Okay, I don't want to get my head bitten off here, but I'm gonna stick it in the pirana pool anyway...
I'm under the impression that Prothy was developed and intended to be included with the CE version of the game, and downloadable for everyone else for a price. He's part of the package we (those of us who bought the CE) paid for: it was said when the CE was first announced there would be a special downloadable character and mission. Did we know it would be Prothy? No. But when the leaks came out, most of us who read them had a very strong suspicion that he was the downloadable character for the CE. If he was developed for the CE, then of course he'd be available for download on Day 1. Now, I can't say that Prothy was always destined to be a special for the CE with any more certainty than y'all can say that he was originally intended to be part of the game itself. However, if you look at it from that angle, you guys realize that you're asking for the special CE downloadable character in your standard edition game free, right? Everyone knew that there was going to be a special DLC character exclusive for the CE (we didn't even know if said DLC character would even be
available for purchase for those who
didn't get the CE), so why in the heck are people complaining about it now? Especially now that we know he will be available to
everyone instead of just exclusive to those who bought the CE.
It can be argued that the Protheans are plot-critical. Sure, yeah, they are. But what were the odds that any of them would survive to be part of Shepard's squad 50,000 years later? Uh...how about slim to none? Well, now we have that slim to none chance...cool. Is Prothy the key to defeating the Reapers just because he's Prothean? No. Therefore, is
he necessarily plot-critical? Probably not. Don't get me wrong, I think he's going to be a seriously cool ally, but I don't think he "completes" the game. By that logic, Kasumi "completes" ME2. Prothy is the cool character we were supposed to get all along for being willing to shell out an extra $20 for the CE.
On the topic of putting plot-critical elements in DLC, let's talk Lair of the Shadow Broker and Arrival for a moment. Where was the outcry over those? Both are going to be plot-critical to ME3 (especially Arrival) and were
actually marketed as being plot-critical. I have a friend who didn't play Arrival and was confused at the beginning of the ME3 demo as to what Anderson was talking about when he said, "The sh** you've done? Any other soldier would have been court-martialled and discharged."
So, I guess my point is this: I honestly don't get why people are going nuts about not getting the CE, special DLC character for free in regular versions of the game. Sorry if I haven't "seen the light" on this one.
For the record, I think DLC is a pain in the rear end, and it's obviously a way for game companies to pump more money out of consumers. Doesn't mean I don't enjoy playing DLC, but it does mean that every time a new DLC comes out, I grumble about my budget for the month and how EA owns my frickin' wallet. I support things like DLC passes, not necessarily pay-per DLC. But, the way I see it, this is a different ball of wax: the CE was supposed to get this DLC
as part of the CE, not as part of the game itself.
Or maybe I'm just another one of the mindless hoarde of idiots that will buy stuff despite the horrible marketing practices of pretty much every major company in existence today. *Shrug*
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Modifié par CDRSkyShepard, 22 février 2012 - 09:14 .
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