octo
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Re: Batman: Arkham City (No Spoilers)
I understand why people get angry over DLC. I myself rarely pay for it, unless it's a good price and adds to my enjoyment of the games. Simple re-skins would not fall into this category for me.
With that said I also understand why game publishers are jumping on the DLC train more and more. Basically we can thank gamestop and the used game market in general. When gamestop, or any company sells a used game, the publisher and developer don't see a dime, which honestly is pretty unfair to them.
When I was studying game design at uni one of the hot topics publishers and designers were concerned with was how to stop people from renting, and buying used games. They hate it, and it's easy to see why. DLC and online play passes are a way the publishers try to recoup their losses. It sucks for those of us that don't buy used, but it's not going to change. Yet I still refuse to buy used, and now I even refuse to buy anything from gamestop period. If DLC pisses you off then consider not buying it, and not supporting gamestop or the used game market.
I understand why people get angry over DLC. I myself rarely pay for it, unless it's a good price and adds to my enjoyment of the games. Simple re-skins would not fall into this category for me.
With that said I also understand why game publishers are jumping on the DLC train more and more. Basically we can thank gamestop and the used game market in general. When gamestop, or any company sells a used game, the publisher and developer don't see a dime, which honestly is pretty unfair to them.
When I was studying game design at uni one of the hot topics publishers and designers were concerned with was how to stop people from renting, and buying used games. They hate it, and it's easy to see why. DLC and online play passes are a way the publishers try to recoup their losses. It sucks for those of us that don't buy used, but it's not going to change. Yet I still refuse to buy used, and now I even refuse to buy anything from gamestop period. If DLC pisses you off then consider not buying it, and not supporting gamestop or the used game market.
They could really make a whole host of characters, especially with the popularity of the games and all the designs. I'd probably be in for just about every character they'd make. As long as they make Batman, i'll be happy. But if they made, Joker, Scarecrow, Two-Face, Catwoman, Bane, Riddler etc i'd be ecstatic.
I think right now I'll play the game through with the TDK skin.
