It's kind of funny that you say that, because if you checked Bioware's company forums- as little as two weeks ago- a ton of people were freaking out over how there was allegedly no marketing for the game.
It doesn't really work like that. The choice isn't between having the content in the game or having it as DLC; it's a matter of the content existing as DLC or not existing at all. It's planned for and budgeted separately from the main game. I suppose you can blame EA for wanting to do things like this, but it's not a matter of withholding stuff that would have been in the game. It's a matter of producing material that otherwise would have been cut or never created in the first place.
@SkyMasterson One factor in the quick turnaround is that DAO was largely finished by March last year but still delayed until November. In that time they did a lot of the pre-production work for the new game.
There's actually a post on their forums about this today.
Dragon Age 2 'call to arms' promises in-game items for 1 million demo downloads
Feb 17th 2011 10:29PM (Joystiq)It's kind of funny that you say that, because if you checked Bioware's company forums- as little as two weeks ago- a ton of people were freaking out over how there was allegedly no marketing for the game.
Bing adds playable games to search results
Feb 4th 2011 8:45AM (Joystiq)Dragon Age 2 first DLC named 'The Exiled Prince,' teased in video
Jan 7th 2011 1:11PM (Joystiq)It doesn't really work like that. The choice isn't between having the content in the game or having it as DLC; it's a matter of the content existing as DLC or not existing at all. It's planned for and budgeted separately from the main game. I suppose you can blame EA for wanting to do things like this, but it's not a matter of withholding stuff that would have been in the game. It's a matter of producing material that otherwise would have been cut or never created in the first place.
Swag Sunday: You Rock Guitar
Oct 3rd 2010 2:16PM (Joystiq)Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition hits on Oct. 26
Sep 30th 2010 6:57PM (Joystiq)There's actually a post on their forums about this today.
Privates trailer features bums, hoohahs, weewees, etc.
Jun 24th 2010 7:10PM (Joystiq)I think it's more the poop.
"Human Excretion- Depiction or product of human excretory functions. If it happens in a bathroom, it shouldn't be happening in your game."
Cross-game party chat coming to PS3 (with strings attached) [Update]
Jun 16th 2010 7:09AM (Joystiq)Additionally, given the way it functions as a Windows Media Center extender, I also use it as a DVR.
You don't really seem to have any idea what you're talking about.