Turtle Rock Says Players Aren't Forced to "Spend More Money Than They are Comfortable With"

Evolve developer speaks out in an attempt to calm concerns about the game's extensive DLC plans.

Last week Turtle Rocks revealed that it will host a lot of extra content for the game, including more Hunters and Monsters, and people who pay up front will get early access to some of it.

Writing on the game's forums, Phil Robb said that the model for the DLC's is in line with with peers in the industry.

"A lot of folks seem to be under the impression that we've got all this content done and we shave off a hunk to sell separately. That just isn't the case," Robb said.

"When Evolve hits the shelves, none of the DLC will be done. Behemoth won't be done. None of the planned DLC hunters or monsters will be done. The only exception to this might be some skins that were working on now while we wait for all the final stages of packaging, manufacturing etc. to finish."

Robb continued saying that the extra Hunters and Monsters that Turtle Rock plans to sell for Evolve require a significant amount of investment to develop.

"Hunters and monsters are a pretty big undertaking, they cost a lot of money and time to make," he said. "We're hoping that once people see how much new hunters and monsters bring to the game that they'll feel like they got their money's worth."

He also stressed that Turtle Rock's goal  Evolve DLC was to never split the community.

"So if I buy a new monster or hunter, and you don't, we can still play together," he said. "You may not want to buy it, but your original purchase of the game will be enhanced by it anyway because you can still get into games with people who wanted to buy them. Hell, you can even set the DLC characters and monsters up as opponents in solo games."

"Boom! Your game experience is enhanced, no purchase necessary," he added.

"Obviously, we hope you like the DLC enough to buy it, but no hard feelings if not. We're still happy that you bought Evolve!"

The Evolve release date is February 10 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.