![]() ![]() I'm just making an objective observation on the path PDX is taking over the last years, which is, sadly, really similar to the ones taken the other companies I quoted.Īnd that's not even surprising per se : they've gone public, they've got shareholders to satisfy, so short-term profits will now obviously outweigh software quality and customer satisfaction. There's no "hate" on my part I own almost all PDX games and played hundreds of hours on them. Making the future DLCs more expensive certainly made CK3 less appealing for me, and if I had bought it I would have been at least annoyed. Because part of the "honesty" of the model is knowing roughly what to expect: you know they are going to put out a large amount of DLC, which means a certain amount of replayability at a certain cost. Now on this, I think increasing the price post-release is a bit deceptive - you buy into the game with a certain expectation, and then the cards change. Sure, argue about the price (or value), but we can't compare this to gouging. It's definable content you get to play for a price, which extends the value you get from the original game. This isn't an insidious gambling ploy, like loot boxes. I don't get the hate (like comparing Paradox to the likes of EA or Blizzard). xD Quoting: scaineIf you don't think the price hike is justified, you don't buy it. And I liked the granularity, even back when portrait packs and unit packs and music packs were separate. Some DLC was annoyingly bad or badly priced, but I can live with that. I always put up with the high price because it was just honest - I liked most of it enough that it was worth spending a fair bit of money, and when I didn't (say, the EU4 expansion Mare Nostrum, which I just can't see the point of) I ignored it. It's sad to see PDX slowly joining the "baddies" like EA or Blizz.Īt this point, it's just giving money away for their shareholders. Prices were already pretty high when you consider it (Dharma for EU4 which added, like, 2 buttons Northern Lords which severely lacked content.). The problem lies not with their business model, there is indeed added value to their DLCs, but nothing justifies such a huge price raise. These DLC packs are about giving you extended value from the initial investment, rather than making you wait years and then fork out for Crusader Kings 4. Maybe I'm just used to the board game model. So provided that the packs you ARE buying are good value, then I think that's a pretty nice way to get more play time from a game you obviously love. Paradox surely isn't expecting anyone to download every pack. But no-one is forcing you to buy these, and the model allows you to buy only the bits you think you'd love. ![]() Sure, there's TONS of DLC content for their previous games - hundreds of pounds worth in fact (although only about 5 so far for this title). Quoting: scaineI think I've mentioned in previous posts about DLC - I actually think Paradox gets this mostly okay. It looks like they fixed and improved quite a few systems to make for a bit more interesting (late) game. Though whether or not I'll get the new DLC at full price or later at a discount, I am looking forward to the 1.7 patch. As for Royal Court, I don't quite feel like decorating my abode, and the events that unfold in the court are a bit lackluster and repetitive, IMO. So events surrounding friends (and a bit less so, rivals) is something that'd bring more variety to my campaigns, while I'm not feeling inclined to start in Scandinavia or Spain. There's so much benefits from having friends (they are unable to join hostile factions, they prevent accumulation of stress, etc.) that playing as anything but a great diplomat almost feels like a chore. The reason I'd love to have this is that I usually gravitate towards rulers highly skilled in Diplomacy. I would not be surprised if this goes for 6.99, now that the price for the much "bigger" Flavor Packs has increased. Of all the DLC released so far, this is the one that I'm actually happy to get.
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