I just want to get this straight re: DLC

[Ianforcements]

I find the DLC a little confusing.

I bought the game at launch, at full price. I get a somewhat buggy experience that I've only been able to play for about 4 hours total. I get no DLC.

Since then, people have been able to buy the game for as low as 14 dollars and, without being some sort of deluxe edition, it includes most of the DLC.

I, an early adopter, have to pay 40 more dollars if I want to get it?

is that correct ?

[zenos]

yes, it's Extortion Arts after all

[Wilck]

Relax I pay the $40 too.. kkkkkkk.

It's happens always with EA games. 2 weeks after launch they dropped the price a lot.

[Paradox1126]

I love how people go nuts over this. I bought the game at launch and paid full price. It's worth every penny and I hate Codies/EA. I could care less if people got it for less. The game bombed and it was heavily discounted, what do you expect

[the bat kite]

The first DLC is $30.00, or $20 if you want less. :D Swell.

Just one year after it launched they are back and they do this on a *so far all-together mixed review game.*

The game I bought must be small? if it takes $30 to resize it a year later to a full(er) number of cars and tracks that they didn't have as THE game this time of year in 2023.

All reviews the past year are mixed and they want thirty bucks more to add the amount of content they think makes it better [a] full sized rally game.

And think about how many rally games there are on the market already.

[karik_FIN_134]

All Codies+EA sport related games go down in price quickly. After 6-12months they've been 50-80% off (if at launch $60-70 then 6-12months later in sales for $10-20).

Dirt rally 2.0 launch prize what I paid was 70€ February 2019, then less than year later bought DLC stuff that was 30€ more = total 100€, played the game for over 1900h in steam clock, cost less than 0.06€ per hour.
I remember u were able to purchase DR2.0 base game for like 10-20€ is discount year later in Feberuary 2020, that dlc was new so it still costed 20-30€. Then year later in February 2021 onward u were able to buy Base game+dlc complete edition for 15€, and later for even 10€.

If u do not have the money wait 1year.

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DLC for this EA WRC I bought 30€ complete package, and I'm happy with content I get for it for relatively cheap.

- Latvia location, 2 unique stages (+reversed, half versions)
- Poland location, 2 unique stages (+reversed, half versions)
- 6 "new" cars, Rally1 with new liveries, Rally3 Ford Evo, only proper new car Toyota Rally2
- idk like 50+ new liveries for different cars

LATER COMES
- Le Maestro package, including Monte Carlo new long stage 14km (+reverse, half versions), Portugal Fafe stage 12km (+reverse, half versions), +more content and I heard rumors of new cars coming

- Hard Chargers package, including Sweden Umeå and Umeå Sprint stages (+reversed, half versions), Greece long stage (+reversed, half versions), +more content and again it could be more cars.

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Cost of DLC package stuff in perspective (total 30€)
- 9 new stages like 2.50€ each = total 22.50€ (+reversed, half versions for free)
- new cars 6 and maybe 2+2 cars later, each like 0.50€ each = total 5.00€
- liveries 50+ maybe even more later = like total 2.50€

VS iRacing = 10€ per car, 10-15€ per track (but u have these forever unless licensing stuff forces removal of content in this game etc)
VS Assetto Corsa Competizione = how much was that Nordschleife dlc alone like 10€ at least, some car packages full prize have been 10-15€ for like 5-8 cars.

[the bat kite]

Originally posted by karik_FIN_134:

All Codies+EA sport related games go down in price quickly. After 6-12months they've been 50-80% off (if at launch $60-70 then 6-12months later in sales for $10-20).

Dirt rally 2.0 launch prize what I paid was 70€ February 2019, then less than year later bought DLC stuff that was 30€ more = total 100€, played the game for over 1900h in steam clock, cost less than 0.06€ per hour.
I remember u were able to purchase DR2.0 base game for like 10-20€ is discount year later in Feberuary 2020, that dlc was new so it still costed 20-30€. Then year later in February 2021 onward u were able to buy Base game+dlc complete edition for 15€, and later for even 10€.

If u do not have the money wait 1year.

For the $30.00 DLC to be, what?, $15? Christmas after this one?

[karik_FIN_134]

Originally posted by the bat kite:

Originally posted by karik_FIN_134:

All Codies+EA sport related games go down in price quickly. After 6-12months they've been 50-80% off (if at launch $60-70 then 6-12months later in sales for $10-20).

Dirt rally 2.0 launch prize what I paid was 70€ February 2019, then less than year later bought DLC stuff that was 30€ more = total 100€, played the game for over 1900h in steam clock, cost less than 0.06€ per hour.
I remember u were able to purchase DR2.0 base game for like 10-20€ is discount year later in Feberuary 2020, that dlc was new so it still costed 20-30€. Then year later in February 2021 onward u were able to buy Base game+dlc complete edition for 15€, and later for even 10€.

If u do not have the money wait 1year.

For the $30.00 DLC to be, what?, $15? Christmas after this one?

This current complete DLC package $30 will in some sort sale in spring/summer already, like maybe already 50% off so for $15.

This is what u get for $30
- 9 new stages like $2.50 each = total $22.50 (+reversed, half versions for free)
- 6 "new" cars now and maybe later 2+2 cars minimum, each like $0.50 = total $5.00
- bunch of liveries 50+, maybe even more later = like total $2.50 (like $0.05 each)

What should stuff cost instead of these prices?

