Anyone else feels "burnt" you need to pay for the patch?

[himmatsj]

I accept the fact that well, for additional content I can pay. For example, the Missing Link which is integrated into DC can be sold separately still.

But I still don't get it....why are the basic updates/tweaks/patches to the gameplay ALSO limited to the new game? I paid $20 for HR, and now I need to pay another $10? Come on...that's some nice ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[disulfiram]

Word is, the Directors's Cut is going to be big thing, well worth what they are charging for it. Christmas is coming and you will probably get it for 75% off. Probably even more.

Furthermore the game is still playable without this patch so you are not going to have to pay for it if you don't want to.

Personally I will wait for reviews to decide if I get it.

[himmatsj]

Guys, I am talking about the PATCH. Not additional content. The one where they fix bugs, optimize the graphics further. Why are these LIMITED to the DC?

I am intent on taking up a lawsuit against SE.

[Zara]

Originally posted by himmatsj:

Guys, I am talking about the PATCH. Not additional content. The one where they fix bugs, optimize the graphics further. Why are these LIMITED to the DC?

I am intent on taking up a lawsuit against SE.

You'll lose. Why? Because they are NOT obligated in any way to give you anything.

[ツ]

I feel the same, why having the game + DLC's now I have to pay for a patch that only improve some battles/boss/graphics and minor bugs? If I have to pay 4€ for a upgrade I want a new content (the making of it's only a bonus). I feel like I was scamed because I payed for a service (digital data) and now I have to pay for a empty upgrade if I want a maintenance (patch) for this product.

[SomeUnregPunk]

Originally posted by himmatsj:

I am intent on taking up a lawsuit against SE.

Go for it. I'm sure there is plently of lawyers that would love to get easy cash from you.

You'll lose and you will be forced to pay the lawyers for your time. Since it is a lawyer, there is good chance they will ruin you if you don't pay them. So go for it. It will be funny for the rest of us.

Originally posted by PreC6H8O2:

I feel the same, why having the game + DLC's now I have to pay for a patch that only improve some battles/boss/graphics and minor bugs? If I have to pay 4€ for a upgrade I want a new content (the making of it's only a bonus). I feel like I was scamed because I payed for a service (digital data) and now I have to pay for a empty upgrade if I want a maintenance (patch) for this product.

It's an optional upgrade to a game, it is not a patch. A patch is for something that is broken and the game as it is now is not broken.

[Darlordvader]

it's 5 bucks if you bought the game+missing link, not the end of the world

[Alcator]

Guys, let's keep it civil here, please. Threatening with lawsuits and name-calling are not going to achieve anything.

General consensus is that PATCHES are only supposed to handle BROKEN things. The boss battles, while considered by some to be WEAK, are not BROKEN. If they are reworking these, if they spend a lot of money on e.g. additional voice acting, cut scenes, level re-design, quest re-design etc., it's no longer a "patch".

If you are not sure that the Director's Cut will be "fundamental improvement", then wait with your purchase until you become comfortable with it - perhaps until the price drops (chances are it will drop to 1 dollar during Christmas Sale, which is 7 weeks from now).

You might also want to consider the time you've spent with this game -- some games are over after 10 hours (Portal 2, Half-Life 2), and with DX:HR, you can easily clock 25 hours on your first playthrough and 15 on each subsequent one. Not to mention you can opt for different play styles and see how multilayered the game is. For me, these 4 euros will be a form of "Thank you!" to the developers, more than anything (I'm OK with the boss battles as they are now, after all, they are like 3 minutes of game time altogether).

[Moobert]

Originally posted by MAD GANJA WARLORD:

It's 4 or 5€, people. Are you really that poor? These devs gave you a lot of fantastic content and they're augmenting it even more. And this is how you repay them? Please make that lawsuit and find out what kind of idiot you are.

Really a patch for $5?! Are the devs really this cheap? Some of us spent good money on the base game and the DLC to support the devs. And they made fantastic money, and this is how they repay us?

Also.... yeah.... lawsuit? Um....no.

[Darlordvader]

idk, i see people willing to pay 110 dollars a year at my job to play the same horrible multiplayer fps console game which shall not be named, with little to no complaint. but then, this director's cut of human revolution gets announced-is significantly less than the 50 or 60 dollars that most of us paid at launch, not to mention the fact that it's not a must buy, and yet people start to freak out about it. yes, how dare the developers create another version of their game which is more in line with what their original vision of the game.

let me ask ya'll something, if you spend about 20-30 dollars to see a movie in theaters, and then later on when the movie comes out on bluray or dvd for about 10-15 dollars, and it's a director's cut or extended edition do you complain? nobody is forcing anyone to spend extra money to see what the original cut of a movie looks like, just like nobody is forcing anyone to spend any extra money on the director's cut of this game. and if you're REALLY going to argue about how it's not the money but more of the principle of the situation, then you may as well be against GOTY editions of games such as dishonored or skyrim.

[JD]

Originally posted by WU Milo:

Originally posted by MAD GANJA WARLORD:

It's 4 or 5€, people. Are you really that poor? These devs gave you a lot of fantastic content and they're augmenting it even more. And this is how you repay them? Please make that lawsuit and find out what kind of idiot you are.

Really a patch for $5?! Are the devs really this cheap? Some of us spent good money on the base game and the DLC to support the devs. And they made fantastic money, and this is how they repay us?

Don't bother, while it is honestly absolutely crazy to make you pay 5 dollars for a patch even after you've shown your support by buying dumb weapons and an unnecessary mini-segment. People are use to it and will probably defend it. It's just the way gamers are now.

[afunnyname]

No. I honestly wasn't too trilled when this was released at first. But now I consider what the best games I've played in years. Personally I don't mind spending 5 bucks for a few behind the scenes commenatries

[Epileptic Seizure Man]

Can't wait

[ツ]

To make it clear this isn't a multiplayer fps or a movie, this is a digital service that with the big words like "Director's Cut" and "extended edition" don't add anytning to the main game (at least for those who have it with all the dlc's) except some IA fixes and Boss fight/*Graphic Improvements (textures) that normally are release in patches without any extra cost.

Maybe 4/5€ isn't that mutch but If I have to spend it I would do it in a DLC with some content or a Hummbl Bundle and not in a something that technically can be considered a patch + the video bonus.

*Like the HD texture pack from Sleeping Dogs or Skyrim (for free)

[VampXGamer]

I think its pretty crazy, I bought the Augmented Edition AND all the DLC. They should give the DC for free to people who have all the DLC. An example of how a GOOD company is run, is recently they gave Batman:Arkham City GOTY edition to everyone who owns AC on Steam. I had bought all the DLC already but some apparently didnt even buy the DLC and got a free upgrade.

[HFM]

What I'm taking away from this is that Squeenix/Eidos Montreal cares very little about customers that have supported them vs CD Projeckt Red who upgrade their games and give out the new features for free to previous customers.