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As mentioned, my experience with Dragon Age has been a little rocky, but the more I play it the better it gets.  Although I'm getting the feeling that the length of the game, because of its polish, isn't going to rival the hours put into games like Baldur's Gate.

One of the things adding to this was, quite early in the game, the invention of a NPC (Non-playable Character) to get some DLC.  Now I'm a little new to the paid DLC concept, although I don't really see a problem with it.  But I found it a little funny as a consumer having the hard word put on me in a game, and made to feel that I was missing out on part of the story, and letting the side down. 

As someone interested in the future of PC Gaming, I think that it is a excellent way to build value/make a few bucks extra.  Of course I may change my mind a) When I see the price of extra content and b) if the extra content is important to the overall game and c) if the game is less than 60 hours.

I'm not buying the DLC yet.  Still enjoying learning the game, although there is some neat loot to be gained, so maybe on the next character.  Penny Arcade have a great comic on the subject, making the point perfectly.

Jason

...if it ain't Broken, bring in the sob story.

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Dragon Age: Origins is one of the biggest RPG releases for the PC this year and was touted as the next step in the Fantasy RPG.  So many of us opted for the chance to pre-purchase, and Pre-download the game from the Steam service.

Quick rundown on pre-purchasing a game from Steam, as I understand it:

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