Best DLC out of the bunch?

[Spartacus]

Just wondering which ONE DLC is worth it for those who are tight on budget and time, going based off of reviews it seems a bit debatable.

[Grondel the 10/10]

that totaly depends on ur taste and is impossible to predict.
If u are tight on budget u should check out those, they are free.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2410075863
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2777982249

sers,
Thomas

[Boredflak]

For the most part reviews are worthless. The DLC are in chronological order. As you finish one you can then import your core into the next. You do not have to as they will give you a base core to work with if you cannot load a saved one. That said your saved core will be better most times, For that reason I would recommend doing them in order. Buy the 1st one and then watch for when they put the others on sale.

SCW is the first DLC it covers the Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil War. It is well done but there are those that do not like it for many reasons. There is a MOD in the workshop for allowing you to control MOST Spanish infantry on your side. The default is the PC controls them, and it can be frustrating at times. This also allows you to have experienced infantry as part of your core going forward.

Remember the further you go into the war the worse it gets for Germany. If you want to be on the offensive go with the early years SCW- AO41, after that things get progressively worse for you. They are all well done.

[Luftwaffles]

Spanish Civil War

[Hercule Poirot]

Originally posted by Grondel the 10/10:

that totaly depends on ur taste and is impossible to predict.
If u are tight on budget u should check out those, they are free.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2410075863
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2777982249

sers,
Thomas

this

[Hercule Poirot]

Originally posted by Spartacus:

Just wondering which ONE DLC is worth it for those who are tight on budget and time, going based off of reviews it seems a bit debatable.

if i had to pick one of the AOs: 1941.

[Valks]

For me AO1943 was the peak
followed closely by the latest AO1945

Personally I've never even finished SCW and always start at 1939 which kicks off quite slow.
Overall I'd say AO1941 and onwards DLC improved every time

[Flharfh]

Spanish Civil War is the longest so it's the best "bang for buck." Otherwise there isn't really a large variation in quality between them, it comes down to personal preference in my opinion.

[Hercule Poirot]

Originally posted by Fulgrim:

Originally posted by Spartacus:

Just wondering which ONE DLC is worth it for those who are tight on budget and time, going based off of reviews it seems a bit debatable.

if i had to pick one of the AOs: 1941.

realizing this by itself is not very helpful...

SCW: great but very hard and due to units involved and lack of core inf units (vanilla) it can be seen as quite "sluggish" imo
1939: good, western front battles especially, otherwise dominated - big surprise - by Poland campaign
1940: great, especially the "Island episode"
1941: the quintessencial panzer general experience: raging across the vastness of Russia, blitzing on and on and on, against soviet tanks that often are better. Culmination in one of if not the best scenario in this game: Moscow 41. yet we see other parts of the world too adding some diversity in units and landscapes.
1942: good, but dominated by ofc Stalingrad, with maps covered a lot in urban terrain... not a fan.
1943: great, not surprisingly dominated by Kursk. Grind against in depth layered defense and elite soviet tank units. I really enjoyed that one
1944: good but short if you only play one path. final battle of AH path is great
1945: good but short if you only play one path. both paths have 1-2 really great scenarios but also quite mediocre ones inbetween

overall campaign is amazing in terms of scenario variety and gameplay imo. fluff i never cared for so no comment on it from me

[Warriordude]

My problem is I get bored because some of the scenarios take so long to play especially SCW.

I used to play this game quite a bit when it first came out, loved it and couldn't get enough of it, now it just bores me for some reason, just can't get into it anymore IDK?