WrexEffex wrote...
ShepardOsiris wrote...
Well if they really are that short and terrible, then I think we know why they are free. I don't think even the most diehard of the diehard fans would pay anything for that and not scream up a storm about it.
That's what I feared, that they were going to be free, because they were short and sucked, because if they were of high quality, Bioware would charge for them, and if they were good, and more Mako like in nature, I would have gladly paid for them.
OK it's free and all, and it will add a little something extra to a great game and that's always good, but personally, I don't want a bunch of free crap just to say "yay we got more hollow DLC". I'd much rather have the quality that the game deserves, and be paying something for it.
You do realize that if it cost money people would complain, right? It's a lose-lose situation for BioWare. They lose if they charge money because people will say "then what's the point of the Cerberus Networkif this cost money???", just look at the Kasumi Thread regarding it having a price. And they lose if they release it for free because people (you) say "Oh it's free? It must suck!!!" BioWare busted their arse to deliver a great game, and are trying to give us more dlc than they did for ME1. Even when they do that people complain about it.
It's getting ludicrious.
I'm not saying the content sucks because it's free, I'm not even completely convinced it sucks yet, as I mentioned. I'm concerned because we know pretty much what the Kasumi mission and content is, and frankly it isn't a lot, it's thin to say the least, and we know Bioware is charging for it, and about what they are charging for it.
This is a business, we all know that, and it's idiotic to think that if the Firewalker pack was as rich or richer in content as Kasumi, that Bioware wouldn't charge for it. They would. So since they aren't, you have to wonder how much content there is there. And now that all the videos have shown up on youtube, we can get an idea that that assumption was correct.
I'm a reasonable person, as I think are most of the people grumbling concerns over some of the DLC. Nobody ever said, this is how much content there has to be and when it has to be out by. I think pretty much everyone was happy and satisfied with the launch content and free DLC they threw our way, except for the nut jobs that have to keep argueing the tired notion that that content should have been in the game from the start. But those nutjobs aside, most were content.
As you say, they busted their rears on the main game, that's pretty clear, but that is far from clear with most of this DLC, and that's the issue and concern a lot of us have. Much of it just seems to be getting thrown out there for the sake of getting thrown out there, regardless of how good it could or should be, or whether it should be free or cost something. If no one voices any concern over it now, it's only going to become an issue later.
No one outside of Bioware or EA said Kasumi had to be out by April 6th and be a character you couldn't talk to and consist of 1 hour long mission and cost 5 or 7 bucks or whatever it ends up being. They could have taken until June or whatever and made her and her content properly, fleshed out the story of her, give her a full on recruitment mission as well as her loyalty mission, given her full conversation dialogue throughout the game, and made it a full package and charged 10 bucks and people would be happy.
Still there would be people complaining she should have been there from the start, but those nutjobs could atteast see it was obvious a lot of work was further put in to make her worth a pay DLC and waiting for it. I don't believe she was cut from the main game, but it's hard to make a good argument otherwise. Because all the information we have makes it sound like an incomplete slapped together piece of content to make a buck.
People were up in arms about there not being a Mako or a replacement Mako, so for months, this Hammerhead pack has been talked about and tossed around as being a replacement for the Mako and how awesome it would be by the devs. A lot of people liked the Mako, myself included, and I don't think any of us said, Mako replacement has to be free. We just wanted something in DLC form that lived up to the hype and more importantly our hopes, and to find out it's 5, 3 minute mini game missions that are totally linear and lack any depth is pretty depressing.
Free is great, but lackluster content is lackluster content, no matter what. And when this Firewalker pack was kind of a major thing for a lot of people, how do you not get a little frustrated when you find out how lacking it is, free or not. More effort clearly could have gone into it, if these videos are real and truthfull
I just wish Bioware would communicate with us, and learn how to plan out DLC better. We've gotten no official answers or responses from anyone on any of these stickied DLC topics that have been up for weeks in some cases. All you have are scraps of info, some true, some not, many undetermined, and a lot of people just getting angry because of that. A little attention from a dev on all of these DLC issues would go a long way towards silencing many of the vocal fans.
And as for planning, sure some people expect too much from Cerberus Network and want everything free, but most people are reasonable. If Bioware would just have a better plan and explain that plan, you wouldn't see nearly the backlash and complaining.
I'd be perfectly happy if Cerberus was just used as mainly a gear providing network, and if most of that was free. The game could use an untold amount of good gear, pistols, SMGs, Sniper Rifles, ARs, Shotguns, Armor Pieces, Squad Outfits, even further research upgrades could be implemented, throw in the half hour long mission here or there for free, and keep a supply of content coming every so often, and I don't think too many people would complain about Cerberus Network.
Then just do a quality job on the big story driven content we all want or exploration content like the Hammerhead, and get it out when it's done right and charge a reasonable price, and again, I don't think too many people are going to scream about it.