I used to think that needing to have a CD in the drive to play a game was controlling (Although easily bypassed with a CD crack) but things have gotten somewhat out of control. I didn't realise that companies were charging gamers for access to game content which is already built into the game they had purchased.
Thats like buying a CD and then finding out that you have to pay more to access all of the tracks.
Exactly. Codemasters now affectionately referred to as "Con"masters comes to mind in Operation Flashpoint DR "pigeonhole" as codemasters embattled Sion Lenton so eloquently had put it. Course they had a quite story to tell with that particular game (Console version. Not PC which was OK for the most part) and its DLC in wake of some smart gamers taking advantage of bugs and glitches that were overlooked of which in a package of a few ho hum missions, I kid you not, had included Island tour consisting of a completely empty island devoid of any enemies whatsoever with just a selection of vehicles to play with. That's it. no combat, no spawning, no nothing action-wise. You just go for a drive around an empty island and they charged you money for it. Thing is, the entire island was already included and complete in the games disc discovered by those who found a way past the glitches and took an unexpected drive LOL. Codemasters in spite of that, still went ahead and charged players for the unlock included in a small DLC bundle they released. Glad to hear they finally got out of the shooter Business themselves and stuck to developing racing games.... for now.
I'm on board with ShadowWolf and Mr T. Just charge me for the Game and introduce completed expansions at full price with all the whistles and bells intact and freely available and/or secret codes to discover and have fun with Like the good ole' days.
Sadly, I think those days are gone unless there are enough gamers out there plenty sick enough to actually stop buying games and DLC from certain publishers/developers, and send them a message they really and truly deserve. Get your act together and stop constantly biting the hand that feeds you, or choose to go out of business for good.