Bullshit DLC

I don't know why I'm surprised. Is it really even a little bit unexpected that corporations would see DLC as an easy way to nickel and dime gamers into paying three times as much as they would for a proper expansion?

Don't get me wrong; on the whole, I like the idea of DLC. It offers a steady stream of new content to gamers, and is a much safer investment on the part of developers. Win-win, right? Except when they offer us bullshit DLC.

I think the first shining example of this was the horse armor for Oblivion. Sadly, that nonsense is fast becoming the rule rather than the exception, and that's ignoring the new trend of having to buy DLC to actually play the complete base game.

What's a gamer supposed to do?