are the dlcs worth it?

[luthernmac]

hi, I’m thinking of buying this game and wondering if I should get the dlcs too? are they worth it? is it playable without them?

[Hagon Wyvon]

yes, for extra fun

[Hagon Wyvon]

and the game still fun and playable without dlcs, I played 600 hours without all dlcs so the base game is great

[luthernmac]

wow, 600hrs! thanks gonna buy it now :)

[peremptor]

For the current sale price... yeah get them all... gives you more options and depending on what you want to do the best options. Also the all terrain boots make certain biomes not a ♥♥♥♥♥ to navigate through and there's the scanner so you can upgrade your stuff fast since it locates it for you on the minimap.

[Bober]

yes

[Legionnaire0311]

Just got the game and I can already say that yes they are. It's on sale now so it's dirt cheap to get everything.

[Impressionivel]

YES!! Just Buy!!

[zidj]

There's at least 2 that are VERY IMPORTANT:
as you can see, they're full price, so you may as well just get the digital deluxe edition

https://store.steampowered.com/app/395230/HELLDIVERS__Ranger_Pack/
one of them has humblebee UAV drone, which makes sample collecting not suck (it marks them on the map)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/396172/HELLDIVERS__Terrain_Specialist_Pack/
the other has all-terrain boots, which makes difficult terrain planets (like snow planets) not suck

[luthernmac]

thanks guys, I bought the digital deluxe edition. if anyone still playing could I add you guys to play together?

[rockowang]

You've already gotten the DLC, but if it's worth anything I'd recommend you to maybe try playing for a period without using any DLC content. The experience is completely different without them; I didn't get the DLCs until I was almost at lvl 50 and some of those pre-purchase experiences are the most fun I've had with the game. Some of my favorite builds were knight rep and stratagem priority RS, scythe and las cannon/obliterator 15 cyborg, railgun and stun grenades 15 cyborg/bug, jumppack flam/obliterator and patriot illuminate, punisher and incendiary bombs 13+ illuminate, rando 12 of any faction, etc.
The game suffers from a form of powercreep, where content added later is much more effective at dealing with threats added later. But instead of treating these additions as a new way to play the game, a large part of the playerbase instead considers them the default. This is especially apparent with new players who pick up the DLC as part of the package and "miss out" on the unaltered base game. DLC builds win more with less effort, so people learn to rely on them without being able to really appreciate all the "bad" weapons for what they can do. If you're up for it, next time you play a 13+ cyborg pick the scythe and slowly burn through helpless warlords as you run counterclockwise circles around them. Or force yourself into a situation where you need to save primary/support ammo against the waves of approaching shadows on 13+ bugs and fall in love with the powerhouse that is a burst fire base pistol. Or cosplay as old war infantry with the resupply pack and constitution and bayonet charge a hulk. With the repetitive nature of the game how much fun you can extract from it is correlated with how many BS builds you can make work.

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by zidj ⛑️💉:

There's at least 2 that are VERY IMPORTANT:
as you can see, they're full price, so you may as well just get the digital deluxe edition

https://store.steampowered.com/app/395230/HELLDIVERS__Ranger_Pack/
one of them has humblebee UAV drone, which makes sample collecting not suck (it marks them on the map)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/396172/HELLDIVERS__Terrain_Specialist_Pack/
the other has all-terrain boots, which makes difficult terrain planets (like snow planets) not suck

The mention of the UAV still requires upgrades to MK2, otherwise it won't work out the box.

[zidj]

Originally posted by Cursed Hawkins:

The mention of the UAV still requires upgrades to MK2, otherwise it won't work out the box.

Yes. You should be dumping your samples into the UAV immediately. Make it the first thing you max out

[Iman_66]

Originally posted by luthernmac:

thanks guys, I bought the digital deluxe edition. if anyone still playing could I add you guys to play together?

I'm just starting, are you still looking for teammates?

[TwinIndifferent]

Originally posted by zidj:

There's at least 2 that are VERY IMPORTANT:
as you can see, they're full price, so you may as well just get the digital deluxe edition

https://store.steampowered.com/app/395230/HELLDIVERS__Ranger_Pack/
one of them has humblebee UAV drone, which makes sample collecting not suck (it marks them on the map)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/396172/HELLDIVERS__Terrain_Specialist_Pack/
the other has all-terrain boots, which makes difficult terrain planets (like snow planets) not suck

Someone unironically collects samples in first game? The most efficient way to get research points is just to rush a couple levels and reset level progress. Research reward for leveling is given again and again, and getting 5-7 research points per 10 minutes is a no-problem.

For the OP - yes, get all of them. All of them are cool and give variety for loadouts. And they give cool capes!