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[GavinUK86]

With Evolve... we made these modular pieces - the way the whole game fits together means we can make new maps, new environment types, new wildlife, new monsters and hunters, and all of that stuff just plugs into the game.

As long as people are into it and the DLC does reasonably well, then we'd like to keep making more.

Interview with OXM here.

That all sounds a bit..... ominous.

 

[MMaRsu]

So free DLC as to not split the community?

 

[GavinUK86]

So free DLC as to not split the community?

Free would be nice.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

So it'll be all free then?

 

[Norns]

So free DLC as to not split the community?

Yeah, game publishers are all about giving away free content.

 

[SlasherJPC]

No thank you.

 

[NotLiquid]

Has to go the TF2 route then.

 

[Nethaniah]

Yeah, game publishers are all about giving away free content.

EA doesn't seem to have a problem with it (garden warfare / mass effect 3).

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

That's... much less exciting than they probably think it is.

 

[Syf]

-10 hypes. Please don't ruin a good concept with a bad DLC model.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Has to go the TF2 route then.

or the L4D2 PC route.

 

[Toxi]

Yeah, game publishers are all about giving away free content.

Team Fortress 2 did it.

But I don't expect the same here.

 

[DoubleTake]

That's... much less exciting than they probably think it is.

This...I wonder sometimes if the people that put together these marketing spiels understand that what theyre saying most likely wont appeal to the people that purchase their games...

 

[BeforeU]

lol, idon'tbelieveyou.gif

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Make it exactly as expensive as Left 4 Dead 2 DLC.

 

[Takamura-San]

Burnout: Paradise will be hard to beat.

 

[Acorn]

"Support dlc" nice phrasing makes it sound like something altruistic and not a money grab.

 

[GitarooMan]

The headline is a little cringy but the way they explain it in the article actually sounds good. It sounds like they can really adjust the game over time and keep the core game fresh rather than just ignoring and dropping that for unrelated DLC.

 

[Nokterian]

I smell paid dlc on the horizon.

 

[viveks86]

New monster every month would be cool.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

EA doesn't seem to have a problem with it (garden warfare / mass effect 3).

Bad Company 2 got a shit load of free maps. EA are good for this.

 

[FadeX]

inb4 you cannot join certain matches because of ''missing DLC''

yeah, no thanks.

 

[Xav]

This is the standard to beat on consoles. Good luck with that 2K.

 

[Syf]

I don't think there's any chance the DLC is free because of how they worded that. They said they'll keep making it as long as the DLC "does well." Best case scenario it's DLC that won't segregate the community.

 

[ChosenPredator]

New monster every month would be cool.

that would be good - I am still waiting for my predator like monster that upgrades himself within the hunt

 

[Acorn]

Bad Company 2 got a shit load of free maps. EA are good for this.

BF3 and BF4

The only way they go free again is if they have micro transactions.

 

[Korosenai]

I dont see it being free, but I could see them releasing the first new map and monster free.

 

[Frog-fu]

Tying one of the monsters to preorders is irrefutable evidence of this.

 

[Turin Turambar]

"We can do lots of paid DLC!!"


Uhh yeah. Thanks.

 

[Leafhopper]

Watch it just be similar to DoA5U with costume catalogs. Where you can download to see X but you can't use X.

 

[Auctopus]

Free map & monster updates, pay for new characters.

 

[robertlebrone]

Evolve to support DLC better than "any game ever before".

So what their saying is... it's free?

 

[angular graphics]

"At the end of the day, it's a business and it has to make sense, but we believe that we've built a game that does support that really well - more so than any game ever before."

We are done here.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

So, content part of the original design intentionally removed and rebranded as DLC?

 

[Nafai1123]

If it fractures the player base then you are lying to yourselves.

 

[angular graphics]

Evolve to support DLC better than "any game ever before".

So what their saying is... it's free?

Nope.

"As long as people are into it and the DLC does reasonably well, then we'd like to keep making more."

Translation: If people keep buying our DLC we'll keep making more.

 

[atr0cious]

Payday 2 is the best at this, allowing unpaid to play with people that do have the maps. Unless they're doing something like this, the claim is already overblown.

 

[Omega]

Doubt that since nothing is topping TF2.

They won't even top Mass Effect 3. It has managed to keep a decent community 2+ years after release.

Payday 2 is the best at this, allowing unpaid to play with people that do have the maps. Unless they're doing something like this, the claim is already overblown.

And this would be third place.

It's great that as long as host has the dlc, everyone can play instead of killing their own community with greed.

Maybe 2K should pay more attention to video games.

 

[BrokenIcarus]

This is the standard to beat on consoles. Good luck with that 2K.

What made it's model so good if I may ask?

 

[RivalCore]

What made it's model so good if I may ask?

Didn't they release huge amounts of content for free...? I think so, I remember the motorcycle stuff was free.

 

[Toki767]

Aren't most of the DLC Xbox One timed exclusive?

 

[Acorn]

Didn't they release huge amounts of content for free...? I think so, I remember the motorcycle stuff was free.

Yes.

And it was fantastic stuff too.

 

[Krejlooc]

TF2 and rockband are the gold standards imo.

 

[Toxi]

Aren't most of the DLC Xbox One timed exclusive?

DLC so good that they couldn't let everyone have it.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

L4D3 DLC?

 

[Robot Pants]

So free DLC as to not split the community?

Free would be nice.

So it'll be all free then?

Yeah, game publishers are all about giving away free content.

Free DLC confirmed.

 

[Vanish]

All interest gone

 

[Riki]

So it will all be free and required to play? Otherwise, nope.

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

So free DLC as to not split the community?

"As long as it does reasonably well" seems that it won't be free

 

[Htown]

Team Fortress 2 set a pretty high bar. Strong words.