DLC Bundle?

[hot spring chimp]

I purchased the game for £30. Do I seriously have to spend another £50 for all the DLC? There's not like a bundle or GOTY edition or something?

[Ransom_Romanus]

Originally posted by ethan:

So what you're saying is instead of official singular bulbs, boxlighting, cars, fonts, tree planters, etc, all things I and most people would expect from a base rollercoaster sim game, I'm forced to use lower quality workshop models in their place, unless I spend extra dough on "micro DLCs" to fill their void? And I'm entitled because I'm not happy with this?
Look, I would much prefer they completely stop the free updates AND the micro DLC twaddle and focus on a proper expansion that adds everything people have been asking for and fixes the most prominent issues that the game currently has for a flat price that doesn't surmount to hundreds of dollars total.
I'm sorry if you find my opinion entitled, and I'm sorry if you truly believe that Frontier will shut down and become unable to put food on the table for its own staff if they did shift their development focus in such a way, but that's just, like, your opinion man.

Sorry... your argument is WEAK! It sounds like you're grasping at straws just to try and justify your entitled attitude.

Btw, I didn't say that Frontier would 'shutdown' if they gave you what demand for free. But they would likely quit developing the game if they gave everything out for free just to appease people like you. Frontier would move on to developing another game as they are a business which is in the business of trying to generate a profit. You should appreciate the fact that the game is still being updated with new content. But nah, you'd rather raise your fists and stomp your feet and pout and cry because you lack the funds to spend $11 on a DLC. It's not Frontiers fault that you are broke or stingy with your money. If you don't want, nor like, the DLC's as Frontier develops them then don't buy them. Just don't come into these forums whining about how broke you are. No one cares!

[Joël]

Originally posted by Unimatrix Zero:

Bundle... lol everytime it goes on sale.. The Dlc is 1% off if That. You Will be Waiting untill Hell Freezes Over Before you get A Deal on Dlc This Game is Three years Old.... Good Luck on That

It's actually closer to 15% off during sales, but if someone doesn't find it worth the price tag, then by all means, don't buy it and do something else with your money instead.

[rbaczynski]

FYI

For those of you who have been waiting for a major sale on planet coaster, they have just put a Deluxe Edition on sale which includes the base game and all the DLCs included for a 52% discount. Priced under $50. Check the store for details. Must be a 2nd anniversary offer.

Nice offer Frontier.

[rbaczynski]

The intent of my post was not meant to be an #AD. I only meant it as an answer to all the arguements in this discussion about the game costing too much to buy. Since Steam did not announce the sale in this discussion, I decided to post it for them.

[Joël]

Originally posted by rbaczynski:

The intent of my post was not meant to be an #AD. I only meant it as an answer to all the arguements in this discussion about the game costing too much to buy. Since Steam did not announce the sale in this discussion, I decided to post it for them.

Here, let me help you;

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/8842/Planet_Coaster_Deluxe_Edition/

This is the official Planet Coaster Discussions forum on Steam, so an "#AD" for its own game, and its own game only, is not a problem.

The Planet Coaster Deluxe Edition is indeed an edition released around the 2nd anniversary of the game. I expect that the official social media channels will post about it later, as the official anniversary is on 17 November 2018.

[capuller2045]

I would just like to chime in here and say that I haven't minded paying for the extra content. As a business owner, I know what goes into creating a product or service and I understand what paying people to do this is all about. I love the game and don't mind forking over a few bucks for the hours and hours and hours of entertainment this game has given me already.
I think that people lose focus on just what the term perspective is. So you spend a hundred bucks... Okay, now divide that by the number of hours you play the game and you will see that your entertainment dollars are being maximized. Now take that same hundred dollars and go out for a nice meal. Lasts an hour - two at the most, and it's done!
So quit whining! If you can't afford the $100 you might spend for everything, then evidently you can't afford to treat yourself to that entertainment. If you can't afford to treat yourself to that entertainment, then you need to earn more money, in which case you shouldn't be wasting your time playing Planet Coaster in the first place.
Everything into perspective people!

[cerealfruitcake]

I personally think $11 is very reasonable for the content you get, especially if you love building and designing parks. I can understand it being expensive if you were to buy all the DLC at once but many of us have been paying $11 every 3-4 months and that's cheaper than most people pay for coffee each week.

[Sponge Daddy]

Originally posted by frozen_ghost:

Originally posted by ethan:

Yes, how entitled of me for expecting to pay less than $100 for assets. And like you say, so many unique items! 4 cents each! Who could forget classics like "Spooky Skeleton Left Upper Arm" and "Ancient Statue Eye 04 Right".
I agree, PlanCo is better than RCT3 by far, but its DLC and pricing methods are not. I wonder if it would break the bank for them to issue a FLAT PRICE for a more substantial DLC package. Like I said, I'd easily drop $30 on a real expansion provided they fix the base game up first.

You absolutely express a sense of 'entitlement' on your part when you ''expect" to pay less than everyone else!!! Look up the definition of the word 'entitlement'.

