Mar 21, 2009 -- 3:50PM, John wrote:

This is really sad mod behavior, again, very unprofessional Capcom.  I swear most of the so-called moderators here (look up that word, see what it means please) are little more than fanboys-with-power.  Not all mind you, some are fine.  But the ones most active in the "ASK CAPCOM" board have been pretty bad, particularly Yuffie.

Agreed. And just when I was starting to feel a smidge of respect for them, we get another round of uncalled for post-censoring and thread-locking.

I don't know, I think I might be done. Not much more to be said. Capcom has lost some customers over this, that's for sure. And it's not just DLC money they're not getting from some people. I'm their target audience for MM9 (have probably thirty MM games in my collection), SFIV (I probably dropped over a grand on SFII in arcades back in the day), and RE5 (been there since day one with RE1 PS1). I didn't buy any of them. I put that money towards their competitors' games, and will continue to do so.

Research supports evidence that says the cost of selling to an existing customer is 1/10 to 1/5 the cost of selling to a new customer. From marketingprofs.com: "According to the Customer Service Institute, 65% of a company's business comes from existing customers, and it costs five times as much to attract a new customer than to keep an existing one satisfied."

Hope you made the right call, Capcom.

Mar 21, 2009 -- 4:37PM, Tyrant wrote:

As long as the game is completed...then that is it.  The extra content cost them money too you know. Also do you really need an expansion pack for GTA4? Is the chapter worth it?  People just play the game to be serial killers...(terrible ones at that.)  This is just like the DLC for SF4...do you really need to see Chun's second costume?  If you do pay for it.   I am not saying this is right...but who am I to say otherwise I didn't make the damn game, my company didn't tell me to do this way and the network people bossed us around, lol.

If you don't have the right to say otherwise, who does?  They are trying to sell a product, we are buyers.  If we didn't buy their product they wouldn't be in business.  Why do you think we're playing Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil V? Right now they are expirimenting with DLC seeing just how much they can get out of us.  Game sales are a big deal to developers (naturally) and i've heard several developers through various outlets of media bring up the whole paying for the ending of a video game.  If we keep putting up with them selling us extra content that should have been included in the game from the start, thats exactly what we're going to see.  If people keep buying content that we would have got for free in previous generations, they won't stop.  They'll keep subtracting extras until you're left with an empty husk of a game. 

Speak up and be heard, tell your friends.

Mar 21, 2009 -- 4:58PM, Jonas wrote:

Mar 21, 2009 -- 4:37PM, Tyrant wrote:

As long as the game is completed...then that is it.  The extra content cost them money too you know. Also do you really need an expansion pack for GTA4? Is the chapter worth it?  People just play the game to be serial killers...(terrible ones at that.)  This is just like the DLC for SF4...do you really need to see Chun's second costume?  If you do pay for it.   I am not saying this is right...but who am I to say otherwise I didn't make the damn game, my company didn't tell me to do this way and the network people bossed us around, lol.

If you don't have the right to say otherwise, who does?  They are trying to sell a product, we are buyers.  If we didn't buy their product they wouldn't be in business.  Why do you think we're playing Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil V? Right now they are expirimenting with DLC seeing just how much they can get out of us.  Game sales are a big deal to developers (naturally) and i've heard several developers through various outlets of media bring up the whole paying for the ending of a video game.  If we keep putting up with them selling us extra content that should have been included in the game from the start, thats exactly what we're going to see.  If people keep buying content that we would have got for free in previous generations, they won't stop.  They'll keep subtracting extras until you're left with an empty husk of a game. 

Speak up and be heard, tell your friends.

 

 

...lol, death of DLC?  I don't think so...somebody is making mad money and that somebody won't let go.  Look at the tobaco company...that **** is bad and it kills people but why is it legal?  It is all about $$$ and if we don't have enough $$$ to fight back then nothing we do say will change the main guy with the $$$ and that my friend is just how the world is.

Mar 21, 2009 -- 5:10PM, Trish wrote:

So you're saying it is wrong but that it's useless to fight back?

"Because that's the way the world works."

Only if we LET it.

Somebody already said it earlier but, "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing."

Well, I'm DOING something about this, and I refuse to just roll over and be a victim of unethical price schemes, not if I can't do something about it.

And I am.

Even if I don't win this battle and they do go through with screwing us over, by taking a stand I'm doing SOMETHING and making people more aware, and to me, that's enough.

Really? Do you even know how bad you are being screwed $$$ and you don't even know it...even if you knew half of these things will posting in a forum make it better/solved?  Yes, life has though many of us some battles shouldn't be fought...but hell, how are you fighting this uspeakable evil? How did this question even come 2? Do you think an employee (yes some admin mods work over at Capcom) will say too much when his job is at stake? Unlikely.

Also/// the  original question had nothing to do with paying for DLC...alone but why do I have to pay live...which is a dumb question to ask here. Live is MS business, and so is the internet you pay for and the phone...ergh .either way you can always start something her and start a new thread, I will take a step back and see what happens.  I am glad you don't blame mods for something you too would do in their position.

Mar 21, 2009 -- 5:27PM, Yuffie wrote:

Serioisly....take a break.. go play some games, go outside, go get some loving, get some choco cookies..

Come back Monday afternoon.

broomsticks from FF1 > chocobo's mam and yes I do plan on gettin some loving later...YAY!