So who else is disappointed with how overpriced and crappy DLC is getting?

First of all, I love DLC. I think it is a great way for developers to expand the time their customers play their games. Lately, though, I feel like I've been overwhelemed with DLC that is extremely overpriced and questionable in quality.

Examples:

Resident Evil 5: Pretty obvious. Felt tacked on and it is an extremely umbalanced versus mode that should of came with the game when it came out. $5.

Prince of Persia: $10 for less than two hours of gameplay. Hell, one of the achievements even SAYS to beat it in under two hours. I read that they took their fan's opinion to heart about the game being too easy, to they claim they raised the difficulty. Basically, all they did was make the game really dark and frustrating, not challenging.

Fable 2: Knothole Island was $10, and it took about one and a half to two hours to beat it completely and I wasn't rushing it. No additional enemies, and most of the items added were worse than the ones already available. See the Future was only $7, but it only had two quests attached to it and could be completed in less than two hours.

Fallout 3: These are the most disappointing for me considering Bethesda used to offer great add-ons for Oblivion for a very reasonable price. Considering that Operation Anchorage and The Pitt both cost $10, IMO they don't even come close in quality to Knights of the Nine for Oblivion. I would say the same thing for Broken Steel if they didn't increase the level cap along with it.

Maps are the worst in my opinion. They are should DEFINITELY not cost ANYTHING. I know that Microsoft has a rule where if something adds new achievements, then the developers are required to charge money for it...but still. They're maps. They should be added to try to keep people playing their games, not to get more money out of them. Considering that most map packs are $10 for three maps, this is unacceptable since a full game cost $60 new.

I've heard a lot of complaints about the recent Halo Wars DLC as well.

What happened to cheap DLC? Considering I only really bought things for Oblivion, I was used to getting pretty awesome stuff for a pretty low price. I remember when nearly every arcade game used to get $5, too. Now it seems like nearly everything on the marketplace is $10.

I know this post will get a lot of the cliched "if you don't want it, then don't buy it" reponses, but I still wanted to post it anyway.

Exact same post about this yesterday, no offense but do people even look at the boards before they post?

Yes DLC is overpriced for some games but if you don't like it well, I'm sorry.

Exact same post about this yesterday, no offense but do people even look at the boards before they post?

Yes DLC is overpriced for some games but if you don't like it well, I'm sorry.

Joss09

I haven't been on this site for a couple weeks so I'm not going to check if someone made a similar thread. If it bothers you so much then don't post.

Yes ovepriced!!! And who cares if someone posts a similar thread , that's the nature of forums. Not all of us spend their free time reading everything.

I agree but if you dont want to get ripped off read reviews. Unevenly priced downloads is my problem, what am i supposed to do with the 40 points left over. Once i have one theme i dont want a new one the next week

As much as I love DLC, you are 100% right. The DLC is just getting disappointed so far, why would i spent 400 points (i think) on Resident Evil 5 multiplayer when it should be in the game the first place? Who does this cr@p really? I just think stuff like this should be in the game in the first place, especially the freaking Maps. The only DLC I do enjoyed are the expansions, like GTA 4: Lost and D@mned, Fallout 3 (Broken Steel), oblivion (All DLC), and stuff. Besides that, everything should be in the game the first place anyways.

im tired of people posting stuff like this its really your fault thatyou buy the DLC thatyou dont like...i mean you only have to buythe DLCif you think its worth it and if you really want it:!::roll:

don't buy it then

Yes, DLC is overprices, but that's why they have demos for the games (maps and add-ons excluded), so try the demo out and buy it if you like it, otherwise, leave it be. You can also find reviews, screenshots, and more for the DLC and see if it's worth the price. Would I love to see DLC become cheaper? Absolutely. Is it going to happen? Most likely not.

Some stuff is worth it, some is not. A lot of times I think that I would buy something if it was half the price. LIVE does have a new deal each week were they discount something; sometimes it's a game, sometimes a map-pack or add-on and sometimes it's something worthless. Keep an eye on those deals, you might find something you like for a reasonable price.When Shivering Isle came out on disk and was $20 that was great; you could share it and even sell it when you were done with it if you wanted.

I love how overpriced it is.

The more expensive the better, that's what I say.

It makes DLC only for the ultra-elite, like me.

I am absolutely appalled by the quality of DLC. I'm not buying anymore until something comes out that I know is good, mainly a package of updates for TF2. (Scout, Sniper and Spy ESPECIALLY.)

I hate it when they make it very obvious that they are ripping off their customers.

Remember those EA games where the code was already on the disc...

More recently there's the Gears of War 2 content. $10 for Combustable, $10 for Snowblind, $20 for Dark Corners if you buy everything online. Then MS will off a $20 retail package including all this and a few other things too. That's around $3 a map online and closer to a $1.50 retail. Wasn't online supposed to be easier, more convenient, and cheaper since they don't have to distribute the discs and give the store that sells it a cut?!!?

I agree that DLC is overpriiced considering already paying $60. Us gamers/consumers need to keep each other posted on what content sucks and stop buying them to get microsoft ..etc to make a change on costs. if we keep buying dlc the cost will never change.

People are buying there dlc, ust because you don't like doesn't mean someone else didn't like it.

I have nothing against capcom for charging us $5 for dlc,they get money and I get to play awesome multiplayer in my opinion.

Should it have been on disc? Yes.

Did they know people like me would gladly give them $5 for it anyways? Yes.

As long as games like Halo and gears don't try this idea I think we are ok.