User blog comment:Redexx/Screw houses, I can rawr./@comment-1080767-20120928033759

Hearthfire is certainly a smaller expansion, and is certainly something that can apply to any player, because everyone needs a house, and these are the best (minus mods). It is an extension, not an expansion; Hearthfire integrates itself flush into the game, whereas an expansion such as Dawnguard is much bigger and better stands on its own.