Too early for DLC?

[Jack]

I know this game is still in the early stages of early access but it is already a well designed and playable game for the price offered. I would love to see some new cosmetic items such as posters, signs, decals, additional extensions, etc, offered for purchase as DLC content and even some of the items already listed on the road map such as additional shop displays and shelving could easily be DLC content seeing what we already have works so well. This would help to further promote the game and provide additional support for the dev and the artists. This game has huge potential and is already one of the best sims on the market and I'd hate to see it end up like a lot of other early access games and abandoned because of a lack of funds.

[TheVillan]

There's a road map showing what's currently planned on the main page of the game.

[Jack]

I'm aware of that but I'm just saying if the dev wants to release some DLC content so they can add more items to the game and pay the artists for their work, then they can have my money. It doesn't have to be much but every little bit helps, right.

[JeppeH]

As long as mods are allowed to be used in the game, it isnt really worth the time and money to make DLC's, since mods basically can do the exact same thing and usually at no cost for the players.

[Kito Ballard]

it's waaayy too early for DLC. The game barely has it's own legs as a game in general. It's only like, what, 2 months old or som'in? Wait until the 1.0 launch and see what the dev plans then XD

[Jack]

I love the idea of mods and the modding community but they didn't create the game. If everyone just uses mods to add to the base game then the game itself will die because, as JeppeH puts it, there's "no cost to the players', meaning no cash for the devs to complete or expand the game past the road map, if it even gets that far.

[Voriki]

Is even allowed(or morally justified) to sell DLC to a game that is not deemed 'finished' yet.
The game is still in early access, which means just that, it's playing at your own risk. Adding DLC would be counter intuitive.

[Kyouko Tsukino]

A lot of games nowadays start churning out "DLCs" before the main game's finished. This kind of practice, twenty or thirty years ago? It would have caused something like the '83 crisis. But unfortunately modern gamers have been indoctrinated into not only expecting, but wanting to pay for their games in fifty "small" payments.

There's ways to help the developer that don't involve them going predatory. There's enough predatory, half-finished mobile-to-PC ports with a dozen "swimsuit DLCs" thrown in.

[Arkane Wisdom]

way WAY to early for to be thinking about DLC, the game hasn't even left EA yet.

[Jack]

Actually Arkane I don't think its too early for DLC's at all. The game may not be finished yet but that doesn't negate the possible need for them. Most people just don't want to pay more money, that's mostly what it is. In my view, there are things I'd like to have included which aren't slated for atm, at least not on the road map, and I'd be happy to pay a few $$$ to get them. It's one thing to download mods to get that variation and new items and features to help spice up your game a little more (for free) but mods can also change the game and the direction the dev wants to go. After all, why should the dev keep putting in the time to expand the game when they make nothing more out of it other than the initial sale?

[stump]

I fear the developer would raise a revolt if he spends time working on paid content before he even finishes what he promised would be included in the 1.0 release. I know I would not like that.

[UrbanNoodles]

No. Let's let the dev work on the roadmap. Even after the roadmap is completed, DLC is not something we will see for this game. Feel free to necro this thread if paid DLC drops to tell me I was wrong.
It won't happen.

[Crimedog]

Originally posted by Jack:

Actually Arkane I don't think its too early for DLC's at all. The game may not be finished yet but that doesn't negate the possible need for them. Most people just don't want to pay more money, that's mostly what it is. In my view, there are things I'd like to have included which aren't slated for atm, at least not on the road map, and I'd be happy to pay a few $$$ to get them. It's one thing to download mods to get that variation and new items and features to help spice up your game a little more (for free) but mods can also change the game and the direction the dev wants to go. After all, why should the dev keep putting in the time to expand the game when they make nothing more out of it other than the initial sale?

If the game is good enough, it'll sell and make plenty of money. Some add DLCs for free, to create new sales for the main game.

It's really simple: Just make good games, and all the rest doesn't matter. (Especially single player games.)

I haven't put much time into this game but the core loop is there, and it's not bad, but it needs a ton of work. (As early access games often do, no shade intended.)
It will grow stale pretty quick.

FYI so far, I do like the game. Hope it does well.

[Outcast]

Why does anyone even think that paid dlc in early access should be allowed? And besides blondes, who buys dlc on a game that isn't finished?