requires you to download a DLC/Patch for the game to even function.

    [quote user="Ascenion"]

    From my understanding it sounds like the content you would usually install from the second disc. It really just sounds lazy to me I mean seriously you have Blu-ray discs now there is no excuse for this.

    [/quote]

    They are literally creating content for the game and putting it in up till the very minute that the game launches How is that lazy? There has to be a cut off point so that the game can be put on the disc for us.

    .

    Would you rather them do this, or instead put the game out and then put the same content out as DLC. Paid DLC. Or just not make the content at all, which would leave the game...less full.
     
    DanteSparda504, Oct 10, 2016
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  4. Azrael008uk
    Azrael008uk Guest

    Would you rather have games cut up and sold as DLC or pay full price?

    [quote user="brandiesel1"]

    Az, you say people are paying more than they should, but one can argue they are paying less than they should when they aren't paying inflated prices to begin with.

    [/quote]

    And you would mock such people for the stupid thing they said or pity them for their ignorance.

    On another note I would very much like to sell you a car.
     
    Azrael008uk, Oct 10, 2016
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  5. Daft Badger
    Daft Badger Guest
    Think i'm the Star Trek Online person lol.

    I've put well over 300 hours into that already & i'm still playing it.I've spent a grand total of £20 which I did by choice,not because I had to.

    You can do everything in that game for free so I really don't see why someone would moan about any in game purchases.

    You can even buy the lockbox contents or keys to lockboxes with in game currency so there really is no need to spend anything.
     
    Daft Badger, Oct 10, 2016
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  6. iBakez
    iBakez Guest
    as long as i get the enjoyment i want out of the £40-50 i spend on a 'base' game, then im happy. As long as DLC is optional and doesnt lock you out of original content or map rotation, then im happy.

    Im not happy with the Destiny saga in terms of DLC, but i love the game and as such have bought the DLC so get full enjoyment from it. Feel sorry for those who have had some parts cut back (daily story, nightfall) although those missions are supposed to
    be steps to help levelling so you can almost understand it.
     
    iBakez, Oct 10, 2016
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  7. John Dowding
    John Dowding Guest
    Games are great value if you don't buy digital. I picked up Gears for£36 that no dearer than I paid for Gears on the 360. DLC. Is optional and if it's reasonably priced and extends the life of a great game bring it on. Since launch I've bought four
    or maybe five DLCs and have been pleased with them all. All of the games I've played that had DLC options that I haven't gone for have been brilliant on their own without DLC, and not once have I felt a game was missing anything that was held back for DLC
    in order to fleece me as a consumer.

    Destiny however did fleece me as a consumer, that's the gaming crime of the century that's been pulled of under the noses of gamers.
     
    John Dowding, Oct 10, 2016
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  8. Would you rather have games cut up and sold as DLC or pay full price?

    DigitalAssassin. I don't see the harm in episodic games when they are quite clearly made as episodic games. I usually play the first one and then wait until all episodes are out before playing. Feels like binge watching a TV show that way.
     
    LodgedBonsai923, Oct 10, 2016
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  9. Genchy,

    I got Gears on digital, you disk but I bet any money mine was better value than yours.

    ( My wife won it in competition ;-p )

    Seriously though, only recently I've explained why I stick with digital. Yes you folks can search for great deals on disk but being very honest, for the enjoyment I've had on most games ( we all buy the odd stinker ) I still feel I'm getting great value.

    Back to DLC and I see Destiny was mentioned above. The game didn't last long enough for me to even think about DLC but I know a lot of people that were royally cheesed off about it all. Still not 100% sure what exactly they were mad about, I just really
    follow information about the game these days.

    Badger, yes it was you, WHAT you spent £10 more than I knew about? Go to the naughty corner right now ;-p
     
    Old Lofty-F6C15296-51A4-4BC1-889C-8055302C326A, Oct 11, 2016
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  10. Daft Badger
    Daft Badger Guest
    I will go to the naughty corner now but only coz the servers for STO are down for weekly maintenance Would you rather have games cut up and sold as DLC or pay full price? :)
     
    Daft Badger, Oct 11, 2016
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  11. To be fair you don't have to really search for a better deal on disc. Go to Amazon and more often than not you'll find the game is $5 cheaper, with free delivery for release day. Even if you buy five games per year then that is $25 saving, which covers the
    bulk of the cost of a Gold subscription. Odd how people search for a deal for Gold but not for their games.
     
    LodgedBonsai923, Oct 11, 2016
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  12. If you don't already I'd highly recommend following sites like @postabargain on Twitter. They often have some great deals on games, cheap credit codes, yearly subscriptions etc

    To be fair though GAME who are 99% of the time dearer than most but I don't link credit cards to any of my console subscriptions so I use them to buy my credit codes for myself, my daughter and wife, the reward points I earn over a year more than covers
    3 yearly XBL subscriptions so it does me.

    Funny enough, @postabargain only yesterday tweeted a link to FrugalGaming and the offer was a 12+1 month XBL Sub code for £23.99..

    Always some fantastic offers about if you know where to look.
     
    Old Lofty-F6C15296-51A4-4BC1-889C-8055302C326A, Oct 11, 2016
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  13. MA71LDA
    MA71LDA Guest

    Would you rather have games cut up and sold as DLC or pay full price?

    I'd hate full games to be cut up and released episodically because you'd end up paying £70+ for a game which would retail for around £45 as a complete title. £36 for Gears 4.....we still have it good guys. Where from Genchy?

    DLC is a double-edged sword for me because most of the time I've traded the vanilla game in before the developers release it! But if its good DLC and I enjoyed the game first time around I'll buy it back.

    Season passes are becoming an epidemic though. Buy the Ultimate Edition and get to play it early. Buy the Legacy Edition and get to play a remaster which isn't available to buy separately. Buy the Gold Edition and receive some pieces of gear will be redundant
    within half hour of play. Buy The Division season pass for £29.99 and receive one (out of three) proper pieces of DLC content since March!!!

    Yet nobody forces you to buy DLC or forces you to pay for Microtransactions so there can be no real complaints. In fact, I'm going to buy the Porsche expansion DLC on Forza 6 which has been reduced to £4 (was £15.99)....bargain!!!
     
    MA71LDA, Oct 11, 2016
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  14. @Bonsai - Preaching to the quire, buddy. I don't have any issues with them. Brand was worried they might become the new trend in gaming as their popularity has been growing this generation.
     
    DigitalAssassin, Oct 11, 2016
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  15. John Dowding
    John Dowding Guest
    @MA7TILDA. Simply Games mate, and had it delivered Saturday! Would you rather have games cut up and sold as DLC or pay full price? :)
     
    John Dowding, Oct 11, 2016
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