My Thoughts on DLC

Snare said:
Most of the time ,someone who pirates a game, was never going to buy the game in any event; So the insane amount of security isn't always warranted
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I think there is a good split between the "will never buy" crowd and the people who will pirate a game simply because a demo is not available. I'm one of those who will get a pirated copy of a game I want if a playable demo is not available. This is purely because I cannot just rely on reviews (which can be biased), screenshots (which give you no indication of the game mechanics) or gameplay videos released by the developer/publisher. What does help are video reviews like what TotalBiscuit gives on YouTube, but this normally only happens after the game has been released and nullifies any attempt of stopping you from buying a crap title on pre-order.
 
I know that I'll buy a game if it's quality and only after I've played a demo. I pirated Bioshock 1 to see what it's like and also because at the time I couldn't afford it. I'm happy to say I am currently the legal owner of one of my most favourite games :) if I hadn't pirated it to try it out, who knows if I would have bought it.
 
Ike_009 said:
True but devs and suits at EA don't know that
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I'm pretty sure that they do know this; but are unwilling to lose ANY bit of revenue whenever possible, (not an unreasonable notion), thus we remain with the current security state.
 
PsychoFish said:
I think there is a good split between the "will never buy" crowd and the people who will pirate a game simply because a demo is not available. I'm one of those who will get a pirated copy of a game I want if a playable demo is not available. This is purely because I cannot just rely on reviews (which can be biased), screenshots (which give you no indication of the game mechanics) or gameplay videos released by the developer/publisher. What does help are video reviews like what TotalBiscuit gives on YouTube, but this normally only happens after the game has been released and nullifies any attempt of stopping you from buying a crap title on pre-order.
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True; quite a few of the games I own I pirated first or played it at a friends house to get a proper idea of what's going on. A demo-into-buy option would really make things easier for us and ease the burden of piracy on the publishers...of course this argument only holds if publishers ONLY release quality products "whistling:
 
Snare said:
True; quite a few of the games I own I pirated first or played it at a friends house to get a proper idea of what's going on. A demo-into-buy option would really make things easier for us and ease the burden of piracy on the publishers...of course this argument only holds if publishers ONLY release quality products "whistling:
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Well if it's not quality they should up their game (intentional pun)! I'm sure EA makes so much money on their buggy games and "DLCs" (patches) that they have no desire to put in the effort required into making sure their games are quality. I know studios make the games, but EA should be the quality control.
 
addam said:
Well if it's not quality they should up their game (intentional pun)! I'm sure EA makes so much money on their buggy games and "DLCs" (patches) that they have no desire to put in the effort required into making sure their games are quality. I know studios make the games, but EA should be the quality control.
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And that is partly the issue. The problem is that some people buy a game, dislike it and then cannot return it because (1) Shops don't take physical media back unless it's unopened or damaged (2) it installed with Steam/Origin either digitally or from disk and as part of your EULA you cannot return the game, you cannot even sell it either. So you're stuck with it.

Now irrespective of the above, it's still considered a sale. Hell, even this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ZdrNOaOWE counts as a sale. At the end of the day as long as the manufacturer/publisher/studio/developer sees a sale they are happy.
 
With all this talk and even looking back to the past, all I can say is F EA!!!!

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 developer DICE has pledged that it will never charge for downloadable map packs.

The news comes after Infinity Ward put a pricetag of 1200 Microsoft Points on its Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack.

IW's pack went on sale yesterday - with some complications. DICE's own VIP 2 map pack became available on the same day - without cost.

"We don't ever want to charge for our maps and insisted to EA that this attitude was crucial when it came to keeping our community happy and playing together," DICE senior producer Patrick Bach told Xbox World 360 magazine.

Bach commented that DICE had "generous" amounts of DLC planned for Battlefield: Bad Company 2's future.

He added: "We're owned by EA but we're still very much DICE."
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I wonder what DICE CEO has to say about this, esp looking at BF3/4
 
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