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    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Game » consists of 30 releases. Released Nov 11, 2011

    The fifth installment in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls franchise is set in the eponymous province of Skyrim, where the ancient threat of dragons, led by the sinister Alduin, is rising again to threaten all mortal races. Only the player, as the prophesied hero the Dovahkiin, can save the world from destruction.

    Give me a reason why I should buy Dawnguard

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    #1  Edited By AhmadMetallic

    I'm 150 hours into Skyrim, I still have a long way to go in the main quest (I think) and I'm mostly doing side quests, but I'm tired of this game. After 150 hours of mostly joy, Skyrim becomes nothing but two things:

    • Fighting Draugrs (skeleton enemies) in caves and tombs, since Skyrim's population is like 98% Darugrs it seems.
    • Stumbling upon one of the universe's 48770855348 Daedra gods who asks you to do something boring and then tells you you're his/her hero and gives you a weapon or a dildo.

    I want more Skyrim, I haven't had enough, but the base game has become literally nothing but a Draugr fighting game. I'm sick of exploring caves and slaying Draugrs, and there's nothing else left to do.

    So I'm thinking of buying the DLC, but then it hit me, what could an expansion pack for Skyrim possibly have that the base game doesn't have, aside from a new story and characters/factions? I play games for the gameplay, not for the story or lore.

    So give me a reason, a gameplay reason, why Dawnguard is worth the play?

    • Does it have new exotic locations to explore with a different design than the design pattern of the towns and caves of Skyrim?
    • Does it have new kind of loot, not just fucking Amethyst and potions?
    • Does it have any new awesome cool thrilling rad quests that consist of more than just fetching a magical item that lies beyond a thousand Draugr guards? I miss those MIND=BLOWN quests, I've done them all, nothing exciting is happening anymore!
    • Does it have new enemies or new combat mechanics?

    Or is Dawnguard just 20 hours of killing vampires/vampire hunters and a bunch of dialogue and lore?

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    #2  Edited By bicycleham

    If you don't want to buy it don't fucking buy it. It's more Skyrim.

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    #3  Edited By Gizmo

    You shouldn't, just get a legit copy of the PC version and enjoy the endless amounts incredible content on Steam Workshop.

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    #4  Edited By august

    Here's your reason:

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    #5  Edited By Marz

    I wouldn't buy it, not for the price it's going for right now.

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    #6  Edited By LordXavierBritish

    I'll kill your entire family.

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    #7  Edited By TheDudeOfGaming

    Crossbows and Dawnguard also has Draugr.

    And yeah, it's mostly about killing vampires/vampire hunters although there are a few awesome lore moments, it's mostly more of the same.

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    #8  Edited By AhmadMetallic

    @Xolare said:

    If you don't want to buy it don't fucking buy it. It's more Skyrim.

    It's not that I don't want to buy it, it's that I wanna know if it's worth it. Surely it's not "more Skyrim," there's gotta be new shit in there, tell me what that shit is!

    @Gizmo said:

    You shouldn't, just get a legit copy of the PC version and enjoy the endless amounts incredible content on Steam Workshop.

    Can you suggest any Workshop mods that actually add content? Something to do other than hunt more Draugrs? I've got like 40 mods installed, including one that adds 70 new monsters to the world, but that's not enough.. I want new quests with new adventures.

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    #9  Edited By august

    @LordXavierBritish said:

    I'll kill your entire family.

    Is that an "and" or an "or?"

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    #10  Edited By Simplexity

    It was certainly not worth 20 bucks I'll say that much.

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    #11  Edited By landon

    No, you give ME a reason!

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    #12  Edited By benspyda

    It's a pretty good, well made piece of content with a decent story. What more could you want?

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    #13  Edited By TheHumanDove

    Convince me to like pancakes, and I'll convince you to like the DLC

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    Decent quests, new weapons, new enemies (including two new kinds of dragons), and some shouts and that's Dawnguard in a nutshell. Okay DLC but $20 is overkill.

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    You don't seem to like Skyrim that much right now. Don't buy it, maybe pick it up after you take a brake for while and come back.

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    #16  Edited By MariachiMacabre

    The story in Dawnguard has very few Draugr. It also adds some pretty cool places to explore. Plus being a Vampire Lord feels really cool. For $20 I got probably another 40-50 hours of enjoyment out of the game do I'd say it's well worth the price tag.

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    #17  Edited By Milkman

    It has, by far, the most developed and interesting character in Skyrim.

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    #18  Edited By JonSmith

    You can fire arrows that blot out the sun.

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    #20  Edited By laserbolts

    It's pretty decent took me about 5 hours to get through. I wouldn't recommend it for 20. Wait until a sale or something.

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    #21  Edited By viking_funeral

    You obviously want to buy it, otherwise you wouldn't make a thread. So buy it.

    Alternatively, just download a bunch of mods. Do like Richard Cobbert did and install 200+ mods at once, and see what kind of weird, trippy adventure to go on. (Link)

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    #23  Edited By AhmadMetallic

    @TheDudeOfGaming said:

    Crossbows and Dawnguard also has Draugr.

    And yeah, it's mostly about killing vampires/vampire hunters although there are a few awesome lore moments, it's mostly more of the same.

    @Simplexity said:

    It was certainly not worth 20 bucks I'll say that much.

    That seems to be the general consensus. I'll just return to Skyrim and finish it and move on then. Maybe I'll buy Dawnguard one day when it's on sale.

    @benspyda said:

    It's a pretty good, well made piece of content with a decent story. What more could you want?

    @Milkman said:

    It has, by far, the most developed and interesting character in Skyrim.

    I appreciate story and characters but gameplay is my only priority. If I'm not going to be doing awesome things within terrific quests and feeling like a boss, I'd rather play something else.

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    #24  Edited By Bollard

    @august said:

    Here's your reason:

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    Dog armour? New low Bethesda.

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    #25  Edited By DharmaBum

    I'll echo the sentiment that it's overpriced.

    It's more of the same Skyrim that you already have and by no means a must-have for a PC player.

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    #26  Edited By benspyda

    @AhmadMetallic said:

    @benspyda said:

    It's a pretty good, well made piece of content with a decent story. What more could you want?

    @Milkman said:

    It has, by far, the most developed and interesting character in Skyrim.

    I appreciate story and characters but gameplay is my only priority. If I'm not going to be doing awesome things within terrific quests and feeling like a boss, I'd rather play something else.

    I personally love the gameplay and have played through all the main game content multiple times so the DLC was worth it for me. But if you still have content unfinished in the main game or the combat doesn't float your boat, there is no point purchasing it.

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    #27  Edited By fetchfox

    Theres some really cool new places to explore, and an entirely separate dwemer dungeon with a new quest. If you like to explore and want to fight new kinds of animals, it's worth it. The price is still a little steep though.

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    #28  Edited By MarkWahlberg

    @Chavtheworld said:

    @august said:

    Here's your reason:

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    Dog armour? New low Bethesda.

    Worst part is, it's leather armor crafted from wolf hides. HE WEARS THE SKIN OF HIS FALLEN BRETHREN!

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    #29  Edited By Spartan_Assassin

    @AhmadMetallic: Since you are the one being in the universe who hates Skyrim I suggest Borderlands 2, but it does give some new loot and enemies along with a couple of new locations. If you are on PC mods make everything worth it.

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