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i never got into the selling thing, i'm a collector - i know many gamers buy used and re-sell it after they're done though. we are going the way of disc-less media, another 10 years and blurays will no longer be purchased and will be inferior to 4K anyway.
 
I'm waiting for tuesday, really want to try plants vs zombies, then two weeks later I gotta get titanfall too. Im interested if they are going to turn titanfall into COD and shove dlc at us every 3 months with new map packs or not
 
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Bman123 said:
I'm waiting for tuesday, really want to try plants vs zombies, then two weeks later I gotta get titanfall too. Im interested if they are going to turn titanfall into COD and shove dlc at us every 3 months with new map packs or not
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You can bet on it, to much money to be made not to. I'm betting they add new Titans via DLC as well.
 
See, DLC isn't too terrible to me, in some instances. When it's maps, I don't care too much. I won't buy it, since $3/map is a TERRIBLE deal, but I don't mind its existence (beyond how they put the DLC Achievements on your profile whether you get the DLC or not). When they sell the gun skins and such in Black Ops II, I don't care. I again won't spend $2 on a skin, but its existence doesn't bother me. It's when your DLC adds legitimate content to the gameplay that I start to get bothered. If they offer Titans via paid DLC, and they're meaningfully superior to the base ones, you then get into the "pay to win" model, and I start to write the developer/publisher off.

But this is EA we're talking about. I wrote them off forever ago.
 
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The advantage to discs is selling them. Right now I have a bunch of ps3 games I don't need but unfortunately they are not worth much at gamestop and they take up room in my book case.
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That's the only reason I buy discs anymore, for resell. And then, it totally depends on the game. Ryse and Tomb Raider got their 6 and 12 hours of play, and then they're sold. Games such as Madden and Titanfall will be close to worthless by the time I am ready to sell them. And those couple bucks aren't worth the tradeoff of losing the benefits of download.
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I'm waiting for tuesday, really want to try plants vs zombies
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I really want to try it too. I'll probably check out the reviews before I buy, but it looks very interesting to me.
Bman123 said:
Im interested if they are going to turn titanfall into COD and shove dlc at us every 3 months with new map packs or not
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I'm sure there will be paid DLC... They're a business, and DLC's make money. And frankly, that doesn't bother me. Games have been stagnant at $60 for close to a decade now, ignoring inflation, despite increased development costs. I'd prefer the model stay at that price and then charge for DLC, than just raise the initial price.

Like Frier said, that's if the DLC is truly (or mostly) optional. If the new content gives a competitive advantage to the old content, or maybe you can no longer play a certain mode without that new map, then my views change.
 
I already paid for my plants vs zombies. I play the game on my note 2 whenever I have time to kill. Ive got high hopes for that game. Im probably going to sell ghosts this week and pay for titanfall before it comes out. I played the beta and loved it
 
Bman123 said:
I already paid for my plants vs zombies. I play the game on my note 2 whenever I have time to kill. Ive got high hopes for that game.
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Heck yeah, I love both PvZ's. My favorite mobile games, by far.
Bman123 said:
Im probably going to sell ghosts this week and pay for titanfall before it comes out. I played the beta and loved it
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I absolutely loved the Titanfall beta, I was actually quite sad when I couldn't log in the other night. I haven't had that much fun with a FPS since Halo 2.
 
Yeah, they're downright awful. Microsoft needs to find a way to get cable companies into IPTV, then they could succeed. The idea of buying an Xbox One from a cable company, rather than renting a cable box, sounds awesome. You knock out that silly $20/month for an HD-DVR, and you put offer cable companies an exclusive 1-TB or 2-TB Xbox One Media Edition or something.
 
Lil Frier said:
See, DLC isn't too terrible to me, in some instances. When it's maps, I don't care too much. I won't buy it, since $3/map is a TERRIBLE deal, but I don't mind its existence (beyond how they put the DLC Achievements on your profile whether you get the DLC or not). When they sell the gun skins and such in Black Ops II, I don't care. I again won't spend $2 on a skin, but its existence doesn't bother me. It's when your DLC adds legitimate content to the gameplay that I start to get bothered. If they offer Titans via paid DLC, and they're meaningfully superior to the base ones, you then get into the "pay to win" model, and I start to write the developer/publisher off.

