Over the past few years, Bioware and EA have been responsible for making some of the most popular game series' on this generation of consoles. These games include my favorite current generation series, Dragon Age, Battlefield, and the games that caused me to create this thread, Mass Effect. Now, while these lineup of games may make it seem like Bioware and EA are at the forefront of the gaming industry in regards to high quality, popular games, it's quite the opposite.
I don't remember when it happened, but sometime recent, EA made their games available on the PC specifically through a service called Origin. Every gamer has either heard of or experienced the horror that is Origin. This was the first step towards EA becoming an absolute joke of a company. It was the first time it became apparent that they simply do not care about their customers. Now, Origin has been around for a while and is as shitty as ever, but that wasn't the reason I created this thread.
The reason I made this thread is due to the recent announcement regarding Mass Effect 3 which is on course to be released a little later in the year. It's one of if not the most anticipated game of 2012 for many people and all Mass Effect fans cannot wait. Well, this week, it was announced there would be a $10 DLC released on the same day as the actual game. At first, it seems alright, many companies release DLC on the day of a games release. Only difference between the two is that the Mass Effect 3 DLC contains a major character that they decided to exclude from the actual game. The DLC will throw a big twist into the Mass Effect story and is a must have for any fan of the game. It's something that should not have been left out of the main game considering it's such a major event and has a significant impact on the story. Now, EA is making it's customers buy the game which will be $60-$70 and the DLC for an extra $10. If it wasn't apparent before, it's clear as fucking day now, EA does not give a shit about their customers. They only want to make money.
It's been talked about for years, how DLC will be the downfall of modern gaming. Usually, I could deal with the DLC in games like Batman where you'd get some more challenge missions, or even Saints Row where you receive a few weapons, but for a company to leave out a huge chunk of the story and make people buy it as DLC when they just as easily could have added it into the game is disgusting. What irks me even more is that this will likely be the highest selling game of 2012.
I don't remember when it happened, but sometime recent, EA made their games available on the PC specifically through a service called Origin. Every gamer has either heard of or experienced the horror that is Origin. This was the first step towards EA becoming an absolute joke of a company. It was the first time it became apparent that they simply do not care about their customers. Now, Origin has been around for a while and is as shitty as ever, but that wasn't the reason I created this thread.
The reason I made this thread is due to the recent announcement regarding Mass Effect 3 which is on course to be released a little later in the year. It's one of if not the most anticipated game of 2012 for many people and all Mass Effect fans cannot wait. Well, this week, it was announced there would be a $10 DLC released on the same day as the actual game. At first, it seems alright, many companies release DLC on the day of a games release. Only difference between the two is that the Mass Effect 3 DLC contains a major character that they decided to exclude from the actual game. The DLC will throw a big twist into the Mass Effect story and is a must have for any fan of the game. It's something that should not have been left out of the main game considering it's such a major event and has a significant impact on the story. Now, EA is making it's customers buy the game which will be $60-$70 and the DLC for an extra $10. If it wasn't apparent before, it's clear as fucking day now, EA does not give a shit about their customers. They only want to make money.
It's been talked about for years, how DLC will be the downfall of modern gaming. Usually, I could deal with the DLC in games like Batman where you'd get some more challenge missions, or even Saints Row where you receive a few weapons, but for a company to leave out a huge chunk of the story and make people buy it as DLC when they just as easily could have added it into the game is disgusting. What irks me even more is that this will likely be the highest selling game of 2012.