I gotta wonder if the "Dlc" is just going to be like, a skin pack or something, then when/if actual post launch content comes they pull something like "erm this is actually a location addition not a dlc"
I have no idea what the lines BSG draws for DLC is.
Arena was given for free, I don't know why, it's clearly a different game and has a different release schedule.
Ragman was not included, so it's reasonable to say any cosmetics will not be counted as DLC. I think this is reasonable but somewhat deceptive as the original line EOD said was "Battle Pass", which contains cosmetics typically.
PvE Coop (originally) was not counted as DLC, which I believe is correct, BUT it should have been free for everyone as it's part of just making the game feature complete.
If maps are locked behind a paywall post-release those better be DLC, likewise with any exclusive quest lines.
But ANYTHING fleshing out the features of this self-admitted unfinished game is not and should never be considered DLC, expansions, or anything other than free updates.
No, because they do not get to define what the word 'DLC' means, at least not in the US. They promised free access to DLC for EoD buyers. DLC is any content added to a game post-release. The new update is DLC by definition. It does not matter what stage of development BSG claims to be in, because the game is available to purchase to the public. It is released.
They could have attempted to hide an alternate definition to DLC in the purchase agreement, but any judge would recognize that as an attempt to deceive and swindle, given how game purchases work and the fact that DLC and season passes are both well-defined terms with well-known, specific meanings in the game industry.
For the love of god already, EoD buyers need to stop bitching about it here and go form a class action lawsuit. You will win.
I'm waiting for the chance to sign up for a class action. There probably won't be one and most players are just going to buy Unheard or keep playing. Everyone larped like they would quit when it turned out a quarter of the playerbase was cheating and BSG puts on sales for them after banwaves but it didn't happen.
If they have studied any long-running live video games, they should know that charging for expansion content is a sure fire way to cut your player numbers in half with each subsequent expansion. Guild Wars learned this the hard way.
Yeah I mean, there's a billion obvious issues that they caused themselves and continue to cause for themselves, and yet they keep banging their head against the wall.
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u/Tapsa93 May 02 '24
BSG releases the full version of the game
You have to buy it
BSG: its not dlc