Total War: Warhammer 3 Delay? More Like a Reason to Get Hyped!
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
The *Tides Of Torment* DLC for *Total War: Warhammer 3* got delayed, but it's actually good news because Creative Assembly is focusing on quality and teasing some exciting updates, including smaller DLCs and a potentially massive content pack in the future. Turns out, waiting might just make the WAAAGH! even better.
Right, so *Total War: Warhammer 3* fans, brace yourselves. News just dropped that the *Tides Of Torment* DLC is getting shunted back from its summer release window to… well, "later in the year" (September onwards, apparently). Sounds like a bummer, yeah? Normally I'd be reaching for the pitchforks, but fair dinkum, this delay might actually be the best thing that could happen.
According to a new blog post that everyone's chattering about (you can find the original article over at Rock Paper Shotgun), the delay is because the DLC wasn't up to snuff. Creative Assembly (CA) themselves felt it needed more time in the oven. That's actually…reassuring? They're not just churning stuff out; they're aiming for quality. Imagine that! Plus, it gives us all more time to enjoy the sun before our PCs melt under the strain of a thousand angry sea elves. Speaking of which, Sea Elves *are* confirmed, led by Sea Lord Aislinn. Keep an eye out for more info and video goodness in August.
But wait, there's more! Sieges, those often-maligned aspects of Total War, are getting some love. A Proving Ground beta branch will get siege improvements later this month. Now, even Sigvald the Magnificent might raise a skeptical eyebrow (because, let's be honest, sieges have been a bit of a shambles). But with some sneaky updates already in play, let's see what CA have up their sleeves.
August is also shaping up to be exciting. Lizardmen and Tomb Kings are getting some quality-of-life tweaks and updated starting traits, and the Greenskins, bless their WAAAGH-loving hearts, are getting skill line buffs for their generic characters. It's like Christmas, but with more dinosaurs and less tinsel.
And then, the real kicker: CA is hinting at exploring smaller DLCs that introduce a single Legendary Lord or Hero Unit, alongside some other goodies. They even teased that "she's someone near and dear to your blood". Neferata, anyone? This is brilliant; it could keep *Warhammer 3* fresh without requiring the resources of a full-blown expansion.
Finally, CA's 25th-anniversary bash in December promises an announcement of "one of the biggest Total War: Warhammer content packs ever created in the trilogy". Some folk are already sniffing around the possibility of an End Times pack, potentially signaling the end of the trilogy as we know it and the beginning of Total Warty Thousand. A bit premature, perhaps, but the hype is real! So, while the delay is a bit of a pinch, the future of *Total War: Warhammer 3* looks brighter than a fully-charged Warp Lightning Cannon.
Tags: Total War: Warhammer 3, DLC, Strategy Games, Creative Assembly, Gaming News
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun