After Dark Ep19: Does DLC Ruin The Video Game Experience?

Written by: QuintLyn Bowers (@QuintLyn) | February 6, 2013 10:41 am

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How many times have you purchased a game, only to have DLC waiting for you at the start screen? As DLC becomes more popular, are game developers harming the overal video game experience?

Mike Schaffnit and Josh Allen both agree that it can be detrimental to the gaming experience if the DLC is pivotal to the games main story. They also think about the most bizarre change they would introduce to World of Warcraft! How about every class having 4 specs?!

The lines are open and the volume is up, so listen up! Caller lines open every Tuesday night at 9PST on Skype… so be sure to tune in live and let YOUR voice be heard! And, if you missed last week’s episode of After Dark, be sure to catch it here.

A complete list of questions in this week’s show follows.

If you had the UNLIMITED POWER of Ghostcrawler, what crazy or bizarre changes would you make to the classes of WoW?
What do you guys think of Twitch Turbo?
What video game music do you find most memorable?
Do you miss the time when there was no DLC?
What is the most fun raid/dungeon encounter you’ve experienced?
Are the big publishers like EA actually hurting the gaming industry at this point by forcing too much on developers?
With all the buzz around Starcraft Ghost/Universe, if it were to happen, do you think it would have a more gritty style?
What do you guys think of Defiance?
How do you think Path of Exile will compete with other MMO launches?

After Dark Ep19: Does DLC Ruin The Video Game Experience?

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Mike hendz

halo games for the sound tracks

martin o’donnel does some good stuff
http://www.facebook.com/tim.whitehead1 Tim Ginger Panda Whitehead

The only issue I really have with DLC is that it has become such a money spinner that some companies (mentioning no names) have began to use the DLC as an excuse to cut back on content as they can sell it to us later!
Evilevi501

Going to sleep to video game soundtracks….Mike Schaffnit just outdorked the world.
http://www.facebook.com/bumrar.bumrar Bumrar Bumrar

I don’t mind DLC generally, 2-3 months after release, what i find disgusting is when they release DLC on the same day the game is released!
trials

In regards to the wow stuff at the start. You get asked about what outrageous stuff you would bring into the game and all you could come up with is another spec for each class? Really? Thats all you got?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000372530123 Scott Bamforth

To mention about ad blocking, because of allot of the ads on GB.TV I have considered downloading ad blocker, now go put a button that stops me seeing ads on your sight, Because a they’re all really long, b most are un-skip-able and when they say they are the video breaks I have to reload and watch the ad again and c most are for things I am not ever going to buy and have nothing relate able to (in my opinion) the kind of people who come to the site often.
http://www.facebook.com/oneniisama Bear Powell

Everquest, Guild Wars 1&2, Lunar: Silver Star Story, and Elder Scrolls: Skyrim are definitely the games where music stands out for me.
arenasb

Any game with Jeremy Soule’s music and the Age of Conan soundtrack are definitely my preferred game music.
- EduardoPaperShaper
  
  Dont forget the Guild Wars 1 and 2 OST, he made that one too, appreciating Jeremy Soule is a symptom of having a very refined taste in music and being very sexy and smart, well done sir you’re hired.
http://twitter.com/MiZTiiX MiZTiiX

DLC that expands the games content is great