A great game which gives a very satisfying experience making your own way as a country of the past trough the ages.

Now on the whole dlc discussion all I have to say is. I don't think the dlc policy right now is that bad, the prices are a bit steep. so they could certainly be lower. But I would like to see more "beginner" packs where you can get the base game + huge chunks of dlc for a considerable sale. Now one such pack already exists but it does not have everything you would want. And also offering a "major" gameplay dlc pack which have all the expansions bundled together into one for a reasonable price. and possibly another with all the cosmetic and extra dlc (unit packs, music etc). These are just some ideas I have which would allow them to keep making dlcs like this albeit overpriced somewhat, but still make it much more welcoming to new players to get up to date with the expansions without waiting for a Big sale.

And what I don't understand all the uproar about is the price increase for certain regions. this is a regular company intervention everyone does it. and they are supposed to. inflation and general wealth of the country decides the pricing for that region and since the original price for these dlc's existed the affected regions have in most cases became wealthier. and thus has to have their prices risen up .

Now consider the rest of the world has already been paying these high prices that many other regions now have gotten. Now I understand this will upset many people. as many are still in the same economical state as they were years ago. and as such these prices will be way too high. but well that is the sad facts. Looking at it generally comparing a country's general wealth and economical state if they are very similar, there is no reason to keep one of them at a much lower price. it would simply be unfair.

Note: I do feel paradox have gotten very lazy in their development. instead of releasing a complete experience with the base game. they have started to rely too much on their dlcs. You can't say ah we will fix this or balance this or improve this later down the line with a dlc. No it does not work that way. develop and polish your game and once it is masterly done. then you can start thinking about expanding it with greater flavor and deeper mechanics. Don't release an unfinished game.

Thanks for reading.

A great game which gives a very satisfying experience making your own way as a country of the past trough the ages. Now on the whole dlc discussion all I have to say is. I don't think the dlc policy right now is that bad, the prices are a bit steep. so they could certainly be lower. But I would like to see more "beginner" packs where you can get the base game + huge chunks of dlc for a considerable sale. Now one such pack already exists but it does not have everything you would want. And also offering a "major" gameplay dlc pack which have all the expansions bundled together into one for a reasonable price. and possibly another with all the cosmetic and extra dlc (unit packs, music etc). These are just some ideas I have which would allow them to keep making dlcs like this albeit overpriced somewhat, but still make it much more welcoming to new players to get up to date with the expansions without waiting for a Big sale. And what I don't understand all the uproar about is the price increase for certain regions. this is a regular company intervention everyone does it. and they are supposed to. inflation and general wealth of the country decides the pricing for that region and since the original price for these dlc's existed the affected regions have in most cases became wealthier. and thus has to have their prices risen up . Now consider the rest of the world has already been paying these high prices that many other regions now have gotten. Now I understand this will upset many people. as many are still in the same economical state as they were years ago. and as such these prices will be way too high. but well that is the sad facts. Looking at it generally comparing a country's general wealth and economical state if they are very similar, there is no reason to keep one of them at a much lower price. it would simply be unfair. Note: I do feel paradox have gotten very lazy in their development. instead of releasing a complete experience with the base game. they have started to rely too much on their dlcs. You can't say ah we will fix this or balance this or improve this later down the line with a dlc. No it does not work that way. develop and polish your game and once it is masterly done. then you can start thinking about expanding it with greater flavor and deeper mechanics. Don't release an unfinished game. Thanks for reading.