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Dark Souls 3 getting season pass, contains two DLC packs

FromSoft has a basis to ask for my money in advance ala Season Pass. From Dark Souls on, their post-launch DLC has been exquisite. AotA DLC from DS is still my favorite stand-alone piece of post-launch content yet; Old Hunters and Left Behind (TLOU) trail by the slimmest of margins.
 
From makes some of the very best DLC available (the best, imo) so I'm excited to hear there's support after the game is out. I know they will deliver, as they always do.
 
Creamium said:
The track record for Souls dlc has been great, so I'm sure it'll be good.

I'm at a weird spot when it comes to Souls dlc though, don't know if anyone can relate: when these games come out, I go all in on them and play nothing else for days and weeks until I've explored and done everything. Then, when dlc is announced or released, I'm excited, but don't get around to it. This is mostly because the main game was already this fulfilling (and time-consuming). So far the only dlc I've played is DkS' Artorias, which is amazing of course. I have a season pass for DkS 2 on pc, haven't started any of the sets. Same with BB and Old Hunters. I hope I can get to them at some point.

This applies to more games though. Even when an expansion is supposed to be really good, the timing's always unfortunate, because you're burned out (for a lack of better term) on the game, and have moved on.
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This is exactly what happens to me with the Souls series. I love love love the games and they're all I want to play when they come out, but by the time the DLC comes out I am burned OUT. I still haven't played Dark Souls 2 DLC or The Old Hunters. I platinumed both games and can't bring myself to go back.....yet. I did return to play Artorias of the Abyss, but years later.
 
$138 AUD for the Deluxe Edition?

Bought. No Question. FROM has earned that from me - the only developer in the industry who I trust wholeheartedly to deliver.

This will be the first game to install on my shiny new Hybrid PS4 hard drive too!
 
I imagine the content will probably be good but I will stick to not buying a season pass until I know what's in it. There is no reason to pay for one upfront.
 
YianGaruga said:
I actually much prefer the "expansion" stlye DLC of DkS and BB to the way they did it in DS2. Adding content piece by piece just doesn't fit the game, imo.

It's not a huge issue, but I'll probably only get the DLC once everything is out.


Pretty sure DS2 was the same way.
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Well each of the DLCs in Dark Souls 2 were themed so separating them made sense. And they were all pretty big, so I think your "piece by piece" comment is selling them short. There's more content in the Dark Souls 2 DLC than in Artorias or Old Hunters.
 
I'll be sure to create a back up of my save before the last boss this time.

I too prefer one large DLC to smaller chunks, waiting for both DLC to release sounds like a good idea, assuming I can hold out.
 
Raw64life said:
2 months before Dark Souls II came out...

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dar.../1100-6416812/

"For Dark Souls 2, we don’t expect any additional downloadable content because we want to deliver a full game, the full experience, to fans who purchase the package from day one, said Miyazoe in an interview with Edge."
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That's not a lie. Expectations can change.

Lion Heart said:
I'll be sure to create a back up of my save before the last boss this time.

I too prefer one large DLC to smaller chunks, waiting for both DLC to release sounds like a good idea, assuming I can hold out.
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Dark Souls II didn't trigger NG+ automatically after killing the last boss. Hopefully Dark Souls III will be the same. It baffles me that Bloodborne failed to do that.
 
Creamium said:
The track record for Souls dlc has been great, so I'm sure it'll be good.

I'm at a weird spot when it comes to Souls dlc though, don't know if anyone can relate: when these games come out, I go all in on them and play nothing else for days and weeks until I've explored and done everything. Then, when dlc is announced or released, I'm excited, but don't get around to it. This is mostly because the main game was already this fulfilling (and time-consuming). So far the only dlc I've played is DkS' Artorias, which is amazing of course. I have a season pass for DkS 2 on pc, haven't started any of the sets. Same with BB and Old Hunters. I hope I can get to them at some point.

This applies to more games though. Even when an expansion is supposed to be really good, the timing's always unfortunate, because you're burned out (for a lack of better term) on the game, and have moved on.
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I kinda have this, which is why I never play dlc piecemeal, and instead wait until they are all released and play them back to back, as if it was a "new" game.
 
Raw64life said:
2 months before Dark Souls II came out...

