Omega2079 wrote...
Chaotic-Fusion wrote...
Omega2079 wrote...
Chaotic-Fusion wrote...
Ok, I'm going to ask something to the people defending these crappy business practices here:
Would you, as a consumer, prefer paying for Day-one DLC like you did for "From ashes", or would you like it being given for free with new purchases like Zaeed? As a thank you to people who bought the game?
No "EA isn't a charity", "It's perfectly ok!", "It's been done before" excuses, just tell me, what business model do you prefer?
When businesses sell products, they're not really giving away things for free. Calling it free is just a way to spin it. Any costs to them -things like charge card fees, shipping, etc- if they don't add them to the price of the products at the time of purchase, are accounted for and integrated into the price before you make the purchase.
I prefer the model where businesses guage the market to the best of their abilities, and based on consumer demand, products either sell well or they don't. I prefer this because it puts responsiblity on the consumer to make decisions based on their preferences. This allows me to make decision for myself, rather than a politician (someone that can never fully understand what's demanded in a market) and it puts presure (scrutiny) on businesses to make the best offers they can.
Yes, Zaeed was included in the price of the game, why wasn't From Ashes treated like that? Bioware, and the industry, is shifting strategies, and I don't like what they're doing. But fair enough. I stil see something dishonest in removing something as integral as Javik from the main game. Because of how it impacts the story. Before he had been removed, as seen in the leaked script, Javik was written to be the catalyst. How much does that say about Bioware's art if their willing to butcher their script so much for cash?
I have no problem whatsoever with DLC like Warden's Keep for DA:O. That, in my opinion, is how it should be handled. It's a fun side-quest, which was clearly developed in the interim between the game going gold and release. It's optional, Javik clearly isn't.
From Ashes was accounted for in the CE, and as a spearate dlc.
As for Javik, I found the dlc to not make a big impact on the game. I'm fine with having bought it later on, rather than the with the CE. I played through the first time without it. It's addional content. Not having it doesn't break the game.
And why wasn't it accounted for in the standard game, like Zaeed? According to Bioware, it was developed in the same time as Zaeed, the time between the game going gold and release. Shifting strategies, trying to maximize profits.
Javik, before being removed for DLC, was supposed to be integral to the plot. This kind of strategy disgusts me. Especially when they regularly use the "artistic integrity" excuse.
Removing the whole Tuchanka arc would't break the game. You'd still build the crucible, and defeat the reapers, losing a few war assets. Should it have been removed as well? Maybe included in the price of the collectors edition? Nothing wrong with that.
Modifié par Chaotic-Fusion, 08 septembre 2012 - 09:29 .
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