deonast: I used to hate on DLC, but I've since partly changed my mind. When it is putting developers / arts staff to work between projects. Some games companies do that as a way to ensure fewer layoffs between the next game in development. Though I'm not sure on this model since this game is it. I'd love to see a break down of developers / staff and hours.

Though my inner archaeologist likes the idea of this DLC.

Anyway will wait till a special, my budget is being reduced by recent PC upgrades, an unnatural splurge on Vinyl Records, HD digital Audio buying and a weak Australian dollar.

Gothfather: lol How soon people forget. Extending the life of a game has been part and parcel of games since before the WWW took off they just called them expansions and they where between 1/2 and full price of the base game. DLCs are simply the same thing just broken down into smaller chunks. The only difference has been the method of distribution, the net has eliminated so much of the cost involved with trying to expand a games lifespan that it is now possible to do it for most games vs. major sellers. GC has always been a expansion based game as well.

I am not claiming that there is no bad faith ever with regards to DLCs between developers and customers but this idea the DLCs are new is false, They simply took on a different name. And while expansion were larger that isn't a better thing than the smaller DLCs. with little costs compared to having to box and ship physical items to extend the longevity of a game means that they can break up expansions into smaller chunks allowing players to pick and choose which content they want.

Lets not pretend that DLC give no advantages to the player and that they are nothing more than a cash grab, that is disingenuous and frankly false. Just because SOME DLCs are cash grab doesn't mean all DLCs are, secondly just because you don't like a particular DLC also doesn't make it a cash grab or crap. By design DLCs allow player to decide if this new content is something they want to play. DLCs extend the life of games for players often increase replayability generally speaking.

This doesn't mean that DLCs are perfect and not subject to abuse only that they are not as one sided as gamers imply nor are they anything new. There was no golden age of no DLCs for PC games.