Skyrim's getting a survival mode? Cool!
Or so we thought.
Bethesda has revealed that it's bringing an all-new survival mode to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition. It adds all the things that you'd expect, like having to eat, drink, and sleep in order to survive. Temperature also plays a part, meaning that you'll have to watch out for blizzards and other weather effects.
So yeah, sounds cool doesn't it? But then you realise that it's actually going to be a part of the Creation Club -- Bethesda's way of essentially selling 'official' mods as downloadable content. In other words, survival mode won't be coming to Skyrim as a free update.
The Creation Club itself is due to launch on PlayStation 4 next month, and apparently, survival mode will be free for one week. It'll probably be worth checking out if you're still wandering around Skyrim, but it's a shame that it's being lumped in with the Creation Club, which has already gone down like a lead balloon with just about everyone.
Still, it'll be interesting to see how viable the Creation Club is when it hits consoles -- especially after it's been torn to shreds by PC modders and players.
[source bethesda.net]
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I do not have a problem with creation club its a way to generate additional money for the devs. If someone does not want to buy it then do not. The market will dictate if this suceeds or not.
I agree to a point as its not crappy stuff like armor recolors or weapon skins i dont mind if it is i do mind. Good mode where people put time in i dont care if i should pay.
@dryrain Problem is, if you don't want it, it will STILL auto-download to your hdd, whether you buy it or not. It seems to be one of the main gripes people have with Creation Club.
@Useyourname Unfortunately most games now do this with DLC, just cause 3 I remember having large 7+GB downloads for the DLC, whether you owned it or not.
Knowing Bethesda it probably won't be as good as some of the survival mods on the PC version.
I had a mental image of Mr. Ramsey clenching his first and screaming BETHESSSDAAAA William Shatner style when I read the sub header.
@Rudy_Manchego Happens every other day.
@ShogunRok Ha brilliant. We need a new meme for it.
@Sarfa It did, and some would argue it's now more in-depth than this.
I've got no problem with the Creation Club tbh... If I see content that's worth buying I'll happily buy it, if not I won't. It's good because means we can pretty much get new mods but basically like official DLC so it has to work and be supported officially I assume. It's just like DLC really if you think it's worth it but it, if not don't it's all good.
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