Downloadable Content

[Jakee.]

In recent months, the Gaming Industry has taken a sour turn. All we are seeing these days are publishers nickel-and-diming the poor peasants who purchase their games, whether it be in the form of Downloadable Content, Micro-Transactions or totally unfinished garbage being released.

 

A hot topic right now is Downloadable Content, and when Micro-Transactions are acceptable. Rockstar Games have been brilliant in the past with DLC, it is no bullsh*t, value for money top notch stuff that keeps the game alive, but what if GTA V marks a turn for the worse?

 

Dan Houser has stated that there will be no episodic DLC like we saw in GTA IV, so that means one thing.. car packs, mission packs and other small DLCs.

 

I am just interested in what other people think, so discuss.

 

Anyway, my two questions I am putting out to you guys are;

 

- Would you purchase the game if Micro-Transactions were added

- Would you purchase the game if it contained Day One DLC packs

 

I am personally undecided on it, if there was Day-One DLC I would immediately be put off, however if Rockstar even touched micro-transactions that would be it for me, I would not even think about buying the game.

 

Please don't say "Rockstar won't add microtransactions" because the point of the topic isn't if YOU believe they will add them, its if you would still buy the game.

 

[alpha1609]

Rockstar won't add microtransactions

[InfernoV]

I usually hate zombie games but the red dead dlc was amazing and would be even better in gta but no big dlc

I would love to play as michael in his younger days but ofcourse it would be a big dlc so no chance

[Red XIII]

What's not acceptable is a map pack in an open world game, they done it with red dead redemption and I lost a lot of respect for them because of that.

[Remi749]

The DLC that will come out will certainly not be clothes, skins, vehicles, it would be story missions, co-op and multiplayer addons... This would be the right thing to do at least... and if I know rockstar right, this is what's going to come out.

[B Dawg]

I would buy the game if It's good without the DLC and micro-ts that I'd never touch.

[Lukijs]

I think since Houser mentioned that since you money will play big part and you will be able to buy some seriously cool stuff with it ,I think there might be DLC which would add new cool items to buy and such.

[blakeney]

TBoGT and TLaD were acceptable DLC, anything less will be a rip off imo..... That said we know minimal details RE:multiplayer.. maby that will open up some DLC possabilitys... either way I cant see R* releasing "rip off" DLC.

[grandthefthoughto]

more often than not microtransactions in AAA games amount to little more than paying to unlock that which can/will be unlocked by prolonged play (so really just for the impatient and useless), so to me no game-breaker (as they can just be ignored).

 

if dlc does only consist of 'skins' (ie worthless items that add nothing but aesthetics) they again can be ignored.

 

however if dlc is does contain items that can't be unlocked by play and have to be bought (and give multiplayer advantages - better weapons, higher capacity magaines, perks etc...), or map/mission packs that do not feel like they add something "substantial" for the money spent i will be seriously pissed off (and genuinely disappointed!)

[Mokrie Dela]

EFLC set the bar so high rockstar arent

even trying

 

There fore I do not want ANY dlc. Car packs, gun packs - nope not interested! Leave that to the unimagintive brands, but of there's no episodic content, then please none

 

 

[saintsrow]

I will still buy GTAV and all the DLC ans Season Passes, Day One or otherwise. I expect to (and we will all need to) get years of replay value from GTAV single player and multiplayer, and I am confident that the DLC will support all that.

 

I just hope that Rockstar continues to the keep the GTAV world alive over the years with significant DLC, including something as ambitious as a TBOGT-scale story with commercial jet transitions between Los Santos and Liberty City.

 

My fear would be that Rockstar will turn all resources to the next big games in their pipeline and will not support GTAV with substantial DLC. That would be a letdown.

[Habs]

I'll buy any DLC's from GTA V... Clothes, guns, missions... As long there's no f*cking zombies I'll be happy.

[ak47andgunnin]

zombies! a walking dead parody. or post apocalyptic story or some sort.

[ChocoFrosty]

 

What's not acceptable is a map pack in an open world game, they done it with red dead redemption and I lost a lot of respect for them because of that.

Yeah, additions to the map that can be downloaded for a price only serve to segregate everyone playing multiplayer. Because people playing with the map pack(s) won't be able to play with those using the original GTA V map.

 

But I guess there's not really a way around it. Any kind of multiplayer DLC that gives that player an advantage will be separate from the original game content (with the exception of clothing, or vehicle skins, etc).

[omer19992010]

If there's dlc it might be a New cars and weapons or it's for multiplayer.

