Yep, confirmed.
Dead Space 3 will now feature micro-transactions.
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Personally I think this is utter BS. It is a 60$ game, there should be no option of spending additional money on it. (Good/worthwhile) DLCs are an exception.

The RPS article brings up an interesting (or disgusting) point, these transactions are generally put into games to avoid tedium. One reason why F2P models work well, the good ones anyway. What happens if the game is gimped on purpose to include tedious sections? I would not put that past EA.

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Hope it's on Origin, with lots of additional juicy DRM.

Can't wait.

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Don't Worry eventually when you want super easy mode and super hard mode $8 for both otherwise it will be $5 each it will be standard :|

Also super overpowered weapons at the start $5 isnt that cheap to instantly beat the game lol and for only $3 more you can have infinite ammo

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VALVE are the ones that made micro transactions (albeit cosmetic ones, initially, but full micro transactions with dota 2) popular and i never saw any of you retarded kids complain. If any other company does them, yeah, let's complain. Idiots!

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COSMETIC being the operative word.

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Dead Space 3's micro transactions are optional too, so if you don't mind TF 2 hats or DOTA 2's micro transaction but complain about Dead Space 3's micro transactions you are either a steambot either an imbecile. You know why? Because it's the same thing.

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F2P vs 60$ game. It's not the same.

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Are you mentally handicapped? I am serious so please answer as best as you can.

Game's price is irrelevant.
My point is that they are both (Valve's model and Dead Space's model) optional and not intrusive and if you don't want to buy resources in DS3 you don't need to, just like you don't have to buy stuff in DOTA 2 if you don't want to. Just do it how every gamer does it: unlock it in-game.
So, i reiterate: are you mentally handicapped?

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While I can see your logic, if I had spent $60 on a game (which I never do....) I would fully expect it to be the complete, definitive edition.

I'm willing to accept paying for substantial DLC packs for a game I bought relatively cheaply, based on them adding significant extra content to the base game, but in my mind, microtransactional unlocks for a premium price game is straight up gouging, and a waggling middle finger in the faces of PC gamers.

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You really seem to be struggling understanding what exactly micro transactions in the context of Dead Space 3 means.

See, you do get the complete, definitive edition. But micro transactions are kind of like cheat codes: the game has a weapon crafting feature and if you are too lazy or dumb to gather the parts/resources for creating the weapons, you can buy the parts. But you are not required to buy anything and in fact you can get the parts just by playing the damn game (which most of you stupid kids don't do these days... you seem to like to complain on ze internet more than playing games). So please, please stop being stupid. You are embarrassing the PC gamers that you speak of.

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Not everyone agrees with your point of view, and acting like a child, calling people with contrary opinions "stupid" and "embarrasing" is doing little or nothing to further your argument.

The definitive version, by definition, would include all play modes, including the "not having to face the choice of grinding for hours/pay money to progress at a tolerable pace in the game version". In the past, this might have been called an "Easy" level...

People are free to accept this, and open their wallets a second time to get the game they want. You're entitled to your opinion, even though I see it as apologist BS. I'm entitled to mine. Maybe I'm too "old school", but if I've paid that sort of money for a title, I find it offensive and insulting to be even offered microtransactions, full stop. Maybe I am too sensitive about these things, but the trend is a very worrying one, and it's a trend that is of no benefit whatsoever to the PC gamer.

EA have done little to endear themselves the PC gamers in recent times, and the inclusion of microtransactions in a full priced premium game, while hardly unique, is just another blow below the belt for the consumer.

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These are not people with contrary opinions; these are people with retarded opinions, yours included. The micro transactions are optional, non intrusive and don't include anything that isn't already in the game, so saying you don't get the definitive version because there are micro transactions is stupid.

You see, you are not stupid because i say you are. I'm just making a remark about you. You are stupid because you say stupid things and you have retarded opinions, not because i say you are. So quit mumbling about definitive versions and grow up you 'oh so old school' gamer. How old school are you btw? Have you played a ZX Spectrum game in your life... or were you born too late for that?

