Dead space 2 - everything free

britboy4321 · 15 Mar 2011 at 23:10

Just got to the first store in dead space 2.

Everything is free! I mean about 20 weapons and about 8 different suits -- all completely free. I just 'bought' everything and moved it all into the inventory. Zero credits spent, zero power nodes used!!

I haven't typed in any cheat modes or anything. Is the game supposed to be behaving like this?

Ewaf · 15 Mar 2011 at 23:29

Nope definitely not suppose to be free. Did you buy this game, or 'acquire' it, be honest. If you bought it it's probably a bug.

Parky · 15 Mar 2011 at 23:30

britboy and his stories again......

Whackeygrunt · 16 Mar 2011 at 03:15

No it's real. The latest pathced version unlocked all the pre-order weapons and armour.

Myshra · 16 Mar 2011 at 09:02

The DLC was always in the game files and some enterprising individuals created saves with everything unlocked just after the game was released so they pretty much had their hand forced and did this. There's a lot of new stuff for round 2 if people have completed it.

AWPC · 16 Mar 2011 at 10:05

They had to do this as EA decided they would not sell any PC DLC anyway as they did not support any 3rd party system like GFWL or Steam to enforce DLC sales so might as well give it away free!

britboy4321 · 16 Mar 2011 at 12:39

So for anyone that has played the game -- if I go and use all this 'free' stuff will it ruin the enjoyment by making the early game too easy?

This is going to sound really strange - but I almost wish I didn't have it .. as I now seen all the weapons in the first 30 minutes of play

I prefer 'earning' cool stuff then just having all weapons doled out immediately ..

Kosmiche · 16 Mar 2011 at 12:43

Does the game not work like a rpg and you have to meet a level requirement to use certain items?

If not, I would not use them on the first playthrough.

britboy4321 · 16 Mar 2011 at 12:49

Eames said:
Does the game not work like a rpg and you have to meet a level requirement to use certain items?

If not, I would not use them on the first playthrough.

It doesn't. Use whatever you want. First store yesterday - loaded myself up to the hilt with uber-ultra weapons - and afterwards I was kicking peices out of the still fairly rubbish enemies being sent at me :/

Went from being scary will I survive OMG I think I'm going to die this is fun -- to sprinting through the game as fast as I could because nothing could get near me :/ Which would have been more fun - if I was 8 years old and didn't realise the fun is in the challenge!

I think I'll just not use anything that is given away free, and go back to the checkpoint near that first store and only buy stuff that costs!!

Strange state of affairs really ..

Kosmiche · 16 Mar 2011 at 12:55

Maybe you could ramp up the difficulty to the hardest setting or just below hardest

Then you could use the free stuff and it should still be challenging

Vtec9k · 16 Mar 2011 at 13:05

hmm that's a bit weird, not sure I want to play it pre-nerfed!

Only started DS2 before i had to send my mobo away for B3 replacement so I'll be careful what I buy when i go back to it.

Myshra · 16 Mar 2011 at 14:20

Also the expensive ammo will drop which you can sell for more upgrade tokens etc... I'd suggest you keep away personally for a first playthrough