I do believe that there are a good number of companies that greatly mishandle DLC, but there are those who don’t. It’s sad that the sea of poor DLC implementations overshadow those that do it correctly.
Agreed. A good DLC, based on this metaphor, would be different colors for the chess table, and for the chess pieces. Maybe even different skins. All for a meager price.
i.e. The differences should be only aesthetic. Gameplay differences that can be BOUGHT are a no-no
Depends on the content. If it’s some stupid stuff like the Minecraft beta (I.E. terrible graphics for a huge price) then this works. Other times it can be the ultimate weapon pack- huge guns, exclusive characters, the occasional crossover- all cheap then it’s great.
Gamestop’s preorder content would be the God-Emperor, which replaces the king, has the queen’s movement and can attack anything within a 4-square radius. Play for a month, sell the game back to Gamestop because there’s no challenge.
March 30, 2011 at 12:13 am #
Y’know, that black and white map is pretty sexy… and I think Amzon has my pre-order for this one!
March 30, 2011 at 2:43 am #
It’s the outline, innit?
March 30, 2011 at 12:36 am #
I do believe that there are a good number of companies that greatly mishandle DLC, but there are those who don’t. It’s sad that the sea of poor DLC implementations overshadow those that do it correctly.
March 30, 2011 at 12:07 pm #
Agreed. A good DLC, based on this metaphor, would be different colors for the chess table, and for the chess pieces. Maybe even different skins. All for a meager price.
i.e. The differences should be only aesthetic. Gameplay differences that can be BOUGHT are a no-no
March 30, 2011 at 9:33 pm #
Depends on the content. If it’s some stupid stuff like the Minecraft beta (I.E. terrible graphics for a huge price) then this works. Other times it can be the ultimate weapon pack- huge guns, exclusive characters, the occasional crossover- all cheap then it’s great.
April 1, 2011 at 11:44 pm #
Gamestop’s preorder content would be the God-Emperor, which replaces the king, has the queen’s movement and can attack anything within a 4-square radius. Play for a month, sell the game back to Gamestop because there’s no challenge.