QuoteHungry for more Aliens: Colonial Marines? Purchase the Aliens: Colonial Marines Season Pass and get access to four downloadable content packages at a 33% discount! All add-on content packs are scheduled to be released from March through to summer 2013. The Aliens: Colonial Marines Season Pass will give you access to campaign content, additional multiplayer maps, new modes, character customization and more!
http://www.gamestop.com/pc/dlc/aliens-colonial-marines-season-pass/107753#productDetails (http://www.gamestop.com/pc/dlc/aliens-colonial-marines-season-pass/107753#productDetails)
Sweet beans of glory.
dumb question but this is for PS3 and/or xbox right? Not just PC I hope. It didnt specify, just curious.
If this extra content has already been created, it should be included in the game imo. I think we've waited long enough.
I don't really play online, so multiplayer maps etc don't interest me, but I'll purchase more campaign content.
So its for sure - NO SDK ON THE WAY! Let's the milking begin!
Quote from: thewoozy on Jan 29, 2013, 05:51:44 PM
If this extra content has already been created, it should be included in the game imo. I think we've waited long enough.
I don't really play online, so multiplayer maps etc don't interest me, but I'll purchase more campaign content.
I'm going to give GBX and Sega the benefit of the doubt and say that they probably began production of DLC after the major parts of the main game were finished. Probably sometime this fall or just before they went gold. So the first few DLC releasees are probably being worked on now or are finishing up.
Multiple releases over a period of months is also an incentive to entice new customers or bring players back into the game every few months, that is of course assuming the game isn't a flop in the first place.
I'm curious if this is a gamestop only offer or if Steam and other stores will have this pack available.
@newbeing
I hope you're right. I really do.
And queue the whining. All major games have to have dlc ready prior to release. This kind of discount is standard and a nice inclusion. Nice to know they've got a good chunk ready.
The DLC isn't completed, hence why it isn't in the game. Not everyone at a studio works on the same part of a game at the same time. So while the game goes into the testing stage, other people can start work on DLC to be released later down the line. That's why DLC has staggered release dates, it's all constantly being worked on in one war or another. Hence the DLC coming out in march and beyond, rather than right after release.
Now, if the content is on the disc and you simply need to pay to unlock it, then yeah, that's a big load of bull.
Exciting news to know we will be getting additional campaign content, new maps, new modes, and more.
Additional campaign content you say?
Makes me feel giddy about how games are created and how they will continually provide ample content to enjoy whilst still being apart of the 1st person campaign. Considering its not a Open world game this content provides no nonsense additions to the game and replay value. Although how much of it is worth to mention. Not just a 'room' but an actual mission which takes 2 or 3 hours to complete.
Paying for it now seems questionable as we will never know what were going to get.
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 29, 2013, 06:30:43 PM
Additional campaign content you say?
Yes the description says access to campaign content, new maps, new modes, new customizations and more. I hope we get a Vasquez skin.
Quote from: Predaker on Jan 29, 2013, 06:40:10 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 29, 2013, 06:30:43 PM
Additional campaign content you say?
Yes the description says access to campaign content, new maps, new modes, new customizations and more. I hope we get a Vasquez skin.
I'm rooting for Big Head Directors!
Son of a bitch! That sounds awesome, Okay i want a Ellen Ripley skin and an alternative skin how she looked in alien 3, dat bald head! Please add vasquez!
I think I'm going to see if the game is any good before I give it $30 of DLC and just pay the 10% penalty for that savings later.
This is exactly what Gearbox did with Borderlands 2. All I can say is that I bought the Season Pass for Borderlands 2 and so far the 3 DLCs made available are excellent. I will purchase this Season Pass because of how pleased I was with Borderlands 2 track record.
The additional campaign content is probably similar to what gearbox did for that dlc campaign for Duke Nukem Forever.
Which was shit.
Quote from: ikarop on Jan 29, 2013, 05:28:32 PM
QuoteHungry for more Aliens: Colonial Marines? Purchase the Aliens: Colonial Marines Season Pass and get access to four downloadable content packages at a 33% discount! All add-on content packs are scheduled to be released from March through to summer 2013. The Aliens: Colonial Marines Season Pass will give you access to campaign content, additional multiplayer maps, new modes, character customization and more!
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Quote from: I Come In Peace on Jan 29, 2013, 08:15:06 PM
The additional campaign content is probably similar to what gearbox did for that dlc campaign for Duke Nukem Forever.
Hopefully it's more like Borderlands 2 content. New locations, weapons, characters and bad guys
There's a way this can be tactically good for the company and tactically good for the users. After all the DLC is released and they stop supporting it, they can release an SDK for those who want this game to continue on.
Quote from: Ferazel on Jan 29, 2013, 07:28:06 PM
I think I'm going to see if the game is any good before I give it $30 of DLC and just pay the 10% penalty for that savings later.
