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EA Sinks Low With Skate 2 DLC

Topic started by DigitalHector on Jan. 22, 2009. Last post by TomA 3 years, 4 months ago.
Post by DigitalHector (2 posts) See mini bio Level 2

 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.

Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Maxszy (1,900 posts) See mini bio Level 8 / 909 ACH / 14495 P
Getting Skate 2 today, can't wait! But this is pathetic, I will be avoiding this with a very long stick.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Weltal (1,973 posts) See mini bio Level 20 / 2155 ACH / 27592 P
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.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Jayge (9,097 posts) See mini bio Level 9 / 1092 ACH / 16635 P
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.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Sparky_Buzzsaw (3,281 posts) See mini bio Level 23 / 2629 ACH / 45640 P
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.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by RHCPfan24 (7,129 posts) See mini bio Level 21 / 1823 ACH / 34919 P
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.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by EvilTwin (3,225 posts) See mini bio Level 13 / 703 ACH / 12915 P
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?
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Rowr (3,494 posts) See mini bio Level 15 / 1875 ACH / 25706 P
Should be an ingame cheat.

Is bullshit.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by SmugDarkLoser (4,044 posts) See mini bio Level 8
What the fuck?  This should be done by pressing LT, RT, RB, LB, B, B, X, Y, A, Start, not fucking paying money
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Gizmo (4,781 posts) See mini bio Level 14 / 1159 ACH / 16275 P
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.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by EvilTwin (3,225 posts) See mini bio Level 13 / 703 ACH / 12915 P
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.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by shadows_kill (2,602 posts) See mini bio Level 17 / 126 ACH / 1645 P
i remember you could buy perfect stats in tiger woods...seems some games do this even tho it should be a code...
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Captain_Fookup (1,473 posts) See mini bio Level 8
I miss the days of the Gameshark.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Teh_Eel (226 posts) See mini bio Level 14
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.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Captain_Fookup (1,473 posts) See mini bio Level 8
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.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Snail (5,611 posts) See mini bio Level 27 / 1302 ACH / 18380 P
There is something like this for NFS: Undercover. It is fucking dumb, I hate EA so much.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Hexpane (1,111 posts) See mini bio Level 2
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
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Metasin (169 posts) See mini bio Level 2
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.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Teh_Eel (226 posts) See mini bio Level 14
Metasin said:
"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."
Nope, the only cheat code books I got was when I used to buy the offical playstation magazine and it came free.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
Post by Jayge (9,097 posts) See mini bio Level 9 / 1092 ACH / 16635 P
You all act like the players are somehow entitled to developer's mistakes.
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

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