Who cares what other people spend their money on? Not me. I think the underlying problem here is not them offerring this sort of content, but the amount of time it takes away from developing new IPs and innovative game play in order to do so. But on the flip side, if people who buy these product, which again, I'm not one, are funding the companies and it's the companies making more games, then aren't we all winning? If EA didn't turn a profit, why even look forward to a new Battlefield, or a new Mass Effect, or Dead Space, SimCity or anything your heart so desires? I say let them make their money off the masses and sit back and reap the benefits. As for those ho said the customers who buy these content packs are misinformed or just unaware of what good gaming is, i think that's an empty argument. If someone buys a pack that says "Unlock all weapons" I think they know they are going to unlock all the weapons. By virtue of them having the game, they know the weapons are available by other means. Just because they want to take a shortcut to get them, doesn't make them less of a gamer, just not is immersed in the "put in the time" aspect as you may be. I remember that highest grossing cheat in the world in the history of gaming: The Game Genie. After the initial debate of "you're cheating though" died down, it was just a matter of "let me check this out and see what it's like". Maybe these people played through BF3, did some MP, and put the game down. About 5 months later, see this content, don't see any other game they're interested in and decide to pay nearly the full retail price of a new game for one reason only, and that's to have a new experience. Don't they deserve that?
Isn't that "pro" just meaning like expert or really really really good? That's what I always thought. Why would Microsoft thnk they would be the registry for Professional gamers, I think they were just going for experience of play. I could see if they had a pro-am designation, which would be kind of cool, though.
I'm going to say Chaos & Order Online for iOS. I see that people are on when I play but I never hear anything about it. It's an amazing rpg-wow style game and I love that it's portable. If people are playing, they're keeping it quiet. I think a big reason is that it's made by Gameloft, and they don't have a great track record with rpg, although they do make some pretty cool games, plus it's like $7 US. But I like it.
I think that anyone who insists on making the casual and hardcore distinction should be hung by their heels in a scorpion pit in front of a sign reading 'There Are Only Gamers'.
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I agree! But wouldn't you say there's a distinction between core gamers and casual gamers? I think there is. I think core gamers are those that clamor for the triple-A titles week after week and even may delve into some indie stuff if it becomes popular enough. Casual gamers may pick up a major title from time to time, but they spend most of their gaming hours with pick up and play games, browser based experiences, or even table to games (although those can get a bit core as well depending on the game). Interesting questions though, didn't expect to see that asked in this day and age.
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