Same here.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 29, 2013, 06:00:28 PM
And queue the whining. All major games have to have dlc ready prior to release. This kind of discount is standard and a nice inclusion. Nice to know they've got a good chunk ready.
What Hicks said. And the fact that if you could spend as much as the DLC will cost on a night out, and piss it all out the next day.
I for one, cannot wait. I think it's great news.
It seems kind of "gimmicky" to me..but, yeah, I agree with some of the others that it makes more sense to wait to see if A:CM is even worth if first.
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/es/en/pc/games/shooter/aliens-colonial-marines-season-pass/ (http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/es/en/pc/games/shooter/aliens-colonial-marines-season-pass/)
hell yes
I'll definitely be getting the Season Pass.
I never get season passes, so I won't be getting this one. The OP makes mention of campaign content, which is fine by me...but I'll get that separately.
I get season passes for games that I'm likely to buy all the content for anyway since they're usually a discount over buying the content separately. I got the Mortal Kombat season pass, Gears of War 3 season pass, and Halo 4 season pass for that reason.
Quote from: Bounds34 on Jan 29, 2013, 05:45:20 PM
dumb question but this is for PS3 and/or xbox right? Not just PC I hope. It didnt specify, just curious.
Quote from: predxeno on Jan 30, 2013, 02:14:05 AM
Quote from: Bounds34 on Jan 29, 2013, 05:45:20 PM
dumb question but this is for PS3 and/or xbox right? Not just PC I hope. It didnt specify, just curious.
Yes, it's for both PS3 and Xbox 360 too. We've confirmed it with Sega. There is more info incoming on the Season Pass.
Oh ok, so they're not available for purchase yet?
Apparently it takes Gamestop a while to update their pages.
This is truly good news, i really enjoyed the season pass for Borderlands 2 :)
Quote from: Remonster on Jan 29, 2013, 06:10:52 PM
The DLC isn't completed, hence why it isn't in the game. Not everyone at a studio works on the same part of a game at the same time. So while the game goes into the testing stage, other people can start work on DLC to be released later down the line. That's why DLC has staggered release dates, it's all constantly being worked on in one war or another. Hence the DLC coming out in march and beyond, rather than right after release.
Now, if the content is on the disc and you simply need to pay to unlock it, then yeah, that's a big load of bull.
Exactly. Depends if they're following the '
Mass Effect 3' model or not, where it's literally already on your hard drive and simply needs activation.
Which, honestly, wouldn't surprise me with just about any title, these days.
Quote from: predxeno on Jan 30, 2013, 03:48:10 AM
Oh ok, so they're not available for purchase yet?
Generally season passes aren't available until
after the game comes out.
But the PC's version is already out. :(
Didn't see this coming.
I'll wait until about a month or two after it's out, if the game is being lowered into it's grave by then I'll pass, but if it's still going strong I'll get the season pass.
I don't understand DLC.
What's the point to sell into DLC "Special Map" and "Special Weapons"?
It's obviously to break the mechanical Balance of the game and divide the community, right?
3 Years after AVP3 and they are going all the way again.
Oh! SEGA! You Devil!
Soon they gonna make you pay the updates/hotfix.
£20, for a third off four DLC packs? That means the DLC would have to cost over £15 each. Am I missing something here, because that sounds f**king ridiculous.
Four DLC packs?
Hell yeah!!!
I've never bought a seasonal pass, but its good to hear they plan on supporting the game for a little while after its release
^Same here, on both accounts.
There will probably be a complete edition of A:CM released at a later date.
What I am afraid of this pack is that I am buying the ACM Collectors and if i buy the Season Pass they will release the DLC i got with the package and i would technically get 3 DLCs
I don't think Sega will re-release this game, they didn't with AVP2010.
What exactly is in the DLC 4-pack?
What is the name of each DLC and what maps and what modes are they compatible with for each DLC?
Is Bug Hunt in the DLC pack? Will maps from the other DLC packs work with Bug Hunt?
Bug Hunt will be available for download on March 19 so I think the answer is yes, it will be available along with new maps and content.
For $15, it's got to have quite a bit in it. The COD DLC's are $15, but I think they can get away with this because usually the zombies maps are pretty detailed and/or large. There's more to them than just empty maps.
Here's hoping DLC adds more maps cause the game ships with only 9 maps, and they are gametype specific :
5 maps for Team Deathmatch / Extermination
2 maps for Escape
2 maps for Survivor
Someone needs to make a level editor, that actually has maps made by the community become part of the number of maps that you can actually play on.
We need an editor to increase the player cap.
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/aliens_colonial_marines/b/xbox360/archive/2013/02/08/sega-officially-announces-colonial-marines-39-season-pass.aspx (http://www.gameinformer.com/games/aliens_colonial_marines/b/xbox360/archive/2013/02/08/sega-officially-announces-colonial-marines-39-season-pass.aspx)
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/08/never-ending-xenomorphs-get-the-aliens-colonial-marines-season-pass-for-29-99/ (http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/08/never-ending-xenomorphs-get-the-aliens-colonial-marines-season-pass-for-29-99/)
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
Someone needs to make a level editor, that actually has maps made by the community become part of the number of maps that you can actually play on.
