So, head over to my last post on this subject to get some background. Then you will be well informed about these issues. Now we find out through our own personal experiences that yes, truly this content was simply locked by a digital key on the disc. All be it a big key, at 1.86 MB but is TRULY doubtful that this was the ACTUAL MULTIPLAYER MODE.
I certainly don't fault Capcom for digital keying content. But digital keying a multiplayer mode? Just so everyone knows, the last statement Capcom has made about this, was also in my last post. This separate cost, they speak of can be attributed to the fees that Sony charges publishers to use their servers. Because as everyone knows, there is NO SUCH thing as free internet service, SOMEONE is paying for it. So I don't think that when they said that the mode had a separate budget we were really looking for the balance sheet for their online needs. I think people were "trying" to discover if the mode was all ready on the disc.
Lastly on the subject of a major developer/publisher lying to us about a feature of their game. I want to just say that we shouldn't file this under, "Why should we care?" Because if everyone just sits by and takes this, the next time Gears of War comes out or maybe Lost Planet 2. It will only ship with a single player mode and if you want to play the multiplayer you will have to buy the digital key that unlocks it. And the game WILL BE the same $60 as it would be WITH that same mode now. Is this what you want? So this isn't a "non-issue." Which SO MANY sites seem to think it is. Only Kotaku and IGN seemed interested in making comment about this occurrence. Not to mention the fact that Resident Evil 5 has sold over 17 Million since launch. It's not like this is some art house game that needs money or heaven forbid a movie tie-in that needs to pay for licensing fees. The game is a record breaker for Capcom, selling more than any other Resident Evil game to date. All this and they have to CHARGE for something that's on the disc to recoup the money Sony is charging them for servers? Perhaps this whole free PSN multiplayer thing needs to be reconsidered.
On a brighter note: The mode itself is EXCELLENT. Probably some of the best multiplayer I've played in a long time. The matchmaking is awful and the lobby system could be better. But the ACTUAL gameplay is stellar! Last night when I downloaded the mode, I certainly didn't realize that I was getting such a replay creating feature. It's like Mercenaries Mode but better. I don't particularly enjoy playing the Slayers mode and getting killed by fellow players trying to win the game by knocking down my multiplier rather than trying to build up their own. It seems kind of stupid to me, but hey if friendly fire wasn't supposed to be an issue then they would have shut it off or penalized people for doing it. But REALLY guys, if you want to shoot each other play Survivors where the point is to shoot each other.
I'm not trying to tell you not to buy the mode. I did... Rather just know what your buying and realize that this is probably not the last time your going to see content presented in this way. And this year looks to be a record year for Capcom releases. I just hope that the next time this happens Capcom will at least be straight with us.
UPDATE: Again Capcom is late with the real information,
"Capcom Vice President Christian Svensson stands his ground and says, "Keys are 100K or less. It is not a key. We have said in the past, it uses assets from the disc (like levels, models, audio, etc.) but the code is new and does not exist on the disc."Gamercentral....
OK so that ends it... This is an EXCELLENT feature and you SHOULD download it. I would like to apologize to Capcom for my assertions and simply suggest in the future that you make comment a little faster on this type of issue. Oh, perhaps when it comes up, like 3 weeks ago.
Update: Hey guys you sick of hearing about this. I am, but it turns out that there is NO WAY that the download sizes of the DLC match up with ANY AMOUNT OF content that could have been added to the game; EXCEPT a DIGITAL KEY! So again, Capcom is scamming us for $5 and the mode is great but why didn't Capcom just say they were charging for the key. Because whatever problems that would have caused would have NO WAY compared to those they created by lying about it. So I'm done, I'm playing it and loving it and I love RE5. A review is incoming. But hey Capcom, be honest! Really it's the BEST policy.
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