Lazerus0

The DLC argument is two sided, and though I don't really feel that this price hike is unreasonable, I also don't like the idea of DLC on principle. Micro transactions just rub me the wrong way. Maybe it's just my age getting the better of me, but if you're going to put out a game and then supplement it with DLC, it's just laziness in the production aspect. The game should have been complete when it hit shelves, not partially done, and have the completed portions added later for a fee. Having said that, for a game like Fallout, I'm totally cool with it, and for the main reason being: the mods that will be possible after the content is released. Yes, the many talented mod authors here can pretty much add anything into this game they want. They're dedicated and skilled and imaginative, and very good at breathing life into games even as old as Fallout 3 (the modding community here is a testament to that) but their jobs become infinitely easier when portions of those mods already have assets within the game itself. Once the GECK finally launches, the mods that are going to surface are going to be amazing, and with every DLC that releases, they will have more and more content. I'm not for paying for mods, but I AM for paying for content that allows the mods to be more diverse. It sucks the price went up, and I should have bought the season pass on day one, but if you compare the prices of the FO4 DLC with that of say, COD, you'll see that it's actually pretty much the exact same price point. The biggest difference would be the scope of that content, where COD gives you 4 new levels per DLC (only one of which ever seems to be any good) and the DLC for FO4 is only going to expand the game and add hours of gameplay and a plethora of mods that will expand upon them shortly after they launch. Like it or not, this is the gaming industry now, and if you've ever purchased even a single DLC for any game you've ever owned, you're as guilty for this as the companies putting it out there. DLC isn't necessary to play the core game, and you can definitely get by without it, if you choose to do so. No one's forcing you to buy it. If you don't like it, don't buy it. But don't complain when there's all this new content you can't experience because you're too broke (or mommy didn't give you enough allowance) to buy it. I'll support Bethesda/Zenisoft for as long as they put out quality games like Fallout or Elder Scrolls, DLC or no. If buying this DLC allows them to keep pumping out classic after classic, that's an investment I'm willing to make every single time the opportunity arises. Besides, if the DLC for FO4 is as good as the DLC in past FO games, it's going to be worth every cent. The upgradeable robots thing kinda seems too small to be it's own DLC, but I'll just let that one slide. Just this once.