They should do something like Valve does for L4D2. Sponsor the community maps for widespread download
Quote from: WeaN on Feb 08, 2013, 11:03:19 AM
Here's hoping DLC adds more maps cause the game ships with only 9 maps, and they are gametype specific :
5 maps for Team Deathmatch / Extermination
2 maps for Escape
2 maps for Survivor
Yeah, so much for the PR speak "Tons." I knew something was wrong when the guy hesitated to answer how many maps there were. "We don't want to ruin any surprises." Yeah, you don't want to get caught looking like lazy bastards is more like it. :laugh:
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
Someone needs to make a level editor, that actually has maps made by the community become part of the number of maps that you can actually play on.
It may not even be possible. Given GBX's track record, they'll likely lock out any element of developer functionality. We have people on Duke4net actually trying to do hex editing, and breaking apart parts of the game to try and get at the needs-be to do editing. Only to find it uses some frankenstein's monster version of Unreal. Something will likely be done on Gearbox's end to prevent any such editing.
This was posted a few minuted ago http://www.bethblog.com/2013/02/08/rage-tool-kit-available-today-on-steam/ (http://www.bethblog.com/2013/02/08/rage-tool-kit-available-today-on-steam/) GBX should watch and learn.
Quote from: predxeno on Feb 01, 2013, 03:40:45 AM
I don't think Sega will re-release this game, they didn't with AVP2010.
The game would have to be a huge success for this to happen. Usually we get re-releases (with DLC included) if its a "Game of the Year" edition or something like that. Based on early reviews, I doubt A:CM would be a contender for this kind of treatment though.
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 08, 2013, 11:14:15 AM
We need an editor to increase the player cap.
I doubt that would happen, either. As many of you guys have pointed out, this is GBX we are dealing with, not Valve.
Does anyone have any idea what all the DLC will cost individually without the season pass? It just hit me that $30 for a season pass gives you 33% off all the DLC but that's all still pretty expensive. Will it be good?
Quote from: predxeno on Feb 08, 2013, 05:31:17 PM
Does anyone have any idea what all the DLC will cost individually without the season pass?
If Sega is saying the Season Pass is 40% off what you'd normally pay, I'd guess there will be Bug Hunt for $15 (1200 MS points), two smaller packs for $10 (800 MS points) and a bigger pack for another $15 (1200 MS points) for a total of $50 or 4000 MS points.
Greenmangaming.com has the PC season pass for $20. Its already 10% off then it gives you a code you can enter to get an additional 25% off. I just got it. Its a Steam key so you will need to wait until release to get the key.
What if the game won't live long enough to see those 4 DLC packs released? :D What about those who bought the Season Pass and never got to see anything in return? :D :D :D
Those DLCs are pretty much done no matter what so they will release it for sure. There's no other way.
I'm 100% sure that most of those DLC's will already be on the disc, they just want the extra cash.
There is no way they didn't start work on Bug Hunt until after they had finished the game.
Yeah, I agree. They deliberately leave stuff like this out of the game to make money. Makes me sick. DLC is the worst thing to come out of this generation of consoles.
Seen the Season Pass in Game. 20 quid.
I use to like DLC. Now I hate it.
Quote from: PRI. HUDSON on Feb 10, 2013, 08:53:29 PM
I use to like DLC. Now I hate it.
It was fine back when it was essentially cheap novelty stuff. "Want this cool exclusive skin? 99%!" "Want this funny hat? 99%!"
Now it's... Five bucks for a couple maps. 15 bucks for a game mode... Way too pricey. Especially when you get into the "micro" transactions, like in Dead Space 3. It stops being micro when I have to start counting bills, imho. :)
DLC is ok if developers come up with new stuff that they regret not having thought up earlier, but sometimes I get the feeling that EXCLUSIVE DLC like in preorder bonuses is just getting ridiculous.
DLC doesn't have to be a dirty word in itself. For starters, it can be free (as it was in Unreal Tournament which, as far as I know, pioneered the concept). And it can greatly expand the lifetime of the game; I wouldn't be playing TF2, Civ 5, Skyrim or Dawn of War 2 without their DLC.
The trick is for it to be material that's developed after release, so it's not a left-off-the-disc buyer-screwing, and that it's priced right - for £10 it needs to be a full-on expansion pack (as in Civ), not a few maps and a gametype. Epic would give that shit away for free.
:edit: Gah, so many ninjas on these boards.
:Re-edit: Also, in my opinion, multiplayer maps and gametypes make for bad premium DLC as they split the community. Any extra online content needs to be usable in matches with non-buyers, such as additional characters or weapon customisations. Either way, once the multiplayer scene dies down, very few are likely to buy it (which may have happened with AvP3's DLC, I don't know how well that sold).
