Is the Complete Edition name a fraud?

[sunToxx]

My gf gifted me the complete edition year 4, but as it seems there are quite a few DLCs still in the DLC list in the shop, that I do not have. So the complete edition is not a complete edition and ubisoft stays true to its reputation and misleads the customers? Or do I have to do something, so the missings DLCs become available too?

[Sicho84]

as I understand it, the Complete Edition includes the Base Game plus all four Season Passes.
That means you own the game and all the DLC that actually matters. (Add-Ons, Expansions, new gameplay mechanics etc.)
What you don't own is all the COSMETIC DLC, so stuff that only contains skins and decorations.

[sunToxx]

Ah, so the complete edition is not a complete edition. Pretty much what I would expect from Ubisoft in fact.

[Sicho84]

to be fair, the cosmetic DLC was also not part of the Season Passes. It's totally optional "content", IMO not even worth the money unless you are really into decorating.

[Tankfriend]

It's complete if you're not a die-hard fan that spends hours decorating their islands with stuff that has no real effect on the gameplay.

[micro]

So I have to buy a game from 2019 for 70€ to get all content.... Why?

[Sicho84]

Originally posted by micro:

So I have to buy a game from 2019 for 70€ to get all content.... Why?

are you trolling or something?
I bought the game at release as I did for all the Season Passes... in total that must have been over 200€.
So why are you complaining about only having to pay 70€ for everything?

Also, just so you know, the last DLC released just last week. The game has been supported very well over the years, with new content releasing every year.

[micro]

Ah good so it was supported over the years. Thats all fine and worth supporting for me.

Studied the Production Chains a bit and yes your right the DLCs add 3? times the Content in thar regard compared to the base game.

And the 200€ youve paid is a lot of money. I feel your pain ive gone the same route with cities skylines DLC.

But im still not sure if the additional Content is worth 40€ compared to the base Game that is 20€. Shouldn't the Base game be more expensive than additional content? The pricing is just all over the place and the Names too. Complete does -not- include every DLC despite the naming...

[sunToxx]

Originally posted by Sicho84:

to be fair, the cosmetic DLC was also not part of the Season Passes. It's totally optional "content", IMO not even worth the money unless you are really into decorating.

Well, she did not buy seasons passes, she bought it "complete". That is quite obviously misleading and on purpose, because many people don't buy a game if any existing DLC are missing. But it is quite typical for them. I myself tend to not spend money on their games, as I dislike this attitude and don't want to support it. I pretty much stopped buying their games when they enforced being online for single player games, a long time ago and their attitude became even worse after that.

[a.warringa1]

I agree with you, I also thought the complete edition would be.. well, complete. It's quite unusual that not all dlc is included in a complete edition. So yes, it's quite misleading.

[Sicho84]

Originally posted by micro:

Ah good so it was supported over the years. Thats all fine and worth supporting for me.

Studied the Production Chains a bit and yes your right the DLCs add 3? times the Content in thar regard compared to the base game.

And the 200€ youve paid is a lot of money. I feel your pain ive gone the same route with cities skylines DLC.

But im still not sure if the additional Content is worth 40€ compared to the base Game that is 20€. Shouldn't the Base game be more expensive than additional content? The pricing is just all over the place and the Names too. Complete does -not- include every DLC despite the naming...

The DLCs are absolutely worth it. I don't regret paying 200€ over 4 years. I'm closing in on almost 200h of playtime now, so I got my money's worth (and I will still play it much longer)

What isn't included in the Complete Edition is only cosmetic. I get it that it doesn't make it a "complete" edition but the cosmetic DLC is really just that... cosmetic. Make your tractors look different or get a bunch of additional trees for decoration etc. No gameplay impact whatsoever.

The "real" DLCs however are meaty! They are proper expansions!

The base game has two regions: The "Old World", which is basically Europe, and the "New World", which is the Carribean.

The DLCs add so much more to the game.

