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[–] missingno@fedia.io 74 points 4 days ago (14 children)

They're already charging way more than that when you count all the DLC.

[–] absquatulate@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Yeah, wasn't sims 4 with all dlc like 1 grand just a couple yeara ago?

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I don’t understand looking at Sims 4 as an example. The game has had progressive additions for a long time; it’s basically a live service game, and now comes free.

It’s rare for anyone to feel they want all the DLC - usually it would just be a few things they want and have fun with.

[–] LettyWhiterock@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I actually do want all the DLC in a game like that. The fact it's prohibitively expensive just means I've never actually bought any and stick to the Sims 3, a game where I do have all the expansions.

[–] absquatulate@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

True, but iirc sims 4 also released in a more cut-down state than sims 3 - in fact it was one of the pioneers of "paradoxification" of games and victim of other bullshit that EA was trying to pull, just like with simcity.

Anyway, my point was that with EA the up-front price they charge is not awfully relevant, because you have lootboxes, p2w, mtx, gambling, dlc of varying dollar value etc. so you might end up paying a crapload, live service or not.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Some of those were not even worth buying. All the Stuff packs seem like a scam.

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