Is it worth getting the subscription?

[Tealius Maximus]

Heyo, I'm wondering if I should get the Stellaris Subscription, considering the price of Paradox's DLC, or should I hold out and buy the DLC one by one, or buy them in bulk if I have enough money.

[Geoff]

Originally posted by Tealius Maximus:

Heyo, I'm wondering if I should get the Stellaris Subscription, considering the price of Paradox's DLC, or should I hold out and buy the DLC one by one, or buy them in bulk if I have enough money.

The subscription model is fairly new, so it's impossible to predict how good or bad a deal it will be relative to buying the new DLC content as it comes out. Lately they've been rolling out 3 to 4 DLCs per year. So if you were already current, then the subscription price model isn't a great investment - if you wanted to stay even, then it wouldn't be economical to get the subscription.

Some of the DLCs really suck, so that's also worth pricing in to whether you want to buy the subscription. Do you want to pay in advance for content that might not be any good?

But if you're starting from scratch, last time I did the pricing math, you could go for years on the subscription before you'd pay more than you'd have paid just buying the content outright. But then you'd have to ask yourself if you think the game's got as many years left in it as you'd need to break even, and what you think you'd be left with as a subscriber if they decide to cancel support for the title.

I wouldn't personally choose subscription, but if you're just going to play for a couple years and then move on, it probably is the better value.

[Brucato]

I have three or four early DLC's and there is so much content just from that, that my small brain could never contain it. Let alone ALL of them available thru subscription lol.

[tmusson90]

to me the subscription service is designed to be a way of gaining access to the DLC for a limited period for new players.

If you decide this is something you want to play long term then I would seriously consider buying the DLC content instead of subscription.