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-souls-2-developer-not-looking-to-make-dlc/1100-6416812/

"For Dark Souls 2, we don’t expect any additional downloadable content because we want to deliver a full game, the full experience, to fans who purchase the package from day one, said Miyazoe in an interview with Edge."
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Considering the quality of the dlc compared to the main game, i can believe they started making them once the main game came out. They addressed many of the complaints for me.From has a pretty good record when it comes to souls dlc now.
I can be pretty certain at this point that the dlc for this game will also surpass what we will get in the main game.
 
convo said:
Considering the quality of the dlc compared to the main game, i can believe they started making them once the main game came out. They addressed many of the complaints for me.From has a pretty good record when it comes to souls dlc now.
I can be pretty certain at this point that the dlc for this game will also surpass what we will get in the main game.
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Agreed, the Dark Souls 2 DLC areas were better than anything in the main game. Crown of the Sunken King especially probably ranks among my favorite areas in the entire series. The bonfires are so well hidden that on my first playthrough I didn't find any between the first bonfire and the one all the way at the bottom of the pyramid. What an intense rush that was to overcome that whole descent through the darkness, and then Jester Thomas, to be separated from the only bonfire I'd seen in hours by several roaming dragons. One of my all time favorite Souls moments for sure.
 
I'm actually glad to know there will be DLC coming out this far back.

That way I can't make the mistake of going into NG+ without a backup save. That happened with Bloodborne and I was forced to create a new character because I wasn't going to go into The Old Hunters with the difficulty cranked way up.
 
convo said:
Considering the quality of the dlc compared to the main game, i can believe they started making them once the main game came out. They addressed many of the complaints for me.From has a pretty good record when it comes to souls dlc now.
I can be pretty certain at this point that the dlc for this game will also surpass what we will get in the main game.
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Whilst i have no doubt production started post release, if you are at all interested in lore, i dont understand how you can possible believe it wasn't planned.

Companies need to stop treating the word DLC like a bad thing, and i think namco here are doing just that, they dont expect backlash to this news since the souls series is known for quality dlc.
 
too much Dark Souls III talk I can't stand it! I'm not supposed to be even thinking about this game until a couple weeks before release. This wait is going to be excruciating..
 
tesqui said:
too much Dark Souls III talk I can't stand it! I'm not supposed to be even thinking about this game until a couple weeks before release. This wait is going to be excruciating..
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I'm just glad that the Souls games can't really be spoiled by short sentences you can post in capitals. If I avoid gameplay footage I can feel safe knowing I'll be able to go in as blind as possible (I've seen the E3 trailer and some footage showing off a boss).
 
I would buy the Collector's Edition if it came with the season pass.

I sat out on the initial Dark Souls 2 DLC run, played them later on Scholar and was pretty happy with that decision.

This time waiting doesn't seem possible. Not after how magnificent The Old Hunters was.
 
It's a tad upsetting they didn't include this in either of the ludicrously pricey collectors editions
yay iron-on patches!
but at least there's the pedigree of Souls DLC being 100% worth it.
 
Delux Edition bought from the the UK Xbox Store, had to for the Season Pass and original game

Physical copy now cancelled

Hurry up MS and send me my code so I can play the original
 
It is kind of funny that they finally announced a season pass ahead of time considering each game prior had a completely different approach:

Demon's Souls: extra archstone -- no content ever added for it
Dark Souls: PC port & DLC out of nowhere
Dark Souls II: "no DLC this time," followed by 3 incredible DLC packs
Bloodborne: PSX announcement "fine okay DLC," then "well we were gonna do 2 but here is just one big amazing one"​

For DS3 it's "ahhh we're not fooling anybody, let say.. uhh 2 DLC packs this time."
 
LegalEagleMike said:
I am telling myself I am going to wait for the complete edition this time around...Still have barely scratched the surface on Fallout 4 so I should probably give it another go.
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Lol I'm probably going to double-dip and get the base game, then wait on the inevitable complete edition.
 
Seeing how this is supposed to be the end of the Dark Souls trilogy, I hope they don't change the ending with the DLC like Dark Souls 2 did. Dark Souls 3 kinda needs to end well on its own seeing how its wrapping up things.

I have a feeling 2 only needed to to tie into Dark Souls 3, though.

ike_ said:
It is kind of funny that they finally announced a season pass ahead of time considering each game prior had a completely different approach:

Demon's Souls: extra archstone -- no content ever added for it
Dark Souls: PC port & DLC out of nowhere
Dark Souls II: "no DLC this time," followed by 3 incredible DLC packs
Bloodborne: PSX announcement "fine okay DLC," then "well we were gonna do 2 but here is just one big amazing one"​

For DS3 it's "ahhh we're not fooling anybody, let say.. uhh 2 DLC packs this time."
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I think the broken archstone was cut content, not necessarily intended as DLC.
 
