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Are free additions to the game non-existent ?
Hey, I haven't played the game for quite a while and I saw that they literally started spamming the store page with all kinds of DLCs...

I know they have been doing that ever since DLC became a thing, but are they really not going to add any more free reserves ? Are all of them going to be paid ?

That is pretty stupid to say the least because there are only 2 free reservers afaik out of 14 which is crazy. The price isn't bad, but it's just too much isn't it... people will buy the game and they basically are forced to pay for more content because the 2 reservers are enough for like 50 hours of gameplay.

Also, the cosmetic packs are the stupid thing they could have added lol, literally just a color which doesn't even look that good for the price of a reserve on sale... crazy.
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Mr L Dec 19, 2023 @ 9:47pm 
multiplayer is free Go to any reserve
Ravvan Dec 20, 2023 @ 1:20am 
There's free things added nearly every big update. So you'll never see "FREE DLC" on that list anymore since its just added to the base game now. Not all are seen at first glance. Backfilled animals, reworked waterfowl, loadout slots, updated animal models, turkey callers made available w/o needing to buy silver ridge, free trophy lodge, etc.

The cosmetics DLC are worked on by artists which dont do much once the assets for reserves/animals done. Its a small way to support the studio and they also have free holiday ones each season. The spam you saw was them adding the rest of the reserve specific cosmetic packs. There probably wont be another one until the next reserve.

Hell even multiplayer wasn't at launch and added later as a free update. Like MR.L said you can play any reserve you dont own in multiplayer. As someone who owns all the equipment DLC, the weapons are just added flavor to break up monotony. The 7mm, 12g pump, and 70lb bow are considered the best weapons in their class and they're base game weapons.

There's lots of predatory DLC studios that exists in gaming where they cut up the base game before it's shipped and EW isnt one of those. All these things were added in with after thought.
Ussul w+m1 Dec 20, 2023 @ 2:32am 
well, I caved and bought the buggy dlc. Crashed it 2nd day.

The multiplayer is kicking me off even i pick near by servers. It just does not work IDK why.
I have fiber - router to my PC so the problem is not connection. Just stupid made multiplayer layer.
Ravvan Dec 20, 2023 @ 2:49am 
Originally posted by Ussul w+m1:
well, I caved and bought the buggy dlc. Crashed it 2nd day.

The multiplayer is kicking me off even i pick near by servers. It just does not work IDK why.
I have fiber - router to my PC so the problem is not connection. Just stupid made multiplayer layer.

I'm not saying this game doesnt have bugs/issues. Multiplayer has the most from failing to connect to a server like you, to not being able to claim harvests. But i find these to be due to the hosts/clients systems. The game is spaghetti code tho. And yes Multiplayer was an after thought from the devs, they said it themselves.

I've been hunting moose on and off looking for a diamond for the Layton lodge. Soft ammo hasn't worked on moose since New England Mountains until the Labrador update recently. And yesterday i got a GO . After i taxed him i tried to goto my layton lodge to put him in, my game hard locked up in the loading screen. To my dread!!! Because they changed how the auto-save system works I waited 10 mins in hopes it would sort it self or see the autosave icon but i had to alt+f4 in the end. Luckly he was still saved when i rebooted. I don't know how i would reacted if he wasn't been.
Eminem Dec 20, 2023 @ 4:56am 
Originally posted by Deathwing1306:
Hey, I haven't played the game for quite a while and I saw that they literally started spamming the store page with all kinds of DLCs...

I know they have been doing that ever since DLC became a thing, but are they really not going to add any more free reserves ? Are all of them going to be paid ?

That is pretty stupid to say the least because there are only 2 free reservers afaik out of 14 which is crazy. The price isn't bad, but it's just too much isn't it... people will buy the game and they basically are forced to pay for more content because the 2 reservers are enough for like 50 hours of gameplay.

