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Originally Posted by Saridu
So let me try and get this right and excuse the post if it's be asked before.
Do you mean a multi mode expansion or stand alone or add on?
Add on meaning adds into the original expansion if detected updating the original version with the new resources. Diablo 2 or Titan Quest are examples of this style. This is of course the golden prize, would make playing through the original again worth it.
Stand alone and/or expansion could work the warhammer (Dawn of War) way, it would install and you could play it without the original but you could only use the races from that pack - they all worked alone or together. It's a great model and would make new players eager to buy the original if they don't have it yet.
The last is the dreaded isolated expansion (which isn't really an add on, just a stand alone expansion) the two games do not integrate, you play either on or the other and no new resources are added to the original. Dungeon Siege 2 :Broken World worked like this and it's imho the worst possible scenario, in that case you had to have the original but no content was shared so it was just a cheap way of forcing gamers to own the original.
Could anybody clarify? I'm sorry if it's been cleared up already - I've been out of this loop for a couple of months  |
With Armored Princes we have the third variant from your list. You don't need the original game and even if you have it, AP won't integrate with it.