• TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    27 days ago

    Ah Paradox is finding their model of releasing unfinished games and getting around to solving it later less appealing!

    That is a little disappointing, actually, as Paradox made some damn good games this way. Crusader Kings 2, Hearts of Iron 4 and Stellaris were all made like that.

    • Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.ee
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      27 days ago

      I mean, have you looked at HoI4 lately?

      Look, I get it, but the state of DLC in Paradox games has moved beyond even the memes. I think they took those as inspiration. There’s a fucking monthly pass now!

      I deeply enjoy their games, but the DLC bloat confounds me.

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      26 days ago

      That may be true but with that kind of success behind them, one would assume they have the budget to finish their games without needing the support of the crutch that is the Early Access model.

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      26 days ago

      Stellaris is one of my all time favorite games, but the late game really becomes unplayable from lag. I have over 1000 hours in it because I love it’s modding and the immersion possible with it, but the performance is a real problem.

      They have tried to address this too, with minor success, but that doesn’t help when the start of each month from 2350 onwards takes seconds to load.