Yeah, DLC term originated as that cut out content, thus its bad reputation attached to it. But many started using this weird term for valid expansion packs too (i.e. not artificially cut ones). And now it can mean anything really. So not only it's weird and dumb, it's not even defining anything besides simply an expansion pack.
Expansion packs were these packs of extra content that were sold at retail. Last few years there was been a major focus on internet such as, Steam DRM, DLC, DAY 1 DLC, Season Pass, ect.
The Expansion pack era has become extra content that is now only made available through internet downloading. Downloadable Content, DLC. CDPR used expansion pass which makes me worry that the expansion packs won't be made available in retail. I fear it will remain DLC. Please give us a pack of extra content that is sold in retail.
The Expansion pack era has become extra content that is now only made available through internet downloading. Downloadable Content, DLC. CDPR used expansion pass which makes me worry that the expansion packs won't be made available in retail. I fear it will remain DLC. Please give us a pack of extra content that is sold in retail.
Wonderful!
Looking forward to buy both of the expansions on PS4
Looking forward to buy both of the expansions on PS4
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Sorry but i have to understand. What is the difference of getting the same exact 30 hours of gameplay as a download or as a physical copy? It's literaly the same thing. Is it the physical goods that might be in the physical copy that make the difference ?
@Persei8: The bottom line. Most of that terminology was coined by some dumb execs. Who would call something a "downloadable content"? No need to reiterate it.
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It is true that the term DLC doesn't really mean anything these days. Most are separating the small "DLC" from the "real" DLC (expansions) but the fact still remains that one can talk about DLC and mean either. Unless something is solely based on physical copies it will always be DLC and can be referred to as such. It is confusing enough as not everyone uses english as their main language. I know I don't. Context is the key.
DLC made big news back in the day because of Horse Armor. It might have even started then.
DLC got it's bad name from Capcom who used to ship "DLC" on the disc. How can it be DLC if it's on the disc. And from then people have kept an eye on DLC to see if content is removed from the game and shipped on the disc as DLC.
That's why I recommend to never use that term. It's pointless. Expansion pack is generic and descriptive enough.
it's a culmination of things, primarily the fact that they've said that they do not support the paid DLC policy, and then they went ahead and did it anyway, then the pricing of 25€ (at least for me) which makes the game cost a grand total of ~70€ since I have the previous witchers on steam, so the price is even bigger for the people who do not have it, which is a fucking lot by my standards, then the fact it will come out that late, with a assumption it will be connected to the main plot, I'll have to wait months before I experience the whole thing, if they were gonna do it, they should not announce it now, since now I will know there is some stuff missing, so there, that is the almost whole take on this, sorry for the late response, the forums were not loading for me
You are stuck on this big vs small thing. 30 hours lots of content is called expansion packs and horse armor is called DLC. Rockstar released big DLC content for $20 each. Extra everything. It was called DLC because that is what it was. When those big DLC's were released in retail, they were not called DLC, they were called expansion packs.
If you going to sell horse armor in retail, it will be called expansion item, I guess. lol.
You don't have to worry about things missing from the game i think. The game is feature complete since maybe 3 months ago so that means the story and how it ends were already finished. They were just polishing it and getting ready for the future of it. These will not be stories missing from the game, they are somehting completely different judging that the 20 hour Blood and wine(?) will be released in 2016.
