Not going to buy any new UBI games after the DRM fiasco and the convinient offering of out of date/different subject matter games as alternatives, so I really can't care less about other game points. As we are at it, want some Prince of Persia action or Snowboarding? Still have the UBI mail and have to get rid of that stuff.
Besides, where is the logic in spending points you earned outside of the SHV area? Not everyone is a hardcore gamer. I bought SHV to play SHV, nothing else. Keep it focussed.
There obviously is a cultural clash here, UBI confusing subsimmers with console gamer nerds. In the very best of cases UBI simply did not deem it nessecary to put any brain mass to the needs of its customers.
Again, just playing through the game gives you all the points and let's you unlock everything. You'll have to jump through some rather annoying hoopes in most games that have unlockable content. That the points transfer to other games if you're not interested in some stuff is a bonus. Doesn't matter if the points are in- or out-game.
There we have to agree to disagree. It is one thing to offer a couple paintshemes or a mission with a a ship that should have been from the start. Its easy to be done stuff, quite obviously taken out of the game after it was already done just to have something to put into it again. Again, no "thinking" in there, just a cheap rip off of others companies offering shemes in the line of "Hey, others put stuff in their games, now lets see where we can do the same".
On the other hand, offering completly new characters with dialouge and animations coupled with new missions. Think of Bioware what you want, but what they offer is not percieved as "in from the start" material, simply because the game runs perfectly without and does not give the impression of anything lacking even with the basic game. As such these extra stuffs are indeed a rewarding bonus. Fact is, I was impressed by Bioware, they managed to get some positive feelings going, and seriously dissapointed with what UBI offered.
The completely new content is only free if you buy it new, others will have to pay. That's what I ment with "truly free". I have nothing but respect for Bioware, by far my favorite developer. Just seems that there's a bit of an unfair bias against Ubi, wouldn't you agree? Understandable, but unfair non the less.
Truly free extra content for Dragon Age is a dagger, Mass Effect has none whatsoever.
Oh yes, quite right there. But you see, at least you CAN sell Bioware games and play them out of the box quite nicely. When it comes down to it, you can even play without registering in the net. It's all completly voluntarily. Purchasing the game and registering will give you tons of benefits, but you can quite nicely play without even an internet connections. It's reward based, with the rewards actually worth the hassle.
Its the opposite around for UBI stuff.
No argument there, but I think you mean the DLC for Bioware games is worth the hassle. I've yet to see any unlockables in either Dragon Age or Mass Effect. 