Götterdämmerung - Price?

[Wolfsun]

I've been looking at the Götterdämmerung DLC and it is indeed impressive. However as impressive as it appears I have to wonder if it is worth the $24.99 price tag.

Which is why I make this post. Is it worth it? If so what makes it worth the price of many a complete game here on Steam?

[The Real Private Kowalski]

Originally posted by Wolfsun:

if it is worth the $24.99 price tag.

It's not

[HappySack]

Maybe, the only reason to get it is that it's bundled with the expansion pass, while the features are meh the new music is totally worth it.

[AdmiralPiett]

PDX was probably afraid the next country pack, Graveyard of Empires, would probably tank and have a lot of price scrutiny just like the last one, Trial of Allegiance. So they preemptively slashed the price of GOE and packaged it in a bundle with Gotterdammerung, whose price was then increased in order to make a profit on both items

It's a sort of bait-and-switch

[Dedelblute3]

I'd say the improvements from Gotterdammerung are worth it if you play the game a lot. If you'll get a lot of playtime with the new focus trees, mechanics, etc, then yes it is worth it. I'd say the mechanics are actually pretty decent in design, and they go together pretty well with the other DLCs and the base game research system

[Biggus_Maximus]

I don't really see anything worth it. Honestly now that I know DLCs will just be made free if convenient for the company (to get brownie points or to make room for new DLCs) and without giving back anything to people who owned said DLCs in a flagrant disregard for consumer rights, I don't even recommend buying the DLCs unless you seriously like to spend your money.

[Immortalis]

Originally posted by Biggus_Maximus:

I don't really see anything worth it. Honestly now that I know DLCs will just be made free if convenient for the company (to get brownie points or to make room for new DLCs) and without giving back anything to people who owned said DLCs in a flagrant disregard for consumer rights, I don't even recommend buying the DLCs unless you seriously like to spend your money.

Oh, I see… back to beating dead horses…

Again, you are not entitled to a refund because someone got a better deal than you.
Apple doesn’t need to send you back money because five years later someone bought the same IPhone you did for a fraction of the price.

But hey, if you’re cool with waiting 6/7 years on the off chance that some DLC might be given away for free, the more power to you I guess.

Otherwise yes, do what every reasonable person has done from the very start: look at the DLC, if necessary check a couple of the many videos that are bound to pop up on YouTube and decide if what is offered is something you’re interested with and if you’re fine with the price.
There is absolutely no shame in saying “I’m skipping this one”.

[lmetzMO]

If you like the mechanics/focus trees in the DLC, I would recommend it, but I would always advise buying NSB and AAT before this one, especially considering the price.

[AdmiralPiett]

Originally posted by Immortalis:

Originally posted by Biggus_Maximus:

I don't really see anything worth it. Honestly now that I know DLCs will just be made free if convenient for the company (to get brownie points or to make room for new DLCs) and without giving back anything to people who owned said DLCs in a flagrant disregard for consumer rights, I don't even recommend buying the DLCs unless you seriously like to spend your money.

Oh, I see… back to beating dead horses…

Again, you are not entitled to a refund because someone got a better deal than you.
Apple doesn’t need to send you back money because five years later someone bought the same IPhone you did for a fraction of the price.

But hey, if you’re cool with waiting 6/7 years on the off chance that some DLC might be given away for free, the more power to you I guess.

Otherwise yes, do what every reasonable person has done from the very start: look at the DLC, if necessary check a couple of the many videos that are bound to pop up on YouTube and decide if what is offered is something you’re interested with and if you’re fine with the price.
There is absolutely no shame in saying “I’m skipping this one”.

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[Lord_Farquaad]

Pretty much no Paradox dlc for any of their games has ever been a fair price for what you get; you'll always overpay, that's their business model. However, I do enjoy gotterdammerung and its better than the typical dlcs they pump out. So you probably won't regret your purchase, but you certainly wont get full value for money

[Wolfsun]

Originally posted by Dedelblute3:

I'd say the improvements from Gotterdammerung are worth it if you play the game a lot. If you'll get a lot of playtime with the new focus trees, mechanics, etc, then yes it is worth it. I'd say the mechanics are actually pretty decent in design, and they go together pretty well with the other DLCs and the base game research system

Thanks. I do play HOI and I do like it but not on a regular basis and not a lot lately and since the DLC focuses on Germany and I don't play as Germany (tried it once - didn't like it) I think I'll give Gotterdammerung a pass.

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