Originally Posted by Shift

Peter then spoke at length about the problems with downloadable content or ‘DLC’. He said that he found it incredibly difficult to maintain interest in DLC once a game has been released. He cited the content Lionhead created for Fable II and how he had to get the marketing machine rolling again every time more DLC was made in order to drag people back to playing the game. It was at this point that he dropped a bit of a bombshell. He revealed that within Fable III there will be a shop. From this shop the player can buy clothes, items, weapons and even additional content with Microsoft Points. That’s right, he is proposing to release additional content in a piecemeal manner via this shop for a few nickels and dimes. He boasted that new content would arrive on a daily basis as it was terribly small and easy to create.

It was at this point my mind was racing. Not with excitement, no. It was with rage and fury. I was madder at that point than the average PC gamer that wants Activision’s and Infinity Ward’s blood over the Modern Warfare 2 dedicated server mess.

Why was I so mad? Well what Mr Molyneux is proposing here is creating a two tier gaming experience, one for people with more money than sense and the other who have no intention of paying out money for a red hat because it looks ‘cool’. Now this is the first time anyone had heard about this new feature in Fable III, so no one really knows the ins and outs of how it’s going to work. We’re just going to have to wait and see how it pans out in the final game.

Originally Posted by SHIFT

Question 9 – The anticipation model was raised frequently during the presentation, how does that marry with the micro-transaction that is going to be present in Fable III?

In response to this question, Peter said that the two modes of game play are at odds with one another and there is a risk of people buying their way to the parts of the game they should have earned. To overcome this there should be a way in which the game prevents the player using an item until they reach a certain level. He did conced however that there is the distinct risk that monetising too much of the game can result in it becoming fundamentally broken.

Originally Posted by Game Informer, September issue 2009

FIRST LOOK:

FABLE III
IT'S GOOD TO BE KING
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Peter Molyneux and the crew at developer Lionhead are already working in Fable III, which Molyneux says will come out holiday 2010. The game takes place 50 years in the future of Albion and puts you in the shoes of your offspring from Fable II as he/she strives to capture the throne of Albion and deal with ruling the kingdom. The game's move into the future opens the doors for industrialization, complete with ships and more metal war machines. The land of Albion is split, and is looking for a king or queen to step up and unite the land. If course, how you rule, how you get there, and what you're willing to do to stay there is up to you.