Drops to a nasty 19% on Steam

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The strategy game Total War: Warhammer 3 achieved great ratings on Metacritic when it was released in February 2022: it was 85%. But on Steam the worm is in there now: Only 19% of the reviews of the last 30 days are positive. Reason is a DLC for proud 25 €. According to the fans, the DLC should cost a maximum of €15. You sound the alarm.

That’s why the game is such a special case: Total War: Warhammer 3 is in many ways a strange game with its own set of rules:

  • The “Total War” series actually recreates historical battles and campaigns, in ancient Rome, the Japan of the samurai or in the feudal Middle Ages. But Warhammer is a fantasy scenario.
  • There were now 3 parts of this game, all of which are more or less the same. They became more and more elaborate, with more factions. Part 2 in particular ended up being a fantastic and full game. But the games come out relatively raw and are constantly being developed further with new paid DLCs. For Part 2, 22 DLC are offered on Steam: 10 of them are chargeable.
  • The special feature is a “big mode”, Immortal Empires, in which the more DLCs you have in your Steam account, the more factions you unlock. If you want to play the “complete program” in Total War Warhammer 3, you also need the first two parts with all DLCs. So that’s right on the money.

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    Not as many features as part 2 and the DLC will be more expensive

    Why is there so much trouble now? The basic game, Total War: Warhammer 3, still costs 60 euros. In addition, the developers have now increased the prices for the DLCs.

  • For the 1st DLC “Ogre Kingdom” they wanted 12 €.
  • The second “Champions of Chaos” then cost €16.
  • The “Chaos-Zwerge”-Dlc then came in at €25.
  • The latest DLC, due to arrive on August 31st, will cost €25 again.

    • This €25 for a DLC is simply too expensive for the fans of the series who have been playing it for years.

    Part 2 has 93% positive reviews on Steam – Part 3 has 19%

    It has started review bombing on Steam. In the last 30 days, the reviews have now been catastrophic.:

  • The game is now “just” Balanced with 65% positive reviews.
  • In the last 30 days, a dire 19% are still positive: That’s a dark red “Extremely Negative”.
  • For comparison: Total War. Warhammer 2 from 2017, which still costs €60, has 93% positive reviews.

    • The reviews keep saying:

  • Part 3 was missing features compared to part 2.
  • The developers are too greedy and only want money.
  • You would have to wait too long for the further development of the game and then it would be so expensive.

    • Established price system is broken – players are frustrated

    Why is the mood particularly tense? Players have the feeling that “there used to be more for your money”. A user explains in a Steam review:

  • There are 2 types of DLCs: Racepacks with a new race and associated lords (i.e. leaders). Lord packs with new lords for classes already in the new game.
  • The new DLC is such a lord pack with 3 new lords: “Shadows of Change” will cost €25.
  • In the past, such lord packs brought only 2 new lords, but they only cost 10 €.
  • Logically, 3 lords of an existing race would have to cost €15, not €25. Because €25 would be the price that is intended for racepacks, which then make an entire faction playable.

    • In addition, players criticize that they buy things for the full price that they would have bought in previous titles: the new factions would clearly use the mechanics of systems that are already known.

    Some players are even calling for a boycott of the game: “Remember, they need us more than we need them.” (via pcgamer)

    This is behind it: That’s two problems: First, that higher prices are called after an old system was already established.

    And the same problem as with Destiny or The Division:

  • An “old game” is being developed further until it is round and great
  • then the development is stopped
  • and you get a very similar game, without many of the improvements you’ve come to love: you have to buy them again and again over time

    • This is a concept that has caused a lot of trouble. Total War: Warhammer 3’s “blind buy” after Creative Assembly did such a good job with Part 2 is now starting to take its toll for some.

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