Whilst the argument rages as to whether we're getting value for money or getting plain screwed when it comes to DLC, it seems Tripwire have a really strange way of releasing DLC. Tripwire are of course the developers of Killing Floor (which I've talked about plenty before), the co-op zombie slaying game that's not Left 4 Dead.
Now a couple of months ago, Tripwire released a new map + weapons pack free of charge for Killing Floor. At the same time they released a DLC pack of four character skins for $2. No is it me or did they get this the wrong way round? I mean, extra levels and weapons are things I'd pay for, but character skins? Nope.....
Now, with a new "Level Up" pack, Tripewire have done it again! The pack contains 3 new levels, 7 new weapons, a new Demolition class, a new level cap (players can play up to 6 levels instead of just 5), plus 20 new achievements and an interface overhaul. All of this is free; what's not free is another 4 character skins. They're $2 again, but now I have this urge to buy both character packs just to give Tripwire some money for giving me free stuff they should have charged me for.
If that makes sense....
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Paying for skins? Whaaaaat?! Surely, there are free mods for that kind of thing.
That said, I can see how Tripwire are making their money back on their abundance of goodies since there are enough crazy people out there willing buy these things (see: 360 Avatars). I mean, those collective two bucks add up at the end of the day, right? But this is PC gaming, there's always something out there for free!
I played Killing Floor a little bit and hated every second of it.
I think the general feeling is the same reason I bought points for Dungeons and Dragons online. They GIVE you the stuff of value for free as a gesture and support for a community they want to foster. They HOPE that by doing this, the good will extends to roughly 1%-2% of their userbase, typical paying userbase in F2P circles.
Because the skins are "Hey, if you're feeling nice and want to give a little more, buy these."
Welcome to PC Gaming. Where we don't know what this DLC is because we've been getting it for free for years now.
SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
DONT TELL THEM
WE LIKE FREE MAPS
and honestly this is great, everyone gets to play the new stuff and they get extra cash from morons. hurrah!