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The Official Burnout Paradise Thread. Restarting Events Patch!
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AlphaTwo00
Member
Just the sort of things you can or cannot do with the game. For example, a friend hopped on and started playing. The EasyDrive D-Pad icon popped up ingame and notified me, and stayed on until I accepted or declined. These were their way of working around the crappy PSN interface before in game XMB happened, but they turn to be a much much cleaner implementation than how the 360 notifies/handles friends who are online.Keikoku said:
It's very very minor difference, and for owners of just one of the two systems, you aren't missing much. The choice is obvious only when all tie-breakers (and # of friends on each system) fails.
AlphaTwo00
Member
It's going to be a fun thread to see everyone bitch and complain about how "Criterion has lost it's way with DLC" once they started charging for it.
fistfulofmetal
Banned
dang, 3.99 for a car.
TheGreatDave
Banned
Returners said:
Year of Paradise followed by a year of rape.
AlphaTwo00
Member
And how many RB DLC have you bought?TheGreatDave said:
Psychotext
Member
That pretty much says what I was going to.M3wThr33 said:
Christoff Yurievich
Member
I do enjoy how they like to release stuff at the same time on both consoles. I mean, is there a really good reason that the PS3 RB store is updated two days late if it's obvious that MS will release stuff at any time of the week?
That said, having the music available early does help me with not buying songs that I wouldn't enjoy playing so I guess there's silver lining everywhere.
That said, having the music available early does help me with not buying songs that I wouldn't enjoy playing so I guess there's silver lining everywhere.
Felix Lighter
Member
Well that's a disappointment. I was looking forward to buying the Legendary cars and I was most excited about the 88 Special.
Unfortunately, I can't justify paying that price and I usually don't take principled stands when it comes to DLC. If I want something I usually just buy it, if the pricing isn't obscene.
Unfortunately, I can't justify paying that price and I usually don't take principled stands when it comes to DLC. If I want something I usually just buy it, if the pricing isn't obscene.
Rapping Granny
Banned
Errr pass, sorry Criterion.
FlashFlooder
Member
I think $8 is reasonable for 4 awesome looking cars...
TheGreatDave
Banned
AlphaTwo00 said:
You know it's not comprable.
fistfulofmetal
Banned
guess i'll just get big surf island
as long as it's not like... 20 bucks.
10 bucks or bust.
as long as it's not like... 20 bucks.
10 bucks or bust.
bune duggy said:
I couldn't give less of a shit about a 2-day delay. Thursday makes more sense anyway. Prep the game before a weekend party.
Anyways, my issue is the lack of a message of the day, when clearly it works on Guitar Hero on both platforms.
aaaaaaaaand with me bitching about 360/PS3 shit and Dave bitching about DLC costs I think we just hijacked this thread.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
What was the point of releasing the Ultimate Box now, when they still have a boatload of Premium DLC which has yet to be released.
Oh, wait.
Oh.
Oh.
What was the point of releasing the Ultimate Box now, when they still have a boatload of Premium DLC which has yet to be released.
Oh, wait.
Oh.
Oh.
AlphaTwo00
Member
In NA, they never did.cjelly said:I've said it before and I'll say it again:
What was the point of releasing the Ultimate Box now, when they still have a boatload of Premium DLC which has yet to be released.
Oh, wait.
Oh.
Oh.
Whatever happened to the airplanes in the game? I remember seeing footage and hearing about them at the same time they announced the bikes. I just picked the game up and am wondering what the deal is with the planes.
As for the legendary cars - they're cool looking, but that's definitely "pass" pricing.
As for the legendary cars - they're cool looking, but that's definitely "pass" pricing.
Y'know I really wish now that they had an extra car in that Party pack.
I bought it to support the devs because I bought the game used for $9. But it's such a ripoff :lol The Party pack is literally useless :lol If it did something like unlock all those older Circuit City/Best Buy cars or whatever that they no longer offer, that would have been something.
Well, there's a few. PGR3 had decent support (PGR4 was going to but Bizzarre Creations was bought) and Forza 2 still had new tracks and cars a long while after its release. Even EAs racers has moderate support IIRC. DLC works will with racers I guess.
And GT5 has and will get more free updates further improving the game. Racing devs have been kind to us.
I bought it to support the devs because I bought the game used for $9. But it's such a ripoff :lol The Party pack is literally useless :lol If it did something like unlock all those older Circuit City/Best Buy cars or whatever that they no longer offer, that would have been something.
°°ToMmY°° said:
Well, there's a few. PGR3 had decent support (PGR4 was going to but Bizzarre Creations was bought) and Forza 2 still had new tracks and cars a long while after its release. Even EAs racers has moderate support IIRC. DLC works will with racers I guess.
