Psychoward
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A season pass for a few hour single player shooter. Wow.
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BioShock Infinite | Season Pass announcement
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RiccochetJ
Gold Member
So are we talking Minerva's Den type dlc? Because that would be amazing!
Remachinate
Member
FartOfWar, so long as you're graciously addressing our prerelease fears, can you offer any insight into how materially the Early Bird Special and Industrial Revolution packs affect the difficulty of the game, 1999 Mode in particular?
I don't know what a "Season Pass" is, but guessing from these comments it seems to be "pay once and get all the DLC for the following months"? And is there a difference when it comes to multiplayer, as I see that term more in multiplayer games?
Anyway, given that it is what I think it is, I'd rather still like to choose my DLC instead of getting everything even though I don't want it. If I ever would buy DLC.
Anyway, given that it is what I think it is, I'd rather still like to choose my DLC instead of getting everything even though I don't want it. If I ever would buy DLC.
LiquidSolid
Member
You mean how it's displaying the page numbers in the wrong order on the main GD page? Yeah, that's really weird.
Never seen that before either!
I'm wondering if these will be substantial Story DLCs...
GoddyofAus
Banned
You see this, developers? This is called "transparency". It is in your best interest to learn what it means.
GoddyofAus
Banned
Ken Levine (@IGLevine) February 21, 2013
RT @rogxue: @iglevine will it all be story or weapon/power packs and story content? -The story stuff Im working on is love letter to fans.
^^ References to Bioshock 1 inbound.
RT @rogxue: @iglevine will it all be story or weapon/power packs and story content? -The story stuff Im working on is love letter to fans.
^^ References to Bioshock 1 inbound.
CrashPrime
Member
Wow. Judging from his twitter, Ken is kind of awesome.
Then don't buy them? I don't care either way. I've not bought one, but only because I'm usually "done" with a game before all the DLC comes out.
That's what I'm hoping for, too!
GoddyofAus
Banned
Ego aside, he is one of the best out there. He is what Peter Molyneux should be but isn't.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
He gave me Big Daddy aka Mr. Bubbles, he gets my monies!
I'll buy the Season Pass, I'm almost essentially getting the game for free lol
So $20 to a Season Pass works out
Before I get quoted on WTF on How? Where?
I had $40 Reward Zone funny money (Best Buy), so $60-$40 = $20
Also I'm a Gamers Unlocked member (Best Buy) Pre-Order + Purchase gets me $20 in Reward Zone funny money, so roughly $0 spent on game =D
+$20 for Season Pass
I'll buy the Season Pass, I'm almost essentially getting the game for free lol
So $20 to a Season Pass works out
Before I get quoted on WTF on How? Where?
I had $40 Reward Zone funny money (Best Buy), so $60-$40 = $20
Also I'm a Gamers Unlocked member (Best Buy) Pre-Order + Purchase gets me $20 in Reward Zone funny money, so roughly $0 spent on game =D
+$20 for Season Pass
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
This is really weird, This is absolutely my most anticipated game this year. I cannot play it soon enough, but also could not care any less about add on content. Even if its of amazing quality, its just not something I'm interested in. I feel like I should be excited for this stuff, but I care barely enough to even make this post stating my opinion about it.
WickedCobra03
Member
This might turn to a Bargain Bin purchase most likely now for me after how much I loved the first Bioshock, and even the 2nd was going to be a let down compared to the first didn't do anything to damage the Bioshock name. I get that companies feel like they have to do it to keep up, but in the end, it really feels like a big slap in the face after buying your game. You don't know how glad I am that I played Mass Effect 3 as is and saw how crappy it ended up being.
The corporate machine takes works of peoples lives (I am not going to say art, but I feel in some cases games can be) and turns it into monetary sum to be divided up to garner the most profit for a company.
2012 was kind of a terrible year in gaming, looks like it rolls into 2013. More corporate than ever it seems even with the brief respite of indie games in the past few years. Crappy DLC (Mass Effect 3 Day One DLC), Season Passes worth nothing (Gears 3, Borderlands 2, ect), the same freaking Jesus-complex story in a good handful of games this year alone. Oh, and all the games were pretty busted, not polished or felt unfinished. I am still working on what to give my Game of the Year 2012 to and I cannot. Hotline Miami would be 1a. because that game came out busted and is still kind of busted, where my actual #1 is "Broken Ass- Crap DLC - Jesus Complex *insert rest game title here*" Burnout Paradise did it right, even if it did put out a bit too much content for free, still, it fixed a lot of the initial problems, made it easier for new comers and added new and worthwhile DLC for the game giving a reason for gamers to keep the game instead of trade it in... and guess what, EA's Season Pass had nothing to do with that... but that time for EA is dead and long since gone it seems.
I will wait to see until I make final judgements on the game, but I feel like this is going to mirror other crummy DLC-policies companies have. Oh, look how great Dead Space 3 turned out when EA corporate laid its every so gentle guiding hand into the development of Dead Space 3. I don't like seeing stuff fail, especially after how much I loved the original Dead Space, but if this keeps up with more and more companies going down this, "we have to have multiplayer, season passes, twitter/fb integration, crappy-dlc, microtransactions, always-online to keep you connected to us" the sooner it will hopefully fail, or at least retreat for a good while.
At this point how can anyone not be so badly jaded the way the industry has treated this post-game content in the past few years?
The corporate machine takes works of peoples lives (I am not going to say art, but I feel in some cases games can be) and turns it into monetary sum to be divided up to garner the most profit for a company.
