After playing and loving Xcom Eu, I was so hyped for Xcom 2 that I pre-ordered.

Big mistake.

Xcom 2 is amazing don't get me wrong, Firaxis have kept everything good from Xcom EU and added a whole bunch of new things to give added depth to the strategic map and base building. They've also made alien encounters much more fun, alien squads will roam rather than waiting for you to find them, and there is more mission variety and more tactics available with new soldier types etc..

And lots more, including mods like Longwar which adds tons more replayability and new mechanics too!

But, even so, I regret pre-ordering. The DLC and bonuses offered were not worth it, whats more I had to wait nearly a year and then chase keys through different vendors to get all the bonuses (which were crap), and after all that I still don't have the resistance warrior pack (which is crap too, but its the principle of the thing).

And now there's a new DLC that might be worth getting and it costs as much as the original game!

TLDNR
Xcom2 is great.
Most Xcom2 DLC is Not.
Xcom2: War of the Chosen might be good, but it's way overpriced.
Don't pre-order, not even for great games, not even for good publishers.

After playing and loving Xcom Eu, I was so hyped for Xcom 2 that I pre-ordered. Big mistake. Xcom 2 is amazing don't get me wrong, Firaxis have kept everything good from Xcom EU and added a whole bunch of new things to give added depth to the strategic map and base building. They've also made alien encounters much more fun, alien squads will roam rather than waiting for you to find them, and there is more mission variety and more tactics available with new soldier types etc.. And lots more, including mods like Longwar which adds tons more replayability and new mechanics too! But, even so, I regret pre-ordering. The DLC and bonuses offered were not worth it, whats more I had to wait nearly a year and then chase keys through different vendors to get all the bonuses (which were crap), and after all that I still don't have the resistance warrior pack (which is crap too, but its the principle of the thing). And now there's a new DLC that might be worth getting and it costs as much as the original game! TLDNR Xcom2 is great. Most Xcom2 DLC is Not. Xcom2: War of the Chosen might be good, but it's way overpriced. Don't pre-order, not even for great games, not even for good publishers.