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Fallout 4 Season Pass: $30, "we dont know what the actual DLC will be yet"
- Thread starter Turkoop
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What if it was a mystery box that you know would cost you $40 later? Think of the money you will be saving not the specifics of the content.
I'll probably rent the game from gamefly and ignore all dlc.
chaobreaker
Member
Why do people keep bringing up the obvious? If you care about the game of course you would want to play it ASAP. That's the point of the premium price. If you don't care enough then wait for the GOTY edition.
Glendemonium
Member
While I loved playing Fallout 3 and NV DLC, Skyrim's was... lacking. That's really the only thing that has me worried right now is how much DLC we're getting before plonking down thirty dollars.
I don't want it to be just some cheesy construction pack, weapon packs, then like two really sparse story packs and call it good.
New Vegas DLC was probably one of the best ones I've played out of all AAA games last year, so I do have some faith. I think each one gave us new areas to explore, on top of new stories that took a few hours or more to complete. I remember spending days in Dead Money and Old World Blues.
I don't want it to be just some cheesy construction pack, weapon packs, then like two really sparse story packs and call it good.
New Vegas DLC was probably one of the best ones I've played out of all AAA games last year, so I do have some faith. I think each one gave us new areas to explore, on top of new stories that took a few hours or more to complete. I remember spending days in Dead Money and Old World Blues.
Stone Ocean
Member
Oh jolly, preordering mystery content from the kings of overpriced DLC? I cannot possibly wait!
Because if you don't like (optional) DLC, the base game will probably still be plenty for you.
Because you don't have to buy it now. You can wait until the DLC is actually out and decide to buy a couple individually or get the season pass for everything.
Because based on their previous games, you can pretty safely assume that they will release enough to make it worth your $30.
It's a terrible statement I agree, but there is a track record that I found mostly positive over the last decade with DLC content in their titles. Really shocked that people here were so down on the prior Skyrim and Fallout packs, greatly enjoyed them all even if some were obviously superior. (Hearthfire being the only one I ignored)
The Jackdog
Member
come to think of it skyrims dlc was the only ones i didnt play through out of all bethesda's games last gen.
just didnt appeal to me in anyway.
just didnt appeal to me in anyway.
Yeah; or, at the very least, lie and say that there's a plan. LOL.
DistortionOfReality
Member
Exactly.
Remember when it was 3 pieces of DLC and they ended up costing $45 total?
I understand peoples' hesitation to pay up front for something that even the company doesn't have concrete plans for, that's a totally valid concern, but you can decide if Bethesda's track record is good enough for you and A) buy it or B) not buy it. Pete Hines isn't kicking your door down to hold a gun to your head and your finger on the purchase button. And these things usually are still available after the DLC releases, so you can wait until it's all out to decide and still reap the benefits of the discount.
YuriLowell
Member
Looks like this solidifies my choice to wait for the fallout 4:GOTY edition in 2016.
Huh? Skyrim DLC was great.
But yeah... I'd hold off on ordering that season pass since we don't even know what the content will be.
Why would you pay for something unknown. Their past doesn't come into it. You're buying on faith which is silly.
You know the company wants to make a profit right, think about what you're giving them for something that isn't made yet and how they work that.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Fucking lol. Nobody should be buying DLC from Bethesda Softworks before knowing what it is, because they don't have an especially good track record.
Yes I was to, Quality wise it's top notch especially in Fallout 3 and to a lesser extent Fallout New Vegas.
Yes and Souls dlc is good but I vastly prefer Bethesda's dlc.
really? They have a really good trackrecord from all the dlc I played, I shake my head when someone says they don't have a good track record but doesn't back it up with anything.
Hey, people do want more developer transparency. Maybe not like this, but at least they're honest instead of trying to hide it under the guise of "6 months of content" like Arkham Knight did or worse; defining it only to hear "WHY ISN'T IT IN THE GAME THEN!"
No-win scenario.
Again, they've made up content off the cuff after release before, this isn't new.
scoobidoo112
Member
I haven't played your game yet, nor do I know whether or not it will be any good, but I've decided to buy the discounted GOTY Edition during a Steam sale
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Don't worry, I've been doing this for years, it's the norm.
(because fuck your scummy business practices)
Don't worry, I've been doing this for years, it's the norm.
Turin Turambar
Member
If Op. Anchorage and Broken Steel were good ones, I tremble at the thought of how were the rest.
