What do you all think about the price for Elden Rings dlc?

For me in Canada it’s $53.49 +tx so around $61 total.

That’s the cost of a new game, not a dlc.

Given the track record of the company I’m sure the dlc will be amazing, but I’m very curious as to the length of it as well.

  • @[email protected]
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    1110 months ago

    I am 100% certain it will be worth it. FROM have never half-assed a game nor expansion, Elden Ring least of all.

  • @[email protected]
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    910 months ago

    I’ve happily paid $70 CAD for games significantly shorter and smaller in scope than Shadow of the Erdtree looks. Plus I’m wanting to jump back into Elden Ring anyways and I more than felt like I got my money’s worth the first couple of times. So $56.16 CAD (what my receipt says it cost me) is pretty much fine for that.

    This might be a weird take, but I don’t really care whether I’m paying for a new game, a DLC, a microtransaction, or even a gacha pull. If it seems like it’s somehow worthwhile, whether that’s by fun or hours played or novelty or whatever, I don’t really worry that much about what form it takes. This usually means I just buy new games (how often is a microtransaction at all reasonable to pay for?) but I don’t really worry about DLC pricing if it looks good.

    • @[email protected]
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      310 months ago

      even a gacha pull.

      I’m in agreement up to this point. The only gambling that feels good, the only gambling you really remember, is the gambling that pays off. And that’s part of what makes it so insidious.

      Fixed price transactions, where you know exactly what you’re getting, are all OK in my book from a consumer perspective. Pay to win included even if that kind of thing makes the game itself bad.

      So to put this in real terms: I think that Genshin Impact is worse from a consumer perspective than Star Citizen.

      Gacha games are one of the few kinds of games I absolutely refuse to play.

  • @[email protected]
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    810 months ago

    There’s also like a premium version that costs even more and comes with some extra stuff. Dlc got dlc now.

    Fromsoft are obviously squeezing every penny they can whilst they are able to. I’ll likely just wait and get a more reasonably priced version. 2024 is stacked with amazing looking games.

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      10 months ago

      “The Premium Bundle includes the following content: • ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree expansion • ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree Digital Artbook & Original Soundtrack”

      Now I don’t know about you, but I’m sure I can live with the artbook and soundtrack being put behind a £5 price tag.

      • @[email protected]
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        110 months ago

        and a gesture, no i don’t think it’s worth buying either or anything i care about either. i’m just trying to point out that they are trying to squeeze everything out of it

      • VaultBoyNewVegas
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        110 months ago

        I’d rather have the art book and soundtrack separate instead of being included with other items/bonuses in a deluxe edition. I never use the sound track or the art book so I don’t think they’re worth adding up for an extra tenner.

    • @[email protected]
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      310 months ago

      I think it’s less them and more their parent company Bandai Namco setting the price model

  • @[email protected]
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    610 months ago

    According to interviews it’s supposed to be bigger than Limgrave and have it’s own upgrade system in addition to the normal rune level. Something similar to Sekiro. At least 10 new bosses. Multiple new weapon categories. If that’s all true, it’s basically a standalone game built into Elden Ring. I’ve bought smaller games for about the same or even more.

  • @[email protected]
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    510 months ago

    Depends, what did you think about the base game? For myself, I wouldn’t play it even if it was free. I platinumed Elden Ring and by the end of it, I was so fatigued from the FromSoft formula that the next and last game I’ll play from them will be the Bloodborne remake.

    I bought Helldivers 2 for less than the ER DLC. And I’m having way more fun.

  • MrMobius
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    210 months ago

    I was a bit surprised about the high price tag. Did the DLCs for previous From Software games cost that much too? Anyway, hard to judge now. But if it has a lot of content and feels like a real extension of the game, then it could be worth the price.

  • RachelRodent
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    210 months ago

    if you can’t afford it pirate it, it is pretty cut and dry. they donmt need your money spesifically

  • @[email protected]
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    210 months ago

    I thought $40 Canadian for phantom liberty was a lot but, after playing it, it was worth the price. Erdtree could very well give a similar experience but I’m going to wait for some reviews before I consider getting it.

  • @MagicalHammer
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    210 months ago

    I also worry about the price, but I’m also a patient man. Someday, in 2030, it will be on sale.

    • @[email protected]
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      210 months ago

      Yup. I waited something like a year for Elden Ring to go on sale. No problem waiting again.

  • Ricky Rigatoni
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    110 months ago

    I didn’t even like elden ring that much so I’ll pass until it’s on a decent sale.

      • Ricky Rigatoni
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        110 months ago

        I am a very patient man. I’ve had items in my wishlist for a decade waiting for the right price.