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Posted May 27, 2010
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PoSSeSSeDCoW: FWIW, the DLC with the car was free.

The "Chevalier Ice Breaker" is free, but the Monster Truck isn't.
Posted May 27, 2010
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PoSSeSSeDCoW: FWIW, the DLC with the car was free.
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Arkose: The "Chevalier Ice Breaker" is free, but the Monster Truck isn't.

Ah, missed that DLC. My bad (I don't actually have the game).
Posted June 01, 2010
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rewsan: Another reason to avoid I-tunes.

Well I've been looking for a DRM free service, but all the Russian sites are of questionable reliability/nature.
Posted June 01, 2010
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rewsan: Another reason to avoid I-tunes.
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DiNozzo: Well I've been looking for a DRM free service, but all the Russian sites are of questionable reliability/nature.

I thought just about all music on Itunes is DRM free nowadays, it was long since they added Itunes plus (higher quality DRM-free MP3, instead of lower-quality DRM-ridden AAC), and it even seems to have become the default. That's only what I've heard though, I haven't actually bought music from there, only browsed the store and bought a couple of Ipod games.
Posted June 01, 2010
I'm sorry, but in reference to the title of this thread I just gotta say this:
"This is an outrage!" "You humans are all rascist!"
Ahem, carry on...
Post edited June 01, 2010 by FlintlockJazz
Posted June 01, 2010
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Miaghstir: I thought just about all music on Itunes is DRM free nowadays, it was long since they added Itunes plus (higher quality DRM-free MP3, instead of lower-quality DRM-ridden AAC),

I also heard that they stopped selling DRM-protected music and doubled the bit rate used during compression. They still use the AAC format exclusively though.
Posted June 01, 2010
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Drat: Railworks has 40 DLC packs thus far, totalling to nearly $600 USD. The base game is $50.
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davidheinemann: Ok, now that's ridiculous.

It's a simulator. You really cannot compare the third party content for a simulator to the DLC for mainstream games. They are in completely different leagues, in completely different types of markets. And for the record, Valve only sell a very very small amount of DLC for RailWorks. There is far more, both freeware and payware available directly from their developers. And some of those, can cost several hundreds of dollars.
As to the question of who buys them all? Probably less than one percent of the overall target audience for RailWorks. After all, the content is catering to several different types of users of the base product. The basic divisions being those who enjoy Steam vs Electric vs Diesel, those who enjoy passenger runs vs freight runs and so forth.
Now the beauty of the simulator market is that anyone can buy the base game, get access to the editor and create then sell their own content -- all with permission of the developers/publishers of said simulator. Very few other games will actually allow you to create then sell for profit any additional content for that game.
As for why the additional content is priced as it is, you're best off looking at explanations from actual developers of such content.
Posted June 01, 2010
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bansama: It's a simulator. You really cannot compare the third party content for a simulator to the DLC for mainstream games. They are in completely different leagues, in completely different types of markets. And for the record, Valve only sell a very very small amount of DLC for RailWorks. There is far more, both freeware and payware available directly from their developers. And some of those, can cost several hundreds of dollars.
As to the question of who buys them all? Probably less than one percent of the overall target audience for RailWorks. After all, the content is catering to several different types of users of the base product. The basic divisions being those who enjoy Steam vs Electric vs Diesel, those who enjoy passenger runs vs freight runs and so forth.
Now the beauty of the simulator market is that anyone can buy the base game, get access to the editor and create then sell their own content -- all with permission of the developers/publishers of said simulator. Very few other games will actually allow you to create then sell for profit any additional content for that game.
As for why the additional content is priced as it is, you're best off looking at explanations from actual developers of such content.

Yes, you are right these are like 3rd party Microsoft Flight Simulator planes or applications. They are also has a high price. You can buy whatever you want, whatever plane or train you want to drive, you don't have to buy all planes, trains etc...
Posted June 01, 2010
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michaelleung: You know what's a travesty? The 24 finale and having to wait two years for a film version.

I heard Lost's finale was a travesty. You sure you don't mean that one? Or is the date off? When were the finales aired, anyway?
The real travesty is the cancellation of Heroes. And this, of course.
Posted June 01, 2010
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Whitecroc: The real travesty is the cancellation of Heroes. And this, of course.

Eh, the first season of Heroes was awesome, but it kind of went down the drain after that.
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