Ok, so what does everyone think about this new booster expansion idea? It is more money for something that is basically a patch. That's bad, isn't it?
The answer is no. These booster expansion appear to be a pretty good idea, and i'm excited about them. I don't mind paying a few extra bucks provided a few things are true. First, is they must not interfere with regular patches. Provided regular free patching is still done, I'm ok. Second, they must be worth paying extra for. Putting patch 14.6 on a disc and selling it for $10 isn't good enough. This conquered territory idea is something that is worth an expansion and I will happily pay for it. And third, it must work. If i pay for this thing and then it needs to be patched the next day that would be tragic. Because they're charging us more, there's a higher standard. Its not like a patch that they can say "Sorry, we missed that in testing". If it works, I'm happy.
Between these new boosters and the actual expansion coming out I'm pretty excited about the game and the possibility of playing it till the end of the year and into next year. I like the product a whole lot and can't wait to see what new ideas come out.
Now, if only the customer service improved with the rest of the game life would be grand.