2012 was kind of a terrible year in gaming, looks like it rolls into 2013. More corporate than ever it seems even with the brief respite of indie games in the past few years. Crappy DLC (Mass Effect 3 Day One DLC), Season Passes worth nothing (Gears 3, Borderlands 2, ect), the same freaking Jesus-complex story in a good handful of games this year alone. Oh, and all the games were pretty busted, not polished or felt unfinished. I am still working on what to give my Game of the Year 2012 to and I cannot. Hotline Miami would be 1a. because that game came out busted and is still kind of busted, where my actual #1 is "Broken Ass- Crap DLC - Jesus Complex *insert rest game title here*" Burnout Paradise did it right, even if it did put out a bit too much content for free, still, it fixed a lot of the initial problems, made it easier for new comers and added new and worthwhile DLC for the game giving a reason for gamers to keep the game instead of trade it in... and guess what, EA's Season Pass had nothing to do with that... but that time for EA is dead and long since gone it seems.
I will wait to see until I make final judgements on the game, but I feel like this is going to mirror other crummy DLC-policies companies have. Oh, look how great Dead Space 3 turned out when EA corporate laid its every so gentle guiding hand into the development of Dead Space 3. I don't like seeing stuff fail, especially after how much I loved the original Dead Space, but if this keeps up with more and more companies going down this, "we have to have multiplayer, season passes, twitter/fb integration, crappy-dlc, microtransactions, always-online to keep you connected to us" the sooner it will hopefully fail, or at least retreat for a good while.
At this point how can anyone not be so badly jaded the way the industry has treated this post-game content in the past few years?
Neuromancer
Member
Did all the content for the Darksiders 2 season pass even come out, I wonder?
I had the SR3 season pass (got it for free) and was still disappointed. The quality just didn't match the quality of the main game.
In the case of most games it seems the savings just aren't worth the risk of some or all of the DLC being bad.
Seasons Pass... Strange that so many different companies have settled on the same verbage and seem willing to accept all the negativity that has started to surround those two words...
I'm really curious so learn if it's all worth it in the end. By now it must be known that these types of practices are detested by a large quantity of core gamers. But do these products sell enough to make it worth the animosity gathered?
I have no doubt Irrational and 2K are going to be following the metrics closely. What can you say to that? Is there already a chart outlining what might be lost in order to receive the gain?
CosmicQueso
Member
I really liked the SR3 and BL2 season passes. MW3's was terrible though (PC at least, maps were good but there weren't enough players).
It's just another option. People really get angry about options these days.
And yep, bought the Infinite pass this morning, because it's Ken, and his games are good. He's earned my trust.
jtkauff
Member
Uh, no, it seems about the same. Bioshock Infinite has 3 story-based DLCs (plus a bonus weapons pack) for US$20, basically buy 2 get 1 free. Borderlands 2 has 4 story-based DLCs for US$30, which is buy 3 get 1 free. To me it seems basically exactly the same except that Bioshock's is a better deal from a strictly numbers/price standpoint.
I'm not even sure why they mentioned the Industrial Revolution pack, since that has nothing to do with the DLC that they announced and has been available for some time now. I think that's just confusing the issue.
Oh, Collin.
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Deleted member 102362
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OK, so I'm trying to get all this DLC stuff straight in my head. Do I have the following correct?
Dog Problems
Banned
I'll pre-order if TF2 items get added to the PC version.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Wish they did for PS3 version, I'd buy it ; ;
since Irrational people are reading this thread I wanted to ask - are there checkpoints in the game or can I save manually? Also am I able to turn vita chambers off (or whatever they are called in Infinite) without booting the game in 1999 mode? Just like I'm playing it on hard but with Vita Chambers off and not in 1999 mode.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Ironic?
element
Member
I see where I was confused. The post I was reading made it sound like the content known (Premium edition, Industrial Revolution, Retail Exclusives) were the 3 items of the pack, not 3 yet to be named AND the known items.
And congrats on going gold Shawn. All the best to you and the rest of the team.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Don't forget the Uncharted 3 season pass. I'll never again buy a season pass for a Naughty Dogs game, probably the worst execution of a season pass outside of Saints Row: The Third.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Well
Battlefield 3 and Premium was a good investment to me
I did learn my lesson though with EA doing the 1 year refresh and adding a Premium Edition into the fold
For me this is winding down the gen, so not much being spent towards the PS3
Gearing up for PS4
If Bioshock scorns me, lesson learned
You don't want to scorn me
Battlefield 3 and Premium was a good investment to me
I did learn my lesson though with EA doing the 1 year refresh and adding a Premium Edition into the fold
For me this is winding down the gen, so not much being spent towards the PS3
Gearing up for PS4
If Bioshock scorns me, lesson learned
You don't want to scorn me
Three entirely new missions with all new content and self contained stories. Thanks!
element
Member
Yeah, after reading it on IG.com it made more sense. Honest mistake.
No worries. I just want everyone to know that this is real blood, sweat, and tears material we're talking here. Not a grab bag of garbage. I crunched to ship Infinite and happily jumped right back in because I believe in this. Obviously, more news will come later on.
grosvenor_92
Member
Season passes might be shitty but they must be working by the looks of it
Edit: Are there any links or connections between Bioshock 1 and Infinite ?
Edit: Are there any links or connections between Bioshock 1 and Infinite ?
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
I don't think the DLC is cut content, and I'm not questioning the quality, but asking me to pony up another $20 even before I buy your $60 (if they're not getting the limited edition) just makes me immediately put it in the 'wait for a sale' pile. I don't care if the game has a hundred items of DLC after it comes out, but let me play and finish the game first before making me think about that stuff.
