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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Is Once Again Offering Paid Horse Armor DLC
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 66951" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets1.ignimgs.com/2019/05/30/horse-armor-1559191300815.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>In 2006, Bethesda was riding high on the success of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. In an effort to keep fans coming back to Cyrodiil, the developer started releasing small paid DLC packages for the game. Little did the company know that it was galloping headlong into controversy when it dropped its first DLC pack that April: horse armor.</p><p></p><p>Even if you weren't following games at the time, you've likely heard of the horse armor controversy. Though DLC certainly existed pre-horse armor, Oblivion's <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/04/03/oblivion-horse-armor-now-available" target="_blank">Horse Armor Pack</a> (which cost 200 Microsoft Points on the 360 Marketplace, approximately $2.50 at the time) really caused a stir due to the armor being essentially useless.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now, in 2025, cosmetic upgrades such as this are commonplace, which has allowed Bethesda to be a bit cheeky in its release of <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered" target="_blank">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered</a> and once again charge players extra for horse armor. As a part of today's reveal and shadow-drop of the remaster, we learned that Oblivion Remastered will include both a base edition and a deluxe edition. For an extra $10 on top of the base game price, deluxe edition buyers will get new quests for unique armors, extra weapon options, a digital artbook and soundtrack app... and yes, horse armor again. Two sets, to be precise.</p><p></p><p>For the most part, fans seem to be taking this in their stride. We're almost two decades away from a time when cosmetic DLC like horse armor was a shocking thing to introduce, and players at this point are used to shelling out money for purely cosmetic upgrades. As Circana analyst Mat Piscatella <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3lngcy42ovs27" target="_blank">pointed out on BlueSky</a>, video game consumers in the U.S. spent over $10.4 billion on PC and console video game digital add-ons in 2024. "Horse Armor walked so Battle Passes could run."</p><p></p><p>In fact, most people just find it funny that Bethesda <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/07/bethesdas-todd-howard-doesnt-regret-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivions-horse-armor-dlc-a-ign-unfiltered" target="_blank">seems comfortable poking fun</a> at what was once a massive scandal.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oblivion Remastered doesn't just have horse armor, it already has mods. A handful of community mods made their way to popular website <a href="https://www.nexusmods.com/games/oblivionremastered" target="_blank"><u>Nexus Mods</u></a> just hours after Oblivion launched, although these mostly amount to small customization options.</p><p></p><p>While we wait for more mods to drop, you can read up on <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remastered-fans-react-to-all-the-biggest-changes-say-its-good-enough-to-be-called-a-remake" target="_blank"><u>why some players think today’s release is more remake than remaster</u></a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-comments-on-the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remastered-changes-we-never-wanted-to-remake-it" target="_blank">why Bethesda opted to give it that “Remastered” name in the first place</a>.</p><p></p><p>We've got a comprehensive guide to everything you'll find in Oblivion Remastered, including an expansive <a href="https://www.ign.com/maps/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/cyrodiil" target="_blank">Interactive Map</a>, complete Walkthroughs for the <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/Main_Quest_Walkthrough" target="_blank">Main Questline</a> and every <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/Guilds" target="_blank">Guild Quest</a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/Character_Building_Guide" target="_blank">How to Build the Perfect Character</a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/Things_to_Do_First_in_Oblivion" target="_blank">Things to Do First</a>, and much more.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to <a href="mailto:rvalentine@ign.com">rvalentine@ign.com</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-is-once-again-offering-paid-horse-armor-dlc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 66951, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets1.ignimgs.com/2019/05/30/horse-armor-1559191300815.jpg[/IMG] In 2006, Bethesda was riding high on the success of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. In an effort to keep fans coming back to Cyrodiil, the developer started releasing small paid DLC packages for the game. Little did the company know that it was galloping headlong into controversy when it dropped its first DLC pack that April: horse armor. Even if you weren't following games at the time, you've likely heard of the horse armor controversy. Though DLC certainly existed pre-horse armor, Oblivion's [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/04/03/oblivion-horse-armor-now-available']Horse Armor Pack[/URL] (which cost 200 Microsoft Points on the 360 Marketplace, approximately $2.50 at the time) really caused a stir due to the armor being essentially useless. Now, in 2025, cosmetic upgrades such as this are commonplace, which has allowed Bethesda to be a bit cheeky in its release of [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered']The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered[/URL] and once again charge players extra for horse armor. As a part of today's reveal and shadow-drop of the remaster, we learned that Oblivion Remastered will include both a base edition and a deluxe edition. For an extra $10 on top of the base game price, deluxe edition buyers will get new quests for unique armors, extra weapon options, a digital artbook and soundtrack app... and yes, horse armor again. Two sets, to be precise. For the most part, fans seem to be taking this in their stride. We're almost two decades away from a time when cosmetic DLC like horse armor was a shocking thing to introduce, and players at this point are used to shelling out money for purely cosmetic upgrades. As Circana analyst Mat Piscatella [URL='https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3lngcy42ovs27']pointed out on BlueSky[/URL], video game consumers in the U.S. spent over $10.4 billion on PC and console video game digital add-ons in 2024. "Horse Armor walked so Battle Passes could run." In fact, most people just find it funny that Bethesda [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/07/bethesdas-todd-howard-doesnt-regret-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivions-horse-armor-dlc-a-ign-unfiltered']seems comfortable poking fun[/URL] at what was once a massive scandal. Oblivion Remastered doesn't just have horse armor, it already has mods. A handful of community mods made their way to popular website [URL='https://www.nexusmods.com/games/oblivionremastered'][U]Nexus Mods[/U][/URL] just hours after Oblivion launched, although these mostly amount to small customization options. While we wait for more mods to drop, you can read up on [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remastered-fans-react-to-all-the-biggest-changes-say-its-good-enough-to-be-called-a-remake'][U]why some players think today’s release is more remake than remaster[/U][/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-comments-on-the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remastered-changes-we-never-wanted-to-remake-it']why Bethesda opted to give it that “Remastered” name in the first place[/URL]. We've got a comprehensive guide to everything you'll find in Oblivion Remastered, including an expansive [URL='https://www.ign.com/maps/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/cyrodiil']Interactive Map[/URL], complete Walkthroughs for the [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/Main_Quest_Walkthrough']Main Questline[/URL] and every [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/Guilds']Guild Quest[/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/Character_Building_Guide']How to Build the Perfect Character[/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/Things_to_Do_First_in_Oblivion']Things to Do First[/URL], and much more. [I]Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email]rvalentine@ign.com[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-is-once-again-offering-paid-horse-armor-dlc"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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