Which of the dlc are worth it from a story perspective?

[LiedHuhn]

I have the base game and just saw that the dlc is on sale and was wondering if any of it is really worth it from a story perspective? I saw that one gives a new companion and some give new classes but also a lot of mixed reviews. would just buying the season passes give me all the dlc?

[TaKo]

there are 2 season passes, or you can buy the goty bundle

season pass 1 has:

inevitable excess, a expansion that takes place at the end of the game, poor reception cause of wild balancing issues, gives rewards in base game after beating it in certain ways

through the ashes, a self contained lower level adventure that takes place paralel to the main campaign, specifically act 1, can also give a couple goodies

treasure of the midnight isles, a weird rogue like mode sorta, can either be played on its own or as part of the main campaign

season pass 2 has:

the last sarkorians, which includes a new companion and their new class, shifter as well as the companion's own dedicated quest line

the lord of nothing, a continuation of the separate through the ashes adventure(you can also create a new character for it instead)

a dance of masks, a final expansion that takes place in the 5th act of the game, a sort of 'final hoorah!', many have compared it to mass effect 3's citadel DLC, you go back to kenabres during the late game and new adventures unfold there, includes a more dedicated romance sequence for your chosen partner as well

[pckirk]

Originally posted by LiedHuhn:

I have the base game and just saw that the dlc is on sale and was wondering if any of it is really worth it from a story perspective? I saw that one gives a new companion and some give new classes but also a lot of mixed reviews. would just buying the season passes give me all the dlc?

Paid DLC are Season 1 pass, Season 2 Pass, Commanders pack DLC

There are also several free DLC's you can download.

Since you already have the base game, You Can NOT buy the GOTY edition bundle to complete your DLC purchase. So buy the DLC Season 1 and 2 pack, and the Commanders DLC, that will be the same as the GOTY bundle edition.

[Jeopardy]

Unfortunately not a very impressive sale

For just some afterthought DLC they're asking for the same price tag as Spider-Man, Persona 5, or Half-Life Alyx

[Chronocide]

Originally posted by LiedHuhn:

I have the base game and just saw that the dlc is on sale and was wondering if any of it is really worth it from a story perspective? I saw that one gives a new companion and some give new classes but also a lot of mixed reviews. would just buying the season passes give me all the dlc?

The mixed reviews are a byproduct of the season passes. Folks buy the season pass in advance, not knowing what they'll be getting for the expansions, and they pretty consistently get pissed about the content of the expansions. This isn't unique to this game, it's most games with season passes.

As a result, the reviews don't usually reflect people making an educated assessment of the expansion and deciding if they want to buy it or not based on that. Instead, the reviews reflect people being pissed that the expansion isn't what they expected (regardless of what it actually is, since each user has their own imagination of what the expansion should have been).

Anyway, buy them or don't. They "add" to the game, but there's a lot of game already, so DLC is best if you think you'll put a lot of additional hours into this game.

Originally posted by Jeopardy:

For just some afterthought DLC they're asking for the same price tag as Spider-Man, Persona 5, or Half-Life Alyx

If you'd rather play another game, no reason to buy more into this game. DLC is for folks that want more of this game (or whatever game the DLC is for).

[Chronocide]

For the record, I bought the season passes in advance. I was disappointed by most of the content, but if I had known what they were selling ahead of time, I might have still bought them and I don't think I would have been disappointed. I had expectations that were not met, but I wouldn't have had those expectations if I had known ahead of time as to what I was purchasing.

For example, I had expected them to add more mythic paths. They did not. None of the expansions add additional mythic paths. I would have really liked to see them add weapon creation mechanics (like as per the item creation feats). They did not. I would have liked to see more of the racial options added to the game. They did not. And more of the base classes. They added the shifter...but that's it.

I don't hate the content within the expansions, but it wasn't what I was hoping for when I bought the season pass(s).

[Chronocide]

I use the inevitable excess expansion the most, though I mainly use it as a tool to test builds because it starts you at max level...

[Minneyar]

From a story perspective, I think The Last Sarkorians and A Dance of Masks are definitely worth it. The new companion added in The Last Sarkorians is great and his personal quests are interesting and add quite a bit new content; and A Dance of Masks provides a really nice denouement for some of the events and characters that didn't get much attention past the beginning of the game.

[MacabreLion]

Originally posted by Jeopardy:

Unfortunately not a very impressive sale

For just some afterthought DLC they're asking for the same price tag as Spider-Man, Persona 5, or Half-Life Alyx

As someone who has played spider-man, persona 5, and this game - I find it kind of funny that the game with infinitely more replay-ability than the games you listed for comparison is the one you're trying to downplay.

[jasonbarron]

Originally posted by Jeopardy:

Unfortunately not a very impressive sale

For just some afterthought DLC they're asking for the same price tag as Spider-Man, Persona 5, or Half-Life Alyx

Can't speak for the rest of the dlc, but I'm playing through Through the Ashes now and I laugh at anyone who says it's a "throw away dlc." It's downright awesome, well worth the price.

[Chronocide]

Originally posted by jasonbarron:

Originally posted by Jeopardy:

Unfortunately not a very impressive sale

For just some afterthought DLC they're asking for the same price tag as Spider-Man, Persona 5, or Half-Life Alyx

Can't speak for the rest of the dlc, but I'm playing through Through the Ashes now and I laugh at anyone who says it's a "throw away dlc." It's downright awesome, well worth the price.

Nothing wrong with the DLC per say.

But they released it after having released the main game. So you'd already be invested in your main character, playing the main story, and the DLC adds nothing to your main character or main story, but instead wants you to create a new character for a new story that's only loosely tied to the story. It's more of a new game than a DLC.

Furthermore, the DLC, unlike the main game, punishes certain builds very hard. You can't just play any class and expect to have fun, you have to actually build specific classes for that DLC (or set the difficulty really low).

But like if you are new to pathfinder, now that everything is already out, I think the through the ashes DLC is fine.

[jasonbarron]

Originally posted by Chronocide:

Originally posted by jasonbarron:

Can't speak for the rest of the dlc, but I'm playing through Through the Ashes now and I laugh at anyone who says it's a "throw away dlc." It's downright awesome, well worth the price.

Nothing wrong with the DLC per say.

But they released it after having released the main game. So you'd already be invested in your main character, playing the main story, and the DLC adds nothing to your main character or main story, but instead wants you to create a new character for a new story that's only loosely tied to the story. It's more of a new game than a DLC.

Furthermore, the DLC, unlike the main game, punishes certain builds very hard. You can't just play any class and expect to have fun, you have to actually build specific classes for that DLC (or set the difficulty really low).

But like if you are new to pathfinder, now that everything is already out, I think the through the ashes DLC is fine.

So it wasn't to your taste. Personally I disagree with that assessment because the base game is meant to be replayed many times and what it "adds to the main story" is a really cool side story running congruently with the main narrative flow that really pulls you into events. And my point to the other poster was simply that the dlc weren't throw away like he was making out

[jasonbarron]

Just finished TtA. Very, very good dlc, worth buying at full price even. I'd give it 5/5 except for the decision to cast one of the main characters as Claptrap which really pulled me out of the game at times. Other than that, solid.