Also, the cosmetic packs are the stupid thing they could have added lol, literally just a color which doesn't even look that good for the price of a reserve on sale... crazy.

the other day i went to mcdonalds drive thru and got a big mac meal. I paid 11 bucks. Do you know how many dlc's i could have got with that?
Deathwing1306 Dec 20, 2023 @ 6:41am 
Originally posted by Mr L:
multiplayer is free Go to any reserve
I know, but I prefer playing alone in singleplayer session because I can do missions plus I don't have to experience any lags or be dependent on players who own the DLC...

Still, I think they should add more free reserves because the balance 2 free and 12 paid is just too much, if it was like 4 free and 10 paid, then it would be better, but I feel like they got used to adding paid content too much now and I even feel like they are taking advantage of it. The game is still buggy as hell, but they keep adding paid content, they aren't even focusing on fixing some stuff which is there since the first year of release, they are focusing on how to make more money instead.
Deathwing1306 Dec 20, 2023 @ 6:42am 
Originally posted by Eminem:
Originally posted by Deathwing1306:
Hey, I haven't played the game for quite a while and I saw that they literally started spamming the store page with all kinds of DLCs...

I know they have been doing that ever since DLC became a thing, but are they really not going to add any more free reserves ? Are all of them going to be paid ?

That is pretty stupid to say the least because there are only 2 free reservers afaik out of 14 which is crazy. The price isn't bad, but it's just too much isn't it... people will buy the game and they basically are forced to pay for more content because the 2 reservers are enough for like 50 hours of gameplay.

Also, the cosmetic packs are the stupid thing they could have added lol, literally just a color which doesn't even look that good for the price of a reserve on sale... crazy.

the other day i went to mcdonalds drive thru and got a big mac meal. I paid 11 bucks. Do you know how many dlc's i could have got with that?
Tell me, but without the sales because I guess the big mac meal also wasn't on sale :)
Deathwing1306 Dec 20, 2023 @ 6:48am 
Originally posted by Ravvan:
There's free things added nearly every big update. So you'll never see "FREE DLC" on that list anymore since its just added to the base game now. Not all are seen at first glance. Backfilled animals, reworked waterfowl, loadout slots, updated animal models, turkey callers made available w/o needing to buy silver ridge, free trophy lodge, etc.

The cosmetics DLC are worked on by artists which dont do much once the assets for reserves/animals done. Its a small way to support the studio and they also have free holiday ones each season. The spam you saw was them adding the rest of the reserve specific cosmetic packs. There probably wont be another one until the next reserve.

Hell even multiplayer wasn't at launch and added later as a free update. Like MR.L said you can play any reserve you dont own in multiplayer. As someone who owns all the equipment DLC, the weapons are just added flavor to break up monotony. The 7mm, 12g pump, and 70lb bow are considered the best weapons in their class and they're base game weapons.

There's lots of predatory DLC studios that exists in gaming where they cut up the base game before it's shipped and EW isnt one of those. All these things were added in with after thought.
Free animals being added to already existing maps is just a must because it makes sense... there are still many missing animals in all the already existing reserves. Also, I was talking about big stuff like reserves, new weapons and stuff like that. I launched the game again few days ago after like 2 years and I only had the Sundberg 454 available and I think nothing else was new since I last played the game which is pretty bad.

The main reason why it's making me mad is because it feels like they are focusing more on making money instead of fixing the game, animals getting stuck, behave weirdly, slide on hills, multiplayer not working properly are problems which were there since the beginning, even though I feel like the multiplayer is even worse than it was before. I don't care about paying for DLCs, the price is pretty cheap for the content you will get, but the game is still broken af and also anyone who buys this game now and would want to play singleplayer only, would be forced to buy more DLCs because the 2 starting reserves get boring really quick.
DopaTrain Dec 20, 2023 @ 9:21am 
Forced to buy more entertainment after only enjoying a measley 50 hours? Outrageous!
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Date Posted: Dec 19, 2023 @ 7:01pm
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