Theoclymenus: It means that you are a spoilt little child and, as such a little brat, you feel that the outcome must go your way - or else you’ll cry, like the little crybaby you really are.

Theoclymenus: diarrhea of the mouth syndrome

Theoclymenus: No, you twist the meaning of the word through 180 degrees you scoundrel ! It is a term which is meant to express a kind of arrogant and mindless expectation on the part of somebody who so far has always had things his own way. Like an arrogant corporation, for example, or a fan of a team which always wins so that they cry when they don’t win. It is not legitimate to use the term in the sense in which you are using it. The greedy company is the one which always goes” WAH WAH WAH, I want my money”. Please stop hijacking meanings of words to suit your own purposes and then ranting on like an arrogant know-it-all.

This specific usage of the word comes from England and belongs to a very specific context (i.e. football, or “soccer”). It never did have anything to do with any relationship between company and customer. That is just a mischievous abuse of the term which practically turns the meaning of the word on its head. It is ARROGANT, spoilt people who are targeted by this word, not simple customers.

Theoclymenus: (...)
Just greed, greed and greed. No discount ever (...)

gamefood: "NO DISCOUNT FORR YOU!"

Theoclymenus: Anyway, I care much less about the policy of never discounting a game (although I think such a policy is greedy and mean-spirited) than I care about releasing a new DLC a full eight years after the base game was released.

amok: If you are going to play this card, then at least do it right. Your definition of "entitlement" is wrong here. In the English language it does not mean "win" or have anything to with "devine right" - neither of these terms shows up in any definition of "entitlement", Oxford English Dictonrary have three UK meanings for the word (ignoring the USA meanings), which are

1 - "The fact of having a right to something."
2 - "The amount to which a person has a right."
3 - "The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment."

SInce English language is an imprecise and context dependant language (i.e. the meaning of a word changes depending on the context in which it is used), in the context it is used here indicates the third meaning. So "entitlement" here is refereing to a supposed belife that (in this case) you have desrving a special treatment, in other words that you belive you are deserving a discount on this product.

There is not even anything in the etymology of the word that indicates "win" nor "devine" within the word. It is a compond word consiting of the verb "entitle" and the suffix "-ment". "Entitle" originally meant to give a chapter in a book a title, and the suffix "-ment" comes from Latin "mentum", which is added to a verb to indicate the result of the verb. So "Entitlement" then becomes the title that was given in the book.

Hope that clears it up.

Theoclymenus: It has nothing do with any of that, you legalistic twit. It has to do with everyday usage. It also has nothing to do with anything as venerable as etymology. It’s just simply a usage of the word which came into existence at around the time when Manchester United dominated English football. At that time, people started using the term “entitled” to describe United fans who thought they ought to win every match and every trophy all the time.

Or maybe, because I’m a City fan (much more beautiful colours), I’m just being biased. But in any case, the “derogatory” usage of the term came from England and it had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with any relationships between companies and customers. Please spare me the “lessons” in future.

Palestine: Indeed, it is downloadable content.

Also, with regard to the pricing of the main game, I share your frustrations.