But this is EA we're talking about. I wrote them off forever ago.
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If they do that...I'll quit playing that day. If they are just visually different then like you said, who cares.
 
Lil Frier said:
See, DLC isn't too terrible to me, in some instances. When it's maps, I don't care too much. I won't buy it, since $3/map is a TERRIBLE deal, but I don't mind its existence (beyond how they put the DLC Achievements on your profile whether you get the DLC or not). When they sell the gun skins and such in Black Ops II, I don't care. I again won't spend $2 on a skin, but its existence doesn't bother me. It's when your DLC adds legitimate content to the gameplay that I start to get bothered. If they offer Titans via paid DLC, and they're meaningfully superior to the base ones, you then get into the "pay to win" model, and I start to write the developer/publisher off.

But this is EA we're talking about. I wrote them off forever ago.
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The problem with map pack DLC can be seen in BF4, it fragments the user base and you are forced to buy them in order to keep finding decent games.
 
Bman123 said:
The only time I buy map packs are with the treyarch cod games because I want to play the other zombie maps.
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Bops 2 zombie maps were really good. Especially Buried. My fav is still moon thogh. Its sad that Treyarch isn't making the next cod. Gonna have to wai another year for more zombie goodness.
 
digiram said:
Bops 2 zombie maps were really good. Especially Buried. My fav is still moon thogh. Its sad that Treyarch isn't making the next cod. Gonna have to wai another year for more zombie goodness.
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Link to the info about the next cod if you could please. If there is no zombies I'm buying a ps3 tomorrow afterwork and getting black ops 2 and recovering my account
 
Checked today and it looks like Amazon and the Microsoft Store are sold out of the Xbox One Headset adapters. Other sites have a release date of March 7. I asked my local GS about it and they can't pre-order it for the store, they can only do an order off the website. Their price is more expensive at $29.99.

Microsoft probably didn't make enough of these for the demand.
 
Bman123 said:
Link to the info about the next cod if you could please. If there is no zombies I'm buying a ps3 tomorrow afterwork and getting black ops 2 and recovering my account
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http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/06/sledgehammer-games-developing-2014s-call-of-duty-release

Sledgehammer (whose only real work is the atrocity that was MW3) is getting 2014's CoD, meaning it's now a situation where CoD will only be worth getting every 3 years (since Infinity Ward can't make a decent game either).
 
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The problem with map pack DLC can be seen in BF4, it fragments the user base and you are forced to buy them in order to keep finding decent games.
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I think it depends on the game and the platform. With Halo 4, there was a really bad week where they made Infinity Slayer run only for those with a given DLC pack. Since I didn't have it, I obviously couldn't play. The game mode's player count dropped from probably 3,000 to 800. With Black Ops II, it's not as bad. They generally have more people in-game, so it's rare that I have an issue finding a game.
 
Titanfall Xbox One Bundle Announced, now available... And a price drop in the UK...

Microsoft has announced that a Titanfall Xbox One bundle is available to pre-order from today.

"We’re delighted to be able to include Titanfall at no additional cost for Xbox One buyers"

Inside the specially-themed Titanfall packaging is a standard Xbox One console, Kinect sensor, standard Xbox One wireless controller, Xbox One Chat Headset, one month of Xbox Live Gold and a digital copy of Titanfall. All for the price of a standard Xbox One console.

The offer will be available worldwide, though in the UK the offer coincides with a price cut of the console to £399.99.
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Amazon link
 
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Theif Review

The Verdict
Thief has some strong stealth mechanics going for it, and getting away unseen with a big haul of loot can be an enormous challenge, but doesn’t always put that to good use. Between the hit-or-miss missions is an extremely annoying city hub map and a weak story full of bland characters, and Garrett himself isn’t as sure-footed as a master thief ought to be. Ignoring the story and cherrypicking the best side missions is the best way to approach it.

6.8 Okay
Thief has good stealth going for it, but everything connecting its few relatively open scenarios is a mess.

+Challenging stealth
+Swoop ability
+Some good scenarios

– Frequent load screens
– Hit-or-miss level design
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