Marvel Capcom Super Dumb Time

The greed and stupidity seemingly never ends huh?  By now anyone reading this knows about Capcom and the MVC3 debacles.  Fate of two worlds comes out and it's alright but no MVC2.  MVC3 ultimate is announced and instead of doing it as DLC to add on to Fate of Two Worlds-they want hard copies.  I don't know why.  Wait yes I do-more money.

MVC3 ultimate was released on disc with ADDITIONAL dlc.  Here's the kicker.  After some poking around in the game's code some people found out that the "dlc" was already on the disc.  Yeah no shit-they didn't even TRY to conceal the fact that it was already done.  No sort of frantic rush or damage control.  Almost kinda like the boss catches you sitting on your hands and you're all like "Sup?"

Now we talk about DLC in my office quite a bit we come to the conclusion that anything in DLC is a true add on and not already done.  We also come to the conclusion that it should be free or as close to free as we can make it.  Paying 20% of the original game price for a few extra costumes or maps is just plain wrong.  Typically a game is 100% complete and 20% is intentionally removed before release and that is dlc.  But it isn't that is horse shit.  It's blatantly ripping off the people you depend on.  Here is your crown king Stupid.

So now the cat is out the bag and people will be cracking discs  even harder now that this happened.  This wont stop dlc rip offs but it will stop a smart yet greedy developer from including "yet to be released" material on the disc you buy.  There was an easy way around this.  Capcom could have just made the dlc unlockable through gameplay achievements.  Hell, they could have even LIED and said "Yeah it is unlockable through gameplay but it seems like it is broken-let's release a patch".  There was no "Oh crap! people found out! we have to save face."  No instead they admitted they were fucking their customers and then shrugging going "what?"

Whoever is in charge of PR or damage control over there sucks.  But it shows you just how entitled to your money that they feel they are.  "Shame on YOU! you unlocked something you bought from us before you bought it again!"  There is no shame or humility in their statements just a blatant and even further middle finger to those who supported them by buying the same game twice ALREADY, which only adds to the reason why some are calling them Capcops.

Now before some of you fan boys pull out your replica weapons let me tell you this.  Capcom blew me away as a kid and even into adulthood.  Megaman, Street Fighter, Resident Evil all bad ass and for the most part fairly solid in their franchises.  But there comes a time when we must be honest with ourselves and those we buy from.  If you put sneakers in a box and sell the box to your friend and then he opens the box and starts wearing the sneakers you can't really be pissed with him.  You sold him the sneakers with the box even if he didnt know the sneakers were in there.

Capcom should be performing damage control and throwing themselves on the mercy of their fans for such a blatant rape but they are seemingly above that.  Pride before the fall?  perhaps.  Greed and stupidity? you bet your ass.