What do you guys think about online passes and game add-ons?

Started by ShinyUmbreon189 July 16th, 2012 2:15 PM
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Should online passes and game add-ons be free?

ShinyUmbreon189

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I just recently bought Battlefield 3 and didn't know it had an online pass. I haven't been able to get on my PSN or anything for awhile so I didn't hear anything about it. But once I got my PSN back up and stuff I put in Battlefield 3 and tried to go online, and what do you know they tried to get me to pay for something that should be free. Why are a lot of companies doing the online pass anyways? Especially EA and THQ.

Also, what about Add-ons? IMO they should be free too its just another way for a company to be greedy and get more money out of our pockets. I recently got rid of my 360 cuz I wasn't gonna pay 60 a year for online and still gotta pay 10 for an online pass that should be free and on top of that 60 more bucks for all the Add-ons. Video gaming is getting ridiculous and it shouldn't be like this. What do you guys think about the online passes and game Add-ons. Do you agree with it? Why or why not?

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I think that add-ons are fine so long as they aren't on excess and they don't feel like they were intentionally cut from the game simply to be sold later (for instance, Soul Calibur 5 and their weekly DLC, not to mention the enormous amount of music DLC they have available). Then, there are map packs. I hate, HATE the way map packs are handled, especially in Call of Duty's case (though I don't like CoD, anyway). First, developers have the gull to tell you how much you will be paying for map packs altogether (not all, but some do) and expect some sort of fanfare. You know what's strange? They actually give it. Most of the so-called "hardcore gamers" clamor for this exorbitant money maker. What's worse? They buy all of the map packs when they come out, too. It's sickening, really. Then there are costume and character creation packs, which is a big thing for games like Soul Calibur and Dragon's Dogma. The problem? There are people that me that love character creation and buy them. Granted, I've never bought one, but it's a clever and exorbitant scheme that I can't stand.

Seriously, there's so much more I could go on about, but my point is that I think it can be a good idea (especially if it's free), but most of the time it's just a way to make the player pay for something that's incredibly easy/cheap to make. I like the idea of addons but I don't think it's handled correctly.

ShinyUmbreon189

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Yea they don't handle it the right way. The way they handle it is "what should we do to rip-off customers?" "Oh I got it, were gonna come out with COD and sell it for 60 bucks but wait, if you wait 2 weeks were gonna flood you with map packs so we get more money!" You already pay 60 for a game, is that not enough or something? They're just as greedy as politicians lol.

Eruption

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I'm okay with the concept of both, but sometimes they're handled horribly.

Season passes are fine, but there a select few that seems to attach your account on the console it's activated instead of just the account. Pretty useless if I want to play my own game, on my own account, but on my brother's xbox.

Add-ons are also fine, but I dislike day 1 DLC or any other DLC that's already on the disc. It has been developed with the rest of the game, it should be included in the original price. CoD have been a bit ridiculous with the amount of DLC released lately too, but I've stopped playing it so it's not my problem.
Paying for online passes is ridiculous, why paying to play online???
about the DLC's, they should be cheaper (especially CoD DLC)...
I have bought some DLC's for MCLA and NFS, those prices were acceptable IMO...
Also CoD, i dunno why there are a hell lot of map packs nowadays (must be the money), but it's pissing me off that they make crappy maps in the beginning and the DLC's maps are acceptable ...

Why so greedy IW&Treyarch???
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I HATE IT! Especially when it's made by the classic greedy EA. I hate the fact that game security is high such that it juices money out of people in a disturbing manner. (makes it difficult to pirate too :P ). Same goes for DLCs. If the company allowed modding tools in the first place, we wouldn't worry about these expensive "tiny" addons. I might be exaggerating, but in heart, I do believe all of these plans are only money making.