Capcom screwed us over, once again

Street Fighter X Tekken has future DLC already saved onto the disc, but you can't use it because you're going to need to buy it separately later this year. This means you already have the 12 extra characters saved onto your CD, but in order to "activate" them, it will cost $5 each. That's $120 for the complete version of Street Fighter X Tekken.

We already know this, none of us are really upset as far as I know because in terms of compatability it makes sense.

You probably also have to realize they didn't just make these characters for the original game and locked them away, they likely had an entirely seperate DLC budget.

The DLC in full is $60, that's the same price as the game. In other words, Capcom is committing deceptive fraud, especially when the 12 extra characters on your disc are already fully implemented.

@crapcom: They aren't doing anything of the sort. You don't own everything on the disc. You paid $60 to access the content that they sold you. The fact that the DLC is on the disc is irrelevant.

I didn't realize they had already officially announced the DLC along with pricing. What are your sources?

What happened to the pathetic/childish Nerd Rage thread you made? :(

Hey, your last thread was already deleted.

Anyway, stop snatching up all these great usernames and using them for troll accounts.

@ZeForgotten: It got deleted. :(

@crapcom: Oh, so you're just guessing.

Got it.

So you made an account just to vent? (and chose to name it accordingly)

It has been confirmed that they are already going to charge you for what is on the disc already. The price is estimated, but that shouldn't matter considering there are 12 characters to buy. It won't be cheap.

Can someone ban this fool? Obviously the account was made just to make stupid anti-capcom threads. =\

@Demoskinos: All the mods are asleep. : (

I liked Capcom, but if you are not upset by this deceptive fraud, then I can only say that you are partially to blame.

I liked Capcom, but if you are not upset by this deceptive fraud, then I can only say that you are partially to blame.

Do you need meds, dude?

I think you're confusing deceptive fraud with being a self-entitled twat.

Don't forget the third version of MVC3 coming out soon.

You can't sell a $60 game & make it *uncomplete* so the consumer will have to spend an extra $60 later down the line. Unless this is advertised on the box, I consider this blackmail.

DID SOMEONE SAY FRAUD?!?

You should totally try and sue them dude, I bet you'd win!

Crapcom? Wow, I bet you're totally unbiased and far towards Capcom!

You're over reacting about the on the disc DLC thing. It's really not that big a deal.

@Demoskinos: All the mods are asleep. : (

It is a big deal, it's like denying access to Dr. Wily's castle after defeating all the robot masters. (unless you pay a fee)

I like how you guys are alright with companies taking content AWAY from you instead of fighting to change it. No, you hipsters obviously don't care about it. That's fine, just don't complain when companies realize that they can cut even more content from the disc and let you pay for it. Might want to stop acting like dicks and actually try to recognize the situation here. This kind of shit will probably happen to a game that you care about soon enough. It won't just be Capcom that gets away with this shit, Bioware already did it as well. But you guys are real cool, acting like you don't care. A great example of why companies get more greedy. Great job, folks.

I can't take anything this guy says seriously, because he said the game comes on a "CD".

@Phatmac said:

you hipster

I'm curious as to how you define hipster.

I like how you guys are alright with companies taking content AWAY from you instead of fighting to change it. No, you hipster obviously don't care about it. That's fine, just don't complain when companies realize that they can cut even more content from the disc and let you pay for it. Might want to stop acting like dicks and actually try to recognize the situation here. This kind of shit will probably happen to a game that you care about soon enough. It won't just be Capcom that gets away with this shit, Bioware already did it as well. But you guys are real cool, acting like you don't care. A great example of why companies get more greedy. Great job, folks.

I, sadly, used to get upset over things like this. Then I realized I'm playing videogames.

@HaltIamReptar said:

@Phatmac said:

you hipster

I'm curious as to how you define hipster.

Mostly people that think they're above a situation or don't care about stuff. Meaning most of the comments on this thread that say that they don't care or couldn't be bothered about this issue. I get it if you don't care, I don't either most of the time. Still, this is a growing trend that keeps getting worse. Shit like this will just be accepted until companies cross the line. Than it'll probably be too late. My point being that the typical internet response of not caring about an issue pisses me off. We GET, you don't care that doesn't meant that you need to post about it here. Also, most comments on here aren't even stating shit that matters. It just bothers me that you guys aren't even considering the situation.

Here is how video games are made:

Step 1: Raw core systems designed and implemented

Step 2: Art assets generated

Step 3: Iterative programming and further systems added

Step 4: Game finalized, further systems and content no longer viable for adding to core game at risk of being buggy, glitchy and unfinished. Aka the "cut off" point for new things.

Step 5: While game is in finalization process existing unfinished or further extra content/systems begins development. Some of this is done in time to be patched or added as DLC upon release of the retail product, some takes weeks longer, some takes months longer.

DLC is DLC because it is content that isn't ready to be part of the game at the time that it goes gold. It is generally better to have any content that is particlly developed included on the disc so that less DLC files need to be downloaded and balancing work can be easier. The developers aren't blocking content from you, they are stopping you from having access to parts of the game that ARE NOT FINISHED. When they are finished they become DLC. In the past this content wouldn't have been available because it wouldn't have existed.

*sigh* It's really not that serious.

You can't sell a $60 game & make it *uncomplete* so the consumer will have to spend an extra $60 later down the line. Unless this is advertised on the box, I consider this blackmail.

@crapcom said:

saved onto your CD

Man, that takes me back.

@Lazyaza: Damn, that's a good explanation. Isn't going to stop people from complaining, as here's how some people probably think video games are made

Step 1: Game is thought up.

Step 2: Guys program the animation and physics stuff off the things from the art people.

Step 3: QA testing just like in The Tester!

Step 4: Bunch of old people decide when game comes out and what becomes DLC

Step 5: More old people.

Step 6: Bribe/blackmail crappy journalists to ensure good metacritic score

@Vegetable_Side_Dish said:

@crapcom said:

You can't sell a $60 game & make it *uncomplete* so the consumer will have to spend an extra $60 later down the line. Unless this is advertised on the box, I consider this blackmail.

I agree with you, but it's been discussed here before. People like bending over backwards these days.

I agree with both of you, but I fail to see how characters that haven't been completed and / or aren't essential to the plot / lore / core game make a game incomplete.

Also, horrible sense of deja-vu going on here.

Last one of these was locked, this is flamebait, and I'm a GODDAMNED MODERATOR!