Should the pre-order bonuses be available as a dlc?

[mangamancer]

It's already been years since the game released, would people who pre-ordered still against it?

[Kvellen]

The thing is all the backer items are actually present in the game files and as such can be acquired by console commands or with mods. If there were an official release that made the items easier to access for everyone? I don't know what the reaction would be.

Edited May 20, 2022 by Kvellen

[thelee]

at this point who should care? i pre-ordered but i would be more annoyed if ppl were locked out of pre-order items forever, which seems to be the case.

i think some pre-order items can be accessed normally in-game (i read somewhere that was the case for the sabre), and the others can be got by console commands (and doing so doesn't disable cheats/achievements, for just those items), though someone better knowledgable would have to confirm.

Edited May 20, 2022 by thelee

[Kvellen]

Matter of fact a mod that does this already exists: https://www.nexusmods.com/pillarsofeternity2/mods/499

Uses the same data structure as other promotional item DLC for Deadfire from what I can tell, and the author mentions having Obsidian's permission to upload it.

[mangamancer]

Thank you so much.