The main reason to pick up DLC's early is for sale pricing, but it's not like you won't see discounted pricing again at some later point, and the base game itself can keep you occupied for a long while by itself.

And Colour of Madness is nothing to care about early on. I actually currently like the ShieldBreaker now, but the SB also comes with an in-built questline of a sorts that can really screw up the rythym of base game.

Keep in mind that DLC can be activated at any time, and even though the Crimson Court questline is a rough addition early game for someone that never played base before, you can still activate the new class (however nerfed) and Districts in advance of that. I see that dd is 6 euros on steam right now, without dlcs. Is that something we should work at not holding againt him? ) Anyway, OP, I agree that the base game by itelf is the way to go, though I think that if you do like it, picking up the DLC's later adds not just a lot of story but a lot in the way of options as well. Are the dlcs worth it Kind of new player here. The game centers on violent combat, with players having to kill monsters and human characters. He helped Red Hook on the recent balance patch, and has now done official in-game artwork with the Color of Madness trinkets. Parents need to know that Darkest Dungeon is a difficult mature-themed downloadable role-playing/strategy game that casts mercenaries as a group of heroes. Originally posted by Gulthor:The only thing I'd recommend for a first time, base game play through are Marvin Seo's 4 class mods: the Thrall, the Lamia, the Seraph, and the Falconer.

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