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 10, 2013, 05:56:19 PM
Seen the Season Pass in Game. 20 quid.
For sale already?
Yeah. Those little card things.
Are they being sold for the consoles yet or is it still just the PC?
I was just on Xbox Live Marketplace this morning and didn't see anything.
More than likely when you pop in the game tomorrow you will be prompt for a season pass. That's how they do it most of the time... mostly...
Serious question - has anybody actually bought the season pass?
I'm playing the game on Xbox 360 and I've bought it!
Please don't clog this topic up with abuse for buying it - I enjoy the game overall and I will be buying all the DLC for the game so thought may aswell get the season pass. (I bought the extra bits for AvP too).
Any other people bought it?
I came close to buying it, but want to wait at this point despite how much I'm still playing the mp. Already got Bug Hunt from the Wal Mart edition, so at least I can try that one out without buying anything else.
Story DLC is going to make everyone laugh, and I don't think it's gonna sell too well. :laugh:
i didnt even buy the game lol
Not me!
I am anti-DLC anyway..
OP, you're gonna be playing that DLC for about a month before the game is dead. Sorry.
Quote from: PRI. HUDSON on Feb 22, 2013, 03:51:40 PM
OP, you're gonna be playing that DLC for about a month before the game is dead. Sorry.
That just means all of the CoD mouthbreathers will, of course, return to CoD. Less players doesn't mean "dead," nor does it mean a lower quality playing experience.
The DLC's, as well as the price drop, will hopefully pull some people back in.
AvP 2010 was screwed no matter what they did, because the Predators were op as hell and the melee system was broken. Those were core mechanics.
The core mechanics of CM are sound, which is why so many people are enjoying the multiplayer. All it needs is some goddamned support.
I bought it, PC tho. Id gladly trade my DLC for their development tools but knowing that some dingbats at gearbox are still working on this game is... something. Ill just be mad of they discount the DLC for less than what the season pass cost me when it releases.
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 22, 2013, 05:39:04 PM
Quote from: PRI. HUDSON on Feb 22, 2013, 03:51:40 PM
OP, you're gonna be playing that DLC for about a month before the game is dead. Sorry.
That just means all of the CoD mouthbreathers will, of course, return to CoD. Less players doesn't mean "dead," nor does it mean a lower quality playing experience.
The DLC's, as well as the price drop, will hopefully pull some people back in.
AvP 2010 was screwed no matter what they did, because the Predators were op as hell and the melee system was broken. Those were core mechanics.
The core mechanics of CM are sound, which is why so many people are enjoying the multiplayer. All it needs is some goddamned support.
Quote!!
It really is challenging online when you get against a good team!
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 22, 2013, 05:39:04 PM
Quote from: PRI. HUDSON on Feb 22, 2013, 03:51:40 PM
OP, you're gonna be playing that DLC for about a month before the game is dead. Sorry.
That just means all of the CoD mouthbreathers will, of course, return to CoD. Less players doesn't mean "dead," nor does it mean a lower quality playing experience.
The DLC's, as well as the price drop, will hopefully pull some people back in.
AvP 2010 was screwed no matter what they did, because the Predators were op as hell and the melee system was broken. Those were core mechanics.
The core mechanics of CM are sound, which is why so many people are enjoying the multiplayer. All it needs is some goddamned support.
COD boys are my favorite type of customer. It's a shame they don't scream and curse like they do in their COD territory, but they are such dimwits in this game. I have easily gotten about or over a dozen casualties as a Spitter in Extermination without a single death because not one of them thinks to look for me in the ceiling whenever I hawk big acidic loogies on them! In one match between me and a likeminded warrior, we easily guarded one area in "Adrift" from them for pretty much the entirety of the match! At the end, they never got it. They were hardly any better as Xenomoerphs as well. LOL XD
Sadly I bought it but I don't want to give another penny to GB, even though I love the MP on my lonely PS3.
I bought it.
Quote from: ACR on Feb 22, 2013, 06:16:41 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 22, 2013, 05:39:04 PM
Quote from: PRI. HUDSON on Feb 22, 2013, 03:51:40 PM
OP, you're gonna be playing that DLC for about a month before the game is dead. Sorry.
That just means all of the CoD mouthbreathers will, of course, return to CoD. Less players doesn't mean "dead," nor does it mean a lower quality playing experience.
The DLC's, as well as the price drop, will hopefully pull some people back in.
AvP 2010 was screwed no matter what they did, because the Predators were op as hell and the melee system was broken. Those were core mechanics.
The core mechanics of CM are sound, which is why so many people are enjoying the multiplayer. All it needs is some goddamned support.
