Are DLCs worth it?

[Patrykblack7]

Hello I was looking to buy Anno 1800 and what hit me right away are the few editions types and how many DLCs are there. Coming from Paradox Games and how their DLCs works. Are there DLCs that are "Must Have"? Do I lose a lot if I choose just standard edition and don't pick others? I do plan on playing a lot of it (Also im not interested in campaigns but more free sandbox playing if that help anything)

[Sir Snuffles]

also would like to know the answer to this, i have base game and i want to know which dlc's are top tier for content

[The Renderer]

They are all worth it but you can skip the cosmetic ones.
Just get the discounted Complete Edition and you are set.

[vkobe]

Originally posted by Patrykblack7:

Hello I was looking to buy Anno 1800 and what hit me right away are the few editions types and how many DLCs are there. Coming from Paradox Games and how their DLCs works. Are there DLCs that are "Must Have"? Do I lose a lot if I choose just standard edition and don't pick others? I do plan on playing a lot of it (Also im not interested in campaigns but more free sandbox playing if that help anything)

complete edition ?

you can dance samba in complete edition and get a new continent in new world, so not need anymore to waste your time on isla

[Karl]

Yeah easily worth it, but check which ones are just cosmetics if you're not into that. The ones that give out content though do so in quality degree.

[Kozzy]

The DLC's/Expansions in general are worth it. I have the first 3 seasons of DLC on the uplay version of this game, enjoyed 90% of them. Just get the ones that give you new aspects to the game and NOT the ones that just give cosmetics (unless you really want them). Unlike many games this Anno has great DLC's and some great free content over the years.

[꧁꧂꧁꧂]

it depends r u hot

[IroynArrow]

The standard edition is fine and will give you many hours of fun, but the DLC does add tons of new content and would highly recommend it. The base game allows you to build in 'Europe' and 'South America', while the DLC adds the 'North Pole' and 'Africa' while futher expanding Europe and South America with new citizen tiers and technology.

So recommend the season passes (these contain the most important DLC) or year 4 complete edition. If you are a beauty builder, then also get the cosmetic packs.

[Sekij]

I think it depends, i have all of them and some are not that great, some feel cheaty, some feel like a mini pay 2 win but fit so well that i think its a must (Silos and Tractors) and some are really great expensions like the Africa one. Oh ya and some are super late game so not worth it if youre not into playing a save for 100 hours (skyscrapers).

Usaly each season has 2 smaller and 1 big DLC.

Season 1:
Sunken Treasurers (pretty cool, gives you alot of new weird items to unlock and a GIANT Island you can discover in the questline in your normal endless game)

Botanic (not great... adds an Botanic house which is very similar to the Museum/Zoo in the base game, so collect plants and stuff)

The Arctics (Very cool, adds a new Region with its own challanges and two pops, doesnt give much stuff for old world mostly Gas which is an alternative to Oil)

Season 2:
Seat of Power (Idk know much about it... adds a late game palace which helps to manage some stuff? Not to exciting)

Bright Harvest (well its a simple little cheat addon but i think it fits, lets you upgrade your Farms with silos that consume grains to boost productivity to 200% and it adds tractors when you unlocked oil)

Land of Lions (Well another new region set in africa with 2 local pops and an unlockable pop for the old world... the greatest kind of DLC imo :D Note that same as with new world and arctis this is unlocked torugh normal play and not seperate new game so in the end you will have to manage alot of islands on seperate regions, can be taxing)

Season 3:
Docklands (First i liked it but at some point i notice its a hard cheat dlc that basicly ruins the core gameplay of anno... as you can just focus on this Special Trade Harbor that will bring you all kind of things while you can provide some basic old world stuff i personaly dont play with it anymore or to a lesser degree)

Tourist Season (i dont have experiance with that one sadly)

The High Life (i dont have much experiance as its a very late game DLC but adds skyscrapers and alot of new consumables and factorys for the high tier pops)

Season 4:
Seeds of Change (A little DLC that adds some extra stuff for the new world and a scenario where you play with new world island from the start which is great)

And the last two DLC i dont have experiance but im very interessted in them and well already own them just didnt play yet hehe... one is about zepelins which sounds cool and one is about extending new world with a new pop and new buildings which im very interessted in.

In short Anno 1800 already has alot todo but the dlc make it just much more xD it doesnt feel empty or unfinished without them like paradox games or so.

[Patrykblack7]

Thank you all for the replies!

Well it seems that Complete Edition from what I am reading here is the best option (If considering buying DLCs seperate it might be to the point where it costs the same if not more than Complete edition) and adding more content even for late game is great (Many games suffer from late game being boring)

[Unrealtairo]

Yes/no

If you only care for the longer paced city build + war mongering aspect. No. Ive only ever needed New world and crown falls dlc to play anno more like an RTS. Which is freaking awesome with some AI combat mods

If you care just for slow casual play with not much battle, then probably all of them.
Africa and snow dlc i found boring and pretty pointless (for me since i play for semi rts) The game loses combat entertainment value by the time you would need those dlc at all, since all 3 3star AI should be dead already by the time u would use “any” of that content. Unless again, playing on easy slow and casual