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[liggy002]

Indoctrination wrote...

From The Ashes: $10
Leviathan: $10
Omega: $15
Citadel: $15
Total: $50

Approximate price of a new copy of Mass Effect 3 today: $15-20.

The answer is yes, these DLCs are ridiculously overpriced.

Yes, $15 is too much.  Also, I don't think that these DLCs have any content that I like so that especially reduces the value in my eyes.

[JB27]

No!!! They are far from too expensive. Look at all the free doc they give us...and then everyone great once in awhile their like "hey, throw a couple bucks our way for this one." Bioware has been perfectly generous with ME3 doc.

[rrtda]

you pay more for a movie and get less.

[cmessaz]

rrtda wrote...

you pay more for a movie and get less.

LOL this....

[Doctor_Jackstraw]

yeah really when you look at me2 dlc's they were all across the board 2-4 dollars cheaper depending on teir.

at least its not as expensive as quiznos. 

[KevTheGamer]

its only expensive if $50 is a lot of money to you. I am not judging anyone and I am by no means rich but $50 really isn't much money. I blow $50 on random stuff all the time so for me spending $15 here and there isn't much plus I play MP so I like to think that I helped fund the development of ME3MP

[MstrJedi Kyle]

So far their only DLC that hasn't felt like its worth the money has been Omega.

[voteDC]

They are too expensive to my mind, with the possible exception of From Ashes and how well Javik was integrated into the main game.

Leviathan I simply found dull. Wander around a small area and find clues to lead you to another set of shooting galleries. Though to its credit, my biggest issue with the DLC wasn't its fault. The big reveal of the DLC was spoilt by the Extended Cut.

Omega seemed to depend on two things, whether you enjoy the combat and if you are a fan of Aria. The problem is I'm not and Omega did nothing to persuade me otherwise.

The other character, Nyreen, was a triumph of wasted development. There was absolutely no reason to care about her eventual fate.

[DMWW]

This is a slightly surreal conversation. There's no magic principle that determines how much a luxury good like a computer game should cost: it's just economics.

-A DLC is overpriced for you if you choose not to buy it or regret buying it, but would have bought it at a lower price.

-A DLC is overpriced in general if a lower price would have meant more revenue.

Since Bioware is selling Citadel at the same price as they sold Omega, presumably they don't think that a lower price for DLC would mean more revenue. So probably Omega wasn't overpriced, in the economic sense - and I don't think there's another sense that's well defined.

[Bizantura]

The cost of my gaming needs compared with some of my friends recreational needs, then no I consider myself lucky at the end of the month. Gaming is far more value for money then going out the door for a drink, cinema ect...

[jmfchuckie]

From Ashes (Optional Paying)- $10
Resurgence- Free
Extended Cut- Free
Earth- Free
Firefight- $2
Leviathan- $10
Retaliation- Free
Groundside Resistance- $2
Alternate Appearance 1- $2
Omega- $15
Reckoning- Free
Citadel- $15
$56 for 12 DLC... That isn't that bad to me...

[Nelatherion]

I think it is a bit expensive. But to be honest, I love the games and am willing to fork out for it. But that is just me.

But for the higher price I expect better quality, and so far I have not been let down.

[devSin]

Yes. I would have been more comfortable with From Ashes at $5 (they have plenty opportunity to absorb the cost of so-called Day 1 DLC in normal development costs for the game) and Leviathan at $7. I never purchased Omega, but I haven't really heard many people suggest that it was worth $15, not even the people who enjoyed it. Given the information available for it, I wouldn't want to spend more than $7, even though I could see them make the case for $10.

Citadel could be worth $15, but I honestly doubt it. It's probably going to feel more like $10 to me.

Vanity DLC is probably not really worth having more than a nominal cost attached, but they can't go too much lower (the overhead just gets too great) without further exploiting their points system. I think it would probably feel like a better value if there were some sort of voucher or discount for more expensive content granted when you trade a couple bucks for these optional packs (or some other way to incentivize it, short of just giving stuff away).

Modifié par devSin, 03 mars 2013 - 10:34 .

[Eterna]

Omega was. The others are fine. 

Modifié par Eterna5, 03 mars 2013 - 10:48 .

[DMWW]

[quote]devSin wrote...
I never purchased Omega, but I haven't really heard many people suggest that it was worth $15, not even the people who enjoyed it. Given the information available for it, I wouldn't want to spend more than $7, even though I could see them make the case for $10.[quote]

If "was it worth it?" means "would I pay for it again", then sure, Omega was easily worth $15. It took about three hours to play through; over the next few years I'm sure I'll play it at least twice more; so will my wife; so that's less than $1/hr for what I thought was pretty fair content (story-light, but good gameplay).

