DARK SOULS™ III continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series.
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Dark Souls III fans, get ready as your first expansion is dropping in October! Ashes of Ariandel will feature a brand new region to explore, new boss to rage about, new armour, weapons and magic to help you try to survive and new multiplayer features.
Ashes of Ariandel is out on October 25th for PC, Xbox One and PS4. It will be included in the Season Pass for Free or you can purchase it separately.
Hey there, you're right it's not exactly for free is it because you're buying the Season Pass :p But oh well, you still understood I guess :)
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Mm? I'm confused. You're saying the DLCs aren't free because you still pay for the season pass which is not what i meant. Buying the season pass does not make the DLCs free for you, you still need to pay for the DLCs even though you still own the season pass. The only thing you get from the season pass is a discount for the two DLCs. That is what i was talking about.
This update states that if you buy the pass it includes the two DLCs for free when they get released which is not true. You only get a discount for the DLCs if you own the pass. Sorry for repeating but i feel like i had to make myself clear. If you already understood what i originally meant then ignore this.
I should also add for those that do not know. If you own the season pass DO NOT BUY THE DLC NOW. You do not get the discount right now for some reason. Confirmed by a friend i know who owns the season pass. You'll have to wait until the discount kicks in. The DLC costs 14.99 Euro on Steam so if you have the pass and it costs that much for you, you have not got your season pass discount for it yet.
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You sound so sure of this, how do you know? Do you think we would ask you to pay for a Season Pass and it only makes a discount for you to later purchase DLC? That would be the most pointless Season Pass ever :p
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How do i know you ask? By looking up what kind of season pass it is. Let me make this clear. From all these years NO ONE has agreed on what a season pass is. A season pass can be everything, that's the problem. I promise you, if you google what a season pass is everyone will say different things about what it is.
A season pass can be valid for 6 months and all DLCs released during those 6 months get a discount. A pass can give two DLCs for free. A pass can give discounts for two or more DLCs. Some passes like the first example can be timed and some are not timed like the second and third example.
"That would be the most pointless Season Pass ever" Yes i agree and that's why some passes are scams like the Dark Souls III season pass. Again this is taken from the description of the Dark Souls III season pass.
"DARK SOULS™ III leads you once again into a challenging world of ruin and despair. Expand your DARK SOULS™ III experience with the Season Pass and gain access to 2 epic DLC packs at a discounted price. Challenge yourself with new maps, bosses, enemies and additional weapon and armor sets. Prepare yourself once more and embrace the darkness."
That is taken from Steam directly and notice it says "discounted price" and not "free"? The thing is that this update states you get the upcoming DLC for free if you own the season pass which is again not correct, however if that only applies to your site Gameplanet and Gameplanet gives you the DLC for free when it release then yes this update is correct but from my assumption that is not how it works. If i would buy this pass from Gamesplanet i would get a key to unlock it on Steam which indicates that you are selling the Steam version and the effects of the pass only affects Steam and not Gamesplanet directly. That means i would get the discount effect for the DLC and not get it for free. Again if you Gamesplanet gives me the DLC for free if i would buy the season pass from you then yes your own version of the pass is correctly stated from this update post. By the way, you should check here: https://uk.gamesplanet.com/game/dark-souls-iii-season-pass-steam-key--2978-3
Read the description and notice it is taken from the season pass on Steam. States exactly what I've been talking about, that you do not get both DLCs for free but instead only at a discounted price. I don't blame you for thinking a season pass gives you DLCs for free because a season pass can still be anything and everything.
Lastly after this stupidly long comment my main point still stands. This update post states that the season pass gives you the upcoming DLC for free which is not true. Please change it to give the correct information.
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I'm sorry but you are misreading what the pass is, when it says "at a discounted price" it means if you purchase the DLC's separately you'll have to pay more and by purchasing the Season Pass it will save you money.
There is nothing wrong with what we have, you are however not understanding this.
To backup our claims it takes a quick google search to prove that it comes as part of the Season Pass -
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/08/24/dark-souls-3-ashes-of-ariandel-dlc/
https://www.vg247.com/2016/08/24/heres-your-first-look-at-the-dark-souls-3-dlc-ashes-of-ariandel/
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-08-23-dark-souls-3-dlc-expansion-dated-for-october
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/24/dark-souls-3-ashes-of-ariandel-dlc-release-date-officially-announced
So I do not fully understand where you are getting this concept of paying for the content again after you purchase it. The Season Pass contains this DLC and one unannounced pack which will be released later.
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Thank you for literally confirming what i have been saying from the beginning. "So I do not fully understand where you are getting this concept of paying for the content again after you purchase it" I do not understand why you took what i said as paying for the DLCs twice. I understand my english is flawed but still?
Let me explain again how this season pass works.
