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I just want to preface this by saying this isn't a criticism, rather a suggestion for improvement. With that in mind, it's with the greatest of admiration and hope that I say that Hearthfire is (in my opinion) literally one step short of true greatness as an add-on.

As you will no doubt be aware from user feedback, people admire Skyrim for being almost a living, breathing world. Hearthfire adds to the illusion of living in that world and adds a few extra roleplay options, but it's still missing something that makes it fully rounded as an add-on, and it's greatest criticism is probably that it's essentially just adding the option of a few extra houses to live in. I know a few people who haven't yet purchased it for this reason.

My suggestion to remedy this would be to patch in the hardcoe Mode from Fallout: New Vegas, and make that mode available only to those who have paid for Hearthfire.

Think about it. Having a house and a partner waiting with a hot cooked meal would suddenly make a lot more sense, as would the kitchen wing. The food system would also continue to be useful long after health potions start healing more battle damage. It would also encourage more people to buy Hearthfire, because honestly; who doesn't want more immersion in the world of Skyrim?

I have spoken to a few people about this idea, including the manager of our local gaming store, and it has been universally well recieved. I know there is probably a PC mod that already does this, but since the DLC packs are available to console users, it's something I would love to see made available to the vast chunk of your audience who play on console (in my case because RSI prevents me from gaming on a PC).

I'd also suggest that you think about taking the top 10 rated PC mods and converting them to DLC packs for console users, see how it works out. Could be a good money spinner and the console crowd would love you for it.

Anyway, hope this passes the eyes of someone who can make it happen.

TLDR: Wouldn't Fallout: New Vegas' hardcoe mode be amazing as part of Hearthfire?