Well, what do you know. Another company is developing DLC for a game yet to be released. Shocking, right? The game doesn’t come out until October, and DLC has already started.
Speaking to CVG, co founder of Bioware Greg Zeschuk had this to say:
We are creating a lot of downloadable content that’ll be on offer shortly after release. We already have a team working on it, because the core content of the game is pretty much done.
Why do people do this? What reason is there to make DLC beforehand when it could be put into the main game? I’m sure Dragon Age has side quests, and there’s no reason that this could not be included in it. The core game should always be the focus, with DLC enhancing it after release.
The DLC being planned “shortly after release” is another thing that irks me. The game is being considered the “spiritual successor” to Baldur’s Gate; a series that many hours could be put into. If Dragon Age is the same way, there’s no reason for the DLC to come out this early then. But with games costing more and offering less content, I wouldn’t be surprised. Mass Effect came out in 2007, yet there’s only been one (measly) DLC add-on for it. That’s a game that could use more DLC.
Who knows if this content will be free or not on the PC, but I’ll eat my foot if it is on consoles.
Via: CVG
I don’t really see why everyone throws a hissyfit when developers announce something like this. There’s always going to be a point in time where a developer has to say, “Here’s the stuff that’s going into the retail launch of the game, but we’ll have some of our guys keep working on new stuff to be added after release.” It’s not that they just don’t feel like putting it on the disc, or that they are trying to rip you off. It’s all about what they can logistically do with the time constraints they have.
Wasn’t there mention at E3 that there would be some more content for Mass Effect?
The biggest problem I see with this is that instead of polishing their game, they’re making new stuff. If the game is glitchy as hell, then they crossed the line.
@joepenn18: That’s not really true. There’s a (probably small)team of people working on the DLC, and everyone else is going about business as usual. It’s not like they just aren’t going to do any testing.
Yea that’s why I said if.