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For the record, I grew up on Atari Woody, ZX Spectrum and C64 games, not that it matters anyway. I'm old enough to know when somebody has lost their way in an argument and is resorting to personal insults rather than logic to add weight to an otherwise flimsy premise.

People will make their own minds up over who the "stupid" posters in this thread are, but after infantile rants like that, I'd be willing to bet you would be among the hot favourites for this dubious accolade.

Anyway, a wise man once said "Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience", and I'm inclined to take heed of his advice. Enjoy your microtransactions.

Further replies to your incongruous ramblings will be available for $1.99 a time. Please contact me for my Paypal account details if interested.

Good day, sir.

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For the record: i doubt you're old enough to have played any games in the 80s but the best part is i don't care how old you are.

You have stupid opinions and no arguments (other than 'oh noes, it has micro transactions thus it's not a definitive version' which falls under the category of stupid opinion and not valid argument, anyway) which is enough for me to form an opinion on how old you are. And it's night here. Kid.

edit: adding a +1 kind of gave you a way and made me laugh :) See, you really are a kid ;)

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Reading all your comments in this thread is sad. Grow up and stop insulting people with different opinions to yours.

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I'd award you with a 'plus one', but the position of my high chair means it's uncomfortable to lean across far enough to use the numerical keys on my keyboard...

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Ha! Woodchuck, if you weren't radioactive I would hug you.

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:3

The number of times I miss out on hugs though...

FM½L

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enjoy the decay joke

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Calling others kids and using smilies, oh the irony.

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Arguing with an idiot is like playing chess with a pigeon, no matter how well you play it'll just knock over the pieces and strut around like its victorious.

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This is a cracking quote, and not an analogy I've heard before! Googled it, and apparently it's attributable to an Amazon user reviewing a book about Creationism vs Darwinism.

Quite brilliant. Thanks for making my day :)

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THE EXISTENCE OF MICRO TRANSACTIONS IS BAD ENOUGH.

I don't care if they're optional. It's a cheap move by EA to try to squeeze more cash out of people. No matter what your counter argument is, it's not a user friendly game.

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You lack common sense, enough said. Asking if i'm mentally handicapped because you don't get the difference between F2P and a 60$ game is pretty pathetic. If you can't see the reason why microtransaction (no matter what kind) shouldn't be in 60$ games, i definitely recommend CoD every year + all the mappacks. You'll love it!

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Nobody gives a shit if they are optional or not, the fact still remains that they are selling power. I don't mind TF2 hats because I don't give a shit what the other guy has on his head, I care for what he has in his hands shooting at me.
For someone who calls others 'idiots' and 'mentally handicapped' you are not very bright yourself.

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Perhaps because nobody here paid the princely sum of $60 for DOTA 2?

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Back when the beta first opened up, it wasn't uncommon to see people trading games like Skyrim for invites. So yeah.

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Those individuals were few and far between, and had to be dyed in the wool enthusiasts/borderline lunatics to have parted with that sort of cash for a beta invite...

People trading a game like Skyrim for a free beta (albeit one that wasn't easy to get hold of) got what they paid for - a beta invite for a game that was always destined to become FTP.

Anyone who was expecting anything else from DOTA 2's business model is in sore need an extra-strong dose of reality syrup....

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Fools and their money.

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Looks like someone paid $60 for Dota2.

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Isn't it a f2p game? Or did you mean $60 for in game stuff..

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This non-sense belongs in mobile games and freemiums. In fact the iOS version of Dead Space has it too. Who is to say they haven't made the game in a way that buying from their store would be an attractive option (very difficult hordes, very less control nodes or weak guns?). I won't bother pirating nor would I care for a $5 GOTY of this garbage. There are better games out there worth my money and more importantly - my time. EA said they needed 5 mil sales to continue this series? They're trying hard to not get there.

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Anyone else remember when games weren't meant to be easy for 100% of the players? These days, companies want everyone to see everything. Good thinking, but there's always going to be someone who sucks at duck hunt and cheats with the gamepad to control the ducks.

