ICYMI: DOOM: The Dark Ages' DLC is so big, it's "basically like a sequel"

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It’s old news but I think it went quite a bit under the radar, as Hugo Martin is only drip feeding the infos on the DLC on his streams. What we know is that it is big and it is set to release this year.

Doom: The Dark Ages’ DLC is so big, it’s “basically like a sequel”.

Talking on the Slayers Club livestream, game director Hugo Martin said that while he understands that “it’s been a while since we shipped the main game”, players will be rewarded for their patience with “a ton of new stuff”.

“It’s massive. It’s so big,” he said (thanks, GR+). “I know it’s been a while since we’ve shipped the main game and you’re waiting for the DLC, but just know that it’s freaking huge. It’s basically a sequel. That’s what it feels like. It’s just ginormous. I love that.”

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/1pi12br/all_doom_the_dark_ages_dlc_info_so_far/

From u/ SneakyJayCool on r/Doom:

COMBAT:

  • Slayer Gates are returning.
  • Mobility will play a major role in the DLC.
  • Every new mechanic will meaningfully affect gameplay (similar to the Sentinel Hammer in TAG 2).
  • New Spear weapon featuring a teleport or leap ability.
  • Possible Axe weapon (not yet confirmed).

EXPLORATION:

  • We will most likely see more of the cosmic realm.
  • There will be a hub area — likely the Kreed Maykr’s ship.
  • Exploration will have a stronger role in overall progression.
  • Additional mobility options will be available, and some sections will require them.
  • Levels will feature more backtracking, more unlocking of the space.
  • Roughly 30% of content will be inaccessible until the DLC’s story is completed.

LORE:

  • Major lore questions fans have asked about will be pushed forward.
  • Some connections to DOOM (2016).
  • Teases relating to the Sentinel Civil War, the Wretch, and “armor” (Interesting…)
  • Marok will have a role in the DLC.
  • Cutscenes will be more immersive, possibly in first-person.
  • The Order of the Six (the High Council) are likely our targets.

MUSIC:

  • Finishing Move will most likely be composing the OST.
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We are almost a year after the release of the game and we still haven’t seen a single screenshot from the expansion. A spear weapon could be amazing, I’d also love to see a new enemy like the Marauder…I thought the campaign was missing that, not in terms of moveset necessarily but an enemy that is a skill check in terms of gameplay and equally badass design wise.

I want to replay the campaign but I think I will wait for the expansion to arrive and then return to the game. TDA was excellent and very underappreciated but the absurd focus of the marketing on the accessibility options and saying time and time again how this is not Eternal was a big mistake IMO, they should’ve shown what a great game they’ve made instead of trying to convince everyone that TDA is not like Eternal. The inclusion of the ridiculous amount of the accessibility options also did more harm than good IMO, almost everyone I’ve seen that played the game tempered with them and I am wondering how much this has negatively influenced people’s opinion on the game, I don’t think that giving that much freedom to gamers is a good thing…

Anyway back on topic I got the deluxe upgrade for 11 euros a few months back so I am ready to go.

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It seems Arch-Vile is coming back which is great, but I also hate him so much!

There’s a lot of stuff that Martin has been casually teasing on his streams, but it’s just impossible to track all of it. He talked about the rabbit from the old DOOM lore that supposedly will have its importance in the DLC.

It’s crazy we have so many leakers and yet, no one is paying attention to the director dropping hints to what seems to be on of their biggest Expansion yet.

If it’s the same quality as The Ancient Gods DLC, we are eating good this year. I need more DOOM right now.

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Arch-Vile can be really brutal if you don’t pay much attention to him but he will be a great addition to the enemy sandbox for sure. Slayer Gates are also supposedly back!

After one year from the release of Eternal id had already out both TAG expansions so this one should be meaty. TAG1 is god-tier and the best Eternal content IMO, great visual variety and design in the levels, excellent combat scenarios and the best bosses in the game…TAG2 had some cool stuff in it but I thought that the hammer didn’t add much and I didn’t like at all the final boss fight, still a decent expansion.

Yeah I also want to replay the campaign, game was so freakin’ good.

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