Dang man this stellaris gameplay is intense! *Swipes credit card*
Woah! New shipset? *Swipes credit card*
NEW PSIONICS MECHANICS AYO PARADOX FINALLY WOKE TF UP *Swipes credit card*
Dang man this stellaris gameplay is intense! *Swipes credit card*
Woah! New shipset? *Swipes credit card*
NEW PSIONICS MECHANICS AYO PARADOX FINALLY WOKE TF UP *Swipes credit card*
Other developers: It's been five years. I don't care if it has a thriving community, pull support.
Paradox: Our game is 9 years old. Do you know what that means? MOAR CONTENT!
Say what you like about the state of gaming these days, Paradox knows that being good to your fan base is how you keep that money printer running.
Before Stellaris I had a job, a wife, two wonderful children, all in a wonderful house.
After Stellaris I now live in a run down shack with a hobo and a mangy badger.
Still buying every DLC though, no regrets.
I keep leaving negative reviews because there's so much about the game that could be better and is frustrating but also I bought all of the DLC and this season pass, so, y'know.
I got into an argument about Paradox's DLC Policy once on an internet forum, It turned into a flame as these things sometimes do. In the process of typing very quickly in all caps the person arguing accused me of being a Paradox apologist with the same amount of vitriol one might call a admirer of the funny Austrian painter guy another type of apologist.
I think about this a lot..
Anyway I approve of this DLC Pack, Stuff looks cool, I'm a Prisoner to my Sunken Cost Fallacy and am self aware enough to see the Stockholm syndrome has long formed.
it is my duty to support growth of Stellaris, so that Stellaris 2 won't come and make all my DLCs worthless.
Also 20% off for all dlc? WHAT A STEAL! *swipes creditcard*
May 5th Edit: Portraits now have por-"traits", making them gameplay-altering "content". Well played Paradox... Well played. They now adhere to Steam's rules based on a much less flimsy technicality while having had to put in the most minimal of efforts in to fix it. *reluctant clap* I'm impressed by their continued ability to make so much of so little :P
As per Valve's own recently changed/released rules on season passes:
"A Season Pass must include at least one released DLC when it is made available for purchase"
Giving us a single portrait is barely a technicality and does not, in my opinion, follow the spirit of the rules put in place by Valve to protect us, the consumers. Paradox is willfully trying to circumvent the new rules. I would encourage everyone to be vocal about this as if nothing gets done, these rules might as well not exist.
With that out of the way, I'm not a hater. I've gotten more or less every other DLC from Paradox and want to save money so I got this one. I expect that, as usual, the DLC's will probably release in various kinds of broken states with questionable balance and exploits that will get worked out in the following months but will expand gameplay and roleplay options in interesting ways.
Edit: I love Stellaris and don't want to hurt it, launch sales of games and DLC's is what convinces shareholders to keep supporting a game and this one was released now because the 1st financial quarter ends March 31st and the CEO wanted bigger numbers to show.
I am NOT telling you to not buy the game, please keep supporting this amazing game's development. My hope is that others who care about this rule and Valve's pro-consumer moves reach out to steam support/Valve and let them know that if they meant what their new rules implied, they need to change the wording because you can technically call ANYTHING a DLC, including a single PNG or even a few words of text. Valve needs to update the writing of the rule so it can't be lazily circumvented.
I have more money than sense and I do not even have a lot of money.
Feel like I blacked out in between me seeing the release page for this and when the purchase confirmation page appeared. I haven't even finished Machine Age content, send help.
Dang man this stellaris gameplay is intense! *Swipes credit card*
Woah! New shipset? *Swipes credit card*
NEW PSIONICS MECHANICS AYO PARADOX FINALLY WOKE TF UP *Swipes credit card*
Dang man this stellaris gameplay is intense! *Swipes credit card*
Woah! New shipset? *Swipes credit card*
NEW PSIONICS MECHANICS AYO PARADOX FINALLY WOKE TF UP *Swipes credit card*
Other developers: It's been five years. I don't care if it has a thriving community, pull support.
Paradox: Our game is 9 years old. Do you know what that means? MOAR CONTENT!
Say what you like about the state of gaming these days, Paradox knows that being good to your fan base is how you keep that money printer running.
Before Stellaris I had a job, a wife, two wonderful children, all in a wonderful house.
After Stellaris I now live in a run down shack with a hobo and a mangy badger.
Still buying every DLC though, no regrets.
I keep leaving negative reviews because there's so much about the game that could be better and is frustrating but also I bought all of the DLC and this season pass, so, y'know.
I got into an argument about Paradox's DLC Policy once on an internet forum, It turned into a flame as these things sometimes do. In the process of typing very quickly in all caps the person arguing accