Which DLC is worth buying (Sale)?

[TKGX]

I have owned the base game for a long time and never really got into the game, but I want to give it another try. I've been waiting for the DLC to go on sale for ages.

Anyways with that out the way, which DLC is worth buying? Do I just buy "The Following" and nothing else? Do I get the Season pass? What is "Bad Blood"? Any help would be appreciated.

[TKGX]

Or do I buy "The Enhanced Editon"?

[eqalidan]

the following is likely worth getting as it can extend the game something like 20 hours, but the rest of the dlc, I have no idea, wondering that myself.

any of the dlc weapons/blueprints must haves or are they all things that would get replaced over time?

[TKGX]

Do you already have "The Enchanced Edtion" patch if you're a base owner? That is what I'm wondering mainly too.

[Just Chill]

The Harran Ranger bundle has the best bow in the game, even better than the Bozak bow.
You also can easily craft it right from the beginning as soon as you collected the required items.

Gun Psycho adds a special marksman rifle upgrade, which is pretty neat especially against Rais' men. I only use guns against them, as a bullet to the head is the best way to deal with these jerks.

Volatile Hunter is only good for new chars.
As later the Volatile weapon upgrades won't be that good.





I don't use any of these at start as I consider these DLCs as "cheat DLCs" ^^
Just to add a bit more challenge to my current playthrough, I rather stay with the regular weapons as long as I feel comfortable with. ;)

[Blade Master]

The only difference between Enhanced Edition and base game is that Enhanced Edition simply comes with paid DLC whereas regular game doesn't. Enhanced Edition includes all necessary and important DLC, which are: The Following, Bozak Horde and all the season pass content.

If you own base game and nothing else, then best would be season pass for you, unless:

1. Enhanced Edition is cheaper for you
2. In case of 1. being true, Steam allows you to purchase Enhanced Edition

Season pass contains almost same content as Enhanced Edition, there are certain DLC which are not included in season pass, but it's nothing necessary or important at all. The season pass contains everything necessary and must have DLC, same as Enhanced Edition. Season pass will give you:

The Following
Bozak Horde
Cuisine & Cargo
Ultimate Survivor Bundle

The first two DLC above is absolutely must have, especially The Following. The Following is first DLC you want more than anything else, since it's unarguably Dying Light's number one best as well as biggest expansion, adding whole new story that is continuation of Dying Light's campaign, whole new huge detailed map including new NPCs, main and side quests, items, crossbow, new skill-tree, drivable and customizable buggy and a lot more.

Bozak Horde is only way of making your own weapon dockets, which give end game highest rarity (Gold-tier) melee weapons. I explained what Gold-tier weapons are here. https://dyinglight.wikia.com/wiki/Gold-tier_Weapons

Bozak Horde is story unrelated ~25 minute arena where you play through 20(21 in Co-op) trials with time limit, bomb on your leg explodes if you fail certain trials with total 3 lives. It is fun end game mode with good rewards including top tier bow.

The Following and Bozak Horde are two DLC you definitely want to have, anything else doesn't come close in content and necessity.

Cuisine & Cargo adds two quarantine zones and Ultimate Survivor Bundle adds skins with some low level blueprints.

So going with season pass is not bad, personally this is what I would go with if I owned only base game.


There are certain DLC which is not included in Enhanced Edition or sesaon pass.

I'll start listing every single of it, beginning with most useful and wanted first.

The Harran Ranger DLC - this is mostly about Ranger bow although there are skins coming with it (outfit / buggy paint job) but it's nothing important. The Ranger bow, you get very similar bow from finishing all 20 Bozak Horde trials. Bozak Horde is included in Enhanced Edition and season pass. The only difference between Ranger and Bozak bow is that Ranger bow is a lot easier to obtain - simply by purchasing DLC, while Bozak Horde requires finishing challenges first. Also Ranger bow has more damage but it is unnoticeable.

The Harran Ranger DLC is absolutely unnecessary, it's something optional that you'll either want in end game just for the sake of extra little damage which is only noticeable if you count dozens of shots against boss type enemies and only see few less headshots to take down beast, compared to Bozak bow. Or purchase because you feel like Bozak Horde is too hard, which isn't case, Bozak Horde is simply meant to be challenging - repeated with better experience and success, I have Bozak Horde guide as well as help any PC player fully finishing it for all rewards.


Volatile Hunter DLC - this DLC is most unique when it comes to melee weapons. While normally, highest possible damage that one handed weapons such as machetes reach is up to ~5,500 while two handed weapons reach over ~7,000 and knives around ~3,700.

Volatile Hunter DLC (specifically Volatile Hunter Baton blueprint) allows you to craft an one handed weapon capable of reaching over 7,000 damage, because you use two handed pickaxe to craft it however it is only limited to baton version of one handed weapon which may not be preferred by many, it's something, again, you decide in later end game. You can also do same on knives, get a knife capable of reaching machete damage ~5,500. The most unique skin from Volatile Hunter DLC is its orange glowing outfit at night time, there are only few glowing outfits in Dying Light out of all many.


Gun Psycho DLC - this applies cool skin and stat changes on your rifles, the stats aren't all that big deal and there is no direct damage boost. The red dot scope it adds to your rifles is something unique only to this DLC.

Rifles become underpowered in end game - higher difficulties and higher story %, I'd suggest deciding on this later when you reach this end game.


This three DLCs, Harran Ranger, Gun Psycho and Volatile Hunter I explained above can be considered Tier 2, let's say middle wanted DLCs. The Following and Bozak Horde would be tier 3, the most needed and wanted DLCs.

There is two other DLC similar to these Tier 2 DLCs I explained above, but less wanted so you can call it somewhere between Tier 1 and 2.

White Death - mostly skins, comes with rifle altering stats and cool skin, but nothing special.

Vintage Gunslinger - awesome skins, but that's all it is about.


Overall in short, pick whichever is cheaper for you, both Enhanced Edition and season pass will give you all the necessary Tier 3 DLC you want. As of Tier 2, you decide this later in end game.




Edit:

I forgot about Bad Blood.

The Bad Blood is not Dying Light's DLC, nor related to store page of Dying Light. The Bad Blood is standalone Battle (Brutal) Royale of Dying Light, it's separate game.

Bad Blood offers short lasting matches (around 5-15 minutes) where 12 players are dropped in area, having objective to do either: loot for weapons and equipment, take each other out or collect blood samples from either objectives and by stealing it from players. When one player has enough blood samples and they reach level 5, choppes comes to land and extract this player. Other players are alerted who receive objective to prevent this level 5 player from escaping.

There are zombies in Bad Blood, in order to obtain blood samples some are crucial to take down whether alone or with cooperation of other players (though they can stab your back).

If you enjoy Dying Light and want something like it PvP / PvE mixed, Bad Blood will be fun, see videos and judge it yourself.

Currently Bad Blood is in Early Access and it is suffering on low player base. It plans to go out of Early Access and become free to play somewhere at end of 2018 or beginning of 2019 as far as I know.