There were cheat codes available to help the less skilled people. These were usually first found in Nintendo Power, GamePro, Electronic Gaming Monthly, etc. The game companies gave these codes to the magazines most of the time. Today, we buy DLC cheat codes instead of magazines.

If the DLC didn't exist at all, not even in a free form, you wouldn't be missing anything compared to other players. If someone else buys the DLC and you don't, those players have not harmed your play experience at all. You are choosing to be pissed about it.

Don't like DLC? Just don't buy it. If enough people refuse to buy the DLC, they'll see that most people won't buy it. Fact is, most people buy DLC. Happy about it or not, they've told EA that they can keep it up.

Stop buying games with a heavy non-cosmetic DLC component, if you care so much. Financial history suggests that most of us will buy the DLC, even if we don't want to. Even if we don't want what that DLC contains. We're a funny race that way.

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This is what really confuses me - they've been dumbing down games for years now in order to get the casual gamers on board, but the budgets for these games are still ballooning. Call of Duty games are these multi-million dollar ($200 million plus for COD MW2) affairs that are basically a shooter on loose rails with a lot of pretty explosions and a shitty script - and bugs, always bugs. Even MMOs spend more money than they need to - look at SWTOR - all that money and all the whining about too much dialogue; apparently most MMO players simply want an infinite dungeon with a boss fight every level so that they can just do raids and nothing else - or at least the very vocal minority somehow convinces EACH and EVERY MMO developer of this at some point, so they toss in more end-game content without ever really expanding on the story lines and quests. Don't even get me started on TES Online, which I expect to be free within 6 months if that... My point is this - I've seen some well put together indie games that were done on a small fraction of what EA and others have to work with and have to believe that if these companies weren't so busy trying to rape consumers to pay their executives and board members so damn much, they could actually make a profit honestly, but what do I know...

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Budgets are high because there is more work and resources involved. Do you know how much a freelancer would charge you for a 3d model , not rigged, not textured. I'm not even talking about animations. If you are an indie, prepare for a budget > $50K and that's if you want to make a very simple 3d game. Now extrapolate and apply that to an AAA game made by 200 people that need to be payed monhtly and you will see why the budgets are so high these days.

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IF the games were getting progressively better and actually getting more sales as a result, I'd be more apt to go - yep, no problems here, carry on. However, saying things or people (payroll) are simply expensive does not invalidate anything I said - perhaps they're paying too much and have been for years, so now people expect that and perhaps a correction is due - lord knows the rest of the world is working through financial issues... The reality is that the current model is unsustainable and they've known it for a few years now and there have been numerous articles in gaming magazines basically pointing out the same thing - thus one reason for the rise of what I consider cheap tactics to make even more by offering season passes along with non-included DLC you still have to pay for, microtransactions, and DLC that should have been included from the very beginning.

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And for some reason those 200 people can't make a proper game.

Many so called "AAA" games from past years are disappointing and just a mashup of fancy-ass explosions with super cool anti-aliasing and shaders.

I don't say games gotta look ugly, but fact is that most of the budged goes down the toilet because of visual style. Guess fancy graphics is all what kids care about nowadays.

Kinda miss the good old times.

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You took the words right out of my mouth - I was literally about to post this:

I also know that making a game is a huge risk, but honestly how many AAA titles have come out that were crap because even after tossing a huge budget at it the game was crappy, buggy, etc.? A lot of people were paid to make it, but I think if you were the unfortunate recipient of such a steaming pile, you'd feel like they overpaid for what they got.

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I miss them too...

Nowadays current-gen gamers sux too. Kids. :/ I hate kids crying about the graphics.

And who defends DLCs, must be an asshole, or kid...

