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I wouldn't buy them myself but I think it's a clever idea from publishers to drum up extra money for dlc upfront and cut into the used game market a bit by getting people to hang onto their game long enough to get all the dlc packs that they already committed to buying
Im not sure what to make of this.
Should i be happy? Sad? Angry? Whacking off?
Tell me you dried prunes!
Should i be happy? Sad? Angry? Whacking off?
Tell me you dried prunes!
I'll just wait for GOTY, and a steam sale. Not a fan of this junk. Battlefield Premium made me stop playing BF3.
I'm already in for the Loot Chest... And I can't pass this pass up. I just can't resist Borderlands.
Honestly, only some of the original's DLC was worth the money. I'm getting this game day 1 because I'm getting it as a gift, but I'm way too burned out on the thought of DLC at this point to even give a fuck about the season pass. I'll just end up not playing the DLC at all, like I do with every game that has tons of DLC. Not out of principle or anything, just because I can't be arsed to care about that kind of shit at all.
Depends on the game and developer. I got it for gears 3 becuse i knew i was gonna play both the single and multi.
I've been happy with my decision to skip the season pass stuff every time, from Gears 3 to Saint's Row 3. There's either a few hit-or-miss DLC items that I decide aren't worth it, or I lose interest in the game before the season pass would be worthwhile.
I will just wait for the Game of the Year edition that is sure to come...then I will wait for that to go on sale on steam.
Don't know if want. Already blow $99 bucks on the Deluxe Edition, cause I'm putting a lot of faith in this game, but I don't know if my faith warrants a total of $130 just yet.
I can wait for the steam sale. I'm not paying $10 more than what I paid to get Borderlands 2 in the first place.
Seeing as we bought all the last DLC, I am ok with this but I want to make sure that they are good DLC....
I'm a fan. It's a risk, sure, but if you find that you really enjoy the game, and are confident that you'll still be playing when the DLC rolls around then it may be worth it. The customer gets the DLC a little cheaper, and the dev/publisher encourages customers to buy the DLC now.
It's a very clever move, DLC sales take a massive hit as time goes on, encouraging gamers to buy it all now likely means more money for the publisher. Still a good deal for the consumer as well, so it's kind of silly to complain about it. Especially if it means the publisher doesn't try some other, less friendly scheme.
It's a very clever move, DLC sales take a massive hit as time goes on, encouraging gamers to buy it all now likely means more money for the publisher. Still a good deal for the consumer as well, so it's kind of silly to complain about it. Especially if it means the publisher doesn't try some other, less friendly scheme.
Much as I loved Borderlands, all the DLC was underwhelming to me. After the first two packs I just ignored the rest. They really pushed coop with it, to a detriment.
I think the LA Noire one was done perfectly. They said this is what you get. Each individual item was tagged with "This also comes in the Season Pass, don't buy it twice by mistake!". And it was even discounted within a few months.Inversely Saints Row 3 was a prime example of how NOT to do a Season Pass. Namely it didn't cover everything it should have (those shitty cosmetic weekly DLCs) and didn't feel like a bargain.
Hopefully Gearbox can shed a little more light on what we can expect before or around launch.
Hopefully Gearbox can shed a little more light on what we can expect before or around launch.
Honestly, I find a Gearbox doing a DLC season pass far less obnoxious then EA/ Acti or Capcom's disk-locked content shenanigans. Maybe that's hypocritical, but it's how I feel. I get the sense that Pitchford is an actual gamer that cares what other gamers think about his products, but that's just my personal perception of him, and everybody has their own opinion. At least with this, I know there's a good chance that it will be comparable or better than the first game's DLC releases, which had some great moments (Dr. Ned, Gen. Knoxx). That said, I'll probably be waiting to judge the DLC individually as it comes out. I have the game pre-ordered though, and Sept. 18 can't come fast enough.
so all complete games are 100 dollars now, yeah i may wait for the game of the year edition and cancel my preorder, none of my friend played the first so i will not be missing much
"Season Pass" is industry lingo for "Optional Lubricant" when they intend to jam fingers in butt-holes.
Honestly though, I'd feel like a sucker buying any games new or right away anymore. Too much withheld content, on disc nonsense, and other foolishness. If I ever play this (unlikely since I hated the first one), I'd consider a discounted GOTY edition. It's not as thought I don't have a library packed with unplayed games I could enjoy in the meantime. Hell, I wanted Batman AC, but with that Catwoman Code fiasco and a ton of DLC in the works I felt it best not to get it right away.
In my blog I tallied the total cost of Mass Effect 2; never again, man, no game is worth that kind of scratch.
Honestly though, I'd feel like a sucker buying any games new or right away anymore. Too much withheld content, on disc nonsense, and other foolishness. If I ever play this (unlikely since I hated the first one), I'd consider a discounted GOTY edition. It's not as thought I don't have a library packed with unplayed games I could enjoy in the meantime. Hell, I wanted Batman AC, but with that Catwoman Code fiasco and a ton of DLC in the works I felt it best not to get it right away.
In my blog I tallied the total cost of Mass Effect 2; never again, man, no game is worth that kind of scratch.
Well, Borderlands had GREAT DLC, so this is probably a good buy, but I rather wait it out until I at least see what the first DLC even looks like.
I've decided never to buy season passes at full price again. I learned that lesson when I purchased the Gears of War 3 season pass in December and then less than a week later the fucking thing goes on sale for 33 percent off or more.
