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Posted March 12, 2010
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/bioshock-2s-dlc-on-disc-already-article
This certainly isn't going to go down well, if true of course.....
Posted March 12, 2010
eh. not surprised at all. The era where gaming was innocent and made by people who loved that and cared about it is gone.
Now it is:
"how much money can we suck off from customers before they lose interest"
Eh. I understand that. Gaming business is brutal... for everyone. The state of economy dos not help so companies try to squeeze as much dough as they can using every method available to them.
Posted March 12, 2010
This sort of thing just really annoys me, I have no problem with DLC but when you have to pay to just unlock something already on the disk it just stinks.
Posted March 12, 2010
Is this DLC users have to buy? If so...yeah, that's ridiculous.
Posted March 12, 2010
You cant really call it DLC if there is nothing to DL, right?
Posted March 12, 2010
I have no problem with DLC building on cut content and the like. But when all you are downloading is an unlocker, it kind of concerns me.
Posted March 12, 2010
Yet another reason for me to not buy this game. Oh well, its too bad, I kind of enjoyed the first one.
Posted March 12, 2010
My philosophy: you bought it once. It's yours. You shouldn't have to buy it again. They included it with what you purchased. Therefore it's fair game.
Posted March 12, 2010
I already regret my purchase. Fuck 2K.
Posted March 12, 2010
If it is already on the disk i personally see no moral issue with hacking it so it is playable.
Mind you i don't even know if that is possible : P
Didn't someone pull this stunt with one of the resident evils or something before hand?
Posted March 12, 2010
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kais246: Mind you i don't even know if that is possible : P

It is.
Posted March 12, 2010
Explanation:
"The way our engine and game structure works is that people need to have the exact same content for people to play together," 2K Community Manager Elizabeth Tobey writes in the forums. "One of the challenges with post launch content for MP is that it can split the player base, and we want to avoid that whenever possible. For this content, creating the DLC package the way we did allowed for us to not split the player base – so whether you purchase the new content or not, you can still play with your friends."
"I know some of you have strong beliefs about DLC, and I'm not here to sway your opinion or convince you to buy our stuff - if you like what we're offering, I hope you get it and enjoy it. If it's not your speed, enjoy BioShock 2 as we released it."
Tobey does add if you don't like it, they welcome your opinion as "that can be more helpful than people who are really excited, because you help tell [them] what to fix and do better."
Posted March 12, 2010
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chautemoc: Explanation:
"The way our engine and game structure works is that people need to have the exact same content for people to play together," 2K Community Manager Elizabeth Tobey writes in the forums. "One of the challenges with post launch content for MP is that it can split the player base, and we want to avoid that whenever possible. For this content, creating the DLC package the way we did allowed for us to not split the player base – so whether you purchase the new content or not, you can still play with your friends."
"I know some of you have strong beliefs about DLC, and I'm not here to sway your opinion or convince you to buy our stuff - if you like what we're offering, I hope you get it and enjoy it. If it's not your speed, enjoy BioShock 2 as we released it."
Tobey does add if you don't like it, they welcome your opinion as "that can be more helpful than people who are really excited, because you help tell [them] what to fix and do better."

Well, it technically IS true. The Unreal Engine (at least, circa UE1) requires everyone to have the same packages. So technically, everyone would have to download the content either way.
Now, that being said, if all the content was ready at launch: It shouldn't be premium.
If all the content wasn't available at launch, you can avoid dividing the player-base by including it in a patch.
Posted March 12, 2010
Translation: OM NOM NOM YOUR FEARS TASTE LIKE MONEY.
Posted March 12, 2010
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Arkose: Translation: OM NOM NOM YOUR FEARS TASTE LIKE MONEY.

:D
Yeah it's basically a non-answer.
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