Same here, I'm really off put by DLC. Especially with the nonsense Bioware pulled with the Signature Edition where they removed an entire companion and his quests from the game if you didn't pre-order particularly early. It's only $7 dollars (payable directly to EA) to add it back in though! Another facet of DLC from Bioware that bothers me was "Witch Hunt" and "Shadow Broker" wherein they start a plot thread in the main game, then hold the conclusion of that thread ransom via paid DLC. Overlord was good DLC in that it started a brand new plot thread that related to the game universe without holding storylines from the game proper ransom.
Lets also talk about their promise from the first game. Now I'm not a fan of DLC in general, but Bioware made a statement saying they intended to support DA:O for two years with constant releases of DLC for the game. They however went back on their word and stopped producing DLC to instead make a sequel, and their response to customers unhappy with this reversal was, in short, "tough luck". If you encourage people to buy your game by saying you are going to give it long-term support with new content, then you had better darn well do so.
This all adds up to me waiting for bundled editions for a bargain price. Odd how attempting to squeeze every penny out of your customers can have the opposite effect. I have on the other hand, already pre-pruchased The Witcher 2 and Portal 2 as CD Projekt Red and Valve have shown that they'll provide true post-release support and enhancements and focus on providing value to their customers, rather than trying to milk money of out them shamelessly.
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