Are the DLC packs worth the money?

[ValkAri]

Anyone get any of the DLC packs? Are the worth the money? Why or why not? Which one is the best? Etc.

[ValkAri]

Does silence mean no one bought them?

[Willowimp]

Honestly, no. If you know for sure that you will be playing this game for years to come, then the $200 pack would be useful as it gives a huge boon to every character you ever create in the game (Epic weapon, companion and mount). But if you are just looking for a filler game, then just buy Zen and use it to buy AD or whatever as you need it.

[Astasia]

I have the opposite opinion of Care Bear. The $60 packs are worth it because of the account wide epic companions and mounts. Buying an epic mount and a single epic companion (for one character) costs about $50-60 in Zen, so if you buy the $60 DLC pack and make two characters, it's already saving you money. Then you get a bunch of other stuff that doesn't really matter thrown onto it.

The $200 pack is basically the same thing as the $60 pack, there's no real added value, an extra $10-30 in useful stuff IIRC. During early access the $200 pack got a few days early access to game, and were the only ones who could create drow characters for the first month, these two things were the main draw of the pack and they are no longer valid. Unless you really, really, like panthers or spiders, don't buy it unless it's on sale for 50% off or more.

[Willowimp]

My opinion is based on 2 points:

1) If you are only looking for a filler game (something to play for a few weeks before moving on) then no packs are "worth" it. The sub $20 packs are just starter items that can be acquired ingame within a few hours of gameplay or with less than $20 of Zen. The $60+ packs are not worth their cost upfront, but gain value the longer you play and the more characters you create.

2) If you plan on playing this game for a long time (several years or more, as many people do for games they love) and don't mind paying for extras, then the $200 pack will give the greatest value over those many years of gameplay.

The HotN pack has the Epic starter weapon, Spider mount, Panther companion, Bag of Holding, VIP for Moonstone Mask Tavern, level 60 treasure box, plus other minor goodies for EVERY character you ever create in the game.

The Guardian pack has the same epic starter weapon, but has a pretty generic looking horse mount and wolf companion. No bag, no VIP access, no level 60 box.

The KotF pack has a much better mount and campanion, but the rest is just the same frill that the other packs already offer in some form.

The extra races in the HotN and KotF packs are a wash because there are very similiar races offered for free.

To me, the value of the 12-slot bag, VIP access to tavern, level 60 treasure box, epic weapon to start, and a unique looking mount on every character is worth the investment of the HotN pack if I were thinking about buying any of the packs. Add to that 1.4 million more AD than the other two packs which is over $40 worth of Zen at the current exchange rate, and 2 more character slots to start.

Now, if $200 was out of my price range, I would definitly buy the KotF over the Guardian pack. Again the unique mount for every character far out weighs the epic starter weapon in the long run. But if I were still playing this game 3 years from now, I'd probably wished I dropped the extra $140 to have the better stuff.

Just my 2 cents.

[Astasia]

The bag in the $200 pack can only be claimed once, it is not for every character. If it was for every character then I would call the pack borderline worth it, but a single 12 slot bag is $6. The Brilliant Energy Enchantment for every character is nice, the epic weapon it comes in is subpar and you can buy a better one for under 10k AD. There's nothing in the VIP area, just some beds for roleplaying last I checked.

[Willowimp]

The bag is indeed for every character. And if you've been in the VIP area then obviously you paid for the $200 pack, so it's sad that you didn't know that about the bag. ;-)

[Astasia]

Perhaps in the original preorder pack. Though I seem to remember a lot of people complaining about only getting one bag right after the open beta started, I remember it didn't say clearly on the original purchase page whether it was one time or not. Maybe they went and gave everyone who bought it before that point a special deal and bags for each character, but I don't remember that happening.

If you look at the DLC page for it here, it says quite explictely it is a one time claim,

A helpful bag that grants an additional 12 inventory slots. This item can only be claimed by one character on your account!

I don't have either version of the pack, when I said "checked" I meant "looked it up."

I do have both the guardian and feywild packs though.

[Willowimp]

http://neverwinter.gamepedia.com/Embroidered_Bag_of_Holding

If the deal has changed since launch then that would definitely lower the value of the HotN pack now.

[pilch_ardus]

A recent purchase of the Hero of the North Pack has provided an Embroidered Bag of Holding for each character including existing ones. It's worth bearing in mind that upgrading a companion to an epic one can cost up to 1,550,000 diamonds—around £25. The weapon enchantment is nice and so is the costume if you want a little exclusivity. Costumes can be worn "over" your armour ;)