2012-09-30, 03:47 PM
Khaini made a lot of the points I would have. At this point, the entire industry would be better to just do a complete reset, things are rapidly moving in a direction that will end up being such a profit black hole that it WILL kill the industry. Gaming will not die, there are too many people that want games and too much potential profit for that to happen. The highest tier companies dying off will not only inspire the little guys to work harder since there is a new opening in the "power players" field, it will also encourage them to do things the right way.
I'm not against DLC, I'm not against pandering to the fanbase. If used properly they can not only be profitable, they can be POSITIVES. Some examples of bad DLC include day 1 DLC, whatever the pineapple they did to Prototype 2, disc locked DLC (which basically is just saying, "hey, we already finished this stuff and it's all here, but we want you to pay more for it!"), and "shortcut" DLC (unlocking content by paying; some people may like this, but in the end it is not beneficial for them to be doing that UNLESS they simply don't have the time to unlock stuff due to a job). Examples of bad pandering...every thought that has ever passed through Jennifer Hepler's tiny, tiny brain. And no, it's not just because I think forcing lesbian/gay routes down our throats is annoying; some of that is fine, but when you have the option to screw the robot and the alien freak and the dog, something has gone wrong.
I'm not against DLC, I'm not against pandering to the fanbase. If used properly they can not only be profitable, they can be POSITIVES. Some examples of bad DLC include day 1 DLC, whatever the pineapple they did to Prototype 2, disc locked DLC (which basically is just saying, "hey, we already finished this stuff and it's all here, but we want you to pay more for it!"), and "shortcut" DLC (unlocking content by paying; some people may like this, but in the end it is not beneficial for them to be doing that UNLESS they simply don't have the time to unlock stuff due to a job). Examples of bad pandering...every thought that has ever passed through Jennifer Hepler's tiny, tiny brain. And no, it's not just because I think forcing lesbian/gay routes down our throats is annoying; some of that is fine, but when you have the option to screw the robot and the alien freak and the dog, something has gone wrong.