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Creative Assembly has offered pre-order incentives, in the form of extra units and playable factions, since Napoleon: Total War in 2010. It's always been unpopular with certain parts of the fanbase, but I don't think we've ever seen a reaction quite like the one following the news that Total War: Warhammer's Chaos Warriors would face the same fate.The DLC's announcement trailer has been bombarded with dislikes and angry comments, now numbering in the thousands, with some players threatening to boycott the game in protest.
Pre-order DLC is rarely welcomed with open arms, but in this case there's a little more to it than that. Firstly, the Chaos Warriors are one of only five playable races that come with the launch of Total War: Warhammer. Most Total War games have tens of factions for the player to control, which has perhaps made DLC-exclusives a little easier to accept in the past.
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