Burnout Cops & Robbers Pack Priced

I won't be getting C&R, but am saving up for the island add-on.

@ca$h: Obviously your ID doesn't not correspond with your buying capabilites.

CartBlanche2

Poor Criterion. They spent so much time giving so much away for free, their plan backfired. There's no way in hell I'd pay for any of those updates to a year and a half old game, and all the free content has spolied me.

$10 for cops and robbers... you can probably find a copy of one of the (good) NFSs for that.

I hope they are working on a new Burnout and not planning on using Paradise as a platform for rest of this generation.

lol from the comments looks like giving away free DLC only gets you about 3 or 4 paid DLC's worth of general goodwill.

If its more than a multiplayer mode, I'll go in on that at some point.

@brownfiasco: They have a team working on DLC, and supposed to have teams working on BLACK 2, and a Road Rash sequel. Just rumored, but i think the rumors could be right. Also, who knows maybe another burnout in the way early design stage?

Well....seeing as I don't own the game.....-whistles-

Theres also 3 new Achievements, worth 30 pts each

I'm saying this isn't worth it. I could be wrong. Now that Cop chase mode from Driver in it I'd pay 800 points for.

Grumpz®: Internet Guardian Angel®

these guys ever going to make a new game? ha ha

I'm not buying it.... but my friend will be buying it on my account... so i guess that counts.

@Okari: I agree. It's like they're trying to make up for lost revenue or something.

Honestly, if this is how they were going to do it, I would have rather paid a little bit each time rather than have them overprice stuff later on.

KaneRobot

There seems to be a bit of a run on games/DLC in the UK being charged £7.99 on PSN vs around £6.50 (800 points) on Live.

Ones that come to mind are NHL 3-3, Outrun Arcade, the Prince of Persia expansion and the previous Toy Car pack for Burnout.

Why is this? Because it is assumed PS3 owners have more disposable income and therefore can pay more? Or are publishers pricing these products to offset the bandwidth costs associated with having products on PSN?

Whichever it is, I'm not entirely happy with the situation.

Rotmm

@Okari: Of course. Saying it's free, is a relative thing. Nothing is ever really free, (unless you steal it, and I'm not condoning stealing!). These guys don't work for free, but I do wish they didn't charge me for this pack!

The wallet's a bit of a thin lass, at the moment, she is.

I haven't kept up with this, but I always assumed it to also be a single player mode. I'll pass, I guess.

I don't like to pay for downloadable content so I don't think i will be buying this. If you sell be a $50 game I expect to have free updates for it. Before people say they need to be paid for the extra content, I am more likely to buy games which have free DLC than those you need to pay for more content like L4D with the survival pack for the 360 or PC, Team Fortress with their class updates on the PC, or UT3 with the titan pack on the PS3 or PC. Sure there were several free additions to Burnout (for which I am thankful) but it is unfortunate that they won't continue releasing updates for free, and are falling back into the pay for updates method that a lot of companies seem to be following.

Bring back proper car checking and we'll talk.

ShirleyTemple

I'll get it, but I'll wait until I get a deal on points. This mode is nice but it's not 10 dollars nice.

KaneRobot

@Okari: Yeah, I mean the game is like $20 now. And it comes with what, 7 online modes on the disc? The Party mode was too expensive for what it was and so is this. It looks like fun, but for $10 I could get a fully priced game off the PSN. I know it takes man hours to create this stuff, but $5 would be closer to the mark for me.

I'm skipping it. They're overcharging too much on their DLC, almost to the point where you're paying extra to pay for the "free" DLC.

Okari

It's one online game mode (like marked man or stunt run) for 10 bucks...I'm not too sure about that.

But still beats $5 for one car in the recent boost special car pack. Funny how they release two content packs for free (cagney and bike) now they can charge whatever they want for the forthcoming DLC and still get praised for it. That's some smart foresight on their part.

I'm down with this, all the free stuff they released for this game, I'm definitely picking this up.

dashyt2dafulliz

A little too expensive for me. I can't help but think of it as paying $10 for a new multiplayer mode that I will barely be able to play.

Also, doesn't help that the police cars do nothing for me. Probably fun in the context of the mode, but not so much otherwise.

I don't play much online (and by not much, i mean not at all thus far), but this mode seems pretty cool. Seems like a worthwhile use of 10 bucks

Tuba1060

It depends. I've vowed not to buy any of the Burnout DLC until I get all of the cars, but with the huge amount of makeovers and the extra game mode, I might have to get this one.

Musika13

I hope they put together a complete collection or something, because they're really overcharging on the DLC.

Yeah ill buy it. It looks better than all of the need for speed games that came out in the last 3 years.

ecto311

@cheesecake000: If you're playing on 360, you can delete the previous updates & keep only the most recent one.

So I guess there's going to be another mandatory 1.7GB download D:

talk about a rip off.

abort_user

I personally am waiting for the PC releases.

A very interesting price point. On one hand, Burnout Paradise was only $20, NOT $60....and they threw in the two major free downloadable upgrades. So does that imply that $10 is a huge ripoff (compared to $20) or since I've only paid $20 another $10 is still only $30, a bargain, IMHO, for a very wonderful game.

