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[Bfler]

Ash Wind wrote...

DLC is good. I liked some offered. I think the thing that ruffles some people's feathers is Day 1 DLC, it gives the impression that it's something that was just yanked out of the Main game and re-sold to the public. I don't have an issue with it. You want it, buy it, you don't, no one is putting a gun to your head.

In ME3 without Javik you miss an important part of the Prothean story. So this is a problem.

[Raging_Pulse]

I just hope that all the critical, main story-related characters and plots are already included, unlocked and available from the start. From Ashes and Leviathan are perfect examples of what NOT to be put in a paid DLC. If it's something as important and relevant as this, please include it in the main game.

Omega, on the other hand, is what a typical DLC should look like IMO: pointless side-story (in the grand scheme of things) where you get to kill some more baddies, visit some new (or nostalgically revisit some old) locations, interact with some cool new characters, and unlock some new bonus powers, weapons, armor etc.

Modifié par Domecoming, 06 janvier 2013 - 10:05 .

[Reofeir]

Like people said I like stand alone type of stories. It's usually easy to incoporate them into your own "timeline" if you wish to do them in a certain fashion. I also like to see things that the game might of missed somehow or if there is a lack of.

[nightscrawl]

Mr Mxyzptlk wrote...

Yes we all hate it, boo hiss, but provided there will most likely be DLC for this game what would you like to see? (and no, "nothing" is not a valid answer)

Would you prefer to see DLC that adds new content, side quests and characters to the main campaign? (Warden's Keep, Exiled Prince, Return to Ostagar ect)

Stand alone modules? (Witch Hunt, Leliana's Song)

DLC that takes place in an alternate history (Darkspawn Chronicles)

Or something completely different and off the wall (The Tyranny of King Washington (Assassin's Creed 3), Garrus Vakarian PI (ok that last one was made up but it totally should have been made, hopefully it will be the focus of ME4))

I like item packs as well as story DLC. As far as story DLC is concerned, I much prefer the type that is integrated into the game so I can play it with my character. Warden's Keep and that sort is fine, the optional during or after of Legacy or MotA is fine, and the post-campaign Witch hunt is OK too. I also like the companion DLC.

What I do NOT want are any alternate story lines like Leliana's Song or Darkspawn Chronicles. Those had nothing whatsoever to do with my Warden, so I had no interest in them. If MotA had involved playing AS Tallis, I would not have bothered with that, either.

[Hey]

A giant expansion pack

[Dagr88]

Post Ending DLCs. Several of the main antagonists goons are on the loose (after his/her death). Kill those who not smart enough to hide, search for those who are... + several different side missions/plots

But that would require to finish the game... so I don't know how many people will buy it.

[Alias Oddvar]

As much DLc as possible. But i might wait to buy the dlc untill the gold edition comes out.
Maybe wait with buying the game untill all dlc has been released as well. Bioware games has unfortunatly become very linear after dragon age origins. Not very replayable and the game is still very unbalanced when it comes to uber and bad spells/talents/Attributes.
Bioware makes very good stories, ok talents/abilties but they are noob at balance.

[Bfler]

nightscrawl wrote...

What I do NOT want are any alternate story lines like Leliana's Song or Darkspawn Chronicles. Those had nothing whatsoever to do with my Warden, so I had no interest in them.

Why is Leliana's song an alternate story? It is her background from her point of view. It is the same like Varric's story in DA2.

[ElitePinecone]

Something that continues the main story, or at least doesn't feel inconsequential after we've finished the campaign. ME3's latest DLC Omega, and to a certain extent MoTA, felt a bit lacking in gravitas and importance because they asked us to care about what were arguably side adventures.

Ideally an expansion pack, if the game sells well enough - I thought Awakening was really well done, and moving the protagonist to a new area and new problems is a great story vehicle.

[Noviere]

I don't mind DLC at all, overall.

Things I will buy:
-Story-based modules(Mark of the Assassin, Legacy,  Lair of the Shadow Broker). I generally give the developers the benefit of the doubt with these, and buy them on the day they release.
-Companions(Kasumi, Shale, Sebastian). I like companions.

Things I may buy:
-Equipment packs. It really depends on what is in them. If there is something I think would work for my character, I may buy it.
-Modules where I play another character(Leliana's Song). It would depend on the character... And even then, I'd prefer to expand my character's story, rather than learn more about an NPC.

Things I am unlikely to buy:
-Fluff(Feast Day gifts/pranks). If it's only purpose is to be funny/cute, I'll probably pass.
-Non-story/alternate history modules(Pinnacle Station, Darkspawn Chronicles). To me, these are pointless.

[9TalesFox]

I like Story-based DLC best after END game only.

[Sir George Parr]

As i was not on-line until recently. I would always buy the ultimate or GoTY editions about a year later.So i do have a great preference for story based DLC and additional companions. The Stillborn dlc The Exalted March would have must buy for me as i hoped it would give closure to Hawke's story that you sadly lack in the main game.

[nightscrawl]

Bfler wrote...

nightscrawl wrote...

What I do NOT want are any alternate story lines like Leliana's Song or Darkspawn Chronicles. Those had nothing whatsoever to do with my Warden, so I had no interest in them.

Why is Leliana's song an alternate story? It is her background from her point of view. It is the same like Varric's story in DA2.

Because it's not about my Warden? It's her background, told by her, where you play as her. I really don't care about Leliana. I couldn't have been more clear in my original post. I made my Warden and I prefer to play as my Warden, not as Leliana or a darkspawn.

Pretty much the only smidgen of regret that I have about not playing that DLC is that I don't have any reference to Sketch, who has a cameo in DA2.