COD boys are my favorite type of customer. It's a shame they don't scream and curse like they do in their COD territory, but they are such dimwits in this game. I have easily gotten about or over a dozen casualties as a Spitter in Extermination without a single death because not one of them thinks to look for me in the ceiling whenever I hawk big acidic loogies on them! In one match between me and a likeminded warrior, we easily guarded one area in "Adrift" from them for pretty much the entirety of the match! At the end, they never got it. They were hardly any better as Xenomoerphs as well. LOL XD
Hell yeah, why I'm spending so much time with it. :D Most marines still aren't used to Aliens, and if you can work with the terrible wall and ceiling crawling, you can easily get multiple kills every time by being sneaky and coming up
behind them.
Whenever I charge into a group of marines, I am cut down fast, like it should be. But, ceiling-crawling can avoid claymores, grenades, most anything except turrets and the smartgun if you're decent at it. The Aliens do well with swarm tactics, at times, too.
Even with trackers, most marines seem to seldom scan, and you can see them when they do, so if you stop on the ceiling, they'll almost always run right underneath you in a bit of a line. Drop down right in the middle and cause mass panic, which can also allow your other warriors to fly in unnoticed. 8)
@ Fox, sorry homie, I'd totally be your wingman if you had a bawks.
Or you could be mine...
I never buy them Season Passes.... what i do it either wait till something pops up that i might like, then get it. Most of the time i i dont want full DLC on a game, i may only want a certain thing say like extra single player levels or Hord type of DLC. But things like extra multiplayer maps i am not arsed about. Also i tend to wait for the offers on things like Deal of the Week that Xbox have so i can save even more cash and get what i want for half price. Like i got Rams Shadow DLC pack for Gears3, cheap as chips on some gears of war holiday offer. I might of had to wait a good few months longer but i got it in the end.
Anyhow the only thing that i will be tempted to buy for ACM is say Hord mode pack, the rest im not arsed about unless we get something like a new expansion pack that some how manages to give the fans of the Aliens universe what we want.... But looking at the crap we got i doubt anything special will end up on DLC but fingers crossed.
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 22, 2013, 06:37:53 PM
@ Fox, sorry homie, I'd totally be your wingman if you had a bawks. Or you could be mine...
I'm playing on Xbox360, gamertag is
Xenomrph 01.
I didn't get the Season Pass either but I think I will get the Bug Hunt DLC. I always wanted that mode so its almost no brainer for me. But I still have to see some footage.
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 22, 2013, 06:37:53 PM
Quote from: ACR on Feb 22, 2013, 06:16:41 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 22, 2013, 05:39:04 PM
Quote from: PRI. HUDSON on Feb 22, 2013, 03:51:40 PM
OP, you're gonna be playing that DLC for about a month before the game is dead. Sorry.
That just means all of the CoD mouthbreathers will, of course, return to CoD. Less players doesn't mean "dead," nor does it mean a lower quality playing experience.
The DLC's, as well as the price drop, will hopefully pull some people back in.
AvP 2010 was screwed no matter what they did, because the Predators were op as hell and the melee system was broken. Those were core mechanics.
The core mechanics of CM are sound, which is why so many people are enjoying the multiplayer. All it needs is some goddamned support.
COD boys are my favorite type of customer. It's a shame they don't scream and curse like they do in their COD territory, but they are such dimwits in this game. I have easily gotten about or over a dozen casualties as a Spitter in Extermination without a single death because not one of them thinks to look for me in the ceiling whenever I hawk big acidic loogies on them! In one match between me and a likeminded warrior, we easily guarded one area in "Adrift" from them for pretty much the entirety of the match! At the end, they never got it. They were hardly any better as Xenomoerphs as well. LOL XD
Hell yeah, why I'm spending so much time with it. :D Most marines still aren't used to Aliens, and if you can work with the terrible wall and ceiling crawling, you can easily get multiple kills every time by being sneaky and coming up behind them.
Whenever I charge into a group of marines, I am cut down fast, like it should be. But, ceiling-crawling can avoid claymores, grenades, most anything except turrets and the smartgun if you're decent at it. The Aliens do well with swarm tactics, at times, too.
Even with trackers, most marines seem to seldom scan, and you can see them when they do, so if you stop on the ceiling, they'll almost always run right underneath you in a bit of a line. Drop down right in the middle and cause mass panic, which can also allow your other warriors to fly in unnoticed. 8)
@ Fox, sorry homie, I'd totally be your wingman if you had a bawks. Or you could be mine...
In my experiences, the ceiling/wall crawling isn't that terrible. I sometimes randomly fall from the walls and ceiling, but for the most part. My Xenomorph sticks like Gorilla Glue. I love sticking to the ceiling in maps like "Adrift" and just pegging Marines one by one while they are frantically looking around for me. xD = D
I heard from a fellow member here while playing with him that the Lurker's play dead ability also fools Marines multiple times, though he also says it's rarely used. I actually killed a Lurker player because I shot his "corpse" out of paranoia. xD
I constantly scan when i'm a Marine, I also look behind me too so the tracker covers me a complete 360 degrees. The first trait I bought and still the only one I use so far is the Aftermarket Tracker one. It also pays to have the Famethrower Attachment for your Assault Rifle or take a Incinerator. I have killed swarm attacks because of them. > = D
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 22, 2013, 06:37:53 PM
@ Fox, sorry homie, I'd totally be your wingman if you had a bawks. Or you could be mine...
