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BioWare: Dragon Age DLC Could Last Two Years

by Nick Breckon, Apr 06, 2009 4:02pm PDT

BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has said that his company's upcoming RPG Dragon Age: Origins might be supported by downloadable content for up to two years.

"With Dragon Age, our DLC strategy is doing it in maybe a year and-a-half or two years, planning exactly when you're going to do it and how you're going to do it," said Zeschuk to MTV.

Zeschuk was of course vague in his description of said content.

"Some of our fans would really like us to extend the world, so it's going to be something that will make the world even bigger and more interesting," he offered. "It's not going to wreck it or break it."

Dragon Age: Origins is coming this fall on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

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Bioware keeps talking up DLC but their delivery is rather iffy.

Apr 06, 2009 4:34pm PDT

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Bioware keeps talking up DLC but their delivery is rather iffy. : Jonathan
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  Yea, Mass Effect DLC has been horrible. Fable 2 and Fallout 3 have some solid DLC plans, but things are p... : biowhere
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    The problem is they were talking up DLC for KotOR. It's not even like they've improved over that yet. : Jonathan
    - I'd buy DLC for KotOR. I can't get enough of that game. : TurtlePerson2
- NWN? The last module they put out for that was about 4yrs after release and the last patch was last year,... : Wikidd

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In light of the previews and somewhat rampant negativity I've seen about this game, so far, one can't help but wonder if Bioware is counting their chickens before they hatch here. In other words, they may want to see if they even have any fans for this game once it's released rather than expecting it to be all the rage upon release.

I was hopeful this would be awesome, and their track record definitely speaks for itself but I've been hearing more and more ominous previews that are NOT as excited about this game as Bioware thinks we should be.

Apr 06, 2009 4:34pm PDT

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In light of the previews and somewhat rampant negativity I've seen about this game, so far, one can't hel... : wytefang
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so sounds like i can play through the game, and then come back in 2 years and buy the retail expansion with all the dlc stuff in one place, like i did with oblivion.

Apr 07, 2009 10:30am PDT

so sounds like i can play through the game, and then come back in 2 years and buy the retail expansion wi... : araczynski

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I would like to thank all you console gamers for fucking up gaming as we knew it. This is the perfect example of consolfication. Gone are the days of a full game and a nice solid expansion a year later. I find myself skipping any article/post with DLC in it these days.

Apr 07, 2009 8:54am PDT

I would like to thank all you console gamers for fucking up gaming as we knew it. This is the perfect ex... : samduhman

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I think it's rather ridiculous that developers are now making the initial game, and already working on the next installments before the game goes gold. What ever happened to creating a fully packed out initial release? lame

Apr 07, 2009 8:18am PDT

I think it's rather ridiculous that developers are now making the initial game, and already working on th... : sreyes22

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Could last two years? Or could be PURCHASED in micro-installments for two years?

Apr 07, 2009 7:46am PDT

Could last two years? Or could be PURCHASED in micro-installments for two years? : The_Archon

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Great, more ways for them to rip us off- Neverwinter was down with the DLC, but the main campaigns were still huge- but now game developers seem to think it's good to release shit for content and then nickel and dime us over the course of a year for DLC. (of course, we still pay full price for the original game)

Apr 06, 2009 4:24pm PDT

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Great, more ways for them to rip us off- Neverwinter was down with the DLC, but the main campaigns were s... : PoisonedV
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- GREAT!!! More ways for gamers to whine about nothing!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!! get out and get a tan ga... : Gestankfaust
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  How is Bioware ripping you off? It costs money to make DLC, so what's wrong with selling it? It's you who... : kenrou
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    They probably shouldn't announce that they're planning DLC from the beginning. It makes it obvious that ... : TurtlePerson2
    - no, that doesn't mean they're cutting material from the main game. It could mean that elements of the sto... : Demius
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    Depends on the quality of the DLC. Shiny horse armor anyone? I have no problems to pay for DLC that repla... : FTY
    - ^This, when DLC replaces an expansion pack (in terms of length of time (10+ for the average RPG) and qual... : one random winner

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wait, "could last two years" or "will be released in 1.5 to 2 years"? Because the quote sounds like the DLC would not be released until 1.5 to 2 years after the game's release, where as your article title sounds like ongoing DLC releases for two years.

Apr 07, 2009 4:54am PDT

wait, "could last two years" or "will be released in 1.5 to 2 years"? Because the quote sounds like the D... : yacoub35

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Blah Blah Blah They said the Mass Effect would have great DLC too. Yeah wow one DLC pack. Pull the other one while you're at it Bioware.

Apr 07, 2009 12:11am PDT

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- neverwinter nights had some good DLC... http://nwn.bioware.com/premium/ that has 6 DLC packs for th... : Torias
- Perhaps they opted to concentrate on the sequel instead? : Hyper-r3v

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Wow! The download could take two years!?

Apr 06, 2009 7:34pm PDT

Wow! The download could take two years!? : Ziz

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That's fine with me, they've been doing DLC for NWN for even longer than that.

Apr 06, 2009 7:07pm PDT

That's fine with me, they've been doing DLC for NWN for even longer than that. : Vincent Grayson

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Will the DLC make the game look interesting?

Apr 06, 2009 4:15pm PDT

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- my guess is it will be like the dlc for neverwinter nights. which is to say that there will be a few a ... : ratcatfish

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The employees trapped in Edmonton will be thrilled, im sure

Apr 06, 2009 4:26pm PDT

The employees trapped in Edmonton will be thrilled, im sure : et72

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