And GT5
has and will get more free updates further improving the game. Racing devs have been kind to us.I don't really get where they are going with the paid DLC. None of it adds anything to the game. The party pack I bought to support Criterion and to get the extra achievements. But the cars are useless and I'm going to pass on them.
Maybe, if we look at it from a positive stand point. They are only asking for money for things that don't really add anything to the game. So it's completely optional. I guess that's kind of cool. But still... It just makes you feel a bit ripped off if you do buy them.
Maybe, if we look at it from a positive stand point. They are only asking for money for things that don't really add anything to the game. So it's completely optional. I guess that's kind of cool. But still... It just makes you feel a bit ripped off if you do buy them.
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
Big wtf at the $4 car.
Hell no. Eight dollars for four cars? Even the LBP DLC isn't this horrible (4 for six bucks, or 2 a la carte). And the thing that really pisses me off is 4 for the DeLorean. If it was 2, then that'd be cool, but four bucks for one and two for the rest? Oh fuck no. I will be buying the island, but not all this other cra... I mean, 'Premium DLC'. As long as the island is under 20 bucks, it'll be a purchase.
That's true for now, but I thought the island is now premium DLC (though I might be wrong)? Cops and Robbers too? I really don't mind paying $8 for those because they add more to the game, but for superficial content such as the movie cars the price feels less justified.Mar_ said:
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
Its obvious they are trying to take advantage of the deloreans price since thats THE car everyone wanted.
Everytime i start to like criterion just alittle they go and do a big fuck you!
Everytime i start to like criterion just alittle they go and do a big fuck you!
Psychotext
Member
You're kidding right? $5.99 for four skins... vs $7.99 for 4 cars. There's a hell of a lot more to the cars than there is to the skins.DMeisterJ said:
They're both equally bad.
Criterion can charge as much as they'd like for cosmetic content as far as I'm concerned. As long as they don't charge for a car that's faster and handles better than all the existing cars available for online races, I can happily ignore the car packs.
I do want to know how online will work between people who have and haven't bought the island.
I do want to know how online will work between people who have and haven't bought the island.
Psychotext said:
Meh, I guess so. I just expected a little more out of Criterion who has been really good with the updates and such. I mean, with LBP, we know/knew we're being pwned for skins and such from the beginning, but Criterion used voodoo magic and had us sopping up all the free updates, then sprung this DLC on us. We gave them a pass on the Party Pack, but there is some backlash to this. And it's not the content, it's the pricing of it. Party Pack should have been five bucks, just like the legendary cars.
edgefusion
Member
So basically Criterion acted like a saint for a year so it wouldn't seem so bad when they started trying to scalp us on DLC pricing. I thought it was too good to be true. :/
The worst part is, as cjelly pointed out, why the fuck did they have to release The Ultimate Box now, when you still have to pay for all the fucking leftover DLC's? :lol It's somewhat understandable that they want ze potential monies from the new DLC, but come on, releasing a compilation (which doesn't really add much at all) before getting any good/essential premium DLC? That's moneygrubbing right there. :lol
AlphaTwo00
Member
So, is the old saying for "if you don't like it, don't buy it" doesn't apply here? Why is content like this somehow treated differently?
XxBigP123xX
Member
How can you let those prices happen Criterion? I thought you were cool
Rapping Granny
Banned
XxBigP123xX said:How can you let those prices happen Criterion? I thought you were cool
EA's latest financial reports happened.
edgefusion
Member
AlphaTwo00 said:
Because everyone wants it, it just costs too much for what it is. It's not a matter of people not liking the DLC.
painful fart
Member
First they lure you with some free-bees and when you start to get used to it, they take you so hard up your ass that it´s not even funny.TheGreatDave said:
Seriously, $3.99 for a car, I am so close to get my first platinum trophy, but now I suddenly lost all incentive. Assholes!
FlashFlooder
Member
Canti said:
first off, I'm not into GT5... too technical to be fun.
But really??? nickel and dimed? After everything Criterion has given us for free? You can't be serious...
FlashFlooder
Member
painful fart said:
You can get the platinum without any of the add-ons, FYI.
This is a total rip-off. Criterion thinks by sweeping us off of our feet with their continued awesome support, we will spend $8 for car skins. Should be $5 at most. Now I am worried that once free island (which I am ok with paying for) will be $20.
Christoff Yurievich
Member
Yeah, not getting that platinum will show them. Stick it to the man, man!painful fart said:
(I understand what you're saying, it's just that you phrased it poorly)