"Axxess"? That's a hardcore way to spell "Access".

well not really interested in their spelling...

So it's kind of like the Cerberus Network only it costs ten bucks instead of coming with a new copy of the game? Well, I was planning on getting this anyway so I'm fine for dropping the money for it. Hell, I paid for roster updates.

Its an interesting idea. The problem with doing it for games like this is with them being yearly titles. So you buy the Fan Axxess thing and then you'll probably have to buy it again next year and the year after and so on because you can count on them dropping all support for the previous release when the new one comes out. If THQ switched these games to a "one every two years" model it could be even more useful. They could use Fan Axxess to sell roster updates, sell new storylines, new commentary tracks, and so on over the course of two years. Those who paid for Fan Axxess can get the stuff at a discounted rate, while those without will end up paying a lot more. 
  
And it would help the game quality as well I think. Give the team two years to work on improvements and alterations, fixing issues (I'm really sick of the horrible clipping problems in these games, that crap just needs to go) and so on. If they did something like that I'd be tempted to toss down the money to pick it up. Been a while since I've bought a wrestling game, usually I'll rent the new version at some point and play it for a bit to see whats changed. I used to buy them every year when I was younger.

I quite like the idea..  Assuming it's not just content that was held back to give percieved value.  But something that annoys me is GoTY version is games.  Why do hardcore fans who are willing to buy the game day one get screwed over in favour of those who wait 8 months and buy the game for $20 with ALL the extra content the early adopters had to pay for?
 
It's at the point where I won't be buying Dragon Age 2 or New Vegas because I know it's just going to be a waste of money.  So this sort of thing makes sense.. if they do it right.

DLC content still looking kinda lame. Still mad at the poor DLC from Sega for Sonic Racing.

" I quite like the idea..  Assuming it's not just content that was held back to give percieved value.  But something that annoys me is GoTY version is games.  Why do hardcore fans who are willing to buy the game day one get screwed over in favour of those who wait 8 months and buy the game for $20 with ALL the extra content the early adopters had to pay for?  It's at the point where I won't be buying Dragon Age 2 or New Vegas because I know it's just going to be a waste of money.  So this sort of thing makes sense.. if they do it right. "

It's an interesting idea, but they really need to sit down and take 2 years for the next Smackdown VS Raw. I really think if they put their noses to the grindstone and actually tried to innovate, they could come up with something truly great. 
And as long as I'm wishing, I'd like a unicorn.

" It's an interesting idea, but they really need to sit down and take 2 years for the next Smackdown VS Raw. I really think if they put their noses to the grindstone and actually tried to innovate, they could come up with something truly great. And as long as I'm wishing, I'd like a unicorn. "

" @Undeadpool said:

" It's an interesting idea, but they really need to sit down and take 2 years for the next Smackdown VS Raw. I really think if they put their noses to the grindstone and actually tried to innovate, they could come up with something truly great. And as long as I'm wishing, I'd like a unicorn. "

They have improved a whole lot in this game. A whole lot more then they usually do. "

Those questioning the spelling of the this DLC idea clearly haven't heard of the Fan Axxess events held by the WWE.
 
Personally I don't like the idea, especially the idea of paying to unlock in-game unlockables which I much prefer working towards myself.

I'd need to know in advance what the 3rd and 4th DLC packs are to consider this. Of the two currently announced packs I'd get the first but not the second. 3 and 4 would need to contain new wrestlers, not just costumes and arenas to interest me. If I'm not going to get 2 of the 3 or 3 of the 4, then there's no point in this in my opinion.
 
I demand Daniel Bryan in pack 3 or 4. I read the interview about why he isn't in the game, but it can't really take THAT long to create a character, especially if they're not going to appear in story mode or anything like that.
 
Speaking of which, a DLC Road to Wrestlemania story would be cool, but I imagine that's a huuuuge file size so probably won't happen.

I want to hurt them for spelling it Axxess.

" @CL60 said:

" @Undeadpool said:

" It's an interesting idea, but they really need to sit down and take 2 years for the next Smackdown VS Raw. I really think if they put their noses to the grindstone and actually tried to innovate, they could come up with something truly great. And as long as I'm wishing, I'd like a unicorn. "

They have improved a whole lot in this game. A whole lot more then they usually do. "

This is going to sound SUPER sarcastic, and I don't mean it that way, it's just that I've followed literally nothing about the game. Do they still have canned animations from several iterations ago, bad clipping problems, atrocious AI and patently terrible, linear storylines that don't take match outcomes into account? Cause those are basically all the things that have been happening since Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain, the last game I thought was a true 5-star WWE game. "

" @Undeadpool said:

" @CL60 said:

" @Undeadpool said:

" It's an interesting idea, but they really need to sit down and take 2 years for the next Smackdown VS Raw. I really think if they put their noses to the grindstone and actually tried to innovate, they could come up with something truly great. And as long as I'm wishing, I'd like a unicorn. "

They have improved a whole lot in this game. A whole lot more then they usually do. "

This is going to sound SUPER sarcastic, and I don't mean it that way, it's just that I've followed literally nothing about the game. Do they still have canned animations from several iterations ago, bad clipping problems, atrocious AI and patently terrible, linear storylines that don't take match outcomes into account? Cause those are basically all the things that have been happening since Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain, the last game I thought was a true 5-star WWE game. "

They have redone almost every single animation so everything looks a lot more smooth, added transitions, in videos it appears the AI acts more realistically, according to a preview the storylines can branch, exibition is gone and replaced with "WWE Universe" which adds feuds depending on what you do, and chooses between over 100 different cutscenes that will be relevant to what is happening. "

FAN AXXESS: IT'S EXXTREME!

Other than the Create modes last year, the Smackdown games haven't significantly improved since Here Comes The Pain in 2003. The animations are always clunky, the collision detection is terrible, and matches become painfully boring after 3 or 4 hours. 
 
I'm not saying it should revert to the No Mercy engine, but the current "feel" of this game has become so stagnant that it has become a yearly joke. The fundamental mechanics need to change. And until then no amount of new match types or user created content is going to make a blind bit of difference.

Not enough X's.  Will not purchase.

" @CL60: I saw a LOT of the same animations from the preview videos darling. Sorry dude, I want to love it as much as any other SvR fan, but it's just not happening. "

" @CL60: Yup, seen this video. I wasn't disputing that, I'm just saying they're still using a LOT of the same stuff. They need to mix it up a helluva lot more and break the mould. Thanks for trying, I wish I had your enthusiasm.  "

Oh man, they are adding in WAY BARRUH for free for people with Fan Axxess. Sold even more now.

" @CL60: "basically every move" but not every move. Anyway, peace xox "

" @WinterSnowblind: Editions of games with everything included have been common place on the PC for years. Its nothing new. "

" @Derangel said:

" @WinterSnowblind: Editions of games with everything included have been common place on the PC for years. Its nothing new. "

Of course it isn't, but it doesn't change the fact they're screwing over their dedicated fanbase.  I'll gladly wait until the end of next year to pay New Vegas, pick it up for £20 along with all of its expansions and I won't be missing out on anything, infact I'll be getting MORE than even people who pre-order the collectors edition.  Plenty of other good games coming out until then.  Also, I was under the impression that this Axxess pack came free with new copies of the game?  Reading this post again, it largely implies that no matter what you'll have to buy it for $10, and if that's the case, I really have to laugh at that.  Unless it carries over to future games, that is utterly ridiculous. "