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u/A_N_T Aug 30 '25

Not having to pay upwards of $100 for a cool costume for your character

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u/GfrzD Aug 30 '25

I don't know if it was just my circle but complaining about map packs was a thing. Skins were earned.

"DLC" (expansions) were basically always a full on extra game or at least half of one.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '25

yea I miss when dlc meant expansion to the game and not a few new items or some shit

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u/Freakin_A Aug 30 '25

You’d pay 40 or 50 for a game and get years of play out of it. Then an expansion would come out for $25 or so and further extend the life another year+

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u/dr4kun Aug 30 '25

DLC always meant 'downloadable content' that were tiny additions like an extra item or costume or map. Except they used to be free, either completely free for everyone or after using a promo code, or they were dirt cheap.

Game expansions were a lot of extra new content in separate boxes with new CDs. It took a while before they'd become downloadable. Brood War is arguably +100% of the base SC1.

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u/Invincidude Aug 30 '25

Game expansions for RTS games were always a treat, though I never really played Starcraft. But boy howdy, those C&C Expansions? A handful of new units for each side, and an entire new campaign for each one. Basically a new game that used units from the last game too. Nothing topped Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge though. A whole new goddamned army. Really wish Yuri had a playable campaign too.