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Don't forget retards. There are many retards that defend DLCs and micro transactions selectively. Like Valve's for example... as soon as i mentioned Valve did it first, people started defending them. You are right, they must be assholes or kids; or asshole kids :)

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They defending them only because it's Valve, if it was EA, they don't. :D I don't have a general problem with EA like the others. There are worse, like ActiVision. But I have a problem with developers / publishers that are releasing cosmetic DLCs etc... I don't mind about Fallout 3 datadiscs, because they give you more hours of gameplay. But DLCs like cosmetic stuff, more weapons, more multiplayer maps etc. are just retarded. I don't know if DLC and datadisc is a different stuff for you in english. Like F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate datadisc. Or Borderlands DLCs will give you more hours of gameplay. Bringikng mini-transactions to full paid game is retarded, even in free games, it costs more than full paid game. But I don't care about free2Play games, I don't play them. They are not that good, and they want you to spend more money than for a new game. At least in Team Fortress 2, you can get these items and craft them, but it's stupid they made it Free2Play with mini transactions. I started with games in age, where developers cared about quality of their game very much. There were no DLCs and other retarted stuff, pre-purchase bonuses and mini transactions. Now they care more about money. Before, you just bought a game, and played. Now you buy a game, and you get a demo version, or beta. To have a full game, you need to buy all the DLCs to have your game full. Games were original, always something surprised, now it's that sad boring CoD style, FPS shooters with CoD style everywhere. I'm sad about what happened to gaming. If anyone wants to insult me for what I said below, they must be one of that kids and retards or something. I'm gamer since 1990's and started with games from 1980's, I know what I'm talking about.

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Valve was not the first to shoot out microtransactions. Its perfectly fine if done right because games its traditionally implemented in are free, they need some sort of income.

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I'm still waiting for the demo to come out, supposed to be this week. Then I'll judge if this sequel warrants any attention.

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Games you have to pay for becoming "Free"2Play. Just without the free... Game industry goes to shit.

Pay full price for the game, and then you have to buy items with mini-transactions, fucking awesome. More and more stupid cosmetic DLCs, more and more mini-transactions. This is not about quality anymore for years. just about money. Don't forget to charge for even starting the game... Pay To Win... gaming is worse and worse.

CAPCOM is / was charging for some DEMO version of their game. And to be able to use codes / cheats in single player.
What next? We will have to pay just to watch a trailer for the game or screenshots. Just go fuck yourself already you fucking greedy assholes with all your DLCs etc... First make a high quality game.
But I understand, nowadays gamers are stupid too much, they know shit about games,because they are growing with nowadays games with full of DLCs etc...And crying about bad graphics, and it's easy to fool them with your shitty games and DLCs, they didnt see anything better... Just for you kids,good graphics doesnt make a game good. If you are crying about bad graphics in game,then you sux and you know shit about games.CoD fanboys think they are badass and PRO players, but you play worst game in the world.And this nowadays CoD gaming standard makes me sick.Can't wait for current-gen players and CoD fanboys to insult me.

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"Games you have to pay for becoming "Free"2Play. Just without the free... Game industry goes to shit." - please tell me you do realize that doesn't make any lick of sense.

It's just optional micro transaction, relax. They've been around for a long time and in fact were made popular by Valve in Team Fortress 2, even before TF2 became f2p. So you payed for TF2 and then you payed for hats if you wanted to. Just like in Dead Space 3 - you pay if you want to, but you can still get everything even if you don't want to pay.

I swear SG forums is like an even more retarded version of gamefaqs... on steroids.

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The last sentence, you talking about me? I didn't know it was optional, but now I read that you can get these items anyway. And it makes sense, im not talking about Dead Space 3 and TF2, look at all that DLCs...

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Regarding the last sentence I was talking in general, not about you in particular.
And yes, the micro transactions are optional in DS 3. There are many people that don't know that, but it's easier to complain.

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Well, I found something on the internet after my post before. I always make a research before trusting people. I have my own brain.

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Well, i've seen micropayments in many korean/japanese F2P MMORPG in the early 2000s.
As far as i remember, those were not "purely cosmetic" items.
Many people were forced by the peer presure to purchase those items, if they wanted to play on the top of the ranking ladder.
I think because of this behavior or mentality if i can call it like that, it evolved and found its way into the mainstream of game development.

I think that micropayment customer milking trend is older than TF2.
Well, just my theory.

