No, everyone will be forced to download the extra mega/gigabytes for those characters to continue playing the game (unless they are already on the disk paid for), you just need to pay to use them.
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Evolve Downloadable Content Plans Revealed
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No, everyone will be forced to download the extra mega/gigabytes for those characters to continue playing the game (unless they are already on the disk paid for), you just need to pay to use them.
Visualante2
Member
Know what I liked about Left4Dead? You bought the game and you knew you'd get a lot of extra content free.
qa_engineer
Member
meh with a side of bleh. Not buying.
You also didn't feel like you bought an incomplete game to begin with. What a novel concept.
Did they give you a lot of extra content for free? I never played it on PC, only 360 so...
While I liked it a lot, I did felt like I got an incomplete game with L4D.
Valve was holding them back, now they can nickel and dime the hell out of gamers properly.
This is already offered, it's called "Paying full price for the DLC one piece at a time." The extra cost over the bundles represents the interest.
Yeah, they really wanted to make the DLC free for 360 but MS blue balled them.
Still, the DLC in Left 4 Dead 2 has way more value than this shit.
SuperStiltzkin
Member
The alpha pretty much left me underwhelmed, so this only solidifies that I won't be getting it. I felt like I already played most of the game in that alpha anyways.
Thing is, ya arc is bad... but you generally pick one character and stick with them so DLC really doesn't affect you too much. Not quite the same with competitive FPS.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Already had a really bad feeling after the alpha, sadly this seems to confirm how aimless Evolve really is. I always hate to see a game fail, and was hoping that this was going to be the next Left 4 Dead, but things are looking pretty dire.
NumberThree
Member
That quote was missing something so I added it myself.
LurkerPrime
Member
Valve is always the exception, not the rule.
And I think Evolve's designed in way that would make traditional cosmetic DLC massively out of place... not to mention that they will be selling skins, but as only one part of their DLC strategy.
Oh I see. Thanks.
I didn't realise that there were unlockable classes.
Wow.
I can't possibly stay further away from this game. Not only does it look boring (I saw gameplay demos at Fan Expo) but this type of in-my-face DLC practice is enough to disgust me from giving it a second though.
If it's one thing we learned in 2014, it's that pre-ordering is a dangerous proposition.
brickwalker0
Member
I can't stop re-reading this, it gets funnier every time.
dugdug
Banned
Disagree entirely. It's a prime example of "one step forward, two steps back."
Games like Starhawk said "all the maps are free" and...they just were...free! There wasn't any other insane shit like this. Turtle Rock / 2K are trying to make you think "aw, how nice of them" while hiding all of the other stuff behind a good will gesture at the top.
They can eat it.
OsirisBlack
Banned
Lets be honest when they announced free map packs we all knew hunters and monsters would cost. Why act like this is surprising?
CambriaRising
Member
I was iffy on the game before, but now I'll never buy it.
This is almost Watch_Dogs levels of content distribution. To get all the content they have created you have to buy the most expensive editon.
This is so unfair and reeks of greed; people will still support this though, and while I think it's their right to spend their money how they want, I expect things getting worse and worse with each major AAA release if strategies like these succeed.
This is so unfair and reeks of greed; people will still support this though, and while I think it's their right to spend their money how they want, I expect things getting worse and worse with each major AAA release if strategies like these succeed.
Lord of Castamere
Member
How so? The whole game is class based, with role preference. Odds are good most play will want to stick with a certain role.
it's not the hunters/monsters stuff itself that's surprising. It's how it's set up:
- They are expensive
- The "savings" in the season pass are small
- The season pass doesn't even include the pre-order bonus, and doesn't include everything the game will offer: Apparently there's a fifth monster and MORE hunters in the "Monster race" edition.
- There's a ridiculous "buy it now" incentive going on with the pre-order bonus
- Pre-loading seems to be, hilariously, exclusive to one platform
The way it's being presented and packaged is ridiculous, not the concept itself of free maps + paid characters.
I'm assuming this is the approach that Evolve is going with their characters as well. Have you seen the shit they did with Chronophantasma?
Roles don't equal characters. Even then you don't always get the role you want.
PapaEmeritus
Member
MY DLC plans, DO NOT BUY THE GAME. Problem solved.
Iorv3th
Member
Why do they keep announcing DLC and Season Passes before a game is even released. We can't even get excited about playing the content that we purchase without filling like we aren't even getting the full product we paid for.
Have they really found that people won't buy a game unless DLC is announced in advance of it's release?
Have they really found that people won't buy a game unless DLC is announced in advance of it's release?
ashecitism
Member
Valve will have you covered ...when they're ready.
Lol
brickwalker0
Member
What's surprising is these price gouging tactics are getting worse.
Something tells me despite all the negative feedback across social media, these tactics are actually working.
thehillissilent
Member
People will truly have to vote with their wallet. However, something tells me they will buy it anyway.
MattPeters
Member
That was hard to read, and really cringly with that dont be afraid to pre-order BS.
Evolve is going to be cheap in a few months, and by then the community will be dead.
Evolve is going to be cheap in a few months, and by then the community will be dead.
Mr. Luchador
Member
At this point in time I'm convinced 2K isn't a reference to a new millennium of publishing, but rather how many bits of content their games are broken into for DLC.
GuitarAtomik
Member
Sounds weird and I'm a little annoyed about it, but at least it's not maps. Either way, the beta is going to determine whether I pre-purchase or wait for reviews.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
LOL at that quote. They're acting like they're giving us something.
I can't see why they couldn't do something similar (fitting to game and not simply copying model from Valve) and success in it.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Hrm. These uh, prices would make since if it was free to play. Like LoL or DotA. But...being a full priced game with additional charges for it being a small game? What's the base game have, 3 monsters, 4 hunters, and how many maps?
...Not a good deal at all.
...Not a good deal at all.
LurkerPrime
Member
For 2K, there'd be no reason to add more risk to Evolve by testing and pioneering new profit models when there's already tried-and-true revenue streams to pursue.
Gaming, in general, long ago decided this was the path we'd take. You know, horse armour and all that.
It's a bit better than that:
gioGAF
Member
Wow, no thanks! I especially enjoy the whole "look at the value we are providing you" delusion they have going for themselves.
I do think they need to mention the Xbox a few more times within the article though, the name just does not come up enough, someone might get confused as to what platform offers the amazing exclusive preloading capability.
I do think they need to mention the Xbox a few more times within the article though, the name just does not come up enough, someone might get confused as to what platform offers the amazing exclusive preloading capability.
Mr. Luchador
Member
For a game called 'Evolve' it's already feeling cliched.