So being a somewhat reasonable person, I think I will just get the core DLC. Ha!
As good a plan as any. Myself, I rank the various DLC in "tiers", like this:
S-tier: Utopia
A-tier: Leviathans, Distant Stars, Apocalypse
B-tier: Ancient Relics, Federations, Synthetic Dawn
C-tier: MegaCorp, Nemesis, Humanoids
D-tier: Lithoids
F-tier: Plantoids
(Note: I do not own the Necroids species pack.)
It seems like a good space opera game but one that is not easy or inexpensive to start playing.
This entire comment is 100% accurate, for better or worse.
Stellaris *is* a good space opera game. Personally, it's the most fun I've had playing a game in years (since Birth of the Federation and the first Medieval: Total War). It's obviously not going to appeal to everyone, but for myself, it's sucked me in in a way my cold, cynical heart didn't believe was still possible.
However... It took me over 6 months to really learn and get into Stellaris -- it doesn't have the steepest learning curve I've encountered (especially compared to other Paradox titles), but it's still up there. Plus (as I mentioned earlier), I've forked out around $100.00 over the last 5 years, and that was whilst being careful to only grab DLC's when they were 50% off or better.
It's ultimately all been worth it, but it does require a certain investment -- both in terms of money and time.
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