nin wrote on Sep 22, 2011, 17:16:
As others have said, while always on may benefit the publisher/devs, but what is the advantage for gamers?

Seemingly none, in this case.

Cutter wrote on Sep 21, 2011, 13:13:
Departing devs who make statements like that really just shouldn't make statements at all. What's he's really saying between the lines is so glaring it's like the sun. I was going to give Cryptic the benefit of the doubt on Neverwinter, but with Perfect World involved it's pretty much all over but the crying at this point. I suspect Cryptic will shut it's doors before too much longer.

Creston wrote on Sep 19, 2011, 10:49:
"For all of you who complained that your Netflix bill doubled, we listened. Now, your Netflix bill will go back to what it used to be!"

I love how their arrogance kept right on going until hundreds of thousands of people quit their subscription. And now all of a sudden they're humble and customer-focused.

Creston

[VG]Reagle wrote on Sep 16, 2011, 21:32:
Talk about blowing a simple comment OUT OF PROPORTION....

nin wrote on Sep 15, 2011, 10:28:
I'm surprised it's doing that well. It's not bad, but I didn't expect them to hit 1M out of the gate.

Sempai wrote on Sep 13, 2011, 20:24:
I assume Xbox Live will cost me $59.99 a year to use on a PC, If so Fuck yourself Microsoft.

Beamer wrote on Aug 26, 2011, 17:03:

It is one thing to churn out quick DLC content post release of a game, but it is sickening to see companies not even attempt to hide the fact they are excluding content months in advance just to make some extra cash at the consumer's expense.

They're not excluding!

In a game like Skyrim a billion ideas come up. Some of those ideas get cut because they suck. Other ideas get cut because they simply don't have enough time or money. With DLC, they can revisit those ideas at a later date. So, when sitting in a project meeting and realizing they need to take something out, rather than going through the heart-wrenching process of deciding what audiences never need to see they can instead just say "well, we'll add this later on."

It's not "excluding," it's giving you something that you wouldn't have seen otherwise.
I swear, it's like some of you think that these companies either have infinite budgets and infinite time or you think they're exactly perfect with their time planning and never have to drop features and content as they move closer to release.