If there is substantial DLC(or patches) planned for a single player game I just wait for them all to release before I start the game(like Witcher 3, FFXV later on, and hopefully ME:A). I only get DLC that adds a decent amount of content or if it is short and cheap. I'll go back to a single player game if it is more than just an hour long side quest that doesn't really do anything to the story and characters. Multiplayer DLC, at least the DLC I care about like map packs, isn't really a thing anymore(looking at Halo, Gears, Rainbow, Overwatch).
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Does anyone else have ZERO interest in DLC, regardless of what game its for?
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Rickenslacker
Banned
Somewhat. The only games that really have a good chance at getting me to bite at DLC are multiplayer-centric ones, where I'm constantly playing those games and the DLC is immediately present, so I've bought both season passes of characters for both Street Fighter V and Rainbow Six Siege. But when it comes to single player, I find that I generally only care about the DLC that's available at the time of when I play it and otherwise have 0 interest in DLC afterwards, but more often than not, DLC for single player games are just clumsy. I generally don't want to revisit a game months later just for some extra tidbit, I've moved on.
DreadfulOmen
Member
I wouldn't say zero percent, but close. I've only bought dlc for 2 games. Destiny and TLOU.
If it's something gameplay-related for a game I've enjoyed, particularly something as substantial as an extra story/campaign, then I'm not opposed to considering it. Cosmetic DLC is more of a rarity for me, but I don't rule it out if I find something I like (more likely to go for that in fighting games specifically, though).
Host Samurai
Member
I'd rather the DLC be available on day 1 when I'am already into the game. Sometimes it's tough to go back and pick a game off the shelf once you're knees deep in another game.
EndlessSky
Member
Yep. Once I beat a game, I rarely go back for dlc. That's why I liked the RE7 model, though I do prefer it to be out day 1.
Frag Waffles
Member
In general I'd prefer a sequel to begin production sooner over DLC. The main reason is that usually after I beat a game I feel I have had my fill. Not to mention there are a shit load of exciting games coming out. I'd rather play my next anticipated game than an extension of the game I just put 70 hours into, ya know.
That's not to say I don't like DLC. Plenty of times I really enjoyed it and it is nice to be able to play more of a game you love.
That's not to say I don't like DLC. Plenty of times I really enjoyed it and it is nice to be able to play more of a game you love.
dead souls
Member
*raises hand* Me, me, me. I don't even buy games until they hit $20 or less, and I'm usually ready for most games to end before they do, so I never buy DLC.
if it's a game i enjoyed a lot, i'm all down for DLC as long as it is big. best example is Mario Kart 8's DLC which is $12 and makes the game 1.5 times bigger. i trend to play games a lot after i beat them so the extra content really adds to the experience.
if it's a game i didn't really enjoy much, i don't care about the DLC.
if it's a game i didn't really enjoy much, i don't care about the DLC.
Apoleptica
Banned
I've bought dlc very few times but when I have the experience was as good if not better than the main game. ie Witcher 3 blood and wine. gta 4 ballad of gay tony / lost and damned, forza horizon 2 storm island, fallout 3 dlc, etc. Though things like skins, weapons, etc are things I stay away from completely.
HashtagLapsed
Member
I rarely, rarely buy DLC. I can't really remember the last DLC I bought.
I do like expansion packs though, like The Witcher 3 stuff, XCOM Enemy Within, the Civilization expansions etc.
The $5-15 throwaway things or map packs can fuck off though. I'm not sure I have bought anything like that ever.
I do like expansion packs though, like The Witcher 3 stuff, XCOM Enemy Within, the Civilization expansions etc.
The $5-15 throwaway things or map packs can fuck off though. I'm not sure I have bought anything like that ever.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I'm not against the practice (spiralling costs and all that). Depends on the game and whether the DLC seems worthwhile.
I say this as someone who has been playing games since the 5200 was out.
I say this as someone who has been playing games since the 5200 was out.
Wesley-Sigma
Member
I have to REALLY like the game to get its DLC.
I do love complete editions, though. So that's how I usually engage with DLCs.
I do love complete editions, though. So that's how I usually engage with DLCs.
Sleight of Jam
Banned
Interesting, I feel the same OP.
Now thinking about it, I can't remember the last time I bought DLC.
Now thinking about it, I can't remember the last time I bought DLC.
Nope never. I play a game... finish it and that's it.
On subject to the OP. I also have zero interest in DLC. Never paid for any - I don't have time or the interest to go back to a game after I've played it. The only 2 games where I've broken that rule is skyrim and KOTOR.
I play the original vision of the game as it were and then move on. No time to replay games and no interest in returning for DLC- even if the game was great. If the content wasn't in the main game, I'm not paying extra
ClivePwned
Member
I did buy a few bits and bobs at the start of DLC (mainly map backs for CoD plus one Fallout 3 expansion) but I stopped and have never bought anything since. If I ever get a GOTY version of the game (like Borderlands), I still don't play the DLC stuff). The one ecxeption was Fallout 3 where I later got the full version and did all the DLC missions. I am playing through Minerva's Den as part of the Bioshock 2 content in the Collection.
