Pre-DLC usability?

[Covert]

Now that the game has popped its 'pay for content' cherry, so to speak, how long will the game remain viable/playable for players who haven't got a certain amount of paid for DLC?

I am a little anti-DLC so don't really plan to buy the new content anytime soon, if at all. Just wondering if its worth investing anymore time in this game in its standard form.

[fokker_za]

Are you on a different planet or something? How much time have you invested in it's 'standard form'? The content cherry is sacred, keys are held by Ravien and Vermillion. Devs are just bystanders.

[The Big Brzezinski]

Start a default survival game and find out.

[Amrak]

Usability? Well I have "used" it for 7 years without DLC by playing the awesome community workshop scenarios. I do not see anything that would effect the continued scenario improvements, RE 2 for example, thus the continued "usability" with or without DLC.
I bought the DLC to give back for the 7 years of enjoyment. Played the DF scenario once and will not play it again, so IMHO it is the DLC that does not have "usability", not the base game. While I have been playing WS scenarios for 5+ years. No DLC is needed to enjoy the game for years if it is what you enjoy and have half of an imagination.

[Antaiir]

As soon as you seriously _need_ a DLC to continue playing the game, the game may rest in peace.

But i accept _fully optional_ DLC, in several games i use them. If the game is really good (in my personal opinion) i also buy DLC just to support the developers.

[Midas]

You can ignore the dlc entirely, what are you talking about?

[Covert]

Perhaps I should have been more clear about my question and concerns with regards to the basic game engine becoming reliant on DLC to run in the future.
I totally respect people saying they will buy DLC to support the Devs, but I don't believe I should have to keep spending money on a game I have already bought, just to keep playing it.
In hind sight maybe I should have directed the original post more towards the Devs.

[Jalore]

DLC is really just a scenario. is some elements you can choose to add to vanilla via a prompt when you start a new game or load an old one. otherwise its the same survival.

[Covert]

Originally posted by Midas:

You can ignore the dlc entirely, what are you talking about?

I was referring to weather the game will run in its standard form in the future, perhaps once a few more DLC have been added to it.

[Covert]

Originally posted by Jalore:

DLC is really just a scenario. is some elements you can choose to add to vanilla via a prompt when you start a new game or load an old one. otherwise its the same survival.

Oh I see. I assumed the new DLC content was just an overall addition to the game as a whole, hence my concerns about future additions become required for it to run at all. I didn't realise it was just an additional scenario option. Kind of reduces my worries some.
Thanks Jalore.

[Amrak]

Originally posted by Covert:

Originally posted by Jalore:

DLC is really just a scenario. is some elements you can choose to add to vanilla via a prompt when you start a new game or load an old one. otherwise its the same survival.

Oh I see. I assumed the new DLC content was just an overall addition to the game as a whole, hence my concerns about future additions become required for it to run at all. I didn't realise it was just an additional scenario option. Kind of reduces my worries some.
Thanks Jalore.

You can activate some of the DLC in a survival game but yes it is a scenario. After playing it I enjoyed Stranded on Nemesis more, another EGS scenario, even though it was just a vanilla scenario.