Color me puzzled.

But I'm buying..................

MrSniffer

I know i'm in the minority but i haven't enjoyed Paradise at all. I loved and still play the previous Burnouts...but i can't get used to having to simultaneously drive and look at the map. Getting lost in most of the races because i couldn't concentrate of the map while trying to wreck my opponent means i suck, i know..but jeez i guess that's progress. I agree on all of the high ratings because i know it's a great game though.

cwatson71

This sounds like an awesome addon. With all the free shit Criterion has given us since the game's release, I feel it is almost my duty to repay them by buying this potentially awesome DLC.

@Tuba1060: Same here, I haven't played it online yet either. I have yet to get my A license and I have no idea on where I'm suppose to do the crash event (like previous Burnout series).

If this DLC is only for online then forget it. Even the paid cars were expensive but at least I can play it offline.

Neko_Tech

@Rotmm: 800 MS point is actually £6.80 that is if you could buy 800 MS points I think you would have to get £8.50 worth of points.
No it's not because of the bandwidth cost since the US PSN store is the same price as live otherwise just the UK is paying for bandwidth costs of the US which is highly unlikely. Besides I paid £7.99 for my Burnout Paradise Toy car collection on the PSN store which was cheaper than the 1000 MS points (£8.50) I would have had to pay on Xbox Live marketplace.

Cue2

@Dafrety: By the time they release the whole complete edition the online server will be beheaded within 6 months.

What EA doesn't know that this game probably got them more money in DLC and they'll be a huge backlash if they made the servers offline and impart we can no longer download on updates and paid DLC that we can use offline.

I wait for this day EA, I pretty much bought all your DLC for this game so I can be part of the mob mentality once you take the game offline.

I agree if it no longer is feasible to keep the server up but EA always kill their online games (that doesn't have paid DLC) way too soon.

Neko_Tech

I still gotta get this for 360. Gonna finish some back logs first.

Import98

@SuperD: EA made them start charging. Capitilism in a nutshell.

IoWn3rU

Racing on a course, now cop chases. Everything that was old in racing games is coming back. Looks like street racing wore out it's welcome. Finally! Now we just need cross country racing. Who's down for a remake of the original NFS? ME!

They have lost the plot as far as there DLC and the price of it all. Im sorry but Burnout is great but to get all the DLC now costs 3x more then the game. This is total BS.

This pack is a steal.

@cwatson71: If your car is still relatively in good shape you can watch the turn signals on the back. You can also use the street signs at the top of the screen.

@Neko_Tech: I thought EA stopped doing that? That really would suck though. I've stopped buying their DLC though, as I honestly can't trust them anymore.

To all the people who are considering buying this, I just hope you weren't the ones saying RE5's versus mode was overpriced...

Nessx007

ill buy any good dlc for this game cause i paid 16 bucks at gamestop for my copy(non greatest hits)

Timothy Saskiewicz

This was fun when it was called Midtown Madness so I'll be getting it.

Not after i was charged ludicrous amounts of money for legendary,toy and boost special cars for 3 consecutive weeks altogether the dlc has actually more than doubled the cost of the full game i paid for from the shop with a box and everything.

digi7al

@Skyline7284:
Did you just say Black 2?

...

*faints*

AXATAX

@KaneRobot: they've put out a lot of great stuff. but that only goes so far when my wallet is hurting.

pescar238

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this mode exactly the same as Marked Man, except now it's multiplayer?

Gringorilla

@Dafrety: Ha it's like saying Disney is no longer going to exploit their child actors.

Until EA gets de-clawed don't put it pass them.

Neko_Tech

800 is too much. I've defended the overpriced cars and Party mode so far based on the wealth of free stuff they dished out.

Now we are seeing Electronic Arts for their true colours, find a good thing and milk it.

It also bodes REALLY badly for the price of the island. Hands down they're gonna try and fleece 1600 points for it!

Xebu

Yeah! DLC! Gimme more stuff to waste money on. Thanks!!!

hardly_working

@Neko_Tech: There is no crash event like earlier Burnout games. There is just the pretty lame 'Showtime' which you activate by pressing two of the shoulder buttons, one on each side (RB and LB, or R2 and L2, I think).

I'd pay $10 for CRASH MODE. But probably not for anything else, especially a multiplayer only NFS retread.

Matthew Weflen

@SuperD: Yeah, its really weird. I barely play the game, yet just because they released free DLC, I was compelled to buy the party mode.

Heres hoping the next game mode is something thats worth the $10 that I'll inexplicably spend on it. Something like Burnout Black, which turns the cars into something out of the new Death Race, and places explosive grain silos all along the track.

MDevonB

Oh great so I have to pay money for a feature that a better and funner game already has *cough Midnight Club LA cough*. Great EA. I always love your over priced DLC. Why can't you be like Valve?

99-Luft-Balloons

jasklfhaf a new road rash? sign me up! and on a side note i was playing road rash on my bicycle a few years back and long story short...i have metal pins in my elbow.

webkatt

@hot_heart: No for PS3 it's pressing R3+L3 at the same time. Found out by accident.. a glorious accident neverless.

Neko_Tech