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I'm not arguing it's not older than TF2. I'm saying that Valve made it popular on a very large scale (well, the entirety of steam's userbase) with TF2. I didn't see people up in arms then, hence the hypocrisy.

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+1
Developers nowadays are too greedy. The gaming industury is getting worse and worse. Where are games with lots of unlockables? Why do they make a DLC for a goddamn skin instead of making in unlockable? It's just a different skin, not so much work with that. "Work less, earn more" that's the principle many developers follow. Let's hope it'll change for better someday.

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I'm glad someone isn't brainwashed and can understand me. Yes, I remember in old games that you had to unlock all that weapons and costumes. Now, you have to pay for them. It's really worse... And you know, current-gen gamers helping to that worse. They like all that crap probably, because they have no idea, what gaming used to be.

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Gaming used to be about Dizzy and Lucas Arts vs. Sierra. Now it's about ADHD kids that don't have the patience for an adventure game and only like and buy shooters.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? Too many FPS shooters here.

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Yup, that's what ADHD stands for. Not many of today's gamers have the patience for an adventure anymore; shooters sell because that's what everyone likes these days.

The sad truth is today's gamers are dumber than how we used to be. You want hardcore? Try completing Myst by yourself... back in my day we didn't have gamefaqs (or internet for that matter) to look for solutions. We had to do it ourselves, without cheating. Nowadays gamers complain about everything, even about option cheats in the form of micro transactions, that nobody forces them to buy.

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What games for example? I'm playing PS1 games now too, good old times... Something different from today. Always something surprised on PS1. Now, nothing suprise me, because there are FPS shooters everywhere... Nothing original.

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Yeah, there was no internet and for game solutions you had to get a gaming magazine or have a friend who finished the game. And the "rumors" about the game your friends used to tell you. Some of them were so stupid it's almost unbelievable.
And without internet, there was more games with local multiplayer. And local multiplayer with awesome friends is one of the greatest things you can experience in gaming. Nowadays, even racing games lack local multiplayer.

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I didn't even need internet before. I didn't miss it. I like to play co-op more on 2 computers / screens. You have the whole display for yourself, and not the cut. But I wanted to play Dead Space 2 with brother, split screen. And I read that EA said it won't have split screen... Stupid. I heard a lot of games don't have anymore... Which is stupid if you wanna play with someone in one room. I remember when I used to play versus mode two players in Syphon Filter on playstation 1, split screen, and we always put a book or something to middle of TV to dont see each others screen :D

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Split screen is bad because you see less, that is right. But hey, you don't need multiple copies of game for split screen.
And if you're playing online, it's still better to have the other player somewhere near you, so you can easily communicate. I played RE5 with brother that way, and it was awesome(btw this game would be much worse on single player).
One more thing, some games don't need split screen, like Super Smash Bros or 2D Sonic games.

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Can you play RE5 PC version split screen? I was wondering. I know... Or Tekken, Rayman etc etc etc... That's only one thing I dont like about Split screen, that you see less.

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You can't play on split-screen, I think. That's why I needed two copies of the game. I was lucky they were on sale for ~4€, so I got 2 of them.

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That's stupid. So RE6 won't be split-screen too probably. So you played it Split screen on console? Or you said you was playing in close to him? That reminds me how much I hate that no sense PC vs console wars.

PC is better! oh no, console is better!!! bla bla bla, they should shut up. I like both of them. But I need PC for work and internet too.

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We played on 2 laptops, using LAN. We were sitting in the same room.

Yeah, the PC-console war is stupid. The both have pros and cons.

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I was happy without internet. And I hate cheats. I heard testers of Dishonored game was too retarded and weren't even able to complete it without any hints... So they changed it or something -.-

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So not only is looking to be worse as a horror game then 2 thus defeating the entire point of being in the Dead Space series, it has coop being shoed in, and now it will have micro transactions.

Do they WANT people to hate them for ruining what should of been a good game?

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They don't care. They just want money.

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Ah, screw this, I'm going to go play some Minecraft with their buy once get free updates for life model - besides, in one form or another you can play some version of a AAA title in MC - Skyrim, Borderlands 2, COD, etc. - may be a bit blocky, but I'm not a graphics whore - says I from behind my $1800 gaming laptop...