I'm perfectly fine with them announcing the expansion packs ahead of time. They are being transparent about their content pipelines ahead of time. Let's face it, any large company worth their salt is going to want a return on their investment and keep their employees busy after a product launch.

We all know they were probably going to do expansions, and I certainly welcome expansions from FromSoft on their marquee franchise. It has never not delivered in terms of quality.

Perhaps the most important is that I never once got the feeling the main games were light on contact nor that the expansions were excised pieces of content solely to fleece us some extra dollars.

That being said, I feel that the expansions were probably ideas of BandaiNamco and not so much FromSoft.
 
Tingle said:
I think the broken archstone was cut content, not necessarily intended as DLC.
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Some parts of Dark Souls 1 were the same way, the main difference being that the opportunity for DLC arose with the PC port. There are unfinished versions of Chester, the Sanctuary Guardian, and others on disc.
 
Orayn said:
Some parts of Dark Souls 1 were the same way, the main difference being that the opportunity for DLC arose with the PC port. There are unfinished versions of Chester, the Sanctuary Guardian, and others on disc.
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I know. That doesn't mean they were planning to do the same for Demon's Souls. It just means there was unused content.

Dark Souls' unexpected success probably enticed them to go back and fill in the unused content, I doubt that content was cut with the intention of being DLC.
 
One thing that does give me pause is how weapon-starved the base BB was. The expansion is much shorter (with about 3 new areas), but somehow doubles the total weapon count of the main game.

It makes the expansion feel "full", at the expense of the main game feeling sparse.
 
Kieli said:
One thing that does give me pause is how weapon-starved the base BB was. The expansion is much shorter (with about 3 new areas), but somehow doubles the total weapon count of the main game.

It makes the expansion feel "full", at the expense of the main game feeling sparse.
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No joke, coincidentally I woke up this very morning feeling the same way. Thankfully I dug into this wiki page that gave me some faith:

Note: DKS3 will have as many weapons as DKS2

But trust me, if he is lying, prepare for me to be the biggest internet rage baby of all time.
 
Excellent news. Not unexpected, but most welcome.

We're just under two months from Dark Souls 3 release in western territories.

Praise the Sun on April 12th.
 
Kieli said:
One thing that does give me pause is how weapon-starved the base BB was. The expansion is much shorter (with about 3 new areas), but somehow doubles the total weapon count of the main game.

It makes the expansion feel "full", at the expense of the main game feeling sparse.
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I think they added so many weapons as a response to that. It was by far the biggest complaint outside of maybe the summoning system.

Bloodborne was way too skimpy on the weapon count though, I do agree. I know they were trying to do a quality over quantity type of thing, but even then I always saw a big variation in the weapon types used in Souls games outside of core PvP, so people did tend to find some value in the weapon types anyway.
 
Lion Heart said:
I'll be sure to create a back up of my save before the last boss this time.
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Yeah, if it doesn't follow DS2 I'll be doing this. Would much rather have a save at the end of NG rather than one partway through NG+ when the DLC hits :p

Been putting off playing The Old Hunters because I'm dreading having to do the new content on NG+ levels the first time through.
 
I just hope they wait a little bit to release it. DLCs are much better when they improve the game based on players feedback.

There was a consensus that Bloodborne lacked more covenants, more characters and more weapons and that was exactly what Old hunters delivered.
 
CHC said:
Yeah really! I think DSII went a bit far in the "convenience" direction with stuff like teleports from the start, the respec feature, and the ability to respawn and farm bosses, but I will say that voluntary starting NG+ is a great feature. It's really annoying to have to wait to kill the final boss so you can PvP, explore, farm, or whatever else. Especially on the first run through when you want to be a part of the discussion online, but must continue to avoid endgame spoilers.
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Not so much the farming, but respawning the bosses is IMO an awesome feature. I played Sinh over and over, just so damn fun. I would do the same with O&S and Kalameet in DS if possible.
 
ike_ said:
It is kind of funny that they finally announced a season pass ahead of time considering each game prior had a completely different approach:

Demon's Souls: extra archstone -- no content ever added for it
Dark Souls: PC port & DLC out of nowhere
Dark Souls II: "no DLC this time," followed by 3 incredible DLC packs
Bloodborne: PSX announcement "fine okay DLC," then "well we were gonna do 2 but here is just one big amazing one"​

For DS3 it's "ahhh we're not fooling anybody, let say.. uhh 2 DLC packs this time."
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tbh i like that they're up front about it for a change. We all know it'll happen, don't pretend.
 
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