» Sun May 29, 2011 2:54 am
DLC? None, that's just consumer milking and I don't support it a bit. Expansions? Not likely, would have to suit me perfectly, and I'm too picky. Standalones? Sure, no problems supporting this, as long as it provides a lot of content, and I can get it in an actual store (key issue for me).
I think BIS did it pretty good with their Arma2 OA DLCs. All the engine upgrades and some of the content of DLCs are free to everyone by normal patching (to avoid alienating non buyers from multiplayer sessions splitting the gamers and modders community). You can even play one of the DLCs missions (not sure if this was intentional), but with reduced texture sizes and voices. Not sure if this would work out equally well for a singleplayer game though.
Suffice to say, BIS earned a *lot* of respect by this move, even from me, and I was already a "really devoted fan". I really can't say the same about BGS so called horse armor "DLC". Then again, I'm not sure if respect pays the bills. It felt really low, it's like charging your best friend a fare when you drive him/her home - it's just below low. Unworthy, really...