Point Lookout DLC for Fallout 3 up on Live

Queasy

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Fallout 3: Point Lookout
Price: 800 MS Points ($10)
Size: 450 MB
Description: Buy a ticket and hop onboard the Duchess Gambit, as Tobar the Ferryman takes you to the strange seaside town of Point Lookout. What secrets does the dilapidated boardwalk hold? Who lives in the sprawling mansion? Why is the Punga Fruit so important? And what horrors lie in the depths of the murky swamp? Point Lookout is the most open-ended DLC yet, and allows you to explore an entirely new and expansive gameplay area any way you?d like. A completely new questline allows you uncover the town?s hidden secrets, and wield powerful new weapons like the Double-Barrel Shotgun against the swamp?s dangerous, and deformed, denizens. So venture to Point Lookout, if you dare. Just pray it?s not a one-way trip. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Queue it up
 

Kabob

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They certainly know how to crank them out at high speed...I'm thinking it's sort of like the Steven King "next book" clip from Family Guy...

"For my 480th book people get terrorized by...by...*looks aroud office*...A LAMP MONSTER!"

I've sold off FO3, I'll re-buy it when they have a "GOTY" or "Gold" edition that has all the DLC (assuming they ever stop making it). Out of curiosity, if someone bought FO3 on release day and all the DLC how much have they spent on this one game?
 

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Originally posted by: kabob983
Out of curiosity, if someone bought FO3 on release day and all the DLC how much have they spent on this one game?

Well, this is the fourth piece of DLC and there is one more on the way. At $10 a pop, you're adding $50 to the full retail price of the game.
 

Kev

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I keep buying these... and I've made it 1 hr into O:A. By the time I finish them the GOTY edition will be out.
 

Yreka

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Originally posted by: kabob983

I've sold off FO3, I'll re-buy it when they have a "GOTY" or "Gold" edition that has all the DLC (assuming they ever stop making it). Out of curiosity, if someone bought FO3 on release day and all the DLC how much have they spent on this one game?

Good idea, I think I am going to do the same thing.
 

R Nilla

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FYI, Fallout 3 GOTY is supposed to be out in October and will include The Pitt, Operation: Anchorage, Broken Steel, Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta.

I'm currently borrowing Fallout 3 from a friend, but I will definitely wait and purchase the GOTY edition for the DLC.
 

RyanPaulShaffer

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Originally posted by: kabob983
They certainly know how to crank them out at high speed...I'm thinking it's sort of like the Steven King "next book" clip from Family Guy...

"For my 480th book people get terrorized by...by...*looks aroud office*...A LAMP MONSTER!"

I've sold off FO3, I'll re-buy it when they have a "GOTY" or "Gold" edition that has all the DLC (assuming they ever stop making it). Out of curiosity, if someone bought FO3 on release day and all the DLC how much have they spent on this one game?

This.

Fallout 3 is the worst-case scenario of the DLC scheme gone horribly wrong and turning into a blatant money-grab.
 

Baked

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Do you think they'll have a FO3 GOTY for PS3? Or is it still exclusive to X360?
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: Baked
Do you think they'll have a FO3 GOTY for PS3? Or is it still exclusive to X360?

The GOTY edition is coming to the PS3 as well.
 

Fox5

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Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: kabob983
Out of curiosity, if someone bought FO3 on release day and all the DLC how much have they spent on this one game?

Well, this is the fourth piece of DLC and there is one more on the way. At $10 a pop, you're adding $50 to the full retail price of the game.

And if you bought the special survivor edition at $130 or so...

Fallout 3 is the worst-case scenario of the DLC scheme gone horribly wrong and turning into a blatant money-grab.

I dunno, do you remember horse armor?
 

RyanPaulShaffer

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Originally posted by: Fox5
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: kabob983
Out of curiosity, if someone bought FO3 on release day and all the DLC how much have they spent on this one game?

Well, this is the fourth piece of DLC and there is one more on the way. At $10 a pop, you're adding $50 to the full retail price of the game.

And if you bought the special survivor edition at $130 or so...

Fallout 3 is the worst-case scenario of the DLC scheme gone horribly wrong and turning into a blatant money-grab.

I dunno, do you remember horse armor?

Strangely enough, from the same company.

Hmm... ;)
 

gorcorps

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Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
Originally posted by: kabob983
They certainly know how to crank them out at high speed...I'm thinking it's sort of like the Steven King "next book" clip from Family Guy...

"For my 480th book people get terrorized by...by...*looks aroud office*...A LAMP MONSTER!"

I've sold off FO3, I'll re-buy it when they have a "GOTY" or "Gold" edition that has all the DLC (assuming they ever stop making it). Out of curiosity, if someone bought FO3 on release day and all the DLC how much have they spent on this one game?

This.

Fallout 3 is the worst-case scenario of the DLC scheme gone horribly wrong and turning into a blatant money-grab.