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So, it's basically a cheat code that you pay small amounts of money for? Meh. Don't quite see why people are up in arms about it. It's a bit silly, but it hardly seems like a problem. But then, people have always been oddly rabid about others cheating in single-player games. As though it somehow devalues their own playing.

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Yes, as i said before, it is just like a cheat code. The analogy is perfect. People are up in arms because they are stupid.
And i must confess their stupidity in this topic amused and entertained me. I think I'll go to sleep now but it's always fun hanging out on the SG forums with so many imbeciles :)

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It is changing developers/company approach to making games. We already can see DLC that are almost "mandatory" for some games. DLCs that are not purely cosmetics but adds background story, new characters, new missions. If the game is single player, at release costs $60 and within the next week of its release there are DLCs for $20 you got cheated.

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I do agree, but it's not the case here so the reactions in this topic are sad and pretty stupid.

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Sorry, where's the DLC in this thread? Looks like an alternative, completely optional method of unlocking the same content that's available to everyone to me.

The Capcom, "on disc DLC" discussion is that way. Take your agenda elsewhere.

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I am aware these are micro-transactions which are not exactly DLCs but what I stated applies to DLCs and, I believe, to MT as well.

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Again, the "agenda" section is that way. This isn't traditional DLC and shouldn't be lumped into it. This doesn't effect your gameplay whatsoever.

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Just like pack of different skins. It is additional content people pay for and it is getting popular more and more. Once it is pack of skins/cheat, next time missions.

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Muahaha take that mister client :))
If this keeps going like this in a few years we'll have to pay the real price of an ingame weapon and ammo.

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CAPCOM already charged for a DEMO version of some of their games, and also to be able to use codes in some of their game. Released only in Japan, maybe... It's really worse and worse... But if people will be that stupid and keep buying it. It won't change.

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...and on the occasions when people don't pour money into these companies' coffers, it's invariably the fault of those scurrilous pirates who are hell bent on destroying all that is right and good in the PC gaming world...

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Yeah, I know about that.
EA tried the paid demo shit a few years ago.
Kinda sad. And when I see those ppl getting so excited over getting their hands on some betas and demos as if there are some super major bonus...:|

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And I saw some CoD fanboys that bought a CoD MW3 for over 9000 dollars just to have it 1 day before release... Such a retards.

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Watch this... Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

He's oldschool gamer too, and he's right about everything I heard from him.
These videos shows how much CoD fanboys are fucked up. And the gaming too. And also, the last video is something for fanboys, most especially for the CoD ones... He's so right and I respect him

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W T F :|
2k for a game? Oh wait, 9k for a game? Unless that game comes with a full combat suit and guns + ammo you must be ()$)$$# to pay that much :|
And CoD games in top 10 BEST endings EVER?? :|
Now this is the f..in proof that there is no intelligent design or shit :| Cuz if there actually was, those kind of ppl would be on this planet. Or any other planet :|

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And it's just proof for what I'm always saying about nowadays current-gen gamers and CoD fanboys, they dont know anything about games and they even didnt play a lot,they think they are some PRO players -.-. CoD games in top best endings ever and COD Black Ops first? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THEM?!

Look at the guy AlphaOmegaSin in the video, he's destroyed from it like me. He don't understand that crap too. He knows nowadays gamers are mentally retarded. Call of duty, lololololololo, it should be in one of the worst games ever. or the worst one. CoD is an insult for gaming.

I hope next generation of gamers and games will be better, because this is totally fucked up.
Well, if you wanna meet some mentally retarded person, meet some CoD fanboy. you can be 100% sure he will be mentally retarded.

Btw, I got recently banned for fighting with 2 retarded CoD fanboys. (they wasnt banned).

Dont you hate it when you are punished for the truth and the bad ones dont?
I think the person who banned me should take some pills for the head.
SORRY FOR TELLING THE THRUTH! If you admin defend this pile of shits, and the ActiVision and Call of Duty + developer of it and fanboys, then you are the same retard as them! The same retard that the guy in the videos talking about. Take a lesson from him.

