best time to start frozen wilds??

[hooligan|uk]

Im level 36 about 50% into the main game, next main quest is 'grave hoard' and 'into the borderlands'. Is it worth starting now?? or wait?? Is there any juicy gear in the DLC that is a must have?

And Im assuming if I start, the main map area and quests are still open?

cheers!

[phoenixfabricio07]

I would recommend you to start in level 40 at least . And Yes , the DLC has some of the best weapons and armors of the game. ;)

[0_syg7]

But what difficulty are you?

[pega3]

Originally posted by hooligan|uk:

Im level 36 about 50% into the main game, next main quest is 'grave hoard' and 'into the borderlands'. Is it worth starting now?? or wait?? Is there any juicy gear in the DLC that is a must have?

And Im assuming if I start, the main map area and quests are still open?

cheers!

You can travel back and forth from the DLC area to the main area at any time. So, when to start it is completely up to you and you can even just do parts of the DLC to get some cool stuff (weapon or outfit) and then continue with the main game and finish the DLC later.
You should finish the DLC before the last mission of the main game, though, just like all the sidequests.

From a lore pov, starting the DLC before going to Zero Dawn makes the most sense to me.
From a gaming pov I would go while at the Grave Hoard, pick up one or two bows and the spear modification and the return to the main game.

[hooligan|uk]

Originally posted by Someone else:

But what difficulty are you?

I'm playing on hard.

Originally posted by pega3:

Originally posted by hooligan|uk:

Im level 36 about 50% into the main game, next main quest is 'grave hoard' and 'into the borderlands'. Is it worth starting now?? or wait?? Is there any juicy gear in the DLC that is a must have?

And Im assuming if I start, the main map area and quests are still open?

cheers!

You can travel back and forth from the DLC area to the main area at any time. So, when to start it is completely up to you and you can even just do parts of the DLC to get some cool stuff (weapon or outfit) and then continue with the main game and finish the DLC later.
You should finish the DLC before the last mission of the main game, though, just like all the sidequests.

From a lore pov, starting the DLC before going to Zero Dawn makes the most sense to me.
From a gaming pov I would go while at the Grave Hoard, pick up one or two bows and the spear modification and the return to the main game.

Nice one cheers, yea was thinking the same. About to embark on the journey(fast travel is for wimps) to grave hoard and wanted to have a nosy in the frozen wilds while I was there. Thanks for the answer.

[0_syg7]

Originally posted by hooligan|uk:

Originally posted by Someone else:

But what difficulty are you?

I'm playing on hard.

Originally posted by pega3:

You can travel back and forth from the DLC area to the main area at any time. So, when to start it is completely up to you and you can even just do parts of the DLC to get some cool stuff (weapon or outfit) and then continue with the main game and finish the DLC later.
You should finish the DLC before the last mission of the main game, though, just like all the sidequests.

From a lore pov, starting the DLC before going to Zero Dawn makes the most sense to me.
From a gaming pov I would go while at the Grave Hoard, pick up one or two bows and the spear modification and the return to the main game.

Nice one cheers, yea was thinking the same. About to embark on the journey(fast travel is for wimps) to grave hoard and wanted to have a nosy in the frozen wilds while I was there. Thanks for the answer.

But if fast travel is for wimps, why is the only very rare item in HZD the golden fast travel pack?

[pega3]

Because it's only sold by T3/T4 merchants, whereas the other resources in that category are available almost everywhere.
However, your whole argument misses the point, because the rarity of the item has nothing to do with the decision if you use fast travel or not (you can also get by very fine by crafting your own fast travel kits when you need them). It is more a matter how you want to experience the game - on proper play-throughs I don't use it either, because it doesn't feel right to me. When I am grinding for something, however, I jump over the map like crazy.

[Ingolf]

I startet in Frozen Wilds with Level 25.
It was hard, but I want this modifikation of the spear from the sidequest in north, in the hangar. And on the way, I collected some blue cristals for a special armour.
After that, I gone back to the main story.