I actually got a PS3 so we wouldn't be on the same platform. You know damn well that much condensed awesome - you and I on the same team - would cause the universe to explode and implode
at the same time.
I've not got the game nor the DLC, as I was waiting for reviews before ordering the game. I'm still open to the idea of getting it, but it needs some f**king hefty patches and the DLc needs to be amazing, as I'm a primarily siolo player and I doubt I'd touch MP for more than an hour or two before finishing the game.
I might get it on Steam sale if they do a GOTY ( :D ;D ::) pmsl) edition with all the DLC for a fiver.
Ordering season passes and you don't know what you're getting is just stupid especially from Gearbox.I have hands on experience with buying a season pass with battlefield 3,never again.People still throwing money at Gearbox and on that awful game is beyond me really,hopefully when you all get sodomized by them again you'll realize.
Quote from: Effectz on Feb 22, 2013, 08:00:26 PM
Ordering season passes and you don't know what you're getting is just stupid especially from Gearbox.I have hands on experience with buying a season pass with battlefield 3,never again.
Really? I've heard good things about BF3's Premium crap. What don't you like?
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 22, 2013, 08:02:56 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Feb 22, 2013, 08:00:26 PM
Ordering season passes and you don't know what you're getting is just stupid especially from Gearbox.I have hands on experience with buying a season pass with battlefield 3,never again.
Really? I've heard good things about BF3's Premium crap. What don't you like?
Vanilla maps are better(except aftermath)Promised guns at premium launch then removed,they promised exclusive content,what you got was stupid videos,shitty assignments,Gun camo's for guns that nobody even uses,shitty dogtags that no one cares about.
Considering the game has sold millions and there's over 2 million people who bought premium,these shitty things are far and few between.
Yeah sounds like a bunch of bullshit I wouldn't really care about either. :laugh: Glad I didn't invest, lordy that's gotta be at least 15 gigs of hard drive on the consoles.. :-\
That's the main reason I can't keep up with all of BF's DLC; their freaking multiplayer updates alone are 2 gigs minimum! Damn you, Xbox 360 Arcade console!!
BF3 and the DLC's takes up nearly half of my 119 gig SSD.
But as I said,this season pass for A:CM is almost certainly going to bite people in the arse,like the game did.
i'll buy the season pass only AFTER gearbox confirms all the DLC we get. Like Premium for BF3
sigh.
has it been confirmed there will be story dlc? i really enjoyed the arkham city ones, and although the main acm campaign was lacklustre id still think about getting if iit was good
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Feb 23, 2013, 12:43:27 AM
has it been confirmed there will be story dlc?
No, it has not.
There will be sp missions.
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Feb 22, 2013, 09:22:35 PM
i'll buy the season pass only AFTER gearbox confirms all the DLC we get. Like Premium for BF3
Same here, I refuse to pay another dollar considering ACM's current state. I will wait and see how the DLC is received by fans and gamers alike.
I'm not huge on MP unless it's with a few choice friends, but I'm oddly enjoying some of the MP aspects of this game, namely survivor and escape. I intend to get the DLC to see the rest of the campaign stuff, and if there's a community at that point, to play new maps in the aforementioned modes.
Survivor and Escape are the only modes I play. Extermination is too boring. TDM is run of the mill too.
I just hope Bug Hunt is good. I get it for free so if that's good then maybe I will get the season pass. Maybe.
I bought the season pass for my PS3 as well.
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Feb 23, 2013, 12:43:27 AM
has it been confirmed there will be story dlc? i really enjoyed the arkham city ones, and although the main acm campaign was lacklustre id still think about getting if iit was good
There will be new campaign content.
Quote from: predxeno on Feb 23, 2013, 04:21:21 PM
I bought the season pass for my PS3 as well.
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Feb 23, 2013, 12:43:27 AM
has it been confirmed there will be story dlc? i really enjoyed the arkham city ones, and although the main acm campaign was lacklustre id still think about getting if iit was good
There will be new campaign content.
I bought the game but if they don't improve the AI and change the fact that you are always accompanied by 1 or 2 marines,i will not buy it.Just those two issues.I know if a game is good it can bescary even if you are with other 10 ally bots but most times it is scarier to be alone.
Btw i don't know much about programming ect.It is possible to do those changes even if the game DLC was already created right? I mean before it goes for massive production.Before the ACM ''main game'' was out and attacked by all reviewers.
I'm just gonna wait and see, if bughunt is alright, I'll buy the season pass.
