I don't have any DLC right now, but I plan on buying The Old Gods and Legacy of Rome today. I don't plan on playing as Muslim or Indian anytime soon, so I'll wait to buy Sword of Islam and Rajas of India until I am. As far as the others, are there any suggestions on the best ones to buy next?
Suggestions for Next DLC Purchase
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I was about to post about conclave. It's going to be controversial but I view it as an incredible DLC for more in depth realms. With the patch coming next week you can turn off the features for which people demonised conclave so all that will be left is what you wish of it. Even then I recommend it. I also recommend Sons of Abraham as said before. The best thing to do is get them as they go on sale. They're all great but Legacy, Conclave, Old Gods, Charlemagne and Sons are key in my view.
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Unless you want to play 796 start, or paint the map (for Vice royalties), Charlemagne doesn't really add anything IMHO.
As said above, Sons of Abraham, Charlamagne, Conclave... The Republic wasn't mentioned so you may want to consider that. Basically you'll eventually want all of the major DLCs, but the order you get them in depends on what you want to play as.
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Old Gods, Sons of Abraham, and Legacy of Rome should be top priorities for any player.
Way of Life is another solid DLC that will open up some new strategies and ways to improve your characters. Features such as seduction were fixed, so you can ignore many reviews.
Conclave has mixed reviews as well, but that's primarily because of patch features such as shattered retreat. Really though this is a difficulty hike and not much else.
Religion and government DLCs such as Sword of Islam or Horse Lords are completely optional depending on if you have any interest in them.
Charlemagne only adds a handful of things and is far from necessary. Primarily you're getting the start date, viceroys for both your own use and Byzantium, and then custom kingdoms/empires.
Additionally, CK2 has a habit of being on sale very often. No reason to pay full price unless you want to support Paradox. If anything they'll probably have one when Reapers Due comes out on the 25th.
Way of Life is another solid DLC that will open up some new strategies and ways to improve your characters. Features such as seduction were fixed, so you can ignore many reviews.
Conclave has mixed reviews as well, but that's primarily because of patch features such as shattered retreat. Really though this is a difficulty hike and not much else.
Religion and government DLCs such as Sword of Islam or Horse Lords are completely optional depending on if you have any interest in them.
Charlemagne only adds a handful of things and is far from necessary. Primarily you're getting the start date, viceroys for both your own use and Byzantium, and then custom kingdoms/empires.
Additionally, CK2 has a habit of being on sale very often. No reason to pay full price unless you want to support Paradox. If anything they'll probably have one when Reapers Due comes out on the 25th.
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I have nearly every one but Horselords. It is good if ill never play as a steppe nomad?
Not really. Pretty much all it adds is the Silk Road and tributaries if you're not aiming to play as a horde yourself. They were nerfed into the ground with 2.5.2 in all honesty, though they might prove to be somewhat of an extra challenge if you're playing somewhere around Russia for example.
Hopefully they manage to get the Nomads right eventually. Since Horse Lords they've either been overpowered or underpowered (as they currently are).
To be fair, Silk Road is a nice addition when playing as a Merchant Republic on the other side of the not-yet existing Suez Canal. (Currently the Muslim Merchant Republic of Oman here for instance)
Don't know how many have already seen this, but the following is available for the next 12 hours on Steam at $29.99:
Buy Crusader Kings II DLC Collection (Sept 2014)
Includes 42 items: Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shields, Crusader Kings II: Mongol Faces, Crusader Kings II: Songs of Albion, Crusader Kings II: Songs of Faith, Crusader Kings II: Ruler Designer, Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Holy Land, Crusader Kings II: Sword of Islam, Crusader Kings II: African Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Caliph, Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shield II, Crusader Kings II: Legacy of Rome , Crusader Kings II: Byzantine Unit Pack , Crusader Kings II: African Portraits , Crusader Kings II: Mediterranean Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Russian Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Russian Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Sunset Invasion, Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Rus, Crusader Kings II: Norse Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Norse Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: The Republic, Crusader Kings II: Songs of Prosperity, Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, Crusader Kings II: Hymns to the Old Gods, Crusader Kings II: Celtic Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Celtic Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shield III, Crusader Kings II: Europa Universalis IV Converter, Crusader Kings II: Customization Pack, Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham, Crusader Kings II: Military Orders Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Warriors of Faith Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Hymns of Abraham, Crusader Kings II: Saxon Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Finno-Ugric Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Rajas of India, Crusader Kings II: Turkish Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Turkish Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Songs of India, Crusader Kings II: Persian Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Persian Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Songs of Byzantium
Buy Crusader Kings II DLC Collection (Sept 2014)
Includes 42 items: Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shields, Crusader Kings II: Mongol Faces, Crusader Kings II: Songs of Albion, Crusader Kings II: Songs of Faith, Crusader Kings II: Ruler Designer, Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Holy Land, Crusader Kings II: Sword of Islam, Crusader Kings II: African Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Caliph, Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shield II, Crusader Kings II: Legacy of Rome , Crusader Kings II: Byzantine Unit Pack , Crusader Kings II: African Portraits , Crusader Kings II: Mediterranean Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Russian Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Russian Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Sunset Invasion, Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Rus, Crusader Kings II: Norse Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Norse Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: The Republic, Crusader Kings II: Songs of Prosperity, Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods, Crusader Kings II: Hymns to the Old Gods, Crusader Kings II: Celtic Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Celtic Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shield III, Crusader Kings II: Europa Universalis IV Converter, Crusader Kings II: Customization Pack, Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham, Crusader Kings II: Military Orders Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Warriors of Faith Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Hymns of Abraham, Crusader Kings II: Saxon Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Finno-Ugric Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Rajas of India, Crusader Kings II: Turkish Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Turkish Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Songs of India, Crusader Kings II: Persian Unit Pack, Crusader Kings II: Persian Portraits, Crusader Kings II: Songs of Byzantium
If you're still trying to decide, that's pretty much the best buy rather than buying piecemeal. For the price of two expansions you get most of the older DLCs and a ton of cosmetics. Just throw in Way of Life and you'll have basically everything of importance.
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To bad that pack doesn't update it's price when you already have several of the pieces inside it. Would have been a good deal otherwise.
Reapers due has now been relased, is it worth getting? How much does it improve the game?
For me it's the best dlc since the Old Gods as it adds a lot of features that affect daily life of your characters unlike for example Horse Lords exp which is good but you have to (obviously) play as a Nomad.
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