OUTRAGE over DLC courses?

[AirLobo23]

Just curious why more people are not complaining over the fact that upon RELEASE ea is blatantly ripping people off by charging the public for extra courses that oh btw are already included in the Wii version of the game.

Is it just because Tiger is nowhere near as popular as Madden & NCAA? For me, of all the ridiculous things EA has done over the years this is by far the worst. Even if u spend $10 extra for the ps3 version u still don't receive all the courses!

It's an outrage (to me @ least)

[Whitesox]

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I'm definitely upset. Day one DLC always irks me. I don't visit these forums much, though.

[GivenWings]

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I most definitely agree.

I understand trying to make a buck, but this was a slap in the face when I realized how much it's, dare I say, in the game.

[peigone]

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EA can only rip people off if people of their own volition are paying for these courses. You have a choice in other words.

Links golf back in the day used to charge 15-20 bucks for a disk with a new course on it. I only bought those courses when they came out with a 3-fer bundle a year after they were first released.

[GivenWings]

Re: OUTRAGE over DLC courses?

EA can only rip people off if people of their own volition are paying for these courses. You have a choice in other words.

Links golf back in the day used to charge 15-20 bucks for a disk with a new course on it. I only bought those courses when they came out with a 3-fer bundle a year after they were first released.

I definitely agree w/ you Peigone regarding the choice we have in all of this, but to have it cross over into the Career Mode, and yes I know it's supposedly not going to change anything when it comes down to it all, that's a little too much.

[josef]

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i agree it sucks.. but do we know if they can even fit more courses on a PS3 or 360 disc? Which is fine if they can't or whatever.. but I just think the courses should be a bit cheaper.. like $1-2 a pop would be decent.

[Zalf]

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The time for outrage was 3+ years ago when the course DLC hit full steam for $10 a course. Outrage is only called for when you are paying more for less. Compared to previous years course counts out of the box are pretty much the same and DLCs are way cheaper this year. No outrage required.

Adding paid DLC to career is pushing the edge towards a slippery slope.

[peigone]

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but to have it cross over into the Career Mode

Seriously? I didn't know that. So you're saying in order to play career mode in the game, you have to pay for the extra courses first? THAT'S a complete ripoff if so.

[josef]

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Seriously? I didn't know that. So you're saying in order to play career mode in the game, you have to pay for the extra courses first? THAT'S a complete ripoff if so.

no i don't think it's like that. you just have to skip a couple tournaments if you don't buy any extra.. you can still play career mode..

[travnick]

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I paid for the courses and must say they are nice. To me I'm going to be playing this game for quite some time so the added variety was nice, and 35 bucks for 19 more courses really isn't too bad

[ExtremeGamer]

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Because they are now priced pretty fairly and the way they released them in bundles, I had no problem buying both the Birdie and Eagle packs.

I looked at it this way, people (myself included) have paid $15 for 3-4 maps on a FPS. Since I got 19 courses for $50, doing the math, I would have paid $95 for the same in a FPS.

I know it's not the same, but just the way I rationalized it.

And I hate DLC like this, but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet, first courses I've eve bought for Tiger though.

[peigone]

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no i don't think it's like that. you just have to skip a couple tournaments if you don't buy any extra.. you can still play career mode..

Hmmm... well... I guesssss that's sort of like the real Pro Tour where most golfers have to pay out of their own pockets in order to travel to and play these tourneys.

Gosh, did I say ripoff? That's incredibly realistic!

[SqueakyD]

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I think this wouldn't be much of a problem if the base game were actually cheaper. The issue is that you pay 60 for what should be a complete game. You go into career mode and unfortunately you see holes in the schedule.

Now if the game disc was ten or twenty bucks cheaper, and then you had to pay for courses a-la-carte, then that'd be more reasonable... If it means less courses on disc to begin with, so be it.

[AirLobo23]

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I guess my point is this. I paid $63.59 for the game on the 360. If I bought the same game on Wii I would received all the courses for the same price. These courses are already finished and the same # should have been included on all platforms! I can understand a few months later releasing new courses for a fee, but this is day 1 blatant price gouging.

It's maddening.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I guess my point is this. I paid $63.59 for the game on the 360. If I bought the same game on Wii I would received all the courses for the same price. These courses are already finished and the same # should have been included on all platforms! I can understand a few months later releasing new courses for a fee, but this is day 1 blatant price gouging.

It's maddening.

Totally see your point. But these aren't the same courses that are on the Wii. Play the Wii version and it's graphics, then play the 360/PS3 version and tell me the courses are the same.

Trust me, I get it, I've been down the same road. This year I just said what the hell and got them. I've avoided them every single year prior.