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Posted by: Smug Dark Loser
Here's where the funnies come in, coming from someone who is a pc gamer and thereby knows what an expansion pack is
1. ODST isn't an expansion pack. And expansion pack typically is more or less more of the same. More missions, sometimes new units, but nothing huge. You wouldn't be suprised if these things were revealed later in the game. ODST, if you had a level from it in Halo3, you'd think something weird just happened.
2. Expansion packs only cost $10 less on pc
?? Have you played the original Ghost Recons? That's a lot comparable to ODST, the only thing is that they changed some gameplay things, that's all, it's the SAME base, so that immediately makes it an expansion, no matter what, the length doesn't matter at all. Oblivion isn't an "Ultra game" because it's so long, and Shivering Isles wasn't considered a full game even if it's longer than Halo 3. An album can be 20 minutes as well as 2 hours and be priced the same way. Same for games, it runs on the SAME -blam!- engine, graphics and all, they didn't BUILT anything for the game, they used things already made to continue, enhance the experience, therefore it IS an expansion no matter what additional content new or old you add.
Posted by: EnragedAUSTIN11
dude it is not an expanshion pack dumass! it is a full game itself. if you would just read the OP and let your feeble little mind wrap around the fact that it has a full campaign, new fireright mode with theatre(something that most "regular" games dont have cough force unleashed cough) than you will understand.
Have you read my post beyond : it's not a full game? Have you ever tried to comprehend things and not being a so much of an hardcore Halo fans to understand it is not the best thing to have happen on Earth and that it can be overpriced? Halo is not the be-all end-all of things, deal with it. If you like to be ripped off without any conscience, fine, but I have a brain and I know how to use it, I will buy it but I will know M$ just wanted more of my cash.
And again, length and things added has NOTHING to do with if a game is a full one or not. If we take back the example of Oblivion, almost every game should be considered an expansion because they are so short compared to it.
It has been stated many times now that while ODST was considered an expansion, ITS NOT ANYMORE. ITS NOW CONSIDERED A FULL GAME WITH A LONGER CAMPAIGN THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
I think you missed something, Microsoft said ODST would be considered a full game because of the ADDITIONAL campaign, and not its length. And like some say: "no matter what you say" it IS still the same engine, they still haven't BUILT anything to make the game, and they haven't took out the 3 in the title. It like took them a fraction of the time to make H3 to make.
[Edited on 07.09.2009 11:18 AM PDT]