Could we please stop trashing a FREE CONTENT update?

I don't want "fReE cOnTeNt", I'm not homeless and am more than willing to pay money to support games I like. The whole free content update trend only started as an excuse to add microtransactions, and as a defense against people wanting actual good content. People like OP will defend ANYTHING as long as something is given for free in return. There's the rub.

I wish we could go back to 2010, when we bought huge expansions for $10 or sometimes $20, and they included a LOT of stuff. Nowadays games cater to people who wouldn't spend money to support the game, instead of the people who would, which has led directly to a decline in quality.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with asking your players to throw $10 your way for a map pack. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with saying "Our post-launch content will be PAID, because it is quality content and we don't have microtransactions. If you like the game, you can buy it. If you don't like the game that much, it's okay not to buy it."

/r/Borderlands Thread