In the months after Borderlands 2‘s release, there have been many in the community expressing extreme disappointment when it comes to the handling of post-release content. It’s like walking into a shipping container expecting a pizza party, only to find that the pizza is a hologram and the shipping container is about to be shot out of a cannon at the moon. With a shorter base campaign and the possibility of only one story-based DLC pack, the lifespan of this game looks to be much smaller than those of its predecessors. Even if the plans were to change from here onward and the season pass ends up including one new Vault Hunter and three story DLCs, the value of the pass over purchasing content piecemeal hinges on the quality of all three packs, and the series does not have a perfect track record on that front.Įven for somebody who did not purchase the season pass, this news is disheartening. The content fits the requirements laid out, but the value is not there. So even though no promises are technically being broken, and 2K plans to deliver four digital additions to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for the price of three through the season pass, I cannot blame any who bought it for feeling cheated. I am certain that I am not alone in having made the assumption that the four add-on packs promised in The Pre-Sequel‘s season pass would follow that same pattern. Borderlands 2 continued that tradition with its four main DLC packs, along with a bevy of other content. Borderlands featured four pieces of downloadable content, and all four were story-based additions that included new areas to explore, new enemies to fight, and new missions to take on. All that is concretely stated is that there would be a season pass, that it would include four undefined pieces of content, and that buying the season pass would cost less than buying all four pieces individually. The only information given are the phrases “new characters,” “new challenges,” “new missions,” and “new experiences,” which in hindsight are incredibly vague. Even on the official blog post, there is never any mention of what type of DLC is planned. So little information is there that the developers have quite a bit of leeway with it. Looking back at the Pre-Sequel season pass announcement, it is not that 2K lied or even blatantly misrepresented what players should expect in the season pass.
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