DragonBorn DLC Worth it or Not?

[hard8]

I well be starting a new game, I already deleted all backed up saved games

[earthbomb70]

$20.. I got 3 letters TPB.

 

I've got 3 letters as well.

 

B.A.N.

 

So out you go - TVD.

[hard8]

@ earthbomb70

 

 

Nice knowing you, the moderators can read abbreviations too :down:

Edited February 5, 2013 by hard8

[TheGreenLion]

I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of resources will become available for the CK, although I really should try and play it first. :tongue:

 

I will also be reporting earthbomb70, guess someone didn't read the forum rules. :rolleyes:

[fetchfox]

it definitely seems worth it from what I've heard from friends who's played it on 360. Personally I won't buy it today, a bit low on cash right now... (student problems). Well that and just to see if any specific mods has problems with it.

[GoodfellowGoodspring]

I don't understand the pricing of the DLC, excuse my pound sterling icons im sure you can convert easily enough.

 

I picked up a second copy of Skyrim for £15 and that was from a HIGH STREET store just before xmas (must have been a push to sell a surplus of games or by the developer,) yet on Amazon its £23 and its £19 on steam.. so the high street wins for once.

 

Then i looked today, both of the 'major' DLCs are priced at £14 which is almost the same price i paid for the FULL game and i havn't looked for the DLC in stores for price comparison.

 

It looks like Bethesda are now trying to squeeze more money out of people by lowering the cost of the core game and making their money from expanding the shelf life and letting people buy DLC..

[Rastafariel]

Allow me to play it first before voting....

[perrob]

It looks like Bethesda are now trying to squeeze more money out of people by lowering the cost of the core game and making their money from expanding the shelf life and letting people buy DLC..

I don't really see this as an attempt to squeeze money from customers. It's just business. The core game is more than a year old, of course it'll be relatively inexpensive now. New DLC that adds a big chunk of game-hours should be a decent price. I want Bethesda to make money from this, I love their Elder Scrolls games and want them to make more!

 

It's basically like this for me:

 

Awesome open game + bugs (only fair to mention them) + regular new content + the best modding community in the world = me giving Bethesda my money, because they're worth it!

[AnimeOtaku102]

I don't understand the pricing of the DLC, excuse my pound sterling icons im sure you can convert easily enough.

 

I picked up a second copy of Skyrim for £15 and that was from a HIGH STREET store just before xmas (must have been a push to sell a surplus of games or by the developer,) yet on Amazon its £23 and its £19 on steam.. so the high street wins for once.

 

Then i looked today, both of the 'major' DLCs are priced at £14 which is almost the same price i paid for the FULL game and i havn't looked for the DLC in stores for price comparison.

 

It looks like Bethesda are now trying to squeeze more money out of people by lowering the cost of the core game and making their money from expanding the shelf life and letting people buy DLC..

Developers/publishers expect to see the cost of development covered and return in investment preferably within the first quarter and everything beyond should be pure profit (minus cost of materials, distribution, etc.), unless the game was a dismal failure; slashing the price of the core game is a fairly common practice because 1) that's how a 2+ year old game stays competitive in the market, 2) they can afford it, and 3) it widens their customer base with the lower price point. Skyrim's DLCs are still at full price because they're still relatively new; give it another year before Dawnguard sees a permanent 50% price cut and a year after that for Dragonborn.

 

As for why a High Street store beat Amazon and Steam: it's just the disadvantage brick and mortar stores have when competing with online stores. Steam basically has unlimited stock for the price of ten gigs of server space, whereas a brick and mortar store has limited space so every unsold copy of a game is a loss, then Bethesda comes around cuts prices; only way a store can compete against Steam would be to undercut that price even further. No idea why Amazon charges more than Steam though, they have higher operating costs since they handle physical copies, though still lower than regular stores.

[brentmontana]

So far a few hours into the DLC, I'm (overall) happy with my Dragonborn purchase. It's a heavy dose of Morrowind/Bloodmoon nostalgia mixed with Skyrim present, everything from the environments, actors, and locations obviously, to the Morrowind music that's included. Visually though...I eagerly look forward though to modders updating the textures, as they are a bit of a low-res eyesore in Dragonborn, especially when you've grown accustomed to your highly modded/tweaked Skyrim gaming experience.