Don’t they deserve to be paid for their work?

Did I say they don’t? Jeez. Paradox ain’t some guy in his basement, currently they employ 650 people and they are valued at around US$160-170 million

I even said obviously their strategy of infinite DLCs is working because they’re very successful.

Absolutely you can wait for sales but that adds another barrier to entry

I do play Paradox games and I own most DLCs for Stellaris, I’ve spent way too much on it, and the DLC situation creates a barrier for me to get into the other games. I find it overwhelming and lose interest quickly, when there are plenty of other things I could be doing.

I agree in principle about the cosmetic options but the delivery leaves a lot to be desired

I know, and I dont disagree necessarily but it still turns new players off

I’ve been on both sides. I’ve got most DLCs for Stellaris for example and sunk thousands of hours into it. But I missed the boat on CK2 and can’t be bothered dealing with the similar swathe of DLC ($358.76 at time of writing, for a game released 10 years ago)

I know you can pick and choose DLC but it is something I just can’t be arsed with, when I could just play something else instead.

Currently on steam, the base game (c:s 1) with all DLC is $404.40

It discourages new players a lot

Edit: apparently downvote = disagree, for shame

Lol you’re in denial if you think the C:S2 makers aren’t going to try to cash in on paid DLCs constantly for the next decade

It is a damn shame because it turns me off so many games these days, but I guess it must pay off financially because these companies - mostly sim/strategy games - keep doing it and don’t appear to be going bankrupt…

Cute but the caption would be 9834% better without the second half

Not really helpful advice for people who work rotating shifts over a 24 hour roster tho is that

I remember work were doing some “wellness” bs once and said we should all try to get better sleep on a regular schedule… like how is that gonna work when I’m working night shift then day shift 2 days later?

Imma stick to my 16 different alarms set within 1-5 minutes of each other in the 30 minutes around the time I need to be awake

Yeah I didn’t object to the name as such but I did object to the asshats who used it as an excuse to say the n word

I’d be all for /c/watersluts/ tho as I’m a massive slut for water

Maybe as an Australian I could be a watercunt tho that’d be pretty sweet

https://youtu.be/urcL86UpqZc?si=FnClmrl_XA4Nke2J

Clay tablets or gtfo