Day One DLC is acceptable if it is COSMETIC in nature. We are well aware that the debugging process is lengthy and that the Art team has nothing to do during that time, so it’s a great outlet for them and helps support a segment of game development that gamers take for granted.

That being said, the content of this DLC is not cosmetic. It has implications on the story. It introduces a character that could have drastic effects on the continuity of the ME Universe. This is content that, had this been ANY OTHER ERA in Video Gaming, would have been included in the finished game for no extra charge. That makes this move unacceptable, because it is blatantly disrespectful to their audience.

It doesn’t matter if the development team created this content during the debugging phase; it was completed with enough time to be included in release. Bioware can tell us all they want that it’s not necessary content for the gamer to have; it is absolutely necessary, and they know it. They know how gamers think, and they’re taking advantage of consumer psychology for the sole purpose of profit.

You can’t argue that this supports the production crew. Below-the-line workers don’t get paid in residuals; they are salaried employees. The only people this supports are the investors at the top. They are the producers who sunk their money into the product, and they are the ones who receive the returns.

Think of it like Vegas – you’re a guy who walks in to a casino, sits down at a Blackjack table and bets $50 Million Dollars on a single hand. Now obviously, you can’t guarantee that you’ll win, and that’s scary. So what can you do? You can either develop skill and talent and trust in it when you take the risk, or you can do everything in your power beforehand to stack the deck in your favor and make sure you win before you even gamble.

The former is called Hard Work; the latter is called Cheating. Think about it.

If it would be a Character as meaningless to the core lore like Zaeed Massani or Kasumi Goto from ME2, nobody would mind, but this is just unacceptable.

I can recommend this Youtube Video from TotalBiscuit where he describes the Problem pretty well: http://youtu.be/Ri0vrJ-y2zM

The fact that Bioware made it a secret that it is this specific Char, everybody knew about pretty soon after they first announced the game, whom they now charge for a overpriced DLC all none CE and DD buyers, that is just outrageous. This is badly prepared. As this tactic now is in place they can’t just change it to a free DLC because that would upset the “CE” and DD owners and they would cry for compensation. Can’t believe Bioware did such a stupid “mistake”. -.-

Besides, the so called CE is just a joke from a real collector person’s point of view and they should have named it Special Phsysical Fan Edition or somethin’ like that and it shouldn’t be limited, because as they said: “the version many fans would be likely to purchase”. No real collector gives a shit about the digital bonuses and the real physical items are just mainstream BS. The art book for instance that will be provided with the ME3 “CE” is phenomenally small compared to other big titles and only filled with 70 pages of content that are half of a A4 sheet in size and so it is also not worth buying – For comparison the Skyrim art book has over 200 A4 sized pages of art content, as has the WoW art book and the Age of Conan art book has over 120 A4 sized pages.

This kind of act isn’t going to end unless you the vast majority of people chose to not buy the game or its DLC, and lets all be freaking honest with each other here, more then half you guys who are talking shit on here are still going to buy the game and its dlc. so stop bitching about it. (its not appealing to the opposite sex when you do that.(the bitching thing is their job.(I would like to formally say that i am sorry for the rude remarkes made about women in this post, not all of them bitch allot.(but many of you gamers make up for them i guess huh?))

P.S. If you down vote enough times you might get to see me still not give a shit about down votes.(unless you have a new argument other then the generic “EA is evil!!” “BioWare is corrupt!!” “All they care about if getting more of my fucking money!!! and I’m going to completely gloss over the fact that they are a business and that kindda the whole point in making a business in a vastly growing industry in the first place!!!!” “LIBBY DA! LIBBY DA! LITTY DA! DA! DA!”

Look, as far as DLC goes, important plot developments are unacceptable. You want to give us DLC? Fine, give us new outfits, new gun skins, music packs–you can’t look at World of Warcraft and tell me that people won’t pay out the nose for unique armors and helmets for our squads. Give us COSMETIC DLCs, don’t ripe parts of the narrative out and say, “To be continued…for one easy payment of $9.99.” That’s like ripping a chapter out of a new novel and offering it to us as a DLC, and then saying, “Well, the book was already finished, and we worked on this extra chapter while they were proofreading it.” None of us upset over this shady cash grab practice you guys are employing are going to be appeased by your lame diatribe up there–WE know it’s wrong, YOU know it’s wrong. How about showing a little respect and appreciation for those of us that have been lining your pockets since the first ME came out, instead of trying to blackmail us into giving you more.

I will not be purchasing this game if the current business practice stands. Heck, I’ll go one better–I WILL buy it, but I’ll buy it used from Gamestop so you guys don’t see one red cent.