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[Pugnate]

I have a question. For those people who buy new copies of Dragon Age after April 30th 2010, what happens with their Stone Prisoner and Dragon Armor DLC codes?

Bioware/EA told us that the incentive for having DLC packaged with a sealed copy of the game was to negate things like piracy, borrowed copies, and second hand sales.

That made sense to me.

But it seems that after April 30th, people who buy new copies of the game must pay $15 for the DLC? Doesn't that counter the natural price drop of the game?

If the sole purpose of having DLC in the game was to protect EA/Bioware from pirates and the used game market, then having an expiry date on the DLC seems pointless. It seems like we were mislead, because someone buying the game new, after the end of April, won't be getting the DLC. It seems like this expiry date is just another way for EA to counter the natural price drop that comes after a game has been on the shelf for a year.

If I am understanding this wrong, someone please let me know.

Modifié par Pugnate, 30 décembre 2009 - 09:03 .

[Torias]

I don't know if it has been explained yet.



Maybe they plan to release a new version of the game by April, which will bundle things in new and exciting ways, making the content still available with maybe a different run of codes or something. Maybe we could flag Victor Wachter and ask him :-)

[syn1cal]

That would be pretty cool actually, sort of like the GOTY of that *other* big RPG



Good way of attracting players who weren't interested/missed the initial launch?

[Torias]

Pure speculation at this point. I've asked the bioware people if they can provide an actual answer.

[marbatico]

@Torias: so that would mean that the price of the game would get higher as it gets older.

not exactly what most people expect.

[SeanMurphy2]

It might still work after that date. They could have just put the text in for legal reasons. So it is not guaranteed to be downloadable forever.

[Pugnate]

Well, let's see then.

[Xessive]

All in good time. We'll see what happens around the turn of April 30th.

[AsheraII]

My hunch is that April 30th, the code will no longer be redeemable, but if you have it redeemed already, it won't cause you a problem. Most probably, this date coincides with a pricedrop in the salesprice of the box, but those "buying cheap" will have to purchase the DLC's seperately and won't get the blood dragon armor

[dollythehound]

Who would want to even redeem it anymore? It took me 45 minutes just to get the Dragon Armor code to work!

[JAinsworth]

I downloaded the Deluxe Edition online when it was first available and have installed all the patches. No downloadable content appears under available content when I access it through the game, even though I show 1600 points available. Any thoughts on what I need to do to get DLC? Thanks!!!

[Spitz6860]

i don't know, before the release i heard they are gonna keep making DLCs for this game for the next two years, so why release a game of the year edition so soon?

[Pugnate]

JAinsworth wrote...

I downloaded the Deluxe Edition online when it was first available and have installed all the patches. No downloadable content appears under available content when I access it through the game, even though I show 1600 points available. Any thoughts on what I need to do to get DLC? Thanks!!!

Wow that's really strange. Obviously you are logged in if it shows the points. Have you contacted Bioware/EA? 

[Fate Elixir]

I love this game. It is my favorite of all time, and I've played a lot of great games. However, I'm irritated that the DLC expires, and in such a short period of time at that. It does the die hard fans a disservice to know that they better have their DLC downloaded before the cutoff point. I doubt I will have as much of it as I would like by that point. I don't get it. Whats worse is their will be thousands who don't get it either when they buy their game after April 30th and find some expired codes in the case.

Modifié par Fate Elixir, 19 février 2010 - 06:58 .

[Yorick of the Damned]

Oh god now I am contemplating buying a new copy of Dragon Age just to get Blood Dragon before it's too late.

[MeltyLotus]

They should just be inserting a new batch of the codes for the same thing.

If they don't, then what is the difference in buying new and used now? I thought this was the whole point. Or was just to keep the disc space down for that other machine

Modifié par MeltyLotus, 19 février 2010 - 02:10 .

[Eternal Phoenix]

A GOTY edition? Wouldn't that be at the end of this year? Or even next year if expansions keep coming out. Normally games make a GOTY or an edition which has all content once everything has been released. But if you ask me, the people who buy everything at the full-price probably feel ripped-off.

[Bann Duncan]

JAinsworth wrote...

I downloaded the Deluxe Edition online when it was first available and have installed all the patches. No downloadable content appears under available content when I access it through the game, even though I show 1600 points available. Any thoughts on what I need to do to get DLC? Thanks!!!

Either the DAUpdater service is not running or you didn't input your code here.

[marbatico]

@athur; you can activate your codes on the link bann duncan provided, so even after april 30 you can still downloaded it, becouse its linked to your account.

Modifié par marbatico, 19 février 2010 - 08:55 .

[SheffSteel]

Elton John is dead wrote...

A GOTY edition? Wouldn't that be at the end of this year? Or even next year if expansions keep coming out. Normally games make a GOTY or an edition which has all content once everything has been released. But if you ask me, the people who buy everything at the full-price probably feel ripped-off.

Not at all. Those who wanted to play when the game was first released, paid a premium price in order to be able to do so. Game prices always start high and fall over time.

[Y2Kevin]

I think it's a combination of preventing piracy, and rewarding players for purchasing the game within the first 6 months of launch. Piracy hurts developers and publishers for sure, but so do weak sales figures. I see free in-box DLC as a manner in which to boost launch sales, keep gamers buying new rather than used to boost revenue for the developers and publishers, and combat piracy.

[Jonatron2010]

It's confusing alright. I'd like that Blood Armour for ME2, and a friend said I can get his code but he's recently developed an interest in ME2. I don't see him doing a biotic run though.

[lograe]

so whats the verdict on this? has anyone bought the game after April 30th and not successful in obtaining the DLC?



contemplating getting the game since i'm nearly finished with ME2

[Grizzler1337]

I got it in may sometime at gamestop here in Norway, and with it it included some preorder bonus (even though I never preorderd it), the blood armor, the ring and necklace thingy and stone prisoner. And they all where sucessful when I submitted the code