Blizzard is considering cosmetic DLCs in StarCraft 2. Who wouldn’t want Morgan Freeman as the announcer voice?
Cooler Units for Bigger Wallets
For more and more games, it’s commonplace to sell cosmetic DLCs through an in-game shop, even if the game is actually a full-price title. Now Blizzard seems to be considering such cosmetic DLCs for StarCraft 2 as well. As several users on Reddit report, Blizzard has sent surveys to some players addressing this very topic.
The players are asked whether they would buy special skins for units to make their favorite troops look a bit more premium. Various emoticons that can be sent in chat are also under discussion. Other questions aim to gauge how agreeable players would be to the prices for such additional DLCs. A set of 10 emoticons would cost about $2.49, and a single unit skin would be available for $1.99.
Announcer Packs with Snoop Dogg?
But not only skins and emoticons are being considered; announcer packs, which would replace the original announcer voice in the game, are also being discussed.
Players had the opportunity to express their opinions on various voices, including not only “Blizzard characters” such as Thrall, Alarak, or Murky, but also rather… unexpected persons like Snoop Dogg or Morgan Freeman.
According to the surveys, a single announcer pack would then be offered for $3.99 (and presumably the same price in euros).
However, so far these surveys are just that – surveys. Until Blizzard presents official plans, much remains uncertain.
Would you get such DLCs? Or is that a reason to turn away from StarCraft?
Mein-MMO thinks: Even if nothing is set in stone yet, these surveys make us somewhat skeptical. We can hardly imagine that the introduction of so many paid DLCs will be particularly well-received by fans. Even though other games have proven that announcer packs can indeed be popular, Blizzard could alienate a large group of players with this move. But as always, the saying goes: let’s wait and see how things develop.
