Talking with the folks over at MTV Multiplayer, Criterion Games confirmed that new Burnout Paradise downloadable content is on its way in the near future and they promise to not divide the community. Criterion explained that any upcoming Paradise DLC (whether paid or free) will be released in such a way that it will allow "everyone to 'see' the content, even if they have not paid for it". We aren't sure how Criterion plans on implementing this "look, just don't play" method of DLC, but we're sure they'll make it a seamless experience. No matter how everything gets implemented, it's comforting to know that you'll still be able to play online with your pals even though your DLC purchasing habits may not be the same. That is if you both own a hard drive, but that's an entirely different story.
Talking with the folks over at MTV Multiplayer, Criterion Games confirmed that new Burnout Paradise downloadable content is on its way in the near future and they promise to not divide the community. Criterion explained that any upcoming Paradise DLC (whether paid or free) will be released in such a way that it will allow "everyone to 'see' the content, even if they have not paid for it". We aren't sure how Criterion plans on implementing this "look, just don't play" method of DLC, but we're sure they'll make it a seamless experience. No matter how everything gets implemented, it's comforting to know that you'll still be able to play online with your pals even though your DLC purchasing habits may not be the same. That is if you both own a hard drive, but that's an entirely different story.
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Posted: Feb 7th 2008 1:38PM (Unverified) said
What kind of DLC are they talking about? Additional cars or something else?
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Posted: Feb 7th 2008 2:40PM GrizzlyAdams said
Its fairly simple, make the actual DLC part of the live update, and make the marketplace item a tiny unlock file. Since you have to download the live update to play online, everyone would be able to see the content even if they hadn't purchased the unlock for it.
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Posted: Feb 7th 2008 4:17PM (Unverified) said
UNO does it so you can join games if the host has the special decks, and it takes a few extra seconds for you to temporarily download it.
However, you can't host a game or play offline with the decks unless you buy them.
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However, you can't host a game or play offline with the decks unless you buy them.
Posted: Feb 7th 2008 11:24PM (Unverified) said
I'm fairly certain Ultimate Alliance did it as well.
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