The new DLC “Lost Harvest” for Dune: Awakening was released on September 9. However, the new paid content is not well received by fans.
How does the community rate the new DLC? In fact, “Lost Harvest” contains significantly more and certainly also more exciting content than the first DLC “Wildlife of Arrakis”, which only offered a few animal statues and has been penalized on Steam with 84 percent negative reviews.
The new DLC “Lost Harvest” brings however:
- A new side quest series
- 3 new Imperial test stations for you to explore
- The new vehicle “The Treadwheel”
- New building components and decorations for your bases
- The Thumper emote
- 4 cosmetic weapon skins, 2 cosmetic armor skins
Nonetheless, this DLC also currently only has 22 percent positive reviews on Steam. 78 percent of the over 200 buyers who have rated it so far are dissatisfied with the offer.
“Bold. Greedy. Funcom.”
What exactly are the players criticizing? The new DLC is said to cost 12.99 euros individually. Many of the critics find this too much for what is offered.
- Fenrir 1980 writes on Steam: “For that little, 13 euros is outrageous. 1x foundation, 1x roof, 1x large door, 1x window, 1x vehicle, a little decoration, 3 extended imperial test stations. It’s not even a full building set. […] Not worth buying.”
- Dareo Larix explains on Steam: “What a shame, only 4 building parts? What is that supposed to be?”
- Sway sees it the same way on Steam: “A whole 4 components and then have the audacity to pack them into their own building style category, to highlight the sadness behind it even more. Bold. Greedy. Funcom.”
This focus on the small number of new components is found not only in the Steam reviews but also in this discussion on Reddit, which has already received almost 700 upvotes and more than 315 comments.
Time and again, comparisons are also made to the DLCs of Conan Exiles, to which Funcom has also continuously provided new building styles – only with many more parts.
It is somewhat overlooked that the survival struggle of Conan never had this focus on story content, with fully voiced dialogues and varied missions. However, the new side quest series of the DLC, which is supposed to provide about 4 to 6 hours of gameplay, seems not to have factored into the ratings for many critics.
The few positive reviews of the DLC that have appeared so far are also not particularly enthusiastic. Malcador writes in his review on Steam: “Price-wise not completely over the top. Content okay. Not necessary to buy. It’s more of a support for the developers. The vehicle is however great.”
For comparison: The new DLC “Legacy of the Forge” for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 costs 13.99 euros individually, but has 91 percent positive reviews on Steam. We have already played through the new story content of the role-playing game and had a lot of fun with Heinrich again: My Game of the Year gets a DLC for the heart that sometimes feels like real work – but it fits like a hammer on an anvil