"What do you folks make of Season Passes?"
Im in the same boat. If I knew all 4 of those DLCs would actually be worth $10 each, then paying $30 would be a no brainer. But Im not paying $10 for another Underdome, even if I like Gearbox. I Much rather end up paying $40 by the end of the year than risk getting burned.
Im in the same boat. If I knew all 4 of those DLCs would actually be worth $10 each, then paying $30 would be a no brainer. But Im not paying $10 for another Underdome, even if I like Gearbox. I Much rather end up paying $40 by the end of the year than risk getting burned.
I just wait for Live sales and grab them for 50% off. Saves me money and gives me a reason to put an old game back in and give it a spin, something I don't often do enough of. I'll... pass. Ba-dum-bum-ching!
The first game had good addons, so I wouldn't mind buying a season pass. But I hate this "buy before you try" scheme these companies keep doing. I trust Gearbox somewhat, but the other companies not so much.
Sadly I think "Complete editions" or "GOTY" editions are the new thing. I'll wait for the greatest hits GOTY version.
For the "season pass". Not a bad idea if you think you will end up really liking the game.
For the "season pass". Not a bad idea if you think you will end up really liking the game.
This would be a good deal if we could rest assured that all the packs would be worthy. I was a bit let down by GoW 3's season pass, so I think I'll hold up on buying this one.
If I didn't like the first one so much, I would've skipped my pre-order and waited for the "goatee edition" to be on sale. Because you know it's coming, and after 6 months, it will be 5 bucks on Steam.
a season pass is a guarantee to make money for one if you buy the pass play borderlands and feel it is so so you lost 30 dollars since u probably werent going to buy the dlc afterwards
on the otherhand if u like borderlands u saved ten bucks so tht how it goes
on the otherhand if u like borderlands u saved ten bucks so tht how it goes
I preordered the game, but I'll probably hold off on the season pass until it goes on some sort of sale. Even though B2 is dropping in Sept, I wouldn't be surprised if the season pass got a 25% or so off during Christmas.
You know what else gives you 4 (or more!) DLC packs and the game? The fucking gold edition. Borderlands 2 just entered the "I'll buy if I remember in a sale" What a shame.
LOL no, why pay extra 30$ on top of 60$ when:
A) You don't know if the DLC will be any good
B) You don't know if the game itself will be good (Studios with pedigree can fail too)
C) You can probably buy a complete edition with everything on disc for the same 60$ or even less if you wait long enough
Thanks but no thanks.
A) You don't know if the DLC will be any good
B) You don't know if the game itself will be good (Studios with pedigree can fail too)
C) You can probably buy a complete edition with everything on disc for the same 60$ or even less if you wait long enough
Thanks but no thanks.
AH yes the content which "never was apart of our original dev plan, of course it didn't get sniped to become more profitable" dlc, great stuff guys!
Season passes are a gamble. I was a fool for getting the Max Payne 3 pass. I saw warning signs about the multiplayer dying out but did not heed them.
Borderlands 2 I think will be different. It has a big enough community backing it and the original had good DLC (Moxxi was okay in my opinion). I trust Gearbox.
Borderlands 2 I think will be different. It has a big enough community backing it and the original had good DLC (Moxxi was okay in my opinion). I trust Gearbox.
I'm having a harder time paying 60 dollars for games nowadays, it annoys me when publishers have detailed agendas for how to get another 30-40 dollars out of people before the game is even out. I'm not even accussing them of using on disk DLC for this or anything, but think about it, the DLC costs 50-66 percent of the disk's cost. Will the DLC actually have 50-66 percent of the amount of content on the disk? I'm guessing not.
Otherwise, if the season passes remain available after all of the packs have released, so people have the option to get the discount without taking a gamble, then it's better than nothing.
Otherwise, if the season passes remain available after all of the packs have released, so people have the option to get the discount without taking a gamble, then it's better than nothing.
I refuse to buy games that do this. Money is tight, time is tight, and quite frankly, $90 is too much of an investment, especially when I can get way better loot games for as cheap as $20 brand new (Torchlight 2).
I'm officially burnt out on DLC. Just give me a game and be done with it. Go make some new stuff instead of coasting off of your previous work.
I'm officially burnt out on DLC. Just give me a game and be done with it. Go make some new stuff instead of coasting off of your previous work.
I can wait. Paying for everything isn't as much a problem as pre-buying DLC that may be glitchy (Moxxi), doesn't expand the plot (Moxxi), is a glorified boss-rush (Moxxi/Claptrap) or just not worth it (Moxxi).
I'm thinking Zombie Island + General Knoxx + Claptrap was more like 75% of the content of BL1.
Not saying they will do it again, and season passes are a bad idea usually for the consumer (hello SR3).
For the industry DLC is a good thing, as it lets the artists get back to work rather quickly, and the coders and testers after the core game goes gold. Better than being laid off. Developers are honest for the most part about the bright line between release development and DLC development.
Not saying they will do it again, and season passes are a bad idea usually for the consumer (hello SR3).
For the industry DLC is a good thing, as it lets the artists get back to work rather quickly, and the coders and testers after the core game goes gold. Better than being laid off. Developers are honest for the most part about the bright line between release development and DLC development.
Also, just wait for reviews of the first DLC to come in, then buy the pass or not if you were on the fence. You don't have to buy it in line at Gamestop or whatever.
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