That's such an old excuse I'm not even sure why I'm answering that...
That's not an excuse. You claim they are "forcing you" to buy it. I simply point out nobody is actually forcing you to do anything. You are not obligated to buy their game if you don't like its content. But if you don't know why you're answering, then by all means, don't. It's actually the exact same situation - nobody is forcing you to respond to me. You just really want to (just like I want to respond to you).
The problem is, people like you that cover up for devs' every little whim only reinforce them in thinking they could get away with virtually anything.
Bloody hell, I honestly had no idea of the damage I (and "people like me", whoever they are - they have my sympathies, that's for sure) cause by simply pointing out you are not forced to buy a game you don't like. I feel like a Bond villain right now, thinking about all the evil and misfortune I seem to have on my conscience.
Bad enough as it is with you not enjoying RX, yet letting them cram it into the product you buy, you are actually telling other people to just shut up and let the developers do as they please.
I am "letting them cram it into the product I buy" because, unlike you, I realize I have a choice (several, in fact - to get the game or not get the game, to play the content I don't like or not play it...), and I also realize there are more people in the world than just me, with different tastes, and the game has to cater to a pretty large group of them to be successful. I don't care much about rallycross in DR or D4, correct, but plenty of other people did, and so the content is there and will be part of the sequel. Similarly, while I enjoyed the Pikes Peak hillclimb a lot in DR, a fair amount of people did not (and so they're happy CM lost the license to include it, while I think it sucks). We can't all have the games custom made for us, so we have to "let them cram" content I might not be interested in into the game. That's how it works. (And let's not dwell too much on the fact that saying I "let them" is such a bizarre choice of words in itself - I don't "let them" do anything because they certainly don't need my permission to put that content in.)
What kind of help are you in this situation? If you don't like something, you absolutely have to make them know that their practices are bad for the product.
I'm that kind of help that points out to you that your claims about someone "forcing you" to buy a game don't make any real sense, because, again, nobody is actually forcing you to do anything. That question can easily go both ways, though. What kind of help are *you*? The game is being made and it contains rallycross. The decision has already been made way before the game was even announced, and I'm pretty sure it was a fairly informed decision to do it this way and not do a separate game instead. So they won't take a significant portion of content out of the game just because some people don't like it being there (while many others do). So you're not that big of a "help" either. You're not actually fighting for a better world here despite what you seem to think, you're just another person complaining on the internet about stuff that won't change (because, see above, it was already decided to be the way it will be and it's completely unreasonable to expect it to change, we're way past that point) using overdramatic arguments that don't really make much sense, sorry.
RX should be kept separate from rallying. It's not even close to being the same thing. I don't want to pay for all those rally-cross "licensed tracks", I don't care about them in the slightest.
And this right here really is what your comment should've been in the first place. This is all there is to it - a no nonsense, relevant *personal* opinion. Nothing else needed to be said or argued.
Quit with the "don't like it, don't buy it" attitude.
No. What else can I say - I just don't think buying things you don't like is wise. You're of course free to think otherwise.
We're not getting nearly enough rally sims to be easily able to switch to a different product because of devs trying to sell us what we don't want.
And when you say "we don't want", what you're really saying is "I don't want", you're just using a plural to create an illusion you're somehow a speaker for a large group of people to give your personal opinion more weight than it actually does have.
Sure, I might just opt out of purchasing DR2, but who wins from that?
Given your fairly strong opinions on being "forced" to buy a game you don't want...well, you. You get to keep your money *and* you won't have to own/play a game that includes content you despise. By my count, that's actually a double win for you.
Also, what exactly do you gain from opposing me here? Do you even realize you are doing worse for yourself?
A somewhat positive feeling that I didn't leave an absurd argument go unnoticed and a slim hope you might perhaps even realize why your arguments are absurd and/or overdramatic. I'm not holding my breath here, but I wouldn't be responding to you if I didn't think there still might be a chance, however slim. And yes, I absolutely do realize that by responding to you, I'm making things worse for myself. I'm painfully aware of that. (And I'm also aware of the fact that's not really what you meant.)
(My apologies to the staff.)
) add to the immersion factor.
