Yes, it seemed to me from reading the forums that at least 50 useful/non-gag items (including some unit design items for various techs) and some optional gag items would fit the bill.  Of course, this would involve reworking the Blood God items so they are actually worth using, not selling.  If they still want health to be lost, then the damage done needs to be higher, I think say 5 times.  Basically, if you put any negative modifiers on items (apart from the standard initiative loss for heavier armor) you have to make the item have significantly more powerful positive modifiers so that people will still use the item despite the negative modifiers.

Btw Victor5: I know you didn't mean to say "look" pack, but it is kinda appropriate "look, but don't touch... yet".

50 items for 5 bux does just feel.. right

I have another thought about the loot pack (and DLCs in general)

In addition to more content...

First and foremost, a DLC that people pay for shouldn't never contain detrimental items (e.g. cursed items)

Second, a DLC should "reward" people who chose to buy it with a significant in-game advantage over those who didn't buy it.

IMO, this DLC didn't achieve that.

My additonal 2 cents... Now I'm up to 4 cents.

Yes I can only add that I would really like an overhaul for the "Blood God Armor". It just feels bad compared to items like the "Spectral" sets and the "Sun Fire Gloves".

Also more items which are unlockable by techs not just randomly drop in the world would make this DLC worthwhile at that instant.

Item that are more early game oriented and worse than other ones in the same category should also be considered, especially bows and crossbows, because at this moment those categories are underwhelming. Well the bows not so much, but the crossbows most definately are.

I agree that I want more future DLCs.

And come on guys, $5 is not much as it goes to a good game company. Compare that sum to other "not very necessary" purchases or expenditures you have had lately!?

The cursed item's aren't "detrimental", you don't have to use them.  They are intended to provide more variety to the game and a wider range of options

And we may differ on the second point.  DLC (in my opinion) isn't intended to give buyers an advantage over those that didn't buy it (I'm not even really sure what that means in a single player game).  It's just supposed to be more fun.  The items are intended to be balanced.

As for maintaining the gritty realism of Elemental... well Elemental has always been more tongue and cheek for me, full of Monty Python references, funny descriptions and notes and weird objects.  I actually had the same issues with Fall from Heaven which has a much darker tone and still had Monty Python references throughout.  Some folks take their gaming very seriously, some like it a little more lighthearted.  Neither way is wrong or right.

But we can certainly support both.

For the bunny slippers.  I am going to change it so that they don't randomly drop.  That way the only units that will have it will be the sovereigns your create.  As for the Lollipop, its very rare, more rare than the pony.  So if you do happen across an AI with it, you will be one of the few.

Derek, Thank you for explaining your point of view. Unfortunately you have not addressed the "not enough content" in the loot pack critique that many (me included) have expressed. What is your take on that?

As for the cursed items: the only redeeming quality of the blood items is the artifact that negates the large negatives. Without it, the blood items are just useless, and indeed will be detrimental to the player because they may be spawned instead of more useful artefacts.
Note that If there was a large enough number of items, I wouldn't really mind this as much.

Hi Derek, thanks for your reply. What I meant by an advantage is something that provides a benefit to the player that the vanilla game doesn't contain. For example in Tropico 4, they sold a "junta" DLC that came with a building that allowed you to produce more soldiers than the military structures available in the base game.

For the loot DLC, maybe a few more OP items would be a good equivalent.

As for the cursed items, IMO, if people don't use them, then they don't really provide variety or more options. They just end up being equipment that gets sold right away.

I don't mind the pop culture references, or the bunny slippers. Although since 95% of your customers are male, you should have at least made them blue instead of pink. 

Yeah, that's fair.  I see what you mean.

I think that's a great idea.

Who has ever heard of blue bunny slippers? That's one ridiculous exception to make especially when using gender as a reason.. they're always pink when used as a gag, and especially when targeting a male audience because of the humorous reversal

In my opinion the amount of complaints over these gag items is also ridiculous, like Derek says there's plenty of similar stuff in the game already.

I'm not happy with the item pack, I don't think 33 items is really worth my interest or $5 so I haven't purchased it yet, but complaining that two are not absolutely serious is kinda petty

Cursed items are weird though.. this game isn't like Baldur's Gate were you can find 'unidentified' items and equip them to get a nasty cursed surprise, here you can read the stats as soon as you get stuff right? What's the point of having any cursed items when you can determine risk/reward as easily as taking a look?

In conclusion, +1. more loot plz