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It's funny, people say for $60 they want the "complete version" of the game. As in no more payments. If these completely optional purchases meant to speed up the process is the "complete" game to you... does that mean you just want an easy game where things are handed to you for doing virtually nothing? Is that what complete means now? All content is accessible without spending an additional dime.

While I do think they are leeches for wanting to bank in on the laziness of the casual gamer... it literally has zero effect on me. I can't blame them either, especially if people out there actually want to pay.

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Do you play old Resident Evil games, or you just like that Chris's avatar? :D

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Both. ;-] The old PS1 cover always creeped me the F- out... figured it'd make a good avatar lol.

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And how do you like Resident Evil 6? CAPCOM changed it to action shooter just to make more money and atract COD fanboys, means they dont give a f.ck about RE fans. (Sad)

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Yeah, the left eye of his is strange :D

But It's from Director's Cut version, no?

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No, it's from the original. Even the big cardboard box that PS1 games originally shipped in. It's also the cover of the Saturn release as well I believe. Directors Cut just had the zombies head on it.

I liked Resident Evil 5 a lot and from what I've seen Resident Evil 6 looks good too. If I need classic survival horror, there are other games to fill that void. Or I'll bust out the ol' Gamecube emulator and play some REmake. Not too heartbroken. ;-]

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I like RE5 too, I dont mind it changed. But making it action shooter is too much. I fucking hate cod fanboys, i dont want them in my favorite series... Also, this is PAL cover art http://pics.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/986432676-00.jpg The NTSC had zombie in Directors cut probably. But Resident Evil 6 looks awesome, i watched trailers many times. And mostly, I love story co-op.

And what's Saturn edition?

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The very first PS1 big bulky cardboard box art (for NTSC at least):
http://vgboxart.com/boxes/PSX/48930-resident-evil.jpg

NTSC Director's Cut:
http://www.roms-search.com/playstation/img/resident-evil-directors-cut-ps1-rom-front.jpg

Saturn:
http://residentevilumbrella.webs.com/Resident%20Evil%201%20Original%20Version%20Sega%20Saturn%20PAL.jpg

The first Resident Evil also came out for Sega Saturn, with a few bonus features actually. I think I'm getting my NTSC and PAL's mixed up though.

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The first link doesnt work, but I know how does it looks. I would like to try Resident Evil Zero and Remake, but it's not for playstations. But I'll get emulator. I have Survivor too, it's that first person, isn't that good like the others.

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If the game works normaly then i don't care. If they make the game tedious or very hard because they want you to spend money then yes it is a problem.

But i have to admit that the fact i have to pay for the game and then to get the full experience is quite disturbing. Microtransactions made sense for F2P games so they could keep going, but if they already made money then i don't see why.

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Games have always been tedious and very hard though. The only thing that has changed is the integrity of the publishers/developers.

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The only thing that has changed is the integrity of the publishers/developers.
In most cases not in a positive way.

Thank god there are many skilled indie devs that make good games.

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No, not in a good way. But the games haven't changed, so who gives a turkey. Why should I care that they are making a little cash on the side and providing shortcuts to people who want them.

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I don't know. Games were about skill, or knowing the trick, they weren't about spending days grinding. Sure some games had grinding but it was unnecessary to beat the game.

If a game is tedious then it's no fun, and i play to have fun. Just my personal opinion.

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I stand by the fact that people are just spoiled now. The coop Mario games on the Wii are very reminiscent of old school Mario games... but they aren't difficult, they are short, no one cares about them. People are better at games now, and expect 300+ hours of content. You can't come out with "tricks" to make a game harder, people have it beaten in the first night or just look up how to beat it. And traditionally short, simple games are beefed up with filler/grinding... otherwise people don't feel they got their $60 worth.

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I agree that in a way gamers are more spoiled now, it's easier to get games now than it was 20 years ago. Before a bad game was better than nothing, now we just move to the next game without any worry.