[gsbadreligion]

i wouldn't mind weapon packs, car packs, missions, maybe a small area like islands, etc. but it would have to be worth it not paying a little bit for nothing like 3 dollars for 2 cars or clothes.

[ZZCOOL]

if theres small dlcs then i will just wait for them to pile up and buy it all in one purchase

[EDDS]

If rockstar did add little things to download like outfit packs, car packs etc then I would be totally against it but I'd still buy them anyway cos I'm too much of a fan.

[mikeinthahouse]

Downloadable Chop collars; $2 For 4 colours-

Downloadable Chop collars; $2.49 For 4 colours with Spikes

[AtomicPunk]

I think since Houser mentioned that since you money will play big part and you will be able to buy some seriously cool stuff with it ,I think there might be DLC which would add new cool items to buy and such.

I will only buy it with my ingame money.

People need to stop giving buisness to game companies who nickel & dime everybody. Let'em go bankrupt. We have that power as gamers.

[saintsrow]

 

if theres small dlcs then i will just wait for them to pile up and buy it all in one purchase

If they do it like LA Noire where you get different pieces of DLC for preodering at different places (or on different platforms), I will be a little pissed, and I will wait until it is all packaged later, as you say.

[Rock Howard]

If there's not gonna be any episodic content downloads, I'd imagine it'll be similar to the RDR and MP3 DLC. New multiplayer maps, game modes and weapons/vehicles possibly.

[Ex Hellraiser]

I would buy the game, if I decided that the original boxed content was worth the original $60. I simply would resist any microtransaction shit.

 

However, I would be OK with real DLC episodes, such as Undead Nightmare, Lost and Damned, Ballad of Gay Tony etc. A fully developed package of content that has the same dedication put into it as a full game, just scaled down to an Episode worth of content. The way Rockstar has made Episodes in the past. If they aren't of that same caliber, I won't buy them.

[Tori_95]

as long as is not things that they just ripped from the game just to sell them separated i will consider buying them, it has to be kind of big dlc's, i would prefer something like tbogt or tlad of course, but the new game industry f*cked up with small dlc's, lets hope they give us something worthy

[trevors685]

Someone help me. What is this "microtransition" sh*t?

As far as DLC goes, Id love to have another episode type where you maybe can play as one of the antagonists that is against our three guys kinda how they did with IV, but I know this won't happen. I might buy it if maybe...no I won't. It's gotta be good in order for me to buy it. I'm not spending 5 dollars on a f*cking car that wasn't in the game or some f*cking clothes that my character gets to wear.

[dirtycopVCPD]

Someone help me. What is this "microtransition" sh*t?

 

 

It's when you buy in-game items using real money.

[Dick Justice]

I'd describe microtransactions as buying items with real money that help you progress in the game. For example, if Rockstar said, for $2, you can have this rocket launcher from the start of the game, instead of 50 missions down the line when it becomes available. Rockstar have never done it and they won't start now. They've always been good with their DLC, L.A. Noire not withstanding (some of the best cases were the DLC ones that were cut and used as pre-order bonuses/DLC).

 

I think it'll be very similar to Red Dead Redemption, a combination of smaller DLC's, with one or two being single-player focused. The reason why I don't think they'll do another thing like the Episodes is because they were so large, they were quite expensive to a buyer who knew nothing about them. When you see a DLC on the store worth $20 compared to something worth $10, you'll probably buy the thing that costs $10 despite the $20 DLC having twice as much content. Undead Nightmare certainly wasn't as big as TLaD or TBoGT, and for that reason it was cheaper. It didn't have a very long story, but what it did do was change the gameplay entirely. Red Dead Redemption was a cover based shooter, and using cover in Undead Nightmare was a death trap. It took the game and put it on it's head by changing the core gameplay mechanic, and that is a truly amazing thing to do. I hope GTA V has something in that regard, and that's not to say I want zombies and aliens because I actually don't.

 

How about they add Officer Vasquez as a playable character? That would change the gameplay more than significantly. It doesn't have to be loaded with missions, it only really has to have one or two, but where Undead Nightmare changed the fold was that it's missions were all in the form of the regular games stranger tasks. Officer Vasquez could have a series of pending cases that she has to do, and criminals to arrest in order to progress up the LSPD ladder, all of which can be done in free-roam. Some of the cases could even tie into the regular story to give it more of a relation to the regular game. The point is, it would add an entirely new way to play a GTA game and because of that it would be worth your money.