Announcing Arktech Revolution, Defiance's Fifth DLC Pack

[Halloween]

Lets see, for the final download for the first season we get…

-No new playable races. How many do have in the game now again, three? Wow! So when do the Indogenes, Sensoth, Liberata and possibly Biomen get into the game? One or two years from now when no one is playing this game?

-No new map areas to get into and explore. Awesome! I love going to the same areas I’ve been to dozens of times before to do some crap quest while avoiding the same “random“ roadside encounter with the same hellbugs, Volge or zombies, oh sorry the infected with Irat flu that mutate into zombies just like the show didn’t do.

-No new actual story. Not like we have gotten any of the previous downloads so why should I expect any here? How about adding some actual story content without using data recorders or NPC’s who show up to say three lines before vanishing from the game? Did we ever get a reason why the Volge are in the Bay area beyond being reduced to a notch above hellbugs as random roadside pests? How about the 7th Legion?

-No new vehicles like a motorcycle. Something that we have seen in the TV show. Oh wait. Let me guess, motorcycles only exist in the St. Louis area right?

-No new critters to encounter. Got to love fighting only hellbugs in a world that must have so many varieties of new critters like the weird looking thing seen in the first episode of the show. Yea, imagine that, yet another thing we have seen in the show that is still not in the game.

-Again, still nothing clearly stating what is included with the paid download and what is free.

What this “download” mostly seems to be is a patch to fix or add what I would consider minor things that should be in a game patch not a paid download. Its even advertised as “We’ve only scratched the surface of this game-changing update!”

Is this how Trion handles Rift, by releasing patches and minimal content as paid downloadable content?

I wonder how many season pass users will be back to spend any money on a second season pass or even any further downloads especially considering the future releases coming to a game system near us soon.

I'm sure they'll only be including anything of interest (new playable races, vehicles, unexplored areas, NPC's) bundled inside the Season 2 DLC Pass. I bet that's exactly what is going to happen. Regarding these "patch notes," they do make sense. We get one of the DLC's for free as Season Pass holders, right? I guess the one that sounds more like a normal patch is our "freebie."

"This one's on us. No need to thank us."

[Tekrunner]

I for one, will not be pushing any more dollars at them. Why when you get it all for free anyway?

Because you want the game to keep running and developing, and that's not going to happen if everyone free-rides ?

[rebtattoo]

Because you want the game to keep running and developing, and that's not going to happen if everyone free-rides ?

If the company would produce a DLC worth purchasing, it may be different.

As it is, I don't even know what the **** I'm purchasing with this farce. Everything described will be free to all.

What is the paid content of this?

[Ned Kelly]

If the company would produce a DLC worth purchasing, it may be different.

As it is, I don't even know what the **** I'm purchasing with this farce. Everything described will be free to all.

What is the paid content of this?

maybe a lockbox and a shtako title

[drackiller]

They already have my money for the last "dlc"...for the future we will see.
One thing i can say, if i`m here still playing at the time of a new season pass, i will not buy it. I`ll consider the buy of a DLC for it`s content at that particular time, not going to blindly buy another season pass, that i can guarantee.

[InfamousBrad]

Arktech Revolution does mark the end of DLC Season One and does not contain new storylines but we do have plans for new content moving forward.

You. Have GOT. To be. Kidding. Me.

What happened to the tweet I saw a month ago or so that said you had the voice actors in to record stuff for DLC5? What happened to the claim that, after the fiascos of DLC2 and DLC3, DLC4 and 5 would both have new content? For that matter, what happened to the promise that there would be non-DLC Episode Missions between season 1 and season 2? Have you just completely given up on this game and put it in maintenance mode?

[Ned Kelly]

You. Have GOT. To be. Kidding. Me.

What happened to the tweet I saw a month ago or so that said you had the voice actors in to record stuff for DLC5? What happened to the claim that, after the fiascos of DLC2 and DLC3, DLC4 and 5 would both have new content? For that matter, what happened to the promise that there would be non-DLC Episode Missions between season 1 and season 2? Have you just completely given up on this game and put it in maintenance mode?

That sounds like a serious question, you won't get an answer. To get answers you need to ask fluffy questions like, do you think in the next dlc we can get the dodge challenger in pink?

[Tekrunner]

If the company would produce a DLC worth purchasing, it may be different.

As it is, I don't even know what the **** I'm purchasing with this farce. Everything described will be free to all.

What is the paid content of this?

Right now you're not purchasing anything, because the DLC isn't out yet. What I meant in my post is that some people are happy to pay some money even if the direct advantages it provides are minimal, as long as the game is expanded and improved. I may not have bought 7th Legion and Gunslinger if I hadn't owned a season pass, because they added very little to the game. But given what's announced for Revolution, I would almost certainly have bought it, no matter what the paid portion is (I'm expecting that at least the "hardmode tokens" will be paid-only).

But clearly my opinion on this is very much in the minority, so I'll just shut up and leave you guys to your consumerist anger.

[Bonehead]

"(Did we mention they drop better loot too? Because they do.)"

It will just be "really really rare" right?

[mes77]

Dear trion, the C in DLC stands for content, when will we get some ? As much as I ,(and other SP owners) enjoy paying for massive core gameplay changes that effect everyone SP or not, Its safe to say we expected more then Scratch Ticket Horse Armor the season pass.