Here's comparison to other games dlc
- VS iRacing = monthly subscription $5-10 gives u like idk 20cars+20tracks, then dlc is $10 per car, $10-15 per track (but u keep these forever unless licensing stuff forces removal of content etc, and u can save some money if buying more cars+tracks at same time, buy 5 items maybe 20% off)

- VS Assetto Corsa Competizione = how much was that Nordschleife track dlc alone like $10 at least (licensing can cost a lot), some car packages full prize have been $10-18 for like 5-10 cars, some track packs like 3 tracks for $10 or so

- VS Euro Truck Sim 2 / American Truck Sim: this game u can get base version for $5 in sales, all new dlc maps/countries/states cost about $10-18 depending on the size etc(development time), for me new ETS2: Greece map cost $9.59 already slightly discounted cause I have all the content (it was some package discount price where I already owned other dlc, full price is $11.99)

[zenos]

the issue isn't that you get so much for 30$ but that you could simply buy the base game on sale and get the DLC anyway

[karik_FIN_134]

U can remove game from steam library and rebuy it with all DLC content included, maybe even saving money when doing that vs just buying DLC package.

But if WRC+all DLC is $30 in sales or if u own base game and DLC package only is $30 u don't save anything then. If u can't afford dlc or think it's not worth money for that price then u wait for price to come down enough.

And I put prices of what DLC content costs in other racing+simulation games, this game is not any different as u can see from those prices. If there's humans involved in the making of a game or dlc then money goes to wages and some profit needs to be made (for investors and developer sometimes has to update hardware stuff etc)

[zenos]

the 2024 DLC was released early october for 30e

late october the base game was discounted 13.99e (-75%) and buying that included the 2024 DLC

for the vast majority of steam games the base game would have received a heavy discount while the new DLC would not

[karik_FIN_134]

Originally posted by abel:

the 2024 DLC was released early october for 30e

late october the base game was discounted 13.99e (-75%) and buying that included the 2024 DLC

for the vast majority of steam games the base game would have received a heavy discount while the new DLC would not

Does it include those Le Maestro and Hard Chargers packages that mainly release next year? Or only Poland+Latvia +6 new cars +liveries pack that now cost full price of $20.

That may had been some sort of mistake to include all the stuff for $14, but idk. Well some people got crazy good deal but I don't mind supporting developers if they continue to make this game better, fixing bugs etc.

Next year 2025 there will be a new DLC and I doubt that will be included to any $20 get all package deal. New Rally1 cars coming without hybrid, 3 new rallies (Canary Isles, Paraguay, Saudi-Arabia), maybe some other stuff too (more stages to existing locations, more classic cars etc).

[zenos]

AFAIK it did not include the two small DLCs that are not out yet. anyways maybe it was a mistake afterall

[Quick☢420™]

Originally posted by Ianforcements:

I find the DLC a little confusing.

I bought the game at launch, at full price. I get a somewhat buggy experience that I've only been able to play for about 4 hours total. I get no DLC.

Since then, people have been able to buy the game for as low as 14 dollars and, without being some sort of deluxe edition, it includes most of the DLC.

I, an early adopter, have to pay 40 more dollars if I want to get it?

is that correct ?

Remove the game from library and repurchase through next big sale....

[the bat kite]

Originally posted by karik_FIN_134:

Originally posted by the bat kite:

For the $30.00 DLC to be, what?, $15? Christmas after this one?

This current complete DLC package $30 will in some sort sale in spring/summer already, like maybe already 50% off so for $15.

This is what u get for $30
- 9 new stages like $2.50 each = total $22.50 (+reversed, half versions for free)
- 6 "new" cars now and maybe later 2+2 cars minimum, each like $0.50 = total $5.00
- bunch of liveries 50+, maybe even more later = like total $2.50 (like $0.05 each)

What should stuff cost instead of these prices?

Here's comparison to other games dlc
- VS iRacing = monthly subscription $5-10 gives u like idk 20cars+20tracks, then dlc is $10 per car, $10-15 per track (but u keep these forever unless licensing stuff forces removal of content etc, and u can save some money if buying more cars+tracks at same time, buy 5 items maybe 20% off)

- VS Assetto Corsa Competizione = how much was that Nordschleife track dlc alone like $10 at least (licensing can cost a lot), some car packages full prize have been $10-18 for like 5-10 cars, some track packs like 3 tracks for $10 or so

- VS Euro Truck Sim 2 / American Truck Sim: this game u can get base version for $5 in sales, all new dlc maps/countries/states cost about $10-18 depending on the size etc(development time), for me new ETS2: Greece map cost $9.59 already slightly discounted cause I have all the content (it was some package discount price where I already owned other dlc, full price is $11.99)

As I implied, $15 for expanding the game with this much more rally content would be reasonable. Those three games are not what I'd call good comparisons for how much this DLC should be running existing owners at what is the one year point.

I will shell out $30 because I want THE game. Until this happened I had the full game as it existed from launch. You can get that game on XBox game pass right now for "free" if you have a subscription over there. I do.

EA should do something, along with the expanding of the content through DLC, to the GRAPHICS. They are mediocre at best. For a game that launched late in 2023 it should look alot better than it does.

[the bat kite]

Originally posted by Quick☢420™:

Originally posted by Ianforcements:

I find the DLC a little confusing.

I bought the game at launch, at full price. I get a somewhat buggy experience that I've only been able to play for about 4 hours total. I get no DLC.

Since then, people have been able to buy the game for as low as 14 dollars and, without being some sort of deluxe edition, it includes most of the DLC.

I, an early adopter, have to pay 40 more dollars if I want to get it?

is that correct ?

Remove the game from library and repurchase through next big sale....

Get it on Xbox Game Pass because it is an EA game. Now you have two.