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Which is it because these are two totally separate complaints?
The first is a complaint that you are being charged for something that you believe should be just included with another purchase. To which that argument could also apply to the DLC’s in that you paid for the base game and therefore the DLC’s should just come to you as part of the update. It is also already in the coding of the update and is applied to the game that is stored in your local drive and therefore you should have access to these things since you are holding onto the program with your own resources. Right? That logic would mean active development halts because there is no new revenue for the work the teams put into it outside of a few folks buying an older game.
The second is about the value differences between DLC and bazaar micro transactions. This is where feedback is probably reviewed the most because the deal is done and the change is cemented as far as DLC vs microtransaction. Yes these are pricey when compared to the old ways but in the business model sense, they are about midrange pricing when comparing all of the other microtransaction video games out there.
I look at it as far as fun factor. Am I enjoying the product as much as I did for the comparable DLC price? Most of the time I would say yes. There was only one regret purchase I did and that was the Headhunter set but that was me buying the entire set to get access to just the gibbet. Dumb on my part but all the other purchases, I am mostly happy with and at a comparable $/enjoyment level. There are some things I will never buy…ever (the feast bundle, the market the bath. …these don’t interest me). I’m glad I can pick and choose more than not and not have to deal with spending 5 minutes scrolling through all of the artisan stuff just to get what ever decorative I need like I have to with all the DLC stuff that I will never make and place.