Experience should disagree with all of you if you think you will be getting a better game through DLC. But if you are perpetually optimistic or just plain stupid then you already think your season pass will fix everything and get the game that GBX promised you six years ago.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Quote from: Ash 937 on Feb 23, 2013, 07:49:46 PM
Experience should disagree with all of you if you think you will be getting a better game through DLC. But if you are perpetually optimistic or just plain stupid then you already think your season pass will fix everything and get the game that GBX promised you six years ago.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
The campaign DLC will be a playable version of the E3 2011 demo. ;D
Quote from: SPECIAL FORCES on Feb 23, 2013, 05:50:18 PM
Btw i don't know much about programming ect.It is possible to do those changes even if the game DLC was already created right? I mean before it goes for massive production.Before the ACM ''main game'' was out and attacked by all reviewers.
If GBX has the full source and desire to fix things they can. It looks like lots of the DLC is already embedded in the shipped game so they may just roll with what they have but they could change things.
Ive got about 10 years of programming experience but dont take my word for it. We will all just have to wait and see what happens.
Quote from: Predaker on Feb 24, 2013, 02:05:30 AM
Quote from: Ash 937 on Feb 23, 2013, 07:49:46 PM
Experience should disagree with all of you if you think you will be getting a better game through DLC. But if you are perpetually optimistic or just plain stupid then you already think your season pass will fix everything and get the game that GBX promised you six years ago.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
The campaign DLC will be a playable version of the E3 2011 demo. ;D
I honestly think I'd spend the $20 or w/e the MS points are to get that. That demo was better than the entire final product
why would you pre-order DLC? don't you look before you buy things when you go shopping, or do you just grab random shit off the shelves?
Quote from: SuperM on Feb 24, 2013, 05:08:17 PM
why would you pre-order DLC? don't you look before you buy things when you go shopping, or do you just grab random shit off the shelves?
It would be better to look at things before you buy them but in the case of A:CM the demos and screen shots that people got to see were all FAKE so the research they bought the game based on was a hoax from GBX.
A lot of people frowned on Walmart for releasing the game early but it worked out well for a lot of people that had a chance to see how bad the game was through the footage OF THE REAL GAME that was posted to Youtube.
Instead of buying A:CM, I went to the Xbox marketplace and downloaded an indie game called Shark Attack for 60 microsoft points. It's an underwater fps that's very fun and its graphics are almost on par with A:CM. Highly recommended if you are someone who can get over the graphics for A:CM and can appreciate a VERY low budget game with decent A.I., tense situations, and no glitches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c42Hia-oqlw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c42Hia-oqlw#ws)
That looks fun!
I miss 'Jaws Unleashed'... :( Silly and superficial, but was relatively problem-free and you got to play as a giant shark. Was never able to get it going on Vista, though.
I hated Jaws Unleashed, the theme of the game was; "Jaws: The Giant THINKING Machine." Seriously, how would shark be able to detect explosive barrels and then AIM to have the non-explosive ones detonate so it can zig-zag through a maze of mines?
I know... I hated the throwing of barrels and torpedoes. Never made any damned sense.
Loved cruising the waters and hunting down random swimmers, though. :)
For some reason, diving really deep felt unsettling and made me want to go near the surface, again. Was strange.
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Feb 24, 2013, 08:29:55 PM
I know... I hated the throwing of barrels and torpedoes. Never made any damned sense.
Loved cruising the waters and hunting down random swimmers, though. :)
For some reason, diving really deep felt unsettling and made me want to go near the surface, again. Was strange.
Ocean depths are where great whites go to get laid. If you didn't fancy going down there, it's probably a welcome indicator that you're not into two-ton megapredator bite-orgy bestiality.
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Feb 24, 2013, 08:29:55 PM
I know... I hated the throwing of barrels and torpedoes. Never made any damned sense.
Loved cruising the waters and hunting down random swimmers, though. :)
For some reason, diving really deep felt unsettling and made me want to go near the surface, again. Was strange.
How deep could you dive?
Quote from: Vertigo on Feb 24, 2013, 08:41:24 PM
Ocean depths are where great whites go to get laid. If you didn't fancy going down there, it's probably a welcome indicator that you're not into two-ton megapredator bite-orgy bestiality.
Or being eaten to death by giant squid.
Quote from: The Runner on Feb 24, 2013, 09:13:05 PM
How deep could you dive?
You had to go to certain parts of the map, but you could go to a certain depth and the light would start to disappear. Left you in complete pitch darkness, basically. Don't remember if you
could go to the ocean floor at those map locations.
The game wasn't really what it could have been, because it had primitive graphics, more in line with '
San Andreas', than things of the time. The actual attacks were very arcade-like and not as fluid as they could have been, either. Still, most of the time, it
was fun! Just had a few missions which were frustrating, was all.
Quote from: Ash 937 on Feb 24, 2013, 05:34:30 PM
Instead of buying A:CM, I went to the Xbox marketplace and downloaded an indie game called Shark Attack for 60 microsoft points. It's an underwater fps that's very fun and its graphics are almost on par with A:CM. Highly recommended if you are someone who can get over the graphics for A:CM and can appreciate a VERY low budget game with decent A.I., tense situations, and no glitches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c42Hia-oqlw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c42Hia-oqlw#ws)
Wow that looks fun as hell! Will definitely consider picking that up!!