[Braderli]

i couldn't care less, i'm a fan and i'd buy dlcs no matter how expensive they are! i've purchased all of them up to now and can't wait for tues

[devSin]

DMWW wrote...

If "was it worth it?" means "would I pay for it again", then sure, Omega was easily worth $15.

It doesn't really mean the same thing, though. You have no choice but to pay $15, so if it has any worth to you at all, then you'd likely pay for it again.

I may have been more comfortable with Leviathan at $7, but I paid $10 (and don't regret it and would pay the same again). I'm not sure it was worth $10, though.

I haven't heard anything about Omega that leads me to believe $15 is the appropriate price for it (and one of the only reasons I hesitate to get it anytime soon is the fear that I could someday pick it up at a reduced price—I expect to be so underwhelmed as to actually regret paying $15 if the option to pay less ever comes up in the future, which is something I can't say for any of the other DLC I have purchased or will purchase this week).

In any event, I do think the asking price for DLC is currently too much (even the ones I happily buy), considering where the price for retail offerings currently sits. Unfortunately, I don't see it doing anything other than rising even higher in the future.

Modifié par devSin, 03 mars 2013 - 11:53 .

[AlexMBrennan]

From Ashes (Optional Paying)- $10
Resurgence- Free
Extended Cut- Free
Earth- Free
Firefight- $2
Leviathan- $10
Retaliation- Free
Groundside Resistance- $2
Alternate Appearance 1- $2
Omega- $15
Reckoning- Free
Citadel- $15
$56 for 12 DLC... That isn't that bad to me...

Firstly, you failed a spot check. MP isn't free because it's necessary to keep MP going - without new guns to buy, people will stop playing because the reward is taken away (once you have unlocked everything, there is no incentive to earn more credits, and thus no incentive to play; judging from the prevalence of farming and farming threads, I wouldn't be surprised if that caused MP to take a big hit).
What's more, Bioware has to keep releasing new unlockables for people to keep buying equipment packs with real cash.

Regardless though, what's your point exactly? By your argument, splitting Omega into a million parts and selling each frame separately should make you happier by pushing the average per-unit price below $0.01, which is utterly absurd. Thus, your argument is invalid

[Wip3out]

Thats why i wish me3 worked with steam rather than origin, steam has such sexy sales..

[staindgrey]

It's a simple matter of cost and demand. Just because a good is worth a certain amount, doesn't mean that's all you can charge.

I work part-time at a used clothing store. We generally price things 70% less than they were originally, but there are exceptions. Two such exceptions are Miss Me and Lucky Brand jeans. Lucky Brand-- my personal favorite fit-- normally costs at *least* $80 brand new, and can coast well over $100. Due to low demand, we never sell those over $20 in our store. Miss Me jeans? They're slightly cheaper than Lucky Brand when they're new, but we sell them for $50-60 anyway Why? Because people keep on buying them.

EA/Bioware could very likely turn a profit by releasing the new DLC at the same price as before. But if people are going to keep buying it at a higher price, why should they drop it again? Moral obligation?

[NT121784]

Omega seemed a bit pricy. We shall see if citadel lives up to the price point

[Ananka]

Omega was a bit too expensive and imo not worth the money. We'll see about the Citadel.

[IceTrey1987]

 15 dollars is what you can spend on a dinner.  One meal vs. a few hours of entertainment?  No, I don't think they're really overpriced.  But do I think the DLCs were much better in ME2?  Yes.  Then again they're probably better than the Arrival DLC, even though that was a pretty story-critical mission.  It was short and you couldn't use any squadmates in that one...

[Degs29]

I've been complaining about the cost of DLC for years now.  On a per hour basis, it's atleast twice as expensive as the main game.  Aside from that, they already have all the game mechanics down, so creating new content should be a relatively quick experience.  In other words, DLC that is twice the cost per hour played should be closer to half the cost per hour played (in other words, a quarter the cost of what they sell for). 

So why is DLC priced so high?  It can only be two things:

1)  The majority of those who bought ME3 do not download all the DLC.
2)  Bioware's looking to cash in on those who want the complete experience.

[Icinix]

For a part of a game that sits inside a vacuum and has no bearing on future installments in any meaningful manner.

They are overpriced.