Are the DLC's required?

[Patryk]

I have never played any AOE game, are the DLC's must have?

[b00nish]

Depends.
For Singleplayer you can start off without DLCs easily.
For Multiplayer you don't need to have DLCs either but you are restricted in civilization choice if you don't have them. So if you like the game and plan to play online regularly you're probably better off with the DLCs.

[mmmcheesywaffles]

From a content perspective the extra DLC add an immnnse amount of new campaigns and some very well written scripts that will add to your game experience.

AoE II is one of teh industry classics and often the DLC are available at a very good price. If it is cheaper to buy the game with the DLC, I doubt you will regret buying them.

[Elite Trapper Solman]

Originally posted by mmmcheesywaffles:

From a content perspective the extra DLC add an immnnse amount of new campaigns and some very well written scripts that will add to your game experience.

AoE II is one of teh industry classics and often the DLC are available at a very good price. If it is cheaper to buy the game with the DLC, I doubt you will regret buying them.

About what scripts you talking about ?

[salad fork]

Wish they could just throw us a bone here. I bought the original game in the 90's for full price, bought this full price as well. Now i'm getting screwed on the DLC.

I could care less if I'm not allowed to play the dlc Civs but I can't even play the original civs I bought twice ( lol ) in multiplayer as i'm locked out of most of them. Scummy business practice.

[b00nish]

Originally posted by salad fork:

Wish they could just throw us a bone here. I bought the original game in the 90's for full price, bought this full price as well. Now i'm getting screwed on the DLC.

I bet they'll charge us full price for the "definitive edition" again ;-)

[Rognar]

Well, I've played the original (without Conquerors expansion) for 13 years, and the HD base game comes with the Conquerors expansion, so... The newest DLCs are not needed. You will still have plenty of content to play with the vanilla HD version. If you like the game after a while playing, buy the newer expansions later (they're constantly on sale).

[Tempires]

Originally posted by salad fork:

Wish they could just throw us a bone here. I bought the original game in the 90's for full price, bought this full price as well. Now i'm getting screwed on the DLC.

I could care less if I'm not allowed to play the dlc Civs but I can't even play the original civs I bought twice ( lol ) in multiplayer as i'm locked out of most of them. Scummy business practice.

Tbh dlc add a lot to game unlike in other games: civs and campaigns, objects,techs,units.

you don't have to play expansion. play original data set so you can choose fom all civs. If you play expansion data set you are palying something you don't own for free so you are restricted but also can try dlc civs before buying.

[Nobody]

Yes

[лягушка]

tl;dr No.

The DLC for this game adds civilizations- but it is not P2W, you can play just fine with the base civs.

I would say play it a bit and if you see that you will sink alot of time in this game- get the DLC.