There's even a zombie mode with zombie sharks. These developers don't mess around. ;D
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Feb 24, 2013, 07:50:47 PM
That looks fun!
I miss 'Jaws Unleashed'... :( Silly and superficial, but was relatively problem-free and you got to play as a giant shark. Was never able to get it going on Vista, though.
Jaws Unleashed owned, holy shit. That game was non-stop fun and I loved it. You got to
kill Shamu in like the first level, in front of a huge crowd of people.
Quote from: Aceburster on Feb 24, 2013, 03:23:53 AM
Quote from: SPECIAL FORCES on Feb 23, 2013, 05:50:18 PM
Btw i don't know much about programming ect.It is possible to do those changes even if the game DLC was already created right? I mean before it goes for massive production.Before the ACM ''main game'' was out and attacked by all reviewers.
If GBX has the full source and desire to fix things they can. It looks like lots of the DLC is already embedded in the shipped game so they may just roll with what they have but they could change things.
Ive got about 10 years of programming experience but dont take my word for it. We will all just have to wait and see what happens.
They certainly have the means but I don't think they have the will or backbone.
Speaking of sharks, have you played PS1 game Treasures From The Deep? It was a tpp game, very interesting, I think it had also different sea creatures for bosses.
Getting a bit off-topic here.
a bit?
Allow me.
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Any shark aliens in the DLC? Keep your fingers crossed! We've got a lot of surprises for you!
Aliens: Colonial Marines DLC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ#)
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 25, 2013, 06:09:28 PM
Aliens: Colonial Marines DLC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ#)
pmsl
Wonka FTW. He needs to yell at Pitchford for stealing fizzy lifting drinks.
Hey, let me bring this back up, but would you ladies and gents buy the DLC if they in fact had a Nostromo and/or Fury 161 multiplayer map? How about other character models like the Nostromo crew or some of the prisoners, or even the WY commandos from the end of 3?
With the multiplayer as it is now, and patches hopefully on the freaking way for DLC release, I'm hanging on like a booger in an oblivious persons nose... not expecting much, but...
And here, please someone make me feel better about this...
We're all so excited for Bug Hunt because it has a horde mode with AI liens, but the AI in this game is so terrible you can hardly play it all the way through. :-\ Here's a gigantic sore of a question: do you think the AI will be tweaked or improved for Bug Hunt, or more of what we saw in campaign?
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 26, 2013, 04:29:40 PM
And here, please someone make me feel better about this...
We're all so excited for Bug Hunt because it has a horde mode with AI liens, but the AI in this game is so terrible you can hardly play it all the way through. :-\ Here's a gigantic sore of a question: do you think the AI will be tweaked or improved for Bug Hunt, or more of what we saw in campaign?
Some things will have to be improved in order to get good enough reviews to sell the DLC to people. If GBX plans to attempt to make money with DLC then they will have to address the AI problem or they will have paid their people for nothing. Best i got.
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 25, 2013, 06:07:58 PM
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Any shark aliens in the DLC? Keep your fingers crossed! We've got a lot of surprises for you!
It would end up being cannon....I smell a Jaws/Aliens cross over in the works
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Feb 26, 2013, 07:47:54 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 25, 2013, 06:07:58 PM
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Any shark aliens in the DLC? Keep your fingers crossed! We've got a lot of surprises for you!
It would end up being cannon....I smell a Jaws/Aliens cross over in the works
That Alien actually mutated after the AP explosion in the coffee cup that Drake and Hicks see as they're first exploring the colony.
I think it's safe to assume it was nibbling on that half-eaten irradiated cake donut...
That's a shark alien lurker, how about a shark alien crusher? :)
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 26, 2013, 08:06:29 PM
That Alien actually mutated after the AP explosion in the coffee cup that Drake and Hicks see as they're first exploring the colony.
I think it's safe to assume it was nibbling on that half-eaten irradiated cake donut...
With their track record, Gearbox will skip the shark part and roll out a pure donut Alien. Tbh I was kinda mad that for all the donuts in this game, they didnt bother to put in the one from the movie and it deserves proper recognition.
Quote from: Aceburster on Feb 26, 2013, 09:13:59 PM
With their track record, Gearbox will skip the shark part and roll out a pure donut Alien. Tbh I was kinda mad that for all the donuts in this game, they didnt bother to put in the one from the movie and it deserves proper recognition.
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Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 26, 2013, 04:29:40 PM
Hey, let me bring this back up, but would you ladies and gents buy the DLC if they in fact had a Nostromo and/or Fury 161 multiplayer map? How about other character models like the Nostromo crew or some of the prisoners, or even the WY commandos from the end of 3?
I would love a Derelict map (probably pay the price just for a Derelict map) and the commandos. I'm hoping for more weapon skins and customisation items too.