And no, it is not the same as "Varric's story." DA2 was told by Varric, yes, but it was about Hawke and friends, it was not about Varric.

[edit]
I realized I didn't answer the question, which was about it being an alternate storyline. If you consider that DAO was about the Blight, and that even though you had seperate areas you went to in pursuit of the Blight, Leliana's Song can be considered an alternate storyline in that it has nothing to do with the Blight. I would think the same if there were a DLC about Alistair joining the Wardens or something along those lines.

Modifié par nightscrawl, 06 janvier 2013 - 02:25 .

[mmarty]

I like DLC that is story based and something to the original game. When it's released day one, however, I can't help feeling ripped off.

[Minttymint]

I only really buy DLC that adds something that I feel is important or a companion I think will be interesting like Witch Hunt, The Stone Prisoner for Dragon Age: Origins and The Exiled Prince for Dragon Age 2.

Even something that probably should have been in the original game like The Extended Cut for Mass Effect 3, Id have payed for it if need be (though really Id rather not).

Things in which I'm not my character- I have no interest in as they add nothing to my story so they aren't important. Such as Leliana's Song or The Darkspawn Chronicles for Dragon Age: Origins.

If a game ends in my character dying (God forbid- the ammount Id rage...) then I wont buy any DLC that takes place before the end.

I usually pre-order Limited/Collectors/Special edition of games I love and DLC tends to come with anyway so yeah.

[Cobra's_back]

I really enjoy DLCs.

[Herky]

I loved Awakening, Shadow Broker, Overlord and the DA2 ones actually. I didn't care much for Omega or Leviathan at all and I'm beginning to think that it's because I played all the other DLC simultaneously as the main game and it felt too disconnected to come back efter months and continuing.
My brain is probably designed to enjoy GOTY-editions with all DLC in place and I don't like that...

[piloteyre]

What kind of DLC I like usully depends on the game.  Like, I really like MoTA in DA2, but that kind of extraneous side quest DLC wouldn't really have worked for me in DAO.  In DA2 it was fine to go on a romp in Orlais cuz, wtf else is Hawke up to?  Just bumming around Kirkwall.  But in a game where the whole point is you're on an epic adventure to defeat the Big Bad, it would just seem weird to have that kind of random side trip.  Kasumi in ME2 kind of sidestepped that, since Shepard needed to recruit her, but it still seemed weird to be at some random rich dude's party while evil aliens were kidnapping entire colonies of people.

I'd really like more DLC like the Shadow Broker, or like Leliana's Song but with your character still playable.  DLC like The Exiled Prince/Kasumi/Zaeed is nice, but I'd like more that expands on the original companions.  Like, say, a story DLC where you go with Varric to Orzammar to, I don't know, do dwarfy things.  Basically, like really big versions of the DA2 companion quests.  And yes, I would totally have played Garrus Vakarian: PI.  Oh man, now I'm imagining an ME adventure game, like Gabriel Knight but with Garrus.  Ha, and Shepard could be his Grace.
 
Armor/appearance DLC just annoys me.  Doesn't stop me from buying it  But it's kind of irrititating having to pay for clothes, though the Mass Effect series is worse about this - you have to buy the appearance packs if you want certain female characters to have clothing options beyond skintight and totally impractical catsuits.

[BouncyFrag]

I really liked how ME2 handled it with the "Cerberus Network" unlocked by purchasing a new version of the game giving you a good amount of 'free' dlc. Doubtful this will happen again though.

[Sharn01]

Any DLC they want to do is fine so long as its well made.

What I want is a complete story in the main game that doesn't hinge on DLC to flesh it out or finish it.

[SirGladiator]

LotSB remains the greatest DLC of all time, it had action, story, and of course great romance (something that FemShep players had none of in the main game other than Kelly) . I enjoyed both DLCs for DA2, shame they didn't release more. The first was obviously entirely story-driven, but also provided a good deal of extra dialogue with Bethany which was awesome. The second, MotA, wasn't quite as good from a story standpoint (I find Warden stuff about a million times more interesting than Qunari stuff) but it had Tallis, who was a good LI. The only problem was, unlike the male DLC LI Sebastian, you couldn't take Tallis with you, that was terrible, but hopefully it just means we'll get more of her in DA3.

So the bottom line for what I'd want is an interesting story, and a great female LI that can actually be part of your team full time, not just within the little DLC area. Those are the best parts of any DLC, I love DLC and the more the better!

[Twisted Path]

I think what people hate is releasing an incomplete game and then filling it out with DLC. I think Javik and Sebastian are kind of examples of that. There's also the matter a lot of people have pointed out with Dragon Age 2 having a really awkward, unfulfilling ending. Supposedly the story of Hawke was going to be concluded with an expansion, but woops, it got canceled because DLC sales were terrible.

A game should feel complete right out of the box. The best DLC are fun little (or better yet BIG,) side-adventures.

[SweQue]

Stand alone modules? (Witch Hunt, Leliana's Song)

I like this idea the most. Maybe have some stories for our companions from DA or DA2 and let us see what is happening in their life atm.
If Leliana isnt playable in DA3, maybe make her "away time" in the seekers into DLC and see what she really did behind the curtains.

[Xerxes52]

I preferred how DA2 handled DLC (Legacy and Mota). It's not an entirely separate module that you have to import your save file into like Golems of Amgarrak or Awakening, but it does take you to a brand new area with new enemies, people, items, etc.

Awakening is still my favorite DLC though. I'd love to see more full-on expansions in the DA series.

[SpEcIaLRyAn]

I would prefer less DLC but more substantial. Sort of what they are doing with Skyrim.