is it playable without DLC's?

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im thinking to buy the game but im worried about DLC's, its paradox game you know.

[jpcerutti]

Has much more of any 'DLC' incorporated into the base game for "free" than any other Paradox one with DLC. DLC's for CK3 are more of an update than DLC - the complaint on many a DLC review.

You may have issues with some of those added mechanics without the DLC complicating the base game, but there's usually a mod workaround, addition, or flat out cheat that can be downloaded.

Much shorter answer: Yes.

If you're on the fence, wishlist it and wait for a sale.

[Bordric]

Its on sale now. Very cheap I would snatch them all up. Nothing to worry about don't even understand that. 39 bucks for everything.

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Originally posted by Bordric:

Its on sale now. Very cheap I would snatch them all up. Nothing to worry about don't even understand that.

well its not that cheap in my country, thats why i asked that is it playable without dlcs

[Bordric]

Originally posted by berk:

Originally posted by Bordric:

Its on sale now. Very cheap I would snatch them all up. Nothing to worry about don't even understand that.

well its not that cheap in my country, thats why i asked that is it playable without dlcs

Yes thousands and thousands and thousands played it on release and loved it. You get all the free patches since release. Well worth 19 USD

I paid maybe 100 bucks or so since release and played 1600 hours, that is hard to beat.

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Originally posted by Bordric:

Originally posted by berk:

well its not that cheap in my country, thats why i asked that is it playable without dlcs

Yes thousands and thousands and thousands played it on release and loved it. You get all the free patches since release. Well worth 19 USD

I paid maybe 100 bucks or so since release and played 1600 hours, that is hard to beat.

i trusted you and bought the game, lets see.

[Bordric]

Originally posted by berk:

Originally posted by Bordric:

Yes thousands and thousands and thousands played it on release and loved it. You get all the free patches since release. Well worth 19 USD

I paid maybe 100 bucks or so since release and played 1600 hours, that is hard to beat.

i trusted you and bought the game, lets see.

Remember your 2 hours for refund! Although that is just a little time to look around.

[jpcerutti]

Originally posted by Bordric:

Originally posted by berk:

i trusted you and bought the game, lets see.

Remember your 2 hours for refund! Although that is just a little time to look around.

It's a Paradox game. There's no way to even figure out how to really play it in two hours.

Free weekend maybe. Two hours? Good luck. :)

[DoktorFar]

Originally posted by berk:

im thinking to buy the game but im worried about DLC's, its paradox game you know.

Yes. You don't need any of the DLC. They are just nice to haves, and fun too. But the base game is sufficient. There's many mods that provide OCEANS of better and far more relevant and interesting content and mechanics that what the DLC's do.

It's not always like that with Paradox' games. For example Hoi4 has some DLC's that enables some very core mechanics and content that I feel should have been in the base game and which annoyed when I was playing it without those DLC. But with CK3 I think the base game is absolutely fine; go look into some of the amazing mods the community have made that REALLY makes a huge difference.

[KingKickAss]

Modders carry the game and the DLCs are expensive for what you get(Even before they hiked the prices up because they thought it was too good of a deal before).

[Abacus]

It's actually better to play and learn what you want to extend on, as that is the model of the DLC.

I have all the DLC, but tbh, still haven't used everything it adds.

For instance hybrid cultures came free, and diverging (altering a culture) and creating your own cultures in game are DLC (although someone could simple create a culture in a mod.)

I have only ever used diverge culture once in hundreds of hours. Others use it all the time. Thing is, knowing what you want will tell you if the DLC is needed.

Hybridization naturally occurs and you can even encourage it. So it's there. Just not all the extensions you could do in the DLC.

[Bordric]

Originally posted by jpcerutti:

Originally posted by Bordric:

Remember your 2 hours for refund! Although that is just a little time to look around.

It's a Paradox game. There's no way to even figure out how to really play it in two hours.

Free weekend maybe. Two hours? Good luck. :)

Haha yeah it was hard to keep a straight face with that one when I said it! He will look up and 5 hours are gone if he likes it.

[pluto9]

It is a typical Paradox trap. Yes, it is playable but you will be locked behind all the cool features.

[Bordric]

Originally posted by pluto9:

It is a typical Paradox trap. Yes, it is playable but you will be locked behind all the cool features.

Wrong.

[armyissue69]

I bought the Royal Edition on discount and haven't bought or planning on buying any other DLC AND everything is just fine. I might grab some DLC package next summer or something.