It used to be spaced out, its a yearly franchise now because Warhammer makes so much money
Did it save or destroy the series?
Is OP talking about Warhammer or Total War?
The former is true (at least it saved the old world from GW), the latter is neither true nor false since Attila and 3kingdoms were not really commercial failures either; the series itself was in no danger of dying despite the genre being in perpetual decline.
What the fuck is the deal with this game?
They made it, released a bunch of DLCs, then released Warhammer 2 like a year later.
Do I buy this one or the second one? What's the difference? What DLC's should I get?
Game is alright, but siege battles are a fucking travesty and settlement management is meh. However, a LOT of warhammerfags that joined the fanbase are huge retards who ruined the community and are pretty much the horsefuckers of /twg/ (I'm looking at you, ratfags). Really good game, though but I still prefer Attila over it (fuck CA for supporting Rome2 and leaving Attila to rot, though).
It's best if you buy both 1 and 2 and play the Mortal Empires campaign. The Vortex campaign is kinda shit with factions that participate in the vortex ritual race imo. I would wait for another big sale, unless you really want to play it right now. In that case get Warhammer 2 and the Tomb King DLC and maybe the Vampire Coast DLC.
At first - wait for the sale or get it for reasonable price (different countries offer different approach to this topic).
Secondly, first and second focus on different races. I'll leave you to read about it.
Thirdly, owning both Warhammer 1 and 2 allows you to play Mortal Empires campaign, where you can play on huge map something you should be familiar with by playing previous Total Wars.
Imho go with 2, and the best dlc for it is first game. Then, after playing a bit you can decide which dlc race fits you the best. Again, imho - Wood Elves and Beastmen are not good, while Rise of the Tomb Kings and Curse of the Vampire Coast are fun. But it is highly subjective topic.
How TF do I get into these games guys? I only played thru the first few battles of the tutorial but I'm not sure if I like the gameplay.
What's the point of the game? Looking at massive abttles without much input?
based ratbros livin in ya head RENT FUCKING FREE-FREE
>Looking at massive abttles without much input
That's how you lose massive battles
>bronies still living rent free in the heads of anons
Surprising since it's been like a whole decade since then