That's how this pass works. You don't get the DLCs for free from owning the pass. Why is that so difficult to understand? I literally gave both of you the sources that literally states this very fact. As i mentioned in my earlier comment i told both of you that a season pass can be anything and everything, not every season pass gives you DLCs for free which in this case is exactly the case. It does not give you the DLCs for free. Let me quote your update post again.
"It will be included in the Season Pass for FREE or you can purchase it separately." This is wrong. That is incorrect. The pass does NOT give you the DLCs for free. It gives you a DISCOUNT to both DLCs. I also want to point out that all the links you gave are to articles created by the community and what that means is that it's not official information. Here is the official information of the season pass.
http://www.gamestop.com/ps4/season-passes/dark-souls-iii-season-pass/128913
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/dark-souls-iii-season-pass/c1j39gnkp73l
http://store.steampowered.com/app/442010/
Read what it says. Read it very intently. It says discount, not free. There is a clear difference. If both of you still do not understand i will give another example. Let's say i want to buy the upcoming DLC. The DLC costs 14.99 Euro but i know i want the second DLC too and this season pass covers both so why not get the season pass right? I buy the pass and it gives me a 50% discount for the DLC. I buy the DLC for the discounted price the pass gave me for it. NOTE: I still had to buy the DLC even though i had bought the season pass, the pass did not contain the DLC for free.
Understand now? I'm not saying you need to buy the DLCs twice, I'm simply saying that if you attain the season pass you get a discount for the DLCs, you end up paying less but you still have to pay for the DLCs nontheless, you can't get them for free. The pass does not give you them for free. Lastly once again your update post STATES that this season pass contain the upcoming DLCs for free so when they release the DLCs the pass would let you get the DLCs for free or you can ignore the pass and not get that effect from it and buy the DLCs at a price. That is incorrect information. It is literally wrong. Even your own page about this pass states EXACTLY what i have been explaining about. I have given you the correct information about what kind of season pass this is. The update post is not the correct information about what the season pass is and what benefits it gives you. One last repeat. The pass does not give you the DLCs for free, it only gives you a discount for both DLCs. You still need to buy the DLCs and you can't get them for free. In other words. The season pass contains a discount for the DLCs, it does not contain the actual DLCs which means that if you buy the pass you will not get the DLCs for free, only a discount for them.
I have made myself as clear as possible and given you the official information about the season pass. There should be zero missunderstandings now.
Edit: I should mention that i do understand how difficult it is to accept the fact that this season pass is a ripoff. The only way for this pass to be worth it if it gave you the DLCs for free. Both DLCs will cost 14.99 Euro assuming the second one costs the same which means you get a profit of 5 Euro roundup since the pass costs 24.99 Euro but you don't get them for free. The pass does not include the DLCs, it COVERS them with a included DISCOUNT. It isn't easy to believe that game publishers do this but know that this is normal. Many people have exploited season passes mainly because it can be anything and everything. It has happened many times. Dark Souls III is just one of many games with season pass scams.
One last thing. I think i understand why both of you don't understand. You think that the word "discount" implies that the season pass is the combined cost for both DLCs but at a cheaper price so by buying the pass you think you bought both DLCs. That is not correct. The word "discount" applies to the DLCs directly and not the season pass. The pass includes this discount. If their wording is incorrect and it does in fact include both DLCs for free then great! I'm happy to be wrong but as it looks right now that's not the case as i have explained several times. Trust me i understand both sides however when the official information states that the season pass gives you the DLCs at a discounted price and not stating it includes the DLCs for free then i will simply lean toward the more correct understanding of it.
This is from Deus Ex season pass "The Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Season Pass, which is composed of Narrative DLCs and in-game items, is loaded with content that will help to further flesh out the lore of the Deus Ex Universe. Here is what it contains: " This says that the season pass includes all these things for free. Obviously you pay for the pass but that's not what i mean by free. It includes all these things and you get the DLC for free. The Dark Souls III pass does not state the same. If you still lean towards the first understanding we just have to agree to disagree then until the DLC is released, just wanna mention that a friend of mine who do own the season pass has not got the DLC, it's still saying he doesn't own the DLC which leans towards the latter understanding. If it's the first understanding then perhaps the pass will give the DLC to him when it's released? But the question remains, why doesn't he own the DLC now from the pass? The description of the pass states the latter too. Again agree to disagree until proven on release.
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The wording mentioned on those sites, also Steam, also our page is not 100% clear -- true. It's the the official wording provided by the publisher.
As we're working direclty with Bandai Namco, be sure we know what we're selling here. The "discount" refers to the fact that the Season Pass (which will include the DLC for free) is cheaper than purchsing the DLC separatly, thus it is "at a discounted price".
Either way, I guess we can stop this conversation now.
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