A business that tries to make money. Oh the pain of it all. I am shocked and appalled. Entirely new concept this is, we haven't literally seen this before.... more news at 11.
As always it's about balance. Offering "horse armor", extra credits, more upgrade kits, etc is one thing. Offering things that were clearly removed from the game in order to be sold separately - weapons and quests - is another. It's not good business, it's fucking dickery.
As I said, whether it is "morally" acceptable or not that several companies offer some part of their game as extras, that should have been a part of the core package, is entirely up for discussion. I don't like when parts of the core experience gets outsourced to dlcs or season passes, either, but I understand why companies do it, and I'm not surprised that the practice is the way it is now in the industry. Will it change? Doubtful. But maybe.
If we as gamers are unhappy, then we shouldn't buy it, which should send a clear signal to the companies, that the price is too high, or the content too thin, or both.
There are companies that usually put out quality content, be it main game or dlcs/season passes, that I'm more likely to take a chance on, and then there's several other companies, where I usually don't buy extras or even the main game, because the overall quality is just shitty and past experiences has been shitty, too.
It all comes down to supply and demand, if people want it bad enough, and if they are for whatever reason invested enough in the product, well, then they are really at the mercy of the productowners and will probably put out cash right away.
One guy might view it as overpriced and lacking in content, while another guy thinks it's just worth owning.
Same with high priced cars, jewlery, clothing, housing, and so on. The value of things can be hard to properly gauge in free market/capitalist societies.
