Kingdom Come: Deliverance DLC's ?

[Ligma Bababooey]

I'm playing this one before I jump into KCD 2. I heard and read that the DLCs for this game are some of the worst DLCs in gaming history. Are they necessary for the full story :D ?

[Joe]

Not really, no as far as I know. I mean, if you want to know what happened at the beginning of the game from another perspective then you'd have to get the "Woman's Lot" DLC. But unless you're really deadset to know the lore for yourself and you have a massive amount of patience, you'd be better off watching an online video about it since a lot of people didn't like how slow the gameplay was for that.

Most of them are just really side missions that give you more stuff to do but isn't exactly a 100% needed to understand the story. So if you're just speedrunning KCD1 to play KCD2, just disable the DLC's and finish the game as soon as possible.

[Cataphractal]

Worst? Nah. They're pretty good.

Woman's Lot is slow, but gives an insight into what Theresa was up to.

Band of Bastards is a lot of fun, good action, good characters, good duels.

From the Ashes is a village building simulator that is a good grosch sink.

None are necessary for the story, but worth playing anyways.

[sh3riff]

I bought Royal and right when you finish tutorial i accidentally jumped into WOMANS LOT dlc and it was interesting.
I bought it because friend bought few days earlier, played it and we talked about it .. he didnt kill a single person in the tutorial
I killed like 15

When I played WL dlc, you play as millers girl and you are absolute killing machine in there .. i stealth killed like 50 cumans .. it was insane going back to back from tutorial to playing as her and kill so much :)

Just cuz you heard from one person something stupid, doesnt mean you should believe it.

[SPIFFQ]

I really do not agree with the statement of them being "the worst in history" although I also heard it a few times.

I can only speak for myself, and I thought the "a womans lot dlc" (johanka) was one of the most exciting and impactful sidequests there is in a lot of videogames.
I was really invested and I recommend everyone that hasn't to play it. Since on a few websites the dlcs are really cheap by now it is worth it.
Also the dlc about the unsafe roads introduced some fun characters and cutscenes.

The thing I didnt care about were theresas and mutts dlc. They were really tedious and not really exciting. Capons also didnt blow me away but had me giggle.

So yea, play them or at least the ones I praised. I doubt you will regret buying them.
Hf

[SPIFFQ]

Im happy the other commenters are also defending the dlcs, the dlc bashing was really frustrating because I enjoyed them so much. ;P

[Newb]

I am an original kickstarter backer, and recently started playing again. I hadn't finished all the dlc's and some other missions, some of which I had no idea existed. It was a nice surprise to find these after so long on an old save. I too can attest to the dlc content being well worth the effort and time. At the moment, I'm loath to end it. My thinking is wait for the patch and then say my goodbyes.

[OLKE]

I can definitely see why people dislike Womans Lot just because it locks you into it without warning and it can be frustrating and tedious to play, but from what I've played and heard of the other dlcs, it seems worth it to do if you want to get the most out of your experience

[Kabirbd]

I am gonna be honest. I am shocked. Today is the first time I have seen review scores of the dlc in the steam page. I honestly didn't expect that people dislike the dlc.

I have been playing KCD1 on and off for the last 6 months. I even 100% it just before kcd2 release. I was very satisfied with the dlc and I think it fit wonderfully with my expectation of the game.
I just wanna give some of my perspective about the dlcs:

Woman's Lot: This dlc is about Theresa and Johanka. While I can understand that Theresa's part of the dlc is very weak, Johanka's part of the story is very very good.
The questline of "The Madonna of Sasau" is easily one of my favorite quests in the game. It fits the game perfectly.

The Amorous Adventures of Bold Sir Hans Capon: The weakness or flaw of this dlc is that it is mandatory to finish the game. So if you don't finish the dlc before, you will be stuck at the very end just before the epilogue where Hans will again go back to Rattay while Henry finishes the dlc.
This dlc honestly shows Hans character but at the same time for me, it showed how Henry and Hans become close friends. The final quest of the dlc reminds me of "How I met your mother" show where instead of Barney and Ted, it's Hans and Henry.

From the Ashes: The flaw of this dlc is that if you start this dlc with very few groschen, you might just fail the quest from the very beginning.
In my first playthrough, I rode around the map 24/7 while looking for bandits to loot them. I was constantly looting and selling stuff.
Think of it like Skyrim Hearthfire dlc where instead of a house, you rebuilt a village. This had more potential but still felt great to be a Bailif.

Band of Bastards: Decent dlc. All of their group members had unique personalities. Again, it would have nice if it were longer or they didn't just leave immediately after finishing the dlc.

[Philippe_at_bay]

I would play all of them for the full experience.

Especially 'A Woman's Lot', because it will give you a much clearer sense of who the inhabitants of Skalitz actually were (you'll want to know this throughout most of the game).

It will also introduce you to hound management, which you'll need in KCD 2. Do the first half of the DLC very early in the game, and the second half after you're more than halfway through.

[fraxMANN]

Band of bastards is peak writing, the hell you talking 'bout.
Hans DLC, if done correctly, is fun. I laughed a few times, especially while Hans was fu**ing that wh*re, and I was singing for her kind dad

[Ligma Bababooey]

Originally posted by Philippe_at_bay:

I would play all of them for the full experience.

Especially 'A Woman's Lot', because it will give you a much clearer sense of who the inhabitants of Skalitz actually were (you'll want to know this throughout most of the game).

It will also introduce you to hound management, which you'll need in KCD 2. Do the first half of the DLC very early in the game, and the second half after you're more than halfway through.

I read that for this DLC, I would have to start the game from the beginning. If that's the case, then it's a nope for me.

[Joe]

Originally posted by Ligma Bababooey:

Originally posted by Philippe_at_bay:

I would play all of them for the full experience.

Especially 'A Woman's Lot', because it will give you a much clearer sense of who the inhabitants of Skalitz actually were (you'll want to know this throughout most of the game).

It will also introduce you to hound management, which you'll need in KCD 2. Do the first half of the DLC very early in the game, and the second half after you're more than halfway through.

I read that for this DLC, I would have to start the game from the beginning. If that's the case, then it's a nope for me.

You actually don't have to start the dlc from the very beginning. You can start it anytime. Just a warning, when you start "A Woman's Lot", specifically Theresa's part, you can't exit it till you finish it, so prepare a separate save game before you start this DLC so if you decide you don't want to do it anymore, you can just reload your previous save. You can start any of the DLC's anytime as long as the specific NPC is already available.

[Ligma Bababooey]

Originally posted by Joe:

Originally posted by Ligma Bababooey:

I read that for this DLC, I would have to start the game from the beginning. If that's the case, then it's a nope for me.

You actually don't have to start the dlc from the very beginning. You can start it anytime. Just a warning, when you start "A Woman's Lot", specifically Theresa's part, you can't exit it till you finish it, so prepare a separate save game before you start this DLC so if you decide you don't want to do it anymore, you can just reload your previous save. You can start any of the DLC's anytime as long as the specific NPC is already available.

good to know, maybe I'll hit the dlc's when they go on discount

[Philippe_at_bay]

The reason you want to start the Theresa part of the DLC early on is that it will burn the neighborhood of Skalitz and who lives there into your memory, before you start meeting any of the same people in the main part of the game about a quarter of the way through. You have history with your fellow-villagers, and you should know a bit of what it is.