EA Sinks Low With Skate 2 DLC

 Now that the game had been released, we can all skate around New San Van to our hearts content.  But what's this?  There is some DLC available.  It is a pack called Time is Money, and it is one of the most pathetic things I've ever seen.

For only 400 MS Points ($5 USD), you can unlock every single thing in the game.  Every skatepark, every skater, and every piece of gear that you would normally unlock by actually playing the story and earning achievements.  The best part though is in the description of the DLC pack: "If you are busy, or just plain lazy" 

If you buy this, where is the incentive to actually play through the story?  If you already have anything, why bother? The sad part is I know people will drop the money on this.  I mean, I don't actually know anyone who would, but you know people are going to buy it.

 Now that the game had been released, we can all skate around New San Van to our hearts content.  But what's this?  There is some DLC available.  It is a pack called Time is Money, and it is one of the most pathetic things I've ever seen.

For only 400 MS Points ($5 USD), you can unlock every single thing in the game.  Every skatepark, every skater, and every piece of gear that you would normally unlock by actually playing the story and earning achievements.  The best part though is in the description of the DLC pack: "If you are busy, or just plain lazy" 

If you buy this, where is the incentive to actually play through the story?  If you already have anything, why bother? The sad part is I know people will drop the money on this.  I mean, I don't actually know anyone who would, but you know people are going to buy it.

Getting Skate 2 today, can't wait! But this is pathetic, I will be avoiding this with a very long stick.

Hasn't this been done for games before? I can't think of any instances but I remember the crew and others speaking of it.

What's wrong with it? It's giving people who just want to play with everything the ability to play with everything, and those who want the challenge can still just play through normally.

I'm with Jayge on this one.  It's like a cheat code, except you have to pay.  The ones who should be balking at this are the ones who are getting charged - i.e., the ones who don't plan to play through or collect every little detail.  If anything, they should be upset it isn't an in-game cheat.  But as it is, EA's not holding back any portion of the game, just making it more accessible.

Ah, that is just EA at their finest. Of course, I think this should just be a cheat code, and paying for it is pretty despicable. I see a little bit of Jayge's argument, but the mere fact this exists for the price is pathetic.

I'll take this over day one DLC for costumes and songs and other useless junk any day.  Not that I'd use it, but it seems really similar to old cheat codes to me.  So, why not?

Should be an ingame cheat.

Is bullshit.

What the fuck?  This should be done by pressing LT, RT, RB, LB, B, B, X, Y, A, Start, not fucking paying money

This is INCREDIBLE, and yes, as Smug said, what happened to a good old fashioned cheat code? GH:WT has a "unlock all songs" cheat.

Besides, EA is making good games now, and not all of them are doing well enough for EA to continue making good games.  This kind of DLC might be a necessary evil.

i remember you could buy perfect stats in tiger woods...seems some games do this even tho it should be a code...

I miss the days of the Gameshark.

"Besides, EA is making good games now, and not all of them are doing well enough for EA to continue making good games.  This kind of DLC might be a necessary evil."

"EvilTwin said:

"Besides, EA is making good games now, and not all of them are doing well enough for EA to continue making good games.  This kind of DLC might be a necessary evil."

No, just no. The only great game that EA made in the last decade was Deadspace the rest was flawed or average.

There is something like this for NFS: Undercover. It is fucking dumb, I hate EA so much.

EA has been doing this for a while now.  It's a copy cat move, Sony was doing this w/ Everquest...selling in game plat/items.. such a fucking cheese move.

I suspect it won't be long before EA charges money if you want to play Franchise mode single player in madden

To those complaining about paying to cheat, did any of you BUY a Game Genie back in the day? Or books\magazines with cheat codes? Just curious.

"To those complaining about paying to cheat, did any of you BUY a Game Genie back in the day? Or books\magazines with cheat codes? Just curious."

You all act like the players are somehow entitled to developer's mistakes.

"What's wrong with it? It's giving people who just want to play with everything the ability to play with everything, and those who want the challenge can still just play through normally."

"EvilTwin said:

"Besides, EA is making good games now, and not all of them are doing well enough for EA to continue making good games.  This kind of DLC might be a necessary evil."

No, just no. The only great game that EA made last year was Deadspace the rest was flawed or average. Mirrors Edge was average and flawed, Red Alert 3 average and rushed (also nothing new). The only other good thing EA has done recently is EA partners programme, apart from that there the same old EA and charging to cheat is very low."

"Teh_Eel said:

"EvilTwin said:

"Besides, EA is making good games now, and not all of them are doing well enough for EA to continue making good games.  This kind of DLC might be a necessary evil."

No, just no. The only great game that EA made in the last decade was Deadspace the rest was flawed or average.

fixed."

"What's wrong with it? It's giving people who just want to play with everything the ability to play with everything, and those who want the challenge can still just play through normally."

I disagree; this is an excellent idea by EA, and more power to them.  It is an optional download.  It does not hurt your experience if you do not buy it, unlike some developers who leave locked content on the disc until you pony up more $$$, or add levels that everyone but you is playing.

Everybody spends money to save time and effort, whether it's going out to eat at a restaurant at times, or getting a professional oil change on your car instead of learning how to do it yourself.  If getting all the unlockables in a video game is worth $5 to you, why not?  People have been spending money on cheating devices for years, and as long as this doesn't break the play experience for others (it doesn't sound like it does) then why care?

"I disagree; this is an excellent idea by EA, and more power to them.  It is an optional download.  It does not hurt your experience if you do not buy it, unlike some developers who leave locked content on the disc until you pony up more $$$, or add levels that everyone but you is playing.

Everybody spends money to save time and effort, whether it's going out to eat at a restaurant at times, or getting a professional oil change on your car instead of learning how to do it yourself.  If getting all the unlockables in a video game is worth $5 to you, why not?  People have been spending money on cheating devices for years, and as long as this doesn't break the play experience for others (it doesn't sound like it does) then why care?"

The editing tools included with the package are basic, and the decision to make advanced camera controls and filters etc. a downloadable extra (for 600 MSP) is a contentious one.

Man that's dumb,someone should just kick John Ricatello in the nuts over and over again until he's unconscious.