Hi folks! Picked up Pillars of Eternity and am planning to play through it on my Steam Deck during a recovery period in hospital. This is my first CRPG style game, and I am pretty new when it comes to fantasy settings as I have typically been more into Sci-Fi and shooters.

Is the White March DLC worth getting? Or should I play the base game and then if I actually really enjoy the game, add the DLC into the mix at the end game? I am seeing some conflicting reports.

I have already spent my meager budget in the Steam sale (surgery has wiped my savings) so I am wondering if I stretch to grab this. I see PoE 2 is also on a deep discount, but I think I will have to wait for that one.

  • eggmasterflex@lemmy.world
    6·
    1 year ago

    In my opinion as a huge fan of PoE 1, White March is by far the best part of the game, especially if you like dungeon crawling. It’s better to play it between act 3 and 4 so you can actually use the cool loot and companions you get for the toughest parts of the game.

    Also, I thought PoE 1 + DLC was way better than PoE 2 + DLC but I’m probably in the minority on that one.

  • TreseBrothers@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    It’s definitely worth it, but if this is your first cRPG and you’re on a budget I’d at least start the game first and see if you’re liking it through the first act. You can add in the DLC at any time; it will work with an existing save game.

    • hellerphant@kbin.socialOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      While this is true, that steam sale is calling my name! Thanks for the thoughts. Maybe I will hold on it for a while.

  • tangelo@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    I happen to be two years deep into a playthrough now, and the DLC seems very good. I would suggest you do it midway through your adventure, though, as I got mixed messages from the game’s plot/NPCs about what was coming up, so I put the White March questline and some other tasks off till the end, thinking I wasn’t at the last chapter and could visit them later. Then I realized I was at the end of the game, so had to rollback my save and I am doing those now, but it seems like I don’t really stand to benefit much from it now, since I’m already overpowered, nor does the content feel as relevant. Good luck with the recovery.