Is Dawnguard really worth $20? : V - Skyrim

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:39 am

Are you by any chance saying that Dawnguard is a movie?

To me, it's pretty much indistinguishable from a mediocre (B rated) Hollywood flick!
Just a hastily scribbled down scenario, full of flat and uninteresting things (go fetch type quests, retextured old armor, many bugs, etc).
At least make an effort to reinvent the concepts, not just reheat the old and boring thing, retold hundreds of times, from Bram Stoker onward...
And make an effort to deliver a functional, bug free, piece of software!
I'm not saying it's a bad DLC... It's just mediocre!

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:37 am

I'm not saying it's a bad DLC... It's just mediocre!

You prefer nothing ?
Or maybe a 3$ DLC for a helmet ?

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:49 pm

Well I bought it today , yes I had to deactivate a few mods to play smoothly but I must say this DLC is great

The fact that you are chit chatting on the forums, and not playing, is a very significant and revealing fact, undermining your assertions...

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:58 am

The fact that you are chit chatting on the forums, and not playing, is a very significant and revealing fact, undermining your assertions...

Maybe because it's 00:10 AM right now and I'm about to go sleeping ?

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:58 am

The fact that you are chit chatting on the forums, and not playing, is a very significant and revealing fact, undermining your assertions...

There are plenty of people who play video games and chat on the forums at the same time.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:57 am

You prefer nothing ? Or maybe a 3$ DLC for a helmet ?

I prefer excellence over mediocrity. How about you?
You just bought the game today, and you are already killing your boredom chit chatting on the forums!
Your actions speak louder than your words, my friend...

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:01 pm

Maybe because it's 00:10 AM right now and I'm about to go sleeping ?

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:39 am

The fact that you are chit chatting on the forums, and not playing, is a very significant and revealing fact, undermining your assertions...

Wait, you have to play something constantly to like it? Otherwise you hate it?

What kind of witchcraft logic is that?

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:04 am

There are plenty of people who play video games and chat on the forums at the same time.

Absolutely!
But the fact remains, doing so speaks volumes about how engaging and exciting the game really is...
Boring games make you occupy yourself with other activities during gaming.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:39 pm

Absolutely!
But the fact remains, doing so speaks volumes about how engaging and exciting the game really is...
Boring games make you occupy yourself with other activities during gaming.

Well let's see here.
Today's Skyrim hours - 9
Today's Skyrim related sites hours - 1

Now shut up before you say false statements.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:54 pm

Now shut up

I'm shutting up, I'm shutting up, you scared me into submission!
(taping under the bed, and waving the white flag ) :biggrin:

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:23 pm

Wait, you have to play something constantly to like it? Otherwise you hate it?

What kind of witchcraft logic is that?

Put your strawman away, my friend, nobody has spoken a word about any obligation to play constantly.
My words were spoken in a certain context to a certain person, in a longer conversation (over several different threads, and several hours).

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:21 am

Oh these "I'm buying the game later" threats are facinating, I'm sure Bethesda is shocked by this remark...

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:20 am

Same old same old.

People who are disapoointed complain.

People that like it defend.

If you don't like scotch, I can give you a 100 dollar glass of scotch you'll hate. I'll love it. And so the beat goes on.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:44 am

To answer the question without taking too much of a side: No, Dawnguard is not worth $20, it's probably closer to $10-$15. Here's the thing though, Skyrim is worth a hell of a lot more than $60. Dawnguard is a worthwhile buy, though in the future they will hopefully go with a better pricing model.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:07 am

I am trying to make up my mind. I was expecting it to be something like $10, since it appears to be around the level of content as Knights of the Nine...

I downloaded it earlier today and discovered it is LOADED with glitches. I have to uninstall it in order to get old stuff working right again.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:17 pm

I am trying to make up my mind. I was expecting it to be something like $10, since it appears to be around the level of content as Knights of the Nine...

I downloaded it earlier today and discovered it is LOADED with glitches. I have to uninstall it in order to get old stuff working right again.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:43 am

My answer to the topic? Yes.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:35 pm

I don't feel dawnguard is worth it to be honest not when it breaks the vanilla game "random vamp attacks" which is unlikely to be fixed, I'm not gonna be buying the next dlc, just need to complete it on the vamp side and im uninstalling. Which is a shame because the vanilla game is amazing just svcks the dlc doesn't live up to the same standards

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:25 am

Hi there Bukee. Do hope you're doin' great!

Oh these "I'm buying the game later" threats are facinating, I'm sure Bethesda is shocked by this remark...

Again, I would be curious to check Dawnguard sales figures on XBOX, PC and eventually PS3, both absolute and relative to what Skyrim sold. Unless, of course, your yourself have seen those figures and would care to share.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:01 pm

10 hours in as of today, still havent finished vamps yet, loving every minute of it, its such an engaging dlc im not shure why people be hatin.
And ignore the forum troll soul.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:24 am

Greetings Lord Volkihar.

10 hours in as of today, still havent finished vamps yet, loving every minute of it, its such an engaging dlc im not shure why people be hatin.
And ignore the forum troll soul.

Would "People be hatin'" be a southern colloquialism for not giving a peanut bark about vampires? Count me in. From what's avaiable for watch, my impression is that it's somewhat overpriced and at times poorly animated and shabbily modeled. If Dawnguard sales figures aren't already getting the message across, Beth needs to know that at least some of us aren't thrilled by this particular DLC.

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:42 am

You prefer nothing ?
Or maybe a 3$ DLC for a helmet ?

Your not getting the point.. Your getting a small DLC compared to what other developer teams can do for a quarter of the price.. And it is mediocre and he simply meant if they gave a expansion pack it would be worth buying.. But its not original.. Its a copy and paste design of vampires in general.. I could easily come up with a story which would be sooo much better than it.. So really you just bought a copy and pasted story, 2 castles, and some quests.. Oh and the armor.. 20 dollars mate..

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:09 am

Again, I would be curious to check Dawnguard sales figures on XBOX, PC and eventually PS3, both absolute and relative to what Skyrim sold. Unless, of course, your yourself have seen those figures and would care to share.

No, but it's not hard to tell you what you'll see:

The number will be lower and that is perfectly reasonable, afterall the thing only came out a day ago on PC and a month ago on Xbox, that's just not enough time. Also this is an optional add-on, not everybody will install it.

Would "People be hatin'" be a southern colloquialism for not giving a peanut bark about vampires? Count me in. From what's avaiable for watch, my impression is that it's somewhat overpriced and at times poorly animated and shabbily modeled. If Dawnguard sales figures aren't already getting the message across, Beth needs to know that at least some of us aren't thrilled by this particular DLC.

... and there's a misconception that's quite common around here...

This DLC is not just about vampires, heck, I don't care much about vampires either. What I do care about are crossbows and a bow that can blot out the sun. See, there's a bit more to it than that.

Your getting a small DLC compared to what other developer teams can do for a quarter of the price..

I really want to know these developers...

» Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:07 am

I really want to know these developers...

CD Projekt

and another studio that makes bigger DLC for the same price.. Rockstar..