DLC should be free?
It makes sense to a lot of gamers but is this something that can and will happen? Perhaps, I think some developers wouldn´t mind offering some DLC for free but there are also developers that will ask money for DLC. In a way it makes sense to ask money for something they made, but at the same time gamers wonder why this wasn´t part of the game in the first place. So is DLC going to be extra money for developers or bonus content for gamers? Maybe even both...
Why can´t developers put DLC in the game on the day of launch? That´s a fair question and it would make sense to add all the content you want to put in the game from the day you release the game, but at the same time DLC earns the developers extra money and it also means they can release a game faster. You see if you also had to wait for the DLC then the launch of a game would take even longer, which means more patience and that´s not something everyone has.
But what about content that is already in the game but has to be unlocked by paying for it? Ok that´s just stupid, personally I´m not a fan of developers who pull that load of bollocks because if it´s already in the game then it should be available and not locked until you pay extra money to unlock it. It´s not like games are super cheap and everyone has a lot of money to spend, sometimes it´s nice to get something extra without having to pay a ridiculous amount of money for it. But as long as people will continue to pay for DLC (even when it´s unfair) then developers will keep pulling this type of bullshit!
So if nobody buys DLC then we get it for free? In theory that might seem logic but I doubt that would ever happen and to be honest I don´t mind paying for new cool things to do in a game I like to play. Besides do you really think you can form a front with all the other gamers? Have you seen people in the comment section under certain game videos or in certain chat sites when it´s about consoles or games? Too many people are fighting amongst eachother just for liking a different console or game than the other, so how could that ever form a front against something? So the whole gamers unite thing will never happen, at least not in this generation!
But let´s not forget that some developers actually do offer DLC for free, for example Rockstar has been doing that for about a year with content for GTA Online. But games like the Witcher 3 and Evolve will also get free DLC, with Evolve it´s just maps but that´s still pretty cool because that means you can always play with others online. Something I wish CoD and Titanfall (to name some games) would do as well. Unfortunately as long as the customer (gamers) keep paying for stuff the developers will keep asking money for it and why wouldn´t they? Earning extra money on a game? Yeah that seems like a good idea, especially when they use that extra money to finance new games.
It might not always be fair but the thing is that nobody forces you to buy DLC, you can choose to buy it or not. Eventhough it sucks when you can´t play with other people online because everyone is playing on DLC maps or uses DLC content that is better than what you have, there are still plenty of other games out there you can play. Besides if you´re so invested in one game then you could spend some money on DLC because apparently you´re playing many other games. But I still hope that more DLC will be for free, it´s a good way to make your game more attractive to play and it might attract more gamers to play your game. So it´s not exactly a dumb move for a developer to offer DLC for free. That´s something to think about...
Why can´t developers put DLC in the game on the day of launch? That´s a fair question and it would make sense to add all the content you want to put in the game from the day you release the game, but at the same time DLC earns the developers extra money and it also means they can release a game faster. You see if you also had to wait for the DLC then the launch of a game would take even longer, which means more patience and that´s not something everyone has.
But what about content that is already in the game but has to be unlocked by paying for it? Ok that´s just stupid, personally I´m not a fan of developers who pull that load of bollocks because if it´s already in the game then it should be available and not locked until you pay extra money to unlock it. It´s not like games are super cheap and everyone has a lot of money to spend, sometimes it´s nice to get something extra without having to pay a ridiculous amount of money for it. But as long as people will continue to pay for DLC (even when it´s unfair) then developers will keep pulling this type of bullshit!
So if nobody buys DLC then we get it for free? In theory that might seem logic but I doubt that would ever happen and to be honest I don´t mind paying for new cool things to do in a game I like to play. Besides do you really think you can form a front with all the other gamers? Have you seen people in the comment section under certain game videos or in certain chat sites when it´s about consoles or games? Too many people are fighting amongst eachother just for liking a different console or game than the other, so how could that ever form a front against something? So the whole gamers unite thing will never happen, at least not in this generation!
But let´s not forget that some developers actually do offer DLC for free, for example Rockstar has been doing that for about a year with content for GTA Online. But games like the Witcher 3 and Evolve will also get free DLC, with Evolve it´s just maps but that´s still pretty cool because that means you can always play with others online. Something I wish CoD and Titanfall (to name some games) would do as well. Unfortunately as long as the customer (gamers) keep paying for stuff the developers will keep asking money for it and why wouldn´t they? Earning extra money on a game? Yeah that seems like a good idea, especially when they use that extra money to finance new games.
It might not always be fair but the thing is that nobody forces you to buy DLC, you can choose to buy it or not. Eventhough it sucks when you can´t play with other people online because everyone is playing on DLC maps or uses DLC content that is better than what you have, there are still plenty of other games out there you can play. Besides if you´re so invested in one game then you could spend some money on DLC because apparently you´re playing many other games. But I still hope that more DLC will be for free, it´s a good way to make your game more attractive to play and it might attract more gamers to play your game. So it´s not exactly a dumb move for a developer to offer DLC for free. That´s something to think about...
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