With Titanfall now out (and good),
the Respawn team are working on the next updates for their
pilot-'n-robot buddy war game. Some of those updates will form DLC, but
not all of the planned future content will be hiding behind a paid
mini-pack. Last night, Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella confirmed that
future multiplayer modes will be released for free, and not tied up as
part of expansions.
There
have been no details on when the first DLC will appear, or what will be
in it, but it's nice to know that - whatever maps will require paying
for — those not interested in DLC won't be completely abandoned. What
isn't clear is how many vanilla maps each upcoming mode will support.
The plan is in contrast to EA's other
big shooter series. Battlefield 4 ties new game modes directly to
expansion content. The upcoming Naval Strike, for instance, brings a
Carrier Assault mode based on Battlefield 2142's Titan. At least, it
will when it finally appears on PC.
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Good guy EA, letting your peeps do their own thing finally. Well, this is a good way to increase the value of the game from below-retail. And yes, what the game gives is worth its salt, but the total content provided as a whole is not worth full retail price.