Yes...I explained how the packs are nowhere near the same value as the base game. I explained how its just easier to swallow in a smaller dollar amount in packs.
But if we want to wait 6 months for a 12 -15 animal pack with game changing features, people would be impatient. People want more but aren’t willing to wait.
People are clamoring for doubling animals, adding scenarios, adding extra scenery, include game changing features, give a free (or cheap 2$ clone) animal each month, and more. They want things quicker and aren’t willing to wait, so they want Frontier to give them much, much more in the same amount of time. All while Frontier deals with the situation around the world and has had a shifting, uncertain work environment. Seems unreasonable to me.
Well the argument from the very beginning in this forum by some is that a longer waiting period for bigger dlcs is contra productive to Frontier's business model, and it would only translate into more players losing interest in the game. I completely agree with this, the problem with this argument is that has never been the request, at least not from me,
Swjosdotschka or anyone else in this forum whose opinions and thoughts I remember reading.
A four months wait in between dlcs is already as much as anyone can handle I think, I certainly would not want to wait any longer, what would be the point? Slightly bigger dlcs with the same frequency would be the solution in my opinion.
I do understand your point about the high cost of much bigger dlcs in comparison to the base game, I never truly wanted to look at it like that, because as you mention it is a non issue for me as well as you so why even bother. However for the sake of the discussion, the way I see it, is that the base game is an investment on the opportunity to receive additional content over the course of the years that would eventually complete the game as a zoo simulation.
It is understandable if a percentage of players might not be open to the idea of purchasing larger dlcs for 20/30 every four months, however I do believe that at some point if Frontier does release one of this dlcs and the occasion is appropriate this should not be an issue.
Just as an example, let's say that on December 2021 Frontier releases a DLC called Birds. Now aside from the very few ground dwelling birds found in the game, the avian residents are practically non existent from the game. Now, since this is a zoo based game, and birds happen to be the majority of held species virtually in every zoo in the planet, it would make every sense in the world that Frontier finally breaks away from the four species model, at least for this dlc.
So for the sake of the discussion, on December 2021, the birds DLC drops with 20 bird species, two new barrier styles and 250+ new scenery items, to include a large amount of props often associated with aviaries in zoos, an expansion of basic zoo props often requested on this forum, a large selection of logs, tree trunk sections and branches (often requested as well)
This DLC is complemented by a free update as is usually the case.
A new gameplay feature that allows birds to fly/glide/soar/flap and dive in accordance to each species behavior.
A new barrier system (pretty much the same concept we have now, but the ability to create aviaries using the rotation feature on the two new barriers the same way you do with terraforming)
An update to the educators where some of them can now hold certain bird species, after landing on them.
New foliage and a flexi color rock with a different variation of texture.
Now this DLC would be priced at 30 euros, a substantial price increase from other dlcs but it basically delivers a whole new game within a game, so it is only fair. Some who are not interested in birds might pass on the opportunity, others will probably complain about the price and wait for a discounted special, but a very large number of the 2-3 million players who already own the game will definitely get their hands on it. If done properly, the majority of players would support such an expansion.
