Free to keep?

[Dr.Rabies]

is it gonna stay in my library after the event is over??

[Voghelm]

Yup

[Dr.Rabies]

daaamn, thanks for the answer!

[Rocketman]

The bait is the game is barebones and incomplete unless you spend another $100+ on all the crappy dlc they have with factions and unit types that should have been in the standard game...

[Nasarog]

Ya, so download it... Also, do checkout the Workshop. Lots of great (and FREE) content there!!!

[Grotzel]

Originally posted by Rocketman:

The bait is the game is barebones and incomplete unless you spend another $100+ on all the crappy dlc they have with factions and unit types that should have been in the standard game...

I've never really understood this argument. Who determines what unit types and factions NEED to be in a game?
If you want to create a Warhammer 40k game ... are you not allowed to publish it unless it includes everything up to the Adeptus Custodes and the Valhallan regimental marching band? ;)
I might have exaggerated a tiny bit here, but honestly, by these standards you'd have to scrap A LOT of games.

Dawn of War 1? No tyranids! No mechanicus! Without mods - no titans and hardly any flying units. They didn't even have valkyries or hydras for the Imperial Guard! And Dawn of War with its three expansions is among the most complete Warhammer games that you could possibly find. It ALSO started with just four playable factions.

People have made claims about different factions that NEED to be included in games ... e.g. Chaos, but is there REALLY a consensus for this? Who is the judge? Is Mechanicus a bad game because it only features two factions and none of them are Chaos (o.k. you have the Heretek dlc ,,, but the game didn't START with them)?

Which Warhammer game actually IS the golden standard against which everything needs to be judged?

[Nasarog]

Originally posted by Grotzel:

Originally posted by Rocketman:

The bait is the game is barebones and incomplete unless you spend another $100+ on all the crappy dlc they have with factions and unit types that should have been in the standard game...

I've never really understood this argument. Who determines what unit types and factions NEED to be in a game?
If you want to create a Warhammer 40k game ... are you not allowed to publish it unless it includes everything up to the Adeptus Custodes and the Valhallan regimental marching band? ;)
I might have exaggerated a tiny bit here, but honestly, by these standards you'd have to scrap A LOT of games.

Dawn of War 1? No tyranids! No mechanicus! Without mods - no titans and hardly any flying units. They didn't even have valkyries or hydras for the Imperial Guard! And Dawn of War with its three expansions is among the most complete Warhammer games that you could possibly find. It ALSO started with just four playable factions.

People have made claims about different factions that NEED to be included in games ... e.g. Chaos, but is there REALLY a consensus for this? Who is the judge? Is Mechanicus a bad game because it only features two factions and none of them are Chaos (o.k. you have the Heretek dlc ,,, but the game didn't START with them)?

Which Warhammer game actually IS the golden standard against which everything needs to be judged?

Dude, come on... Give the whine.. Er, expert gamer a break. He's obviously comparing it to the Blood Bowl and WaRHAMMER fANTASY bATTLE GAMES, BECAUSE AT RELEASE... they. came. out. with. everything!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyways, don't feed the trolls brother. Gladius, even as a base game is pretty solid, especially when you have to pay $0.00 for it... I mean, yea...

[TemplarGR]

Originally posted by Rocketman:

The bait is the game is barebones and incomplete unless you spend another $100+ on all the crappy dlc they have with factions and unit types that should have been in the standard game...

All that DLC were developed over years after the game was released.... And the base game, not only it is currently free, but it is not barebones, you are missing only different factions to play as and some extra units that aren't mandatory to compete in pve and pvp.

[Munga]

As a chaos fan I really loved the amount of fan made content for them. The traitor guard in many flavors is nice.

[Munga]

I have wound up getting all the DLCs, but mostly I snag em on sale or third party.

[Essedus]

Originally posted by Rocketman:

The bait is the game is barebones and incomplete unless you spend another $100+ on all the crappy dlc they have with factions and unit types that should have been in the standard game...

Like a drug dealer. The first hit is free.

[Foxassassin]

My take in the DLC situation;

Base game is alright, if shallow... If you don't know how good the game can be with the extra content.

Trying to play base after tasting the full experience is an absolutely miserable experience.

I'm at least thankful unit packs are shared for clients. The saving grace to all of this.

[HippieJesus]

I'm a necron fan so I love that they were in the base game.

Yes the DLC is kinda leaning towards predatory practices with the unit packs being the most obvious example, but you dont REALLY need them to experience what the game has to offer. You can pick and choose which DLC to get (or not) and the game still plays extremely well. The faction DLCs are not worth full price IMO, but that's the beauty of being patient. Sales exist.

[Moffin Bovin]

Originally posted by Essedus:

Originally posted by Rocketman:

The bait is the game is barebones and incomplete unless you spend another $100+ on all the crappy dlc they have with factions and unit types that should have been in the standard game...

Like a drug dealer. The first hit is free.

Someone needs to tell me where to find all these drug dealers because no one has ever given me free drugs in my entire life.

[ᣡuckto]

I found, by accident, that if you set the starting tech level higher you get access to DLC units whether you paid for the DLC or not.

ie if you set the starting tech level to 10 then you can play with absolutely every unit.

Doesn't give you access to DLC *factions* tho