So I'm gunna buy FO3... But I was thinking of spending the extra 15$ and getting the GOTY edition... Can someone sumerize the dlc'sSo for me and let me know if it's worth the extra $?

It's worth it.

I can't exactly tell you everything, but one gives a small island, one a simulation of a war, one takes place in a type of prison (the Pitt) and one lets you play on with the BoS after you finish the game.

Operation Anchorage - God level equipment is given upon completion, if you like that sort of thing then go for it. Though the simulation itself is a little lackluster.
The Pitt - An interesting story, an actually difficult choice and the best character in the game. I'd say that its the closest thing to the originals in Fallout 3.
Mothership Zeta - A disappointment that is hopefully non-canon. It has interesting equipment, but the process of playing this DLC is not worth it.
Broken Steel - It ruins an already terrible ending by allowing us to continue after it. It also forces us to destroy the Enclave again. It entirely depends on whether or not you want to continue after the last mission.
Point Lookout - My favourite(tied with the Pitt) of the Fallout 3 DLC's. It has an interesting atmosphere, a spooky game world and another great character of Fallout 3.

People are just jealous of how great Mothership Zeta is. You'll love it.

Why is anchorage so bad???

Its designed to be played like a hardcoe FPS when Fallout 3 itself isn't meant to be.

My $0,02

-Operation Anchorage
The Good: ... Setting, the start looks nice.., One of the funnest weapons to use
The Bad: No story to speak off..., Emphasis on FPS
Depending on taste: Using exploits you can get indestructible weapons and a nice set of medium armor as well, Normal rewards are overpowered or very nice.. depending on what you like..

-The Pitt
The Good: Nice gloomy setting, For FO3's standard very interesting story, interesting morals and nice backstory. Very useful weapons and rewards depending on playing style (for everyone there is something usefull)
The Bad: tedious collecting quest (if you want to get all the dlc items), small playing area.., short

-Broken Steel
The Good: Nice weapon added for energy weapon players. Some decent smaller sidequests
The Bad: Story does not make any sense whatsoever. Moral choices even more black/white than pre-dlc.
Depending on taste: (or if you see FO as free roam action RPG vs RPG): One can continue after the MQ. New enemies (which are way overpowered in the health department..) which are either a challenge or a nuisance.

- Point Lookout:
The Good: Great Setting with a nice backstory to the area. Decent MQ (but with one of the best semi-scripted sequences in the Beth era of FO), Great side quests, and great new weapons if you like "common" sidearms.
The Bad: Only one.. new enemies are a bit meeeh (they are great to fight but stereotypical)
Depending on taste: Enemies can be tough for newcomers, even (this is also the case for the new enemies in BS) for lower difficulties. MQ, though interesting can be finished very fast... (and with that you would miss on a ton of content).
This DLC is the best. Perfect combination of exploration for the FO3 fans, interesting backdrop plus nods to the originals for older FO fans and tough fights for those who like it as an action adventure.

-Mothership Zeta
The Good: adds some very useful aid items, tons of loot.. especially if you like energy weapons.
The Bad: Simply put: A joke taken too far. Aliens are basically an easteregg in the FO universe... well ... since you can guess what this DLC is about..
Linear and repeatative.. (same enemy across the entire DLC) Though being FO feels like a corridor FPS. Annoying characters.. (although... I still love the "Cows, we got Cows!" line))

Thank you!! All I could ask is brief synopsis of the MQ storylines in the DLC's

Operation Anchorage and Mothership Zeta are good for a change in scenery, but have cliched, simplistic plot

Put it this way, if you love Fallout and want more gameplay then get it.

You'll want the DLCs for the extra $15, trust us all. Each DLC adds something interesting no matter what and the loot/story-line is worth going through.

Might be a silly question and you didn't state it otherwise but where the heck are you planning on buying the GOTY edition that's a whole $15 more than the standard edition? You can get GOTY for $20 on http://store.steampowered.com/app/22370/. Unless you plan on buying a cheap used version from Amazon or something $15 more for the GOTY edition is ridiculous, shop around.

Also, don't let some of the comments dissuade you playing Operation: Anchorage, Broken Steel and Mothership Zeta. Everybody has different tastes, you might enjoy those particular DLC's. Ultimately, It'll be up to you to form your own opinion on those, not someone else.

It will be entirely his decision, but he did ask for the advice of the forum.

Yes he did ask for advice but I don't want him to be scared off either due to some of the comments regarding certain DLC. Some people are that cautious/protective about spending their money on something they're not sure about (I should know, sat on the fence forever before donating to Wasteland 2 and Shadowrun). Just telling him to not be dissuaded and that he might enjoy them, that's all.

-Operation Anchorage: Pretend it's CoD. It is quite nice but not much fallout feel to it.

-Broken Steel: Pretend it's CoD with laser and plasma guns. Or pretend it's an action movie, relax, turn of brain and enjoy the explosions.

-Point Lookout: Contradicts Fallout 3 because you have vegetation everywhere while in F3 you only have the Oasis. Besides that minor flaw, it has a nice story and quite interesting choices to make.

-The Pitt: Good, really good. Probably even better than the main game.

-Mothership Zeta: Well, no comment on that. It's the burned DLC in my eyes.


Advice: Get it! It's worth it. Although I'm sure you will find it at a better price.

I was always surprised that so many people disliked Mothership Zeta... I honestly love it, not saying it's the best thing I have ever played but I loved finding the crashed flying saucer and that dlcwas just icing on the cake. That was my only complaint actually, is that I loved finding that crashed saucer so much that my complaint is the dlc abducts both you and the saucer so it's no longer there afterwards... but at least you can go back up into outer space, etc.(so yeah it's basically a quest(similar in execution to The Pitt) on a mothership in outer space).

So Anchorage is a virtual simulation of the war in Alaska, some people don't like it but I found it a refreshing break from the main game, it's pretty linear tbh and very combat focused(almost like a CoD mission). The Pitt is a cool mission where you go up to Pittsburgh and is highly tied in with the slaves and slavers in the game, Broken Steel is great imo if only for allowing you to continue playing post main quest and raising the level cap, and Point Lookout is generally regarded as the best. You go down to Maryland(I think?) and its basically an extension of the Capital Wasteland, multiple quests to do and a new part of the map to explore. Mind you all of these dlcs add new enemies previously not seen, new items(weapons and armor) and new perks.
Fallout 3 GOTY is easily one of my favorite purchases ever, and almost made me feel bad I didn't pay full price for the game on day one + all the dlc.

Also a note on price last I checked a used copy of Fallout 3 is 7.99$ at gameslop, I got my GOTY there for 25$ but they did give me a discount because they didn't have the correct box so I got the original cover on a 2 disc box(manual included). So I guess it would be 20-25 used and 30 new.