Prospective buyer; Is this game worth buying with mixed reviews?

[KalkiKrosah]

I wishlisted this game a whole back. I am about to have a week off from work and with a nice Christmas bonus in my bank account. I was considering buying some new games and Warhammer 3 was one of the ones that peaked my interest. It seems like a game I should like since I enjoy strategy games like Civilization, Mount & Blade, Battle Brothers & Rimworld. Its just that the reviews are making me second guess whether to buy or not.

Anyone care to explain the statement "The right to discuss is a privilege—it is not an entitlement you earn by playing the game."? I read a few discussions on here and it keeps showing up. Who said it and under what context was it said. I imagine it was some high management person for the game or maybe a popular streamer. I don't know. But is this something I should be concerned about as a casual player? Or was an apology given and the community is still upset about it being said to begin with? Fill me in so I know better whether its worth buying or if I will regret the purchase later. Because 2 hours of play time to refund is never long enough to know whether the game is worth keeping around or not.

[MrSoul]

A lot of reviews are people malding cos CA won’t go on a date with them.

A lot are legit peeved about price of DLCs now.

Rest mix of preference or had issues with bugs.

So I dunno about reviews as a barometer unless taking time actually read them and what their points, sorting out mald and meme reviews as go along. But can say going off my playtime, especially on sale, without a doubt this game is worth the price, without even needing a single dlc.

[SpeaksTooFast]

If you are curious about the series I'd recommend picking up game 2 on sale, if you enjoy it and want more it functions as DLC for game 3 anyways and I feel that while smaller in scope it feels more complete overall.

With regard to their privilege statement:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1142710/discussions/0/3873718133746831966/?ctp=1

TLDR a community manager said the quite part out loud.

[Mazisky]

Wh3 is worth it since they release the megacampaign for free.

[CrUsHeR]

The game has been massively review bombed by certain circles of reddit users. I am pretty certain that 99% of the players never even noticed the whole drama that caused this, besides the forum being flooded with terrible troll posts from their alt accounts.

I would say - ignore the reviews, there is nothing comparable on the market. Assuming you understand the typical Total War mix of turn-based world map strategy and realtime battles.

Also be aware that the full experience requires Warhammer 1+2+3+ all DLCs. And the DLC development including overhauls of older factions won't be finished in quite a while.

It is simply part of the replay value that the game has such an incredibly huge amount of factions all coming with their own special mechanics.



And since Steam just sent out its yearly metrics, in fact Warhammer 3 was my most played game this year.

[Junker-2047-]

Game has earned very negative reviews because SEGA and CA started milking fans with a substandard and overpriced product when Warhammer 3 was released. They have recently apologized and are trying to fix all of the damage they have caused but only time will tell.

You can get it for less than $27 at some places and it is probably worth that. You can get the first two games super cheap though(both for less than $30), so maybe start with 1 and 2. Just install 2 and all the content from 1 will be unlocked, except the story campaign which can be skipped IMO.

Get 3 when it's below $20. This stuff only gets cheaper with time.

[AmesNFire]

I'm waiting for it to hit $10 or less unless things change.

Originally posted by CrUsHeR:

I would say - ignore the reviews, there is nothing comparable on the market.

Total War: Warhammer 2 exists.

[SBA77]

Originally posted by AmesNFire:

I'm waiting for it to hit $10 or less unless things change.

Originally posted by CrUsHeR:

I would say - ignore the reviews, there is nothing comparable on the market.

Total War: Warhammer 2 exists.

And that's at mixed right now too. Guess it's crap.

[AmesNFire]

Originally posted by SBA77:

Originally posted by AmesNFire:

I'm waiting for it to hit $10 or less unless things change.



Total War: Warhammer 2 exists.

And that's at mixed right now too. Guess it's crap.

You mean all the recent downvotes from people complaining that they need to buy it for Warhammer 3 to function properly?

[Ashley]

Originally posted by AmesNFire:

Originally posted by SBA77:

And that's at mixed right now too. Guess it's crap.

You mean all the recent downvotes from people complaining that they need to buy it for Warhammer 3 to function properly?

Recent? It was changed months ago?

[Jack Greedy]

It is truly magnificent game, very good, and will keep being better. There are also vast mods like dlc sized campaigns or factions ones. Give it a try !

[AmesNFire]

Originally posted by Ashley:

Originally posted by AmesNFire:

You mean all the recent downvotes from people complaining that they need to buy it for Warhammer 3 to function properly?

Recent? It was changed months ago?

The word "recent" means a lot of things that depends on the context, I'd suggest reading previous things to understand the context involved.

[KoboldUtopian]

Yeah, it's worth it. Solid game that you can play for hundreds of hours. There are certainly some bugs and quite a few things that could be improved, but it is in a good spot now (MUCH better than release).

Originally posted by CrUsHeR:

Also be aware that the full experience requires Warhammer 1+2+3+ all DLCs.

Hard disagree here. All of the factions (DLC and 1+2+3) are in the game if you play IE in WH3. Even if you aren't playing as those factions you get to see them on the map and play against a very wide range of units and lords.

[lumina]

Originally posted by SBA77:

Originally posted by AmesNFire:

I'm waiting for it to hit $10 or less unless things change.



Total War: Warhammer 2 exists.

And that's at mixed right now too. Guess it's crap.

No it isn't... If you are looking at a sample of 250 reviews maybe... And even that small group has 66% positive.

WH3 has had issues from the start. I personally still hate what they did to settlement battles. Many did. Many have had issues with the base campaigns since day one. There is no set period where you can find a mostly positive review grouping for WH3.

Edit: I will add that I don't care at all about whatever the recent drama was. I would recommend new players to just buy WH1 + 2 and play WH2 for 500 hours before considering this game though. I still think it's the better experience, and still gives great value. By the time you are done there, this game will have more, or all, of it's DLC. It'll have bigger sales, with more of the DLC getting the 50%+ off. In the end, I would recommend WH3 in this scenario though, as it still offers some unique fun. It just didn't live up to expectations after the masterpiece that 2 was, for me and many others.

[SBA77]

Originally posted by SBA77:

Originally posted by AmesNFire:

Originally posted by Ashley:

Originally posted by AmesNFire:

Total War: Warhammer 2 exists.

And that's at mixed right now too. Guess it's crap.

You mean all the recent downvotes from people complaining that they need to buy it for Warhammer 3 to function properly?

Recent? It was changed months ago?

Exactly, I'm not sure how all those folks holding up TWW3's mixed reviews as proof that's a bad game and herding them to TWW2 would feel about that. That their golden boy has mixed reviews too.

[Lotor13]

Originally posted by KalkiKrosah:

Prospective buyer; Is this game worth buying with mixed reviews?

Yes, it is..
For actuall gameplay, check some Youtube video "without somebody telling You, what You should think" and make own opinion, if this game is Your "cup of tea"

Originally posted by KalkiKrosah:

Anyone care to explain the statement "The right to discuss is a privilege—it is not an entitlement you earn by playing the game."? I read a few discussions on here and it keeps showing up.

Are You interesting in playing the game, or discussing with "frustrated players" with 2000 in-game hours on the online forum?