Doesn't the Season Pass mean anything anymore?

[lllltepahhcs]

This was a wake up call. Hince my stirred the pot comment. Despite what many have said here.

There was a season pass listed for Payday 2. It was only for a short time then it disappeared from the store. I bought the game and that season while it was on sale. Shortly after the "season pass" disappeared the "Ultimate Edition" was released. Shortly after that the Season Pass entry in the properties DLC list for the game in my library also disappeared.

My point about things meaning anything anymore was in referring to the fact that my library was altered to match the change in the available game offering despite the fact that I bought what was listed/advertised as a season pass (which was supposed to include all future DLC releases for the game) and at that time the user agreement stated games and content would be permanently registered to our STEAM accounts. This proved to not be true in this case when the pass I had purchased was removed from my DLC list in my STEAM library. The DLCs it included where not removed so I didn't bother with it. Then these 3 new DLCs are released not falling under the pass cover. This is all about the simple disappointment with the situation.

As with anything. There will be change. Gaming, PC or Console, is no different. The economy changes. Companies go POOF into vapor through whatever happened to cause it. Then more changes. Season Passes are becoming obsolete because of these conditions. Like the recent creation of the "Year Pass" as seen in many newer games over the past couple of years.

These Year X passes allow limiting the DLC offerings for each pass released. All about $$$. Look at the prices of these newer Year X Passes and you can see what I mean.

IE: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. This game is on it's Year 4 Pass. Each of these passes had a specific group of DLCs and add-ons included specific to that pass. The Tom Clancy's: The Division had a Season Pass. The Division 2 has at present a Year 1 Pass. The changes still keep coming. IE: The Standard Edition, Gold Edition, and Ultimate Edition. With even more beyond that. Each with specific content for increasing levels of expense.

Capitalism at it's finest???

[Henry Swanson]

You don't read the news, do you ;)

https://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791433980119/announcements/detail/1665695876816570722

[NerV]

A promise is easy to break for money.

[lllltepahhcs]

Had not seen anything about this until I saw the 3 new DLCs today.

[Tracy Cyanne]

Originally posted by NerV:

A promise is easy to break for money.

the thing is, though, 1) overkill are very short on money, on the verge of bankrupcy, and 2) you still get to keep the 2 years worth of free content they made before.

[lllltepahhcs]

Not only that.. I just checked my DLC list in my game properties and my Season Pass "Installed" entry has disappeared! I had this since the first sale on the game years ago. Seems to me that at one time in the past STEAM/Valve promised us that these where "Permanent" records attached to our accounts and where NOT removable.

I guess you are right about that. Contracts mean nothing when it comes to making money. For this I am very disappointed. And this means I probably won't be buying Payday 3. My personal opinion..

[lllltepahhcs]

Originally posted by Cyann3:

Originally posted by NerV:

A promise is easy to break for money.

the thing is, though, 1) overkill are very short on money, on the verge of bankrupcy, and 2) you still get to keep the 2 years worth of free content they made before.

I guess that's why they sold the franchise?

[AguilaDeAcero]

Originally posted by NerV:

A promise is easy to break for money.

This.

[PoppaG]

there was never a season pass for payday 2 there was a ultimate edition for the scruffy kids who cant afford to buy 70 dlcs separate.

[freecyril]

lol

[lllltepahhcs]

Originally posted by SUPA$haunTHEMANC:

there was never a season pass for payday2

There was early on.. During the first 2 years of release. I bought the game and season pass while on sale because it quoted a huge selection of upcoming DLCs for the game over the next several months which was true. The history in my game folder of when DLCs where added can be used as proof there was a season pass because they where installed as updates not separate DLC purchases as can be found with most games that do not have season passes.

Of course since my season pass has vanished from my DLCs list I expect my proof of this will be gone in short order as well.

[Sunday Driver]

There was never a season pass.

Here's a discussion in 2014 (and you can find the same in 2015, etc.) talking about the LACK of one so why claim there was early on for 2 years?

https://steamcommunity.com/app/218620/discussions/8/46476691106682138/

[Thermal Lance]

The governments of this world must be truely stuffing the water pipes with LSD if people start hallucinating Payday 2 with season pass.

[Copy & Cat]

There was never a season pass. There was the change to ultimate edition that did say every content released after this change would be free (even to those that did not own UE) as game support ended and moved on to other projects time passed, lots happened to the company that the decision to restart support to the game with a mix of paid and free DLC happened

[Sunday Driver]

Originally posted by Dashyr The Space Invader:

The governments of this world must be truely stuffing the water pipes with LSD if people start hallucinating Payday 2 with season pass.

Well at least the frogs are getting a break from it this time with the water additives.

[Thermal Lance]

Originally posted by Hoxilicious:

Originally posted by Dashyr The Space Invader:

The governments of this world must be truely stuffing the water pipes with LSD if people start hallucinating Payday 2 with season pass.

Well at least the frogs are getting a break from it this time with the water additives.

xD