• Cameron@compuverse.uk
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    1 year ago

    I would like games to arrive as a single complete package, but I was relatively fond of expansion packs from games like RollerCoaster Tycoon.

    They took the game you already had, and pretty much doubled it, they were fantastic!

    Far better than any modern DLC for sure.

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      Expansion packs are the grandparents of DLC. They took something great and corrupted it to try and wring us for all we’re worth.

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          1 year ago

          That was Shareware, not DLC.

          Edit: The difference being with shareware you didn’t have to pay any money to try the game. Basically the game was the demo as well as a full game, and once you played the first part of it for free, and you decided you liked it, then you paid and the rest of the game you already had was unlocked.

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          1 year ago

          I think wizards of the coast will demand more products that are part of baldur’s gate 3. Tbf, baldur’s gate 1 and 2 are known for their expansions. I wouldn’t be opposed to an expansion or two.