New DLC Pack - Hey Ash Whatcha Playin?

[MrScratch]

And I guarantee people will buy this pack for Papa Burch alone.

Absolutely.

 

[Minimaul]

Oh, come on guys! HAWP! If you don't know then your in for one hell of a treat. This has literally been my favorite piece of DLC to be released for SR yet, however it depends highly on my knowledge of who they are. More then a few episodes reference Saints Row The Third, so it's kinda cool that they took the time to put them in game. I suppose it counts more like an inside joke type thing. As for $2.99.....I don't know, I really don't think any of the content is over priced, just generally miss guided. I think content like this is totally fair to release at $2.99. If your a fan of them then it's totally worth it. If not then....not so much. It's like if they released Idol Ninja, and Minimaul as homies. That'd be awesome! I'd totally pay $2.99 for more of our online community to make appearances in game. I'd pay $5.99 to have Knobby (V) as a homie! Of course no Saints Row homie pack would be complete without Shitface! A bundle featuring Shitface, Knobby, Idol, and Minimaul....I'd by that for a dollar!*

*A dollar in 1985 currency after inflation equals $2.19. However, I'd pay as much as $5 in 1985 money.....maybe $6.

While we are on the topic of inflation, did you know that in 1985 NES games cost $40 to $50? Factoring inflation that was about $100 to $110 a piece. So in fact games have come down by $50 since 1985. Math is fun.

^A very good point. If an Idol and Minimaul pack were released, most of us would think it was awesome, but everybody else in existence wouldn't know who the hell they were, (well, more likely, they would take to complaining on Facebook about how it's DLC for DLC or how GTA5 would never do something like that or some other bullpiss.

but I don't want to be a homie...

 

[hoeward]

I really love HAWP.

 

[tonicmole]

That's one way to look at it.

The fact is, the companies now just cut tons of corners when it comes to cheap labor, cheap parts, cheap this, and cheap that. Back in the 80's, a lot of the manufacturing/assembly line work was being done in the US, and many had unions backing them so they were paid well. These days these game companies outsource a lot of the work. Sure, developers are still being paid well but they are only a part of what goes into the whole process. Not only are the game companies cutting corners, but Walmart is the biggest game seller in the US. And well they can sell the games for less because they underpay their workers and cut tons of other corners as well.

And no, it isn't Obama's fault, or Bush's, it is Reagan and Clinton's, at least partially. Of course we didn't know this when we were voting for them because journalistic integrity went out the window when people realized more money can be made by taking pictures of celebrities picking their noses.

Capitalism!!!! However, in 1985 90% of anything gaming related was made in Japan. Except computer solitaire. We did that one!

 

[tonicmole]

You call companies underpaying employees, discriminating against minorities, outsourcing our jobs to communist countries, and destroying the unions and the middle class, capitalism?

That's amusing.

It's called corporationism by many liberals, I myself however am not a liberal. I'm an old school democrat who believes the democrats should go back to prioritizing the middle class, bringing jobs back to the US even if it means regulation, and stop pandering to minority groups just to seem cool. I don't know why they bother, they don't keep the promises they make to the minority groups anyways. Bush promised the Christian right he'd overturn Roe Vs. Wade, and they bought into it like fools. There was no way he'd be able to keep that promise. And Obama talked about an easier way to citizenship but under Obama, more undocumented citizens have been deported than under Bush, not that I have an issue with that since they are breaking the law. The point is, things are kind of a mess right now because the rich have way too much control of things, oh I mean the job creators.. well they're job creators if you live in China and enjoy making a quarter an hour or work at Walmart and enjoy eating Top Ramen while living in a rathole.

We are so off topic it's insane! I'm actually frightened and confused on how we got to the social/political effects of consumerism! This DLC truly inspires open and honest debate! Personally I just liked the dick jokes.

 

[Devianza]

Hah, your whole inflation thing just rubbed me wrong because things keep going up due to inflation, except for wages for honest wage earners. But those posts were horribly off topic so I deleted them.

As for games being cheaper, they really should be a lot cheaper. It isn't a new form of technology anymore, the only thing that has changed over the years is that games are looking prettier and prettier but that doesn't make a game better or worse, it just makes them prettier. Unless some really mind blowing game comes out in 2014, I'm pretty sure the second season of Walking Dead is all I'll be buying, and it's only 22 dollars, the price all new games should be.

Anywho.. getting back on topic.

This is the first Saints Row DLC pack that I don't get. I mean the powerful vehicles make sense, the pirate costumes make sense since the pirate thing is hip these days, but what do three generic nerdy homies have to do with anything? Were they in an earlier game?

 

[tonicmole]

This is the first Saints Row DLC pack that I don't get. I mean the powerful vehicles make sense, the pirate costumes make sense since the pirate thing is hip these days, but what do three generic nerdy homies have to do with anything? Were they in an earlier game?

That's the most epic statement ever! Pirates, of course, superhero costumes, obviously, Dildo tank, without a doubt, but the cast of HAWP is what gets you! Not the tank with the huge dildo attached....two siblings and their father...However, to keep it in perspective, they are more famous the the porn stars in SR 2.

Also, Felicia Day. Same exact thing. She's in everything! Why? Because of her web series. Boop. I liked the Guild, but I think I like HAWP better. More dick jokes.

 

[Devianza]

That's the most epic statement ever! Pirates, of course, superhero costumes, obviously, Dildo tank, without a doubt, but the cast of HAWP is what gets you!

The pirates, zombies, and vampires make sense because SR games have always had fun with current trends, they even had fun with Harry Potter by adding brooms and a witch outfit. The dildo tank makes total sense because the Saints are known to be extremely raunchy, I mean the ho'ing diversion comes to mind, the strip clubs, and so on and so forth. But what I didn't understand about this new dlc pack is I just saw three generic looking homies that didn't seem to be part of any current trendy genre, or raunchy whatsoever. But you're saying they're the cast of Hawp?

What the fuck is Hawp?

 

[tonicmole]

It's a web show. It's hilarious. Prepare for funny!

 

[Devianza]

It's a web show. It's hilarious. Prepare for funny!

I'm torn.. I usually hate web shows but I don't want to make fun of it without giving it a shot first...

*Checks it out*

It's mildly amusing but this guy really should be the homie. He works for the music industry and just tears it apart it a highly amusing way. I'd love to see him as a homie and when the player asks him to sing along to Paula Abdul, he starts going on one of his amusing music rants instead.

Yes, he trashes modern music since it's all crap but he does it in a highly, highly amusing way.

By the way, does Idolninja know one can't post on this site with IE11 unless they add the site to compatability View Settings?