You get "Cape Trelawney", which is a new region that is basically like the Old World but with a really, really HUGE island to build a mega-city on as well as new features like diving for treasures and artefacts, building museums to show them to the world etc. You also get the new region "Enbesa", which is Africa. You also get Antartica as a region. Those regions are not simple biome changes or reskins, they come with their own challenges, gameplay mechanics, population types, crops etc. And it all interconnects. For example suddenly the people from the Old World want stuff that you can only grow in Enbesa. The regions also have story elements as well.

And I'm only scratching the surface here. The DLCs add a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of new gameplay mechanics and features that are not in the main game. The Zoo, Tourism, Mail network, Bus network, Skycrapers, Tractors, Haciendas, Airships, Heating, Docklands and so much more.

It really makes a good game even better. It is a bit like with the Civilization games. The base game is fine and all but the game really starts to shine when all the expansions are out. Anno 1800 is the same. The base game is good but the expansions just make it so much bigger, better and more fun.

We were spoonfed the DLC over the years and the last DLC just released quite recently. I started a new infinite sandbox game now with all the DLC activated and let me tell you, the scope of the game is now immense and I will probably play that save-game alone for dozens of hours, if not hundreds.

It really, REALLY is worth the price of admission.
I cannot stress that enough. If you get Anno 1800, get it with the DLCs. The base game alone is bare bones in comparison. Unless all you want to do is play through 10ish hours of campaign and then move on to the next game.

[Humble]

Don't forget the arctic, very first airship in original where airship don't get attacked at all before empire of skies came out.

[Odai]

of course not this is ubisoft where everygame need to be have 3-5 different editions like the classic "gold" editions which just add useless junk for a massive increase in price.

[OLt. Otto Carius]

Originally posted by micro:

So I have to buy a game from 2019 for 70€ to get all content.... Why?

The better question is why not?

[Stockwerk 13]

The "Anno 1800 Complete Edition Year 4" for 59,99 on steam ONLY includes:

- Anno 1800 Base Game
- Deluxe Pack (The Anarchist Scenario, Digital Soundtrack, Digital Artbook, Player Icons)
- Season 1 Pass:
Sunken Treasures
Botanica
The Passage
- Season 2 Pass:
Land of Lions
Bright Harvest
Seat of Power
- Season 3 Pass:
The High life
Tourist Season
Docklands
- Season 4 Pass:
New World Rising
Empire of the Skies
Seeds of Change

So the 4 year Complete Edition only includes ALL the gameplay relevant DLCs, the cosmetic DLC are not included.

The cosmetic DLCs are:
- Holiday Pack
- Amusement Park
- City Light Pack
- Vehicle Liveries Pack
- Pedestrian Zone Pack
- Vibrant City Pack
- Seasonal Decoration pack
- Industrial zone Pack
- Old Town Pack

The "Anno 1800 - Cosmetic Pack Bundle" includes:

• Holiday pack
• Pedestrian zone
• Vehicles liveries pack
• City Lights pack
• Amusements pack
• Vibrant cities pack

So in order to "own everything" one must purchase:

- Anno 1800 Complete Edition Year 4
- Anno 1800 Cosmetic Pack Bundle
- Seasonal Decoration pack
- Industrial Zone Pack
- Old Town Pack

At current discounts, thats 100$ in total for everything.
Keep in mind the cosmetics are really only that: skins and ornaments.
All the gameplay relevant stuff is included with just the "Anno 1800 Complete Edition Year 4".


Also:
If you previously owned the Season Passes or any DLC on Ubisoft, you only have to rebuy the base game on steam. Upon downloading and installing steam will ask you to connect to ur ubisoft and after doing that you will have access to all DLCs you previously owned.
So no need to rebuy packages or DLCs you previously owned, just the base game.

[Viper]

Some people just like to complain. The game is a bargain. The year released does not determine the quality of the game. One of the best city builders ever made. I paid for every single Season Pass and cosmetic DLC as they where released. Well over $200. And i don't regret it even a little bit. If you like city builders. You will not find a better one. And all the DLC makes it very expansive. And they add so much.Don't play it without them.