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TheGreySpectre
11-09-09, 06:19 PM
I see all these things of how PC users don't go for DLC, but really didnt we start DLC in the form of expansion packs?

Yes, I do recognize it that expansion packs in general are not strictly downloadable, but the concept seems the same to me. Additional content that requires the original game to run that you pay money for, usually released by the original developer?
Look at some of the expansion packs out there, who played starcraft without playing broodwar, or Age of Kings without getting the Conquers? Or think about the success of the sims and their expansion packs.
It seems that PC users are happy to pay for more content, just when we pay for more content we want the additional content to have the same value as the original game. If the original game came with 10 hours of gameplay for $50 then the expansion should provide 2 hours of gameplay for $10.

It seems all consoles have done is minaturize the payments and size of the expansion packs.


I'm not really sure where I was going with this...just food for thought I guess.
BenF
11-09-09, 09:08 PM
I have also heard that PC gamers won't go for DLC but I see this as complete crap. Just like expansion packs add much more content to the game and are often quite popular I see downloadable content to be the same. I would gladly pay for downloadable content for a PC game that I like. I would rather buy an expansion pack that adds 3-4x times than the content as a single $10 DLC pack but I'm more than happy to spend the money on it.
GBH
11-09-09, 09:22 PM
Im all for it if the price is right.
Theocnoob
11-09-09, 09:26 PM
Im all for it if the price is right.

Tiny expansions bother me.

Operation Anchorage in Fallout 3 is very small, as is The Pitt, which is much better.

Point Lookout is exceptional, long, very big, very different, and has an excellent story.. so I like it- but when I play an expansion even if it's cheap I want it to be bigger than maybe 1 hour of play.
SeanBest
11-09-09, 10:47 PM
I don't mind paying for new material (we got CoD 4 new maps free while consoles paid, woot!), but it does depend on size of the "expansion" or DLC. As stated before, if the price is right as well.