They usually bring DLC songs as defaults in later games
On the other hand, songs which were base songs in earlier games become DLC in the new one, like Me Ga Au Toki was a base song in im@s 2, but now it's DLC.
Correct. Therefore, it cancel each other out. Basically, I would expect the base game to have about 20 songs just like in OFA and Im@s 2 (well maybe a little more...I don't know). The number of DLC songs in Im@s 2 was about 19 while the number of DLC songs in OFA was about 50 (including solo songs).
last time I did wait for discount for OFA EX episode 1,2,3 and some songs.
longest wait in my life
Pretty much this. You'll likely be waiting around a year just to get the DLC stuff you want in a discount just like in the previous games.
I was never able to play any of the idolm@ster games because of not being able to buy online and my lack of Japanese, but how much does each dlc cost?
for newly introduced in-game song it is usually 1800 yen
for song that is available before as DLC it's 1200 yen
Newly introduced outfit is 1500 yen
darkthunder is correct. They're accessories too which don't cost too much. But, the songs, outfits, and extra episodes (OFA) can really put a hole in your wallet if start buying a lot.
One thing to keep in mind. OFA had Group DLC episodes and EX episodes. We don't know if Namco will implement the same thing in Platinum Stars, but I wouldn't be surprise if they did something like what they did for OFA.
In OFA, they were EX episodes where they cost about 5000 yen for 1 episode (all idols). Since they were 3 episodes you can multiply that by three. There's also an option to just buy a group of idols for each episode if you don't want everyone. But, if the idols you want are all in different groups then you're out of luck and you'll have to buy everyone (ep 1 had a song included while ep 2 had a costume included)
In OFA there's also group DLC episodes where each group DLC episode cost about 3000 yen, and there were 3 episodes as well (at least you get the song and outfit included).
Basically, expect yourself to pay more than the actual game itself. Im@s 2 was my first Im@s game and I spent around $130 in DLC. Then, when I got OFA, I spent about $260 in DLC.
So, if the trend continues, I'll be paying a lot for Platinum Stars too. Of course, this is just my prediction.
But, at this point, I'm used to the DLC formula for Im@s. So, it doesn't bother me anymore.
I'm not trying to discourage anyone. Just showing the new people what to expect, so that it doesn't hit them in the face when they start annoucing DLC catalogs. You're not required to buy DLC, but I feel you'll miss out on a lot stuff in the game if you avoid buying DLC.
For OFA I ended up spending about $1,600 for all of the DLC (minus the guest songs from the CG and ML girls).
Whoa, it was that much? I was thinking maybe around $800-$1000?