I don't see what's with all the hate about DLC. If you like the game enough to buy the DLC, then you should be happy you have more game to play. If didn't enjoy the game, then you don't buy the DLC and you're still content you didn't spend any more money. Blatant money grab? It's called business. They're releasing little expansion packs, and charging for them (as they should). What else would you expect them to do?
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: Fox5
Fallout 3 is the worst-case scenario of the DLC scheme gone horribly wrong and turning into a blatant money-grab.

I dunno, do you remember horse armor?

There have been worse. Particularly from EA and the Madden and NCAA series.

There was an interesting interview with Bethesda on how they came to do the DLC for Fallout 3. Tt was basically after experimenting around with different sized DLC for Oblivion, the DLC releases for Fallout 3 were the happy medium they could reach between being able to turn around DLC in a timely fashion and it being of a decent size and length to satisfy players.
 

Yreka

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Originally posted by: gorcorps

I don't see what's with all the hate about DLC. If you like the game enough to buy the DLC, then you should be happy you have more game to play. If didn't enjoy the game, then you don't buy the DLC and you're still content you didn't spend any more money. Blatant money grab? It's called business. They're releasing little expansion packs, and charging for them (as they should). What else would you expect them to do?


(for me) It's more of a percieved value thing.. I loved FO3, it was my favorite GOTY for '08.

I just think the cost for content is a bit high on the DLC. If they would have gone $5 each, or combined 2 packs into one $10 it would have been much more appropriate (IMO).

The cost seems even more excessive when they basically give it all away shortly after with the GOTY edition..

Not bitching though, more content is good and if they can make money off it, more power to them.
 

Baked

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Wow the GOTY looks like a great deal if comes to the PS3 with 5 DLCs included. Maybe I'll get it on black friday.
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: Baked
Wow the GOTY looks like a great deal if comes to the PS3 with 5 DLCs included. Maybe I'll get it on black friday.

Here is the post I made back in May about the Fallout 3 DLC coming to the PS3 and the GOTY edition.
 

RyanPaulShaffer

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Originally posted by: gorcorps
Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
Originally posted by: kabob983
They certainly know how to crank them out at high speed...I'm thinking it's sort of like the Steven King "next book" clip from Family Guy...

"For my 480th book people get terrorized by...by...*looks aroud office*...A LAMP MONSTER!"

I've sold off FO3, I'll re-buy it when they have a "GOTY" or "Gold" edition that has all the DLC (assuming they ever stop making it). Out of curiosity, if someone bought FO3 on release day and all the DLC how much have they spent on this one game?

This.

Fallout 3 is the worst-case scenario of the DLC scheme gone horribly wrong and turning into a blatant money-grab.

I don't see what's with all the hate about DLC. If you like the game enough to buy the DLC, then you should be happy you have more game to play. If didn't enjoy the game, then you don't buy the DLC and you're still content you didn't spend any more money. Blatant money grab? It's called business. They're releasing little expansion packs, and charging for them (as they should). What else would you expect them to do?

You're okay paying almost the full price of the game again (for a game you already paid $60 for) to purchase DLC for said game that adds a few hours of playtime each? :confused:

There is also the fact that DLC is completely unable to be resold on a second hand market, since it is digital and not a physical good. All you get for your money is a bunch of 1s and 0s.

To each their own, but as they say, a fool and their money are soon parted.

DLC in of itself is not bad, if done the right way. But, the way Bethesda has handled the DLC for Oblivion and Fallout 3 is a perfect example of nickle-and-diming the customers.

Why couldn't all this DLC have been released as a $30/$40 expansion pack, like it would have been in the old days?

Answer: It's more profitable to release snippets of DLC and charge $10 each.

If you're okay with that, then you're just the type of customer they're looking for! One who doesn't analyze the cost VS what you're actually getting...
 

NGC_604

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Who cares, no one is making you buy it. Besides, if I actually cared how others spent their money, I'd probably be more pissed off about 5 hour mediocre games that retail at $60 than $10 DLC.
 

RyanPaulShaffer

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Originally posted by: energydan
Who cares, no one is making you buy it. Besides, if I actually cared how others spent their money, I'd probably be more pissed off about 5 hour mediocre games that retail at $60 than $10 DLC.

Uh, it has nothing to do with caring about how others waste their money. It has everything to do with this DLC fad and how it can be a very bad direction for the consumer.

DLC exponentially benefits the publisher/developer...the only benefit to the consumer is convenience, while there is a whole host of negatives.
 

gorcorps

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Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
Originally posted by: gorcorps
Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
Originally posted by: kabob983
They certainly know how to crank them out at high speed...I'm thinking it's sort of like the Steven King "next book" clip from Family Guy...

"For my 480th book people get terrorized by...by...*looks aroud office*...A LAMP MONSTER!"