Mario games were harder or maybe i was less good when they were for nes. But although easier i enjoy the one for wii and ds too.
Games are usually longer now, but we even play at a faster speed than before and internet gives such easy access to information that now when someone is stuck on a game he simply looks online on how to do it, before if you were stuck you would ask friends and/or spend days trying to beat it.

I prefer a shorter game that entertain me over a long one that bores me. But i see your point there, if i pay 60 bucks and the game is one hour long then yes i would feel cheated.

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3 words, super meat boy.

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Well it's not longer a survival horror game either. It's an action game almost FPS. Whatever.

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I dont mind. I dont care AS LONG as there's nothing MISSING from the game or gameplay if I DON'T pay. if paying just makes the game easier, by letting you upgrade or get new weapons QUICKER, or makes you more powerful QUICKER, then that's fine. I've heard a lot of people saying FUCK EA for being greedy or unscrupulous, but nah.. not really... its the gamers who are happy to keep paying for this shit that I blame - EA is just giving them the facility to do it. They wouldn't put this crap into games if it wasn't an earner for them. I mean if some idiot was throwing millions of dollars from the roof of a building... wouldn't you go get a bucket to catch it?

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If you don't like it, don't support them by buying it. Protest with your wallet. There's no point complaining about it and then buying it anyway.

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not surprised. it's EA

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Pretty disappointing but what can you do except not buy the game to show your lack of support. I don't think it will help much unless a majority of gamers boycott the game.

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Yet another reason why I won't be buying this anytime soon.

Origin + micro transactions completely destroy my interest in any game.

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Same, not worth it.

I really feel this encourages piracy though, kinda dumb on EA's part.

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Exactly, I honestly don't know what they're thinking.

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Idk honestly, personally I don't care about this release since I could never get past the firsts bad mouse controls(I hate playing sequels without playing the first title) but for people that are fans its a slap in the face.

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I played the first two Dead Spaces. The first got repetitive very quickly for me. The second added some more variety to the game, but didn't give me much replay value after I finished the game in 11 hours. I'm not missing out on much from Dead Space 3, I'm sure of it.

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I liked what I saw actually, maybe I should suck it up and use a controller?

For some reason it reminded me of Metroid. I just wish it had better mouse support.

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Well if you really liked what you saw, but I personally couldn't give in to Origin. Not for Dead Space at least.

From what I've seen, Dead Space 3 has taken the F.E.A.R. 3 approach, adding a co-op feature. Dead Space was always very story focused. So having someone else running around doing things you don't want them to do, kills that for me :/ And similar to F.E.A.R. 3, the co-op killed the fear factor.

Dead Space and Metroid? I've never felt/seen that similarity to be honest. I haven't seen much of Dead Space 3 so maybe you're right. EA can't truly beat Metroid though lol.

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I meant the first one, it was something about the layout/map that reminded me of Metroid, kinda odd I know...lol.

I doubt its as good.

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Oh ND1.

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Mircrotransactoins?In AAA-Game?By EA?That's all I would download this game from torrents then buy it in Origin or local game store

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€A in it's "glory". How many game series have €A ruined? Exactly, I lost counting too. Lets take successful game (if it is not ours, then lets buy that game studio or the rights for that), lets make a sequel, but with a twist... lets suck that franchise dry by milking the old and new fans of the series. If your a fan, then it is really hard to say no and boycott. But everyone has a limit for such a thing and hopefully more and more people will start to avoid €A (and other like €A) products (or at least will not voluntarily attach themselves to that milking machine). I really miss the old days, when you could go, buy and play a game that had no content cut out, no big technical issues (this is another big issue with games nowadays), properly tested, didn't need to be connected to some faulty DRM service to play it etc.

EDIT: Just checked the Origin status page: http://i.imgur.com/3OFA8ij.jpg It made me laugh and sad at the same time =P

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Wasn't planning on buying it anyways.

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EA sucks. Did you really think there is a franchise, which they won'T destroy eventually? I love Dead space, but I won't give my money to €A.

This is relevant

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It's EA what do you expect?

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Closed 11 years ago by ND1Razor.