Which DLCs are worth playing?

[himmatsj]

I finished the game bout 2 weeks ago, then moved on to Mordor, Outland and Styx. Now there's a bit of a lull and I remembered about the DLC missions.

Just a quick question...which ones are worth playing? I tend to skip over DLC missions but if there are any worth playing I won't mind doing so.

Thanks!

PS: I recall asking this before but the search function is useless.

[Jig McGalliger]

The three story missions with khan and pavel are good; Spider lair and Red sniper missions aren't bad either; the best is probably the library (kyshatrya).

Basically just avoid the nazi shooting gallery, tower, and developer pack unless you want to have an environment to test AI and shooting mechanics. They are good for getting used to uncommon weapons.

[the_lone_ran9er]

Avoid Tower? It was my favorite part of Metro Last Light.

Library mission is really good, I think everyone agrees on that.

[Jig McGalliger]

Originally posted by motherboard11:

Avoid Tower? It was my favorite part of Metro Last Light.

Library mission is really good, I think everyone agrees on that.

Well tower is just varied combat scenarios, the purchasable upgrades are a nice touch... though not much for setting or plot which is the primary focus of the Metro franchise.

[himmatsj]

Originally posted by Jig McGalliger:

Originally posted by motherboard11:

Avoid Tower? It was my favorite part of Metro Last Light.

Library mission is really good, I think everyone agrees on that.

Well tower is just varied combat scenarios, the purchasable upgrades are a nice touch... though not much for setting or plot which is the primary focus of the Metro franchise.

Yeah, I refer to the missions that have some story at least.

[the_lone_ran9er]

Only the best combat challenges I've ever played inan FPS :P

I think most people just say "oh it's to hard" and don't give them a chance.

[Jig McGalliger]

Originally posted by motherboard11:

Only the best combat challenges I've ever played inan FPS :P

I think most people just say "oh it's to hard" and don't give them a chance.

Tower is pretty hard, you realllly have to manage the AI ally purchases well to beat it on ranger or hardcore. I learned this the hard way, you can't just buy them one by one, it's best to save up and buy them all at once about mid game, then they can cover you and each other, while you try to draw mutants away... otherwise the AI allies can't cover each other and they just die too fast.

[the_lone_ran9er]

^^^ This is definitely true in round 4. I find it works also to buy them in reverse order, snipers, heavy, then the guys on the platform if the distraction is worth 15 to you.

I just finished round 1 through 4 on survival and then again on original Last light Normal. there are definitely differences in the AI behavior, in Redux they seam to move much faster laterally and are quicker to snap shoot you in the face from a distance. Add to that the slower reloads and weapon swaps makes Round 4 very difficult for me, at least with a controller.

I think the AI soldier behavior in Round 4 was the same on Redux Spartan as on Redux Survival. Which felt different from Original Normal. They were definitely slower moving on Original Normal, and people complained about that too.

[himmatsj]

Originally posted by Jig McGalliger:

The three story missions with khan and pavel are good; Spider lair and Red sniper missions aren't bad either; the best is probably the library (kyshatrya).

Basically just avoid the nazi shooting gallery, tower, and developer pack unless you want to have an environment to test AI and shooting mechanics. They are good for getting used to uncommon weapons.

Basically the six missions ather than the gallery, tower and dev pack?

Meaning, Kshatriya, Sniper Team, Heavy Squad, Ana, Khan and Pavel?

[RIOT|Stalkermaster]

Originally posted by himmatsj:

Originally posted by Jig McGalliger:

The three story missions with khan and pavel are good; Spider lair and Red sniper missions aren't bad either; the best is probably the library (kyshatrya).

Basically just avoid the nazi shooting gallery, tower, and developer pack unless you want to have an environment to test AI and shooting mechanics. They are good for getting used to uncommon weapons.

Basically the six missions ather than the gallery, tower and dev pack?

Meaning, Kshatriya, Sniper Team, Heavy Squad, Ana, Khan and Pavel?

And spider lair, that's a must play mission

[himmatsj]

Dammit, I started off with the heavy trooper one and its like ♥♥♥♥. Terrible level! Like a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ gallery shooter, and it is infuriatingly difficult. :(

Are the others the same or better?

[RIOT|Stalkermaster]

Originally posted by himmatsj:

Dammit, I started off with the heavy trooper one and its like ♥♥♥♥. Terrible level! Like a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ gallery shooter, and it is infuriatingly difficult. :(

Are the others the same or better?

Who ever told you that needs to shoot themself in the head

Do not play that mission, the others are much better

Heavy mission is similar to the tower pack hence avoid

[himmatsj]

Originally posted by RIOT|Stalkermaster:

Originally posted by himmatsj:

Dammit, I started off with the heavy trooper one and its like ♥♥♥♥. Terrible level! Like a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ gallery shooter, and it is infuriatingly difficult. :(

Are the others the same or better?

Who ever told you that needs to shoot themself in the head

Do not play that mission, the others are much better

Heavy mission is similar to the tower pack hence avoid

Oh ok. Lol wasted almost an hour on that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ level.

[himmatsj]

Oh well, I played that Ksathryia level as well, but I think the DLC is just not made for me. All I wanted was regular story/narrative driven DLC chapters. Are any like that?

[RIOT|Stalkermaster]

Originally posted by himmatsj:

Oh well, I played that Ksathryia level as well, but I think the DLC is just not made for me. All I wanted was regular story/narrative driven DLC chapters. Are any like that?

Well only khan and Pavel remain then, possibly spider lair

Kshatriyas is homage to stalker but for more story related missions khan and Pavel

[Jig McGalliger]

Well if you read my first post, I gave good advice for which ones are story based. Spider lair, khan, pavel, kyshatrya. While tower, heavy squad, and developer pack are shooting galleries to test game mechanics. None of which star Artyom.