I've sold off FO3, I'll re-buy it when they have a "GOTY" or "Gold" edition that has all the DLC (assuming they ever stop making it). Out of curiosity, if someone bought FO3 on release day and all the DLC how much have they spent on this one game?

This.

Fallout 3 is the worst-case scenario of the DLC scheme gone horribly wrong and turning into a blatant money-grab.

I don't see what's with all the hate about DLC. If you like the game enough to buy the DLC, then you should be happy you have more game to play. If didn't enjoy the game, then you don't buy the DLC and you're still content you didn't spend any more money. Blatant money grab? It's called business. They're releasing little expansion packs, and charging for them (as they should). What else would you expect them to do?

You're okay paying almost the full price of the game again (for a game you already paid $60 for) to purchase DLC for said game that adds a few hours of playtime each? :confused:

There is also the fact that DLC is completely unable to be resold on a second hand market, since it is digital and not a physical good. All you get for your money is a bunch of 1s and 0s.

To each their own, but as they say, a fool and their money are soon parted.

DLC in of itself is not bad, if done the right way. But, the way Bethesda has handled the DLC for Oblivion and Fallout 3 is a perfect example of nickle-and-diming the customers.

Why couldn't all this DLC have been released as a $30/$40 expansion pack, like it would have been in the old days?

Answer: It's more profitable to release snippets of DLC and charge $10 each.

If you're okay with that, then you're just the type of customer they're looking for! One who doesn't analyze the cost VS what you're actually getting...

Look, it's not that I don't MIND it but I just don't understand the hate when it's business. I've only bought the first thing for FO3 and haven't gotten any since then because of the price, but I also understand that this shit takes some effort and man-hours to make so I don't see a problem with what they're doing. I'm just a poor college kid who can't afford it all right now but I think the price isn't terrible.

I much prefer getting tons of little things quickly, as opposed to Valve's method of getting episodes that barely get into double digits in game time... while having to wait several years in between each release. With the DLC broken up like in FO3 I can choose what I want to play and pay for small chunks, instead of paying full price for an expansion and not enjoying it all.

It's not a good option if you intend to buy every single DLC pack right away, but it's great if you don't have the time to play it all (like me) so you only have to spend $10 every few months and play each chunk when you can. I may decide to be finished w/ the game after 2 DLC packs, but if I only had the option of getting 1 giant pack for $30-40 I'd be losing money if I lost interest in the game before finishing all of the expansion.

Should they offer a discount on bulk buys? Absolutely, but you're ignoring the fact that not everybody wants to buy every piece of DLC offered and only wants an increase in the level cap or will only want 1 or 2 of the packs. With a single pack priced at $30-40 these people would be getting boned.
 

R Nilla

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I understand the apprehension against DLC, but Bethesda seems to have all bases covered so I'm not sure what there is to complain about. You can buy the DLC as it releases for $10 on XBL, you can buy Operation Anchorage and The Pitt on one DISC for $19.99 at retail (and I believe the other DLC will be released this way as well), and soon you can buy everything on disc(s) for $59.99 at retail. Undoubtedly the disc versions will likely go on sale in the near future so you'll probably be able to get DLC for even cheaper. If Oblivion is any indication, the GOTY edition will likely hit $29.99 sometime next year.
 

RyanPaulShaffer

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Originally posted by: R Nilla
I understand the apprehension against DLC, but Bethesda seems to have all bases covered so I'm not sure what there is to complain about. You can buy the DLC as it releases for $10 on XBL, you can buy Operation Anchorage and The Pitt on one DISC for $19.99 at retail (and I believe the other DLC will be released this way as well), and soon you can buy everything on disc(s) for $59.99 at retail. Undoubtedly the disc versions will likely go on sale in the near future so you'll probably be able to get DLC for even cheaper. If Oblivion is any indication, the GOTY edition will likely hit $29.99 sometime next year.

I suppose...those who are patient usually end up getting the best value.

Those who gotta have it now pay through the nose for the convenience.

Still, I am leery of the DLC path, but as long as disc-based versions of the game with DLC keep being released (such as Oblivion and Fallout 3 GOTY, Mass Effect Platnium Version with DLC included, etc.), then I guess it's not too bad...yet.
 

Qbah

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5-6h for 10$ more of a game I really enjoy... what's so bad about it? The vanilla Fallout 3 was for 60$. Takes around 40-50h to finish most of the side things. It looks fine. If they released a separate expansion, I would need to wait a lot longer and pay like what? 30$ for the 3 "extra" places. So it's the same in the end. Not to mention Broken Steel was really fun. And so was The Pitt (though it was the worst of the 3 imo). Bought Point Lookout before work today - gonna give it a spin once I'm back home.

Not to mention I pay more for a 2h movie... That I can watch once and need to pay again to see it. 10$ for a DLC of this size is fine in my book. Point Lookout is supposedly 1/3 of the size of vanilla. For 10$.