Kon13 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I've been thinking about getting it since it was released, but to me Dawnguard was a disappointment considering the mods that are available, but mainly I was wondering if it adds anything that is going to be used a lot in the modding community such as the crossbows did and with money being tight at the moment, should I wait till it's up for sale on steam or just buy it now because it's going to affect which mods I can use greatly? -Kon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulon Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 The content is great...when it actually works. I'd give it time. Here are some of the bugs I experienced :First, I couldn't actually progress through the quest line for a month due to an error that my papyrus log identified as DLC2PillarBuilder script, or something along those lines. It mysteriously sorted itself out a few days ago and I was finally able to finish the quest, but the battle at the end of the final arc of the main quest was absolutely broken. After hours and hours of effort, I managed to finally 'fix' it by changing my quest progression with the console, but I had to use the 'coc' command to warp back to Skyrim. I had loads of annoying issues with Dawnguard, too, since I was using a custom race in my previous save, but Dragonborn was even more annoying for me, personally. Which is a shame, because Solstheim itself is awesome. As far as mods being dependent on Dragonborn, I don't really see that being an issue, overall. There aren't any truly notable new features, imo - dragon taming/riding is largely forgettable. I'd wait for it to go on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon13 Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 The content is great...when it actually works. I'd give it time. Here are some of the bugs I experienced :First, I couldn't actually progress through the quest line for a month due to an error that my papyrus log identified as DLC2PillarBuilder script, or something along those lines. It mysteriously sorted itself out a few days ago and I was finally able to finish the quest, but the battle at the end of the final arc of the main quest was absolutely broken. After hours and hours of effort, I managed to finally 'fix' it by changing my quest progression with the console, but I had to use the 'coc' command to warp back to Skyrim. I had loads of annoying issues with Dawnguard, too, since I was using a custom race in my previous save, but Dragonborn was even more annoying for me, personally. Which is a shame, because Solstheim itself is awesome. As far as mods being dependent on Dragonborn, I don't really see that being an issue, overall. There aren't any truly notable new features, imo - dragon taming/riding is largely forgettable. I'd wait for it to go on sale. It sounds like it's something that I'll just hold off getting till it's on sale or I have an abundance of spare cash. I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't something that was going to hold back lots of mods. It looks good, but the price really does put me off buying it, thanks for clearing that up for me Vulon. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackowonderful Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 well, it's too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red6joker Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Just throwing in my two cents. I got the DLC and loved it, added 4 new armor sets, 2 new weapon sets, 3 new shouts and some pretty nice perks/powers. the only thing i didnt like about it was how small the map was and how short it all was. main quest took me about 4ish hours non stop, and the side stuff while fun to do with some new puzzles only took me about 4-6 hours to get through. All in all I still really enjoyed it all and glad I saved the money to spend on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzen Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) Dawnguard was a disappointment? Hmmm. Not sure what you are looking for in a DLC then. I thought DG was one of the better DLC's released by Bethesda. Dragonborn had a more traditional approach to the addition of more land mass, but I felt that its main quest was actually weaker and shorter. I had no real issues with either DLC. I did have one little problem with DB, but that was caused by a mod. I think both were reasonably stable and bug-free. Many will disagree with that assessment. I can only tell you my personal experience. I bought DG at 50% off, but paid full price for DB. It depends on how anxious you are to continue playing Skyrim, and how bored you are with the current content that is available. And I have yet to see a substantial mod that can compete with Bethesda-produced content. It's professionals versus amateurs. Modders certainly win on textures, armor, weapons, menus, utilities, etc. But none of them can match the level design, quest sophistication, voice acting, etc. created by Bethesda. Not yet. Edited March 11, 2013 by blitzen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relativelybest Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I've found it somewhat uninspiring so far. I dunno, it's not bad, but somehow I just expected more. So far I mainly appreciate the new armors. It's also very, very bugged. Way more bugged than Dawnguard and Hearthfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon13 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Dawnguard was a disappointment? Hmmm. Not sure what you are looking for in a DLC then. I thought DG was one of the better DLC's released by Bethesda. Dragonborn had a more traditional approach to the addition of more land mass, but I felt that its main quest was actually weaker and shorter. I had no real issues with either DLC. I did have one little problem with DB, but that was caused by a mod. I think both were reasonably stable and bug-free. Many will disagree with that assessment. I can only tell you my personal experience. I bought DB at 50% off, but paid full price for DB. It depends on how anxious you are to continue playing Skyrim, and how bored you are with the current content that is available. And I have yet to see a substantial mod that can compete with Bethesda-produced content. It's professionals versus amateurs. Modders certainly win on textures, armor, weapons, menus, utilities, etc. But none of them can match the level design, quest sophistication, voice acting, etc. created by Bethesda. Not yet.I agree it was a good DLC, but I paid full price for it and didn't think it was really worth it, I don't mean quality of it either because the DLCs always tend to be high quality, I just didn't think the price was reasonable for saying I paid £14.99 for the full game and then £13.99 for a DLC.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red6joker Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Dawnguard was a disappointment? Hmmm. Not sure what you are looking for in a DLC then. I thought DG was one of the better DLC's released by Bethesda. Dragonborn had a more traditional approach to the addition of more land mass, but I felt that its main quest was actually weaker and shorter. I had no real issues with either DLC. I did have one little problem with DB, but that was caused by a mod. I think both were reasonably stable and bug-free. Many will disagree with that assessment. I can only tell you my personal experience. I bought DB at 50% off, but paid full price for DB. It depends on how anxious you are to continue playing Skyrim, and how bored you are with the current content that is available. And I have yet to see a substantial mod that can compete with Bethesda-produced content. It's professionals versus amateurs. Modders certainly win on textures, armor, weapons, menus, utilities, etc. But none of them can match the level design, quest sophistication, voice acting, etc. created by Bethesda. Not yet.I agree it was a good DLC, but I paid full price for it and didn't think it was really worth it, I don't mean quality of it either because the DLCs always tend to be high quality, I just didn't think the price was reasonable for saying I paid £14.99 for the full game and then £13.99 for a DLC.... Well you gotta understand when the game is not on sale its still what 40 USD which is about 26.78 pounds. When there are sales on the DLCs the price will be lower for the DLC and if you were willing to wait long enough the price would have eventually dropped but that takes quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red6joker Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I've found it somewhat uninspiring so far. I dunno, it's not bad, but somehow I just expected more. So far I mainly appreciate the new armors. It's also very, very bugged. Way more bugged than Dawnguard and Hearthfire.What bugs have you found? Personally I only found one bug and thats when the old guy from the skaal sent me to some ruins to meet him and he wasnt there, all i had to do was reload an earlier save and it didnt happen again. I only have about 27 mods and they dont really effect anything in Solstheim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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