To me the DLC coming a year after I beat the rest of the game is pointless.I looked at the stuff in Fallout 4 but the DLC seemed to double down on the stuff I liked least about the main game. Count me as one of those people who's very much, once I beat the final boss, see the final cinematics and the credits roll, I'm done with a game.
tome, it's often tl;dp (too late, didn't play)
To me the DLC coming a year after I beat the rest of the game is pointless.I looked at the stuff in Fallout 4 but the DLC seemed to double down on the stuff I liked least about the main game. Count me as one of those people who's very much, once I beat the final boss, see the final cinematics and the credits roll, I'm done with a game.
tome, it's often tl;dp (too late, didn't play)
Not a fan of dlc. One of the reasons the witness feels so damn fresh and nice: it was a complete game from the day of release. No crap or downloads. No dlc just a polished work of art.
Dlc even when well made just never slots in seamlessly, it lessens and cheapens the overall impact. There is too much of an obsession with "content" in this industry...
Dlc even when well made just never slots in seamlessly, it lessens and cheapens the overall impact. There is too much of an obsession with "content" in this industry...
Gotta get that free EO DLC eh?
Phatosaurus
Member
The free DLC for Rainbow Six: Siege over the last year is what has kept me so invested and interested in the game, so no. I'm really interested in DLC right now.
The Witcher 3, too, had some of the best paid I've ever had the pleasure of playing.
The Witcher 3, too, had some of the best paid I've ever had the pleasure of playing.
That's a shame. Some of the best content in games is found in its DLC. Even with the main game being amazing, some developers manage to outdo themselves again and deliver something even greater.
Unfortunately, that's not most of the time, since most DLC is shit and money-grubbing.
Unfortunately, that's not most of the time, since most DLC is shit and money-grubbing.
Exactly this.
There's some fantastic DLC out there that even tops the content you can find in the main game.
JimmyRustler
Member
Yeah, I'm the same OP and I don't really know why. The only DLC I remember really enjoying was the one from Fallout 3.
Otherwise I have barely been able to get into it. Bloodborne is one of my favourite games ever but to this day I have no completed Old Hunters. Loved RE7, can barely bring myself to play it's DLC. Loved Skyrim to death, have never finish the last DLC.
It's really weird for me because it's not that I'm done with games that I have completed. I have replayed the main game of Bloodborne several times but I still have troubles getting into Old Hunters. Hmm...
Otherwise I have barely been able to get into it. Bloodborne is one of my favourite games ever but to this day I have no completed Old Hunters. Loved RE7, can barely bring myself to play it's DLC. Loved Skyrim to death, have never finish the last DLC.
It's really weird for me because it's not that I'm done with games that I have completed. I have replayed the main game of Bloodborne several times but I still have troubles getting into Old Hunters. Hmm...
I am one who has zero interest in DLC. I don't know the exact reasoning but it just never excited quite the same way the original content does. But now that I think about it it probably has to do with cost. Having already paid $60 for a game, I almost feel cheated or something when I pay $20+ for dlc.
fatherKratos
Neo Member
Not 0%, as many have mentioned Witcher 3 DLC were awesome. Looking forward to Uncharted:TLL...but 0% interest in DLCs that are basically skins.
The Evil Within's DLC was amazing,
it was nothing like the main game, it let you know more about the story and you controlled other characters.
if it's going to appear months after the game, then it should be like that, just adding another chaper to the main game, I wouldn't have cared.
it was nothing like the main game, it let you know more about the story and you controlled other characters.
if it's going to appear months after the game, then it should be like that, just adding another chaper to the main game, I wouldn't have cared.
FallenGrace
Member
Like many have said, it depends on the DLC. I have no interest in cosmetic crap or season passes or multiplayer stuff. Give me good content which is more than a cash in or crappy afterthought though and I'm happy to buy it.
Examples:
Witcher 3 Blood and Wine, Heart of Stone
The Last of Us: Left Behind
Infamous First Light
Borderlands 2 large DLCs
Bloodborne The Old Hunters etc.
These were all well thought out, decent length and quality adding to the main game imo. If Horizon does something similar, I'll be all over it.
Examples:
Witcher 3 Blood and Wine, Heart of Stone
The Last of Us: Left Behind
Infamous First Light
Borderlands 2 large DLCs
Bloodborne The Old Hunters etc.
These were all well thought out, decent length and quality adding to the main game imo. If Horizon does something similar, I'll be all over it.
snow in jamaica
Member
I have ZERO interest in DLC, meaning...
I want
"Zero"
in some sort of DLC in my Nier: Automata
I've been hoping for costume DLC since forever!