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I look forward to half a dozen mod-grade DLCs sold for real money before an actual DLC gets released.
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| # ¿ Mar 6, 2012 18:29 |
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| # ¿ May 18, 2013 13:33 |
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tirinal posted:I really thought we had progressed beyond poo poo like this. Having promotional content be platform-exclusive has been around a while and has even made a resurgence lately, but locked paid content is rubbish. What really confuses me is that this approach completely deflates any hype you may have accumulated in the PC market by the time you release it there. And trust me, if Skyrim DLCs are anything like their predecessors, you need hype to sell them. It's like their goal was to get as few sales as possible. 
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| # ¿ Mar 7, 2012 15:20 |
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SheepNameKiller posted:I doubt Skyrim's DLC will have problems selling, it is a lot more popular than Oblivion ever was. I'm not saying they won't sell, I'm saying they won't sell as well. Anyone who was looking forward to it and would have been a day 1 buyer now has a mandatory 30 days cool off period, during which they may watch or read about the DLC and judge it on its own merit. In other words, unless you seriously expect Bethesda to consistently poo poo out solid gold DLCs that need no marketing, this is a bad idea that doesn't have an upside to it.
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| # ¿ Mar 7, 2012 16:26 |
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TomWaitsForNoMan posted:I don't think flying mounts would work given how cities are enclosed spaces, would they? How would they handle you flying over the walls and trying to land inside? Well, the Open Cities mod fixes that.
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| # ¿ Mar 7, 2012 22:50 |
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Horns posted:Shivering Isles Is the only DLC for Oblivion. I have no idea what that guy's problem is.
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| # ¿ Mar 9, 2012 06:16 |
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Junkenstein posted:I believe it was known long before the game came out, so if anyone wasn't sure which console to buy it for, it could have made a big difference since, for all they knew, there'd be some sort of DLC out before xmas. Of course the longer the wait, the less an extra 4 weeks matters, especially if it's going to be a big expansion(s). It matters mostly because it turns a day 1 buy into something you'll watch a Let's Play of and then never, ever consider buying. (happened twice with Bethesda, no regrets)
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| # ¿ May 2, 2012 13:34 |
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Magmarashi posted:I couldn't give a drat less about one-month exclusivity deals because, ultimately, that money goes towards improving the game and developing DLC for all three platforms.  There has never been, and never will be, a reason to buy a TES/FO game on a console.
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| # ¿ May 4, 2012 07:08 |
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Fuzz posted:Who cares. It gets more money to developers to develop more for that game, ostensibly. You can justify any business proposal, no matter how unethical or illegal, with these words. Do not utter these words unironically.
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| # ¿ May 7, 2012 11:10 |
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greatn posted:How about a DLC 3000 years in the future, where you must protect the new emperor, Cyber Septim, from assassination. Divine Cybermancy is the only  game you'll ever need.
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| # ¿ May 13, 2012 03:23 |
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I hope ending the tyranny of the sun will not involve literally destroying the sun. That would be straight up bad and lazy writing. It's going to be that, isn't it. 
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| # ¿ Jun 1, 2012 21:56 |
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| # ¿ May 18, 2013 13:33 |
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Gonkish posted:Short answer: Money. Long answer: Microsoft threw a giant pile of money at them for no real discernable marketable advantange, aside from annoying everyone who isn't on the 360. They're annoying people on the 360 too, by forcing them to choose between buying an inferior product or waiting a month.
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| # ¿ Jun 3, 2012 20:46 |
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