Monday, July 23, 2012

Is the industry out of control?

            All the internet is waiting eagerly the new Borderlands 2 to be realeased this fall. But I was completely stunt a few days ago when I read that the development of the game has been finished and now the studio is starting to produce the DLC scheldure for the game. So what? I will pay 70 euros for the game and then another 70 for the DLC? And they want me to buy it? I know that they are getting quality content as a DLC and I hope the DLC are not released every two months. But even with that telling the gamers that you have finished the game two months earlier and now you are making the DLC is in my point of view that they take advantage of us! And I am asking <<if they complete a DLC  before the release of the game will they add it with the game or it will be a day one DLC? And I also know that the ones who preorder the game get the DLC for free but this doesn't solve anything. They just want gamers to think they are taking a fair price game. They need to fix the core of the prblem: NO DLC'S!!!! CD Project never released a DLC and Witcher 2 was one of the best games ever. Don't take me wrong I am not against DLC. Actually Skyrim released Dawnguard DLC about a few yeeks ago and it was very good but they didn't announce that they had been working on a DLC two months before the release of the game!
             Another company that has done that is Ubisoft. Yesterday they announced that the DLC's that will be released for the Assassins Creed III will be the most DLC's the indutry has ever seen. The game is still going to break records. Are you kidding me? They told exactly in your face that we will take every last buck, euro I don't know what kind of currency just because you like the series! What can be done to stop Ubisoft from doing that instead of writing comments? The gamers that will actually oppose to this thing and won't buy the game are just 1-2% . We the gamers, must do something to freeze the sales of any company that makes DLC's and make them release games with free adiitional content or at least a fair bargain! The prices of the games are already high. Didn't they get their money? Activision earned 1 billion just from the sales of Call of Duty. So tell me did they need to release 5 additional collections? Let aside that they will release a new game this year and all the players will move to the new game (as it breaks another record) and the old will be useless!I know the industry is never going to be the best. I know that some gamers will always buy games like Capcom's which locked the DLC on the disk and the developer dare to say that he is sorry the DLC was hacked. Also the Assassins Creed 3 with which you pay double price at the end or even COD which is the same every year! Let alone the annual releases. The new Unreal Engine said it is going to shorten the development periods. I am wondering how much? 
              I know I wrote too much on this subject but the recent news with Ubioft and Gearbox really made me angry and dissapointed. Where is the community of gamers. It is like we are sheep in a line. Almost everyone is complaing but the line keeps going and they keep taking our money. They don't care for the few who wake up and don't buy this game. They just tell to the others that whoever preorders get the DLC's free and they believe them. Maybe I told the story too boldly but I want to know what is your opinion on the matter. Tell your opinion in the comments and share this because we really need to wake up the community.
Post a Comment

About Me

My Photo
My name is Fanis and I want someday to become a game artist. I write a blog as a hobby it is called snouzespot.