Bethesda is really the only publisher I've bought DLC/expansions from. Tribunal, Bloodmoon, Knights of the Nine, Shivering Isles, Point Lookout, The Pitt, Dawnguard, and Dragonborn were all awesome. And that's just from Bethesda Game Studios. Their record with Dishonored, New Vegas, and Wolfenstein is great as well.
If BGS's expansion/DLC work on Morrowind, Oblivion, FO3, and Skyrim is any indication, this will be the best part of FO4. $30 seems very reasonable to me.
If BGS's expansion/DLC work on Morrowind, Oblivion, FO3, and Skyrim is any indication, this will be the best part of FO4. $30 seems very reasonable to me.
blame space
Banned
How can we know if the DLC is real if it hasn't been made yet?
Monster Zero
Junior Member
Lmao, seriously!! They are literally placing value on a product that has not been made or thought of. Amazing, and people are actually going to purchase it. This is mind boggling. I'm trying to make sense of this, but I can't
Summer Haze
Banned
No. Fallout 4 and all of it's post-launch, completely optional content costs £70. Seriously, are you people new to gaming? SP DLC has been around for quite a while now...
But I do thinking pricing something before you even have anything to price is a little stupid.
blame space
Banned
Some guy in a Bethesda Polo shirt just kicked down my door and demanded I give him $15 or else I wouldn't get to play Fallout 4 in Novemver.
InfiniteBento
Member
"Pay us for future stuff but what that stuff is....idk but its worth at least $40!"
#everyonecomplainsbutbuysitanyway
#everyonecomplainsbutbuysitanyway
The last Fallout 3 DLC was Mothership Zeta. I hope they've at least learned some lessons since then.
Yes, that was exactly my point, and not "shame on you for incentivizing this crap and making the industry I like worse".
Why the hell would I second guess them when they've come out and said they don't know what they're making?
The lengths some will go to on the internet with their mental gymnastics to defend shit like this is absurd.
This is like if Naughty Dog came to my house and said "Hey, we're making an Uncharted 5 down the line. We don't know what it'll be yet but give us 50 bucks now and you get to play it day 1 when it releases."
What, am I gonna say no? I know I'm gonna get my money's worth so I might as well.
What, am I gonna say no? I know I'm gonna get my money's worth so I might as well.
MiguelItUp
Member
I thought people were happy with Bethesda's DLC track record. What happened? Also, the whole "We're doing DLC but have no idea what it is!" thing is very common. As ridiculous as that is. As much as I love Fallout, I'm just going to sit back and observe what happens when it happens.
Matrix XII
Member
And people will buy it, even with no information whatsoever.
And defend it.
I don't mind season passes because you don't have to buy them if you don't want to. It's just a convenience purchase for people who know they want everything. What is shitty though, is that they don't even know what they're releasing as DLC and essentially have a price tag on nothing.
speedomodel
Member
Game of the Year edition it is then.
Prediction
Fallout 4 launches with paid mod system for PC/XONE/PS4 to support modders. Bethesda will offer official support to popular mod developers to help work their mod into the game with no problems relating to other mods or breaking the game. The season pass grants you access to all Bethesda official Fallout 4 mods.
This is why they don't know yet...
Fallout 4 launches with paid mod system for PC/XONE/PS4 to support modders. Bethesda will offer official support to popular mod developers to help work their mod into the game with no problems relating to other mods or breaking the game. The season pass grants you access to all Bethesda official Fallout 4 mods.
This is why they don't know yet...
Vital Tundra
Member
It surprises me that people still don't understand that this is the real issue. Be freakin' clear about what you plan on giving us. Is Nintendo the only one out there that actually lets you know what the future content may hold?
Monster Zero
Junior Member
So how much imaginary content makes $30. How did they reach this number? Why not $20 or even $40, for more value
As always the season pass is optional (i know it sucks that company's just want us to feed them money through shit like this) so its no that big of a deal in my opinion. I will probably buy the season pass because more than likely i will end up playing this game for thousands of hours just like i did for every other Bethesda RPG since Morrowind. But that's just me because Bethesda is my second favorite game company out there. If you hate the idea of it then just don't buy it and buy the dlcs as they come out or not at all. I mean skyrim didn't really dlc there's so much shit to do so there will probably be enough stuff to do without dlc