Would you pay for dlc?

[PhoenixHunter89]

Lets say concerned ape made a decent sice dlc that added new content what you be prepared to pay for and how much? I would gladly pay for new content if it was a city expansion or a bunch of new dungeons. Now I know it most likely will be free updates with additional content but I would gladly pay to help finance the future of this game. Maybe it could get a sequel in a few years?

I don't want any arguments we are just discusing what kind of dlc would you consider paying for or would you rather just have free updates.

[Noel]

this kind of game doesn't need DLC, no harvest moon ever had it and I don't think concernedape thinks its smart to put dlc in this.

[PhoenixHunter89]

That is true but no harvest moon ever added free updates. He has shown interest in adding more. But for now its bug fixing and balancing.

[Aramazon]

I probably would, but grudgingly. Instead of piecemeal DLC for a dollar each, I would prefer a proper expansion pack to the game. I'd easilly pay 10 dollars for something with some additional meat, story, characters, gameplay mechanics, locations, etc.

I don't think this type of game is well suited to DLC content.

[CatPerson]

I'd rather have Stardew Valley2, if it came down to it.

There's only a couple "DLC" that I ever thought was worth my time, personally. I don't like content that feels tacked on or separated from the rest of the game at times.

I used to like the old-style expansions pc games used to do ... but the DLC so far...not as much. :)

[Klumpatsch]

I'd pay for a DLC with more (exotic) fruits, new animals (male ones, please), maybe a new area... but not more than 5 dollars each DLC.

[PhoenixHunter89]

Yes I was just thinking of ways to help fund the game. A sequel would work best while it sticks to minecraft/terraria updates. Although quick queston how do companies make a profit with this sort of expansion?

[fippmeister]

More bachelors; five bucks for a ten-pack, or a buck each if I can pick&choose.
Town expansion with a new activity; ten bucks.
Manager mode, with people you can hire to work for you, and the player idles around the farm and town if you don't take direct control; ten bucks.
Magic abilities; depends on whether I need it or not.
"Buy the developer a cup of coffee" cosmetic item; 3 bucks.

[Noel]

I don't think the game needs funding anymore, concernedape has made a literal gem.
Look at statistics here:
http://steamspy.com/app/413150
Owners: 306,725
that is on steam alone, times that by 14.99$ and take out percentages that chucklefish probably takes out.
He's rich now, and still loves this game to update it. I'm so happy for ConcernedApe.
I think it would be smarter for him to invest into making a new game, versus DLC if the reason was "If it needs more funding", since he used a majority of his own funds before the game was released, and still pulled it off.
10/10 developer

[PhilkIced]

I'd love a big expansion, but not small cheap dlcs.

[maestro]

If the cost of dlc was relative to the cheap price of the game and extended the time line of the game and not just new items, I'd go for it.

[briancarnell]

Originally posted by DJ VAC7 Noel:

I don't think the game needs funding anymore, concernedape has made a literal gem.
Look at statistics here:
http://steamspy.com/app/413150
Owners: 306,725
that is on steam alone, times that by 14.99$ and take out percentages that chucklefish probably takes out.
He's rich now, and still loves this game to update it. I'm so happy for ConcernedApe.
I think it would be smarter for him to invest into making a new game, versus DLC if the reason was "If it needs more funding", since he used a majority of his own funds before the game was released, and still pulled it off.
10/10 developer

Glad the game is doing so well, but he's far from rich.

306,725 x $14.99 = $4.6 million

Steam takes 30% = $3.2 million left

Chucklefish probably takes about the same amount = $2.24 million

Not sure where dev lives, but taxes take *at least* that amount = $1.6 million

Which is, what, 10-20 years worth of income for a talented developer?

Certainly he's probably better off than he was during most of the 3+ years he spent developoing the game, but I don't think rich is the right word.

[Klumpatsch]

Yeah, 1.6 million dollars, poor guy, how is he going to survive with such little money...

Seriously, he's a damn millionaire now, ONE guy, with ONE little indie game earned one and a half million. How is that not rich?

[Noel]

1 million dollars is a lot of money..

[PhilkIced]

Also I doubt the publisher is taking 30% unless they helped fund the developer, and even in that case a publisher won't get that much, I'd bet something more close to 10%.
Still is not far from that, he sure didn't make more than 2 mil.

[CatPerson]

Originally posted by DJ VAC7 Noel:

1 million dollars is a lot of money..

Not if you live in metro San Francisco/LA/NYC/Washington DC and so on and so forth.

No joke.

Edit: but still a goodly amount for ConcernedApe! And if he lives in an area where cost of living is pretty cheap, can go pretty far.