What will happpen to players who don't buy the dlc?

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Are some features locked behind it? (Mercenaries, raids?)
Will it even be worth playing if you’re not interested in buying dlc? Thoughts?

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Usually some feature are locked behind the Expansion. Other changes to the base game mechanics are available to everyone. Blizzard had one game build they maintain - and buying DLC just unlocks access to features like a new class, new zone, new activity. How skills work, how crafting works, everything else - will also be updated for D4 players.

Without a lot more information about the expansion though it is really hard to tell if those new features are SO amazing that playing D4 without them would be pointless.

RoS brought so much to D3, eventually, it became a “must have”. I don’t know if the same can be said about this expansion until more info comes out.

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What will happpen to players who don’t buy the dlc?

You will get deported to POE2. :hamster: :popcorn:

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POE 3600 fusing without 6L… and Phd required skill tree…no thanks

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They will be practically giving away the vanilla game in package deals by Christmas so you will have little excuse not to have both.

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It is convoluted, I agree, but really not that complicated, they did say in a recent video they are working to make the UI more accessible to a wider audience.

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I’m playing on gameapss so unless they add the dlc to that, I won’t be getting it

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I could see that. I have it on xbox but i bought it at release. No gamepass right now.

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What will happpen to players who don’t buy the dlc?

You will not get the new class, new “zone”, new boss, mercenaries (they each have a skill tree that was not referenced in the blog), new Co-Op dungeon, new side quests, new lore or anything else that the expansion will come with. That is why it is called an expansion because it will expand the content beyond the base game. You basically will have what you have now plus any updates to the base game.

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RoS did for D3 what LoD did for D2 I hope VoH does the same for D4.

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Is that a good thing?

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but yes… I won’t buy the DLC for sure

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That was my thoughts as well. Im sure the coop dungeon is in that new zone along with the mercs that you have to meet and hire as well as the new campaign obviously. Everything else that is base game will be available to all. Though I highly doubt that if you are a D4 player you wont be getting the expansion.

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Or should we say “Exiled to POE2”
I’ll see myself out

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To start, I’m not happy with the new co-op dungeon, not at all.

I don’t like to play with other players (I like to play at my own pace, and don’t want to be lagged by someone or be lagging other players) and this is to be the new meta.

To be honest if playing multiplayer was that good, they wouldn’t need to keep forcing us to do that, and even without vessel of hatred.

So the questions are:

1st, will there be seasons for D4 without DLC, or we will be playing in a permanent eternal realm?

2nd, if there are new seasons, will there be content on them?

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You know that dungeon is completely optional, right?

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I know Runewords are locked behind the Expansion.

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I didn’t Said it was mandatory, I said it’s the new meta…

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Lol, these questions… :sweat_smile:
Vessel of Hatred is not an optional dlc like a class dlc or something.
It’s the future of the game. The standard version is vessel of hatred.
You buy it or you will have no access to many upcoming features.
And this is totally fine!

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So, players who don’t buy it will be on a permanent eternal realm?