Let me say it this way: If it weren't for objects such as that "Spooky Skeleton Left Upper Arm" and "Ancient Statue Eye 04 Right" Planet Coaster wouldn't have one of the largest (if not THE largest) Workshops on Steam. Seriously, more than 200,000 Workshop and growing daily. Which, btw, gives you tons of 'free' stuff. And you want to quibble about a few cents per object. I absolutely call that entitlement.

btw, NONE of Planet Coasters expansions cost $30. Not unless you are saying you want to purchase 3 of them at one time. Which is a choice that only you can make. The problem is that Frontier still needs to pay it's employees. You want the game to be 'fixed' and updated constantly. You can't have both. If the company ceases generating revenue then the game won't be 'fixed' nor updated like you want.

nno no no and just no. he DOES NOT expect to pay less than everybody else ive read all of this and have realized how stupid your part of the argument is. i really do want them to lower the prices of ALL the expansion pack i look at what i cant place and all of it together looks worth about 35 dollars PERIOD. and since you CLEARLY like to start random arguments with people i think you just didn't get enough atention as a kid. (ps. i know im really late to this)

[ManBearPig]

Originally posted by Joël:

Most of the DLC are discounted during Steam Sales.

Whether the DLC are worth the money is a personal matter. Some like the content and find it worth the price tag, others don't.

This isn't a personal matter because at some point in the game, you're forcing us to buy it.
Now don't take this personal, I'm angry at the moment but it's still your fault, I feel scammed. At some point I just wanted to insult you for the cheeky way you said: "it's your choice if you wanna buy it or not". because it clearly isn't, the game forces you to either lose thousands of dollars in game or pay more real $ to you. You're very dishonest joel.

I only spent 1.000$ of IGM on easy, researching some vintage small attraction I couldn't build and it was enough to completely tilt me and write this wall of text. Do you consider this good PR?
Imagine spending 10k IGM on hard for rides you're never gonna be able to build in the first place... you're ruining the fun for people who don't pay the full price of 110€. (or on sale maybe 75)
It's not about being good at managing a park anymore, it's rolling a dice if you're gonna get a useless DLC item that you're not gonna buy for 11€, or get a cool new coaster from the base game. (I guess around 10-25% chance to get NOTHING)
Did you ever test the base game on hard without DLCs? I can't imagine it to bee too much fun with all those research funds down the toilet.

I paid 20€ for the game and all of a sudden, the game says: "hey, why don't you give me another 75€ so you can build this one shop and a couple of coasters?"
I found out I'm too late to get a refund and this would be my FIRST EVER REFUND on steam.
(I own 130 games) The Reason I wanted to refund is just that as I keep playing the game, I will dump more and more IGM into stuff I'm not able to build unless I cash in. Could still play creative but I actually like to manage a park. Damn, bought the wrong game...I will be forced to play on easy or reload my savegame every time I get a DLC item in research.
No thanks.

You could easily fix this and make DLC rides unavailable for base game owners to >research< because they can't build them anyway and are just going to get angry. Could still keep them in the building menu to tease customers or promoted in the main menu. I think you could easily come up with a better implementation of DLCs without giving base game owners that strong of a handicap. Could we enjoy the base game aswell please.

Those are just shady marketing tactics and I'm really sad to see one of my favourite childhood games (and dev studios) ruined like that by corporatism. And to clarify one thing, the issue is NOT you making DLCs or the price or amount of DLCs to keep everyones checks covered.

I'm fine with it as long as it's an optional purchase and there is no disadvantage in the base game for those who paid 20-35€ for the base game. If I knew this was gonna cost 100€ for a working base game I would have thought twice.

This being said, I really loved the game but I'm so scared of your business model that I want to protest and bring this to your attention in detail. I might have even bought some DLC later on, if it weren't for the bad implementation of DLCs. Now you don't get any more money from me because of the way you're trying to force me to pay. I don't know who came up with that Idea but firing him would be really, really smart. I even considered suing you but quickly figured out you're just one of many companies that spend more on marketing psychologists, consultants and lawyers than on actual devs.

Bring this up to your superiors since almost half the negative reviews could be avoided if you just fixed the research issue. (if you forgot already: Remove DLC items from research in the base game, add them when people buy DLC)
Making the DLC cheaper in a bundle won't solve the problem for me, because the standalone game is still unplayable except for creative.

[Joël]

It is in no way my fault and I am not dishonest.

I am a volunteer moderator for Frontier, not an employee. I recommend that you post your suggestions on the official forums.

[unca.alby]

Originally posted by BULLY HUNTER_77:

Originally posted by Joël:

Most of the DLC are discounted during Steam Sales.

Whether the DLC are worth the money is a personal matter. Some like the content and find it worth the price tag, others don't.

This isn't a personal matter because at some point in the game, you're forcing us to buy it.

Yes, the crew at Frontier are very clever. They don't put a gun to anybody's head, they don't kidnap anybody's kids, they don't even make threatening phone calls. Yet they have this massive power that forces people to buy stuff they don't want.

Somehow they must be stopped!

[ManBearPig]

hehe yea I'm playing custom scenario now, problem solved, still a bit disappointed because of how they try baiting people into buying the addons.