Is this free game worth it?

[kingKaungFU]

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War is now free and it said it's a discount of 100%, meaning $0.00.

I saw that and immediately added that to my library. However, I read the review and learned that the DLC policy is disrespectful and the pricing of these DLC are predatory as hell.

My question: Even tho I got this for FREE, should I still keep it in my library or remove it? Should I still play this game OR avoid this at all costs?

Full Disclosure: Idk a thing or 2 about Warhammer and was interested in the tabletop aspect but they are so expensive. I thought video games are a great way to get into the lore.

[TemplarGR]

Of course it is worth it if you are into 4X games.... Since you got it for free, there is no reason to delete it from your account, you know... You can always hide it if you don't like it. Anyway, the DLCs are extensive for sure, but the base game is fun enough on its own. There are no new mechanics from DLC, just more factions to play with and more units. So you don't have to buy any DLC if you don't want to.

[Etrusco]

Idk "The Review" sounds sketchy I would consult other media for review information in the future. For example disrespectful and predatory DLC are bizarre ways to describe them, about Gladius I would advice you to give it a try.

Sugarcoating or bashing a game should influence if you want to get it or not, but since you already have it is not like you are going to enjoy or dislike the game more because someone tells you to feel a particular way.

[Spiritos]

For free must be worth a look, no intentions of purchasing dlc's, thou I feel this is like a carrot on a stick.

[glythe]

Originally posted by kingKaungFU:

I saw that and immediately added that to my library. However, I read the review and learned that the DLC policy is disrespectful and the pricing of these DLC are predatory as hell.

My question: Even tho I got this for FREE, should I still keep it in my library or remove it?

It's a way more "grown up" game than civ 5. There's no pretense of diplomacy you just fight whoever is not on your team. The RNG can be brutal and it has pretty good balance overall.

If you have a friend with all the DLC you can make use of all the unit packs (when the friend hosts) but can only play a faction you have purchased besides the 4 "free" ones.

Play the game and enjoy it for what it is. There's no "gotcha" moment where you have to buy DLC to continue.

[Slowpork]

Many reviews always fail to mention that all these DLCs were released during many years of development. Could some of them be free? Sure, that would be great. Hiding Land Raider or Scouts behind the price tag is stupid but it is, what it is.

You can always grab DLCs much cheaper from trusted (official) resellers.

[LordZon]

Originally posted by Slowpork:

Many reviews always fail to mention that all these DLCs were released during many years of development. Could some of them be free? Sure, that would be great. Hiding Land Raider or Scouts behind the price tag is stupid but it is, what it is.

You can always grab DLCs much cheaper from trusted (official) resellers.

I don't think this is fair at all. Its a very small studio/publisher. The game is completely playable with out Land Raiders or Scouts.

[Slowpork]

Originally posted by LordZon:

Originally posted by Slowpork:

Many reviews always fail to mention that all these DLCs were released during many years of development. Could some of them be free? Sure, that would be great. Hiding Land Raider or Scouts behind the price tag is stupid but it is, what it is.

You can always grab DLCs much cheaper from trusted (official) resellers.

I don't think this is fair at all. Its a very small studio/publisher. The game is completely playable with out Land Raiders or Scouts.

True but then again, these are iconic units of 40k. Hiding many of the "essential" or basic ones behind DLC policy is what leaves a sour taste for many potential buyers.

I believe this way of monetisation is partially the fault of Games Workshop (their greed is legendary anyway) and Slitherine. The upcoming 4x strategy from the same developer will finally show who is the one to blame for such blunders. Most likely not the Proxy Studios.

[Jey]

It's a free game.
Play for an hour or two and make your own opinion.

I got Endless Legend this week-end, played a bit, decided that it was incredibly bad and I stopped playing it. It's just that simple.

[Grotzel]

Originally posted by Jey:

It's a free game.
Play for an hour or two and make your own opinion.

I got Endless Legend this week-end, played a bit, decided that it was incredibly bad and I stopped playing it. It's just that simple.

Agree with the former - disagree with the latter. Endless Legend is great! But tastes differ.

[Edmon]

There was/is no need to buy any DLC to enjoy Gladius. It comes with 4 major factions - all of which play very differently to each other and are tons of fun.

The DLC have come from 6 years of extra development since the game released, thanks to the support of the fans and the DLC - we can now offer the basegame for free.

Anything you see in the game marked "DLC" was not in the original version of the game, which we always felt was a solid and complete game when we launched it.

You are not "punished" for not having any of the DLC - only buy it if you like the faction/units that you don't have and want to add them to the game.

[Grotzel]

Gladius has a great base game - if it's your kind of game. It being free at the moment, I am not sure why you hesitate if you are interested.
It's not like it's a sketchy mobile game from a dubious website that will install a virus on your harddrive and pester you with microntransactions.

Sure, the prices of the dlcs can feel slightly insane, especially since they increased them last fall - but if you decide that you like the game, the dlcs do deliver very solid content. The price does mean that you should probably only buy during sales, if you have a discount from owning the complete collection or can grab a key at a bargain from respectable sites.

Alternatively, there are a number of great free mods out there - especially the extremely excellent Too Many Voices mod.

[konstantynopolitaneczka]

Full Disclosure: Idk a thing or 2 about Warhammer and was interested in the tabletop aspect but they are so expensive. I thought video games are a great way to get into the lore.

Me neither. Wtf is warhammer? And what's with the 40k? Serious question, I see this thing a lot recently. Also these games are either 2D or 3D or FPS and RTS???? How does it even make sense?

[Edmon]

Originally posted by konstantynopolitaneczka:

Full Disclosure: Idk a thing or 2 about Warhammer and was interested in the tabletop aspect but they are so expensive. I thought video games are a great way to get into the lore.

Me neither. Wtf is warhammer? And what's with the 40k? Serious question, I see this thing a lot recently. Also these games are either 2D or 3D or FPS and RTS???? How does it even make sense?

Warhammer 40,000 is a popular Table Top game with a series of books detailing both how to play it and what happens in the "grimdark" universe that it's set in.

All sorts of games have been made in the Warhammer 40,000 universe - RPG's, FPS's, RTS, TBS, you name it.

[DasaKamov]

Originally posted by glythe:

It's a way more "grown up" game than civ 5. There's no pretense of diplomacy

How is smashing your toy soldiers against each other until one of them breaks more "grown up"? :b

[Grotzel]

What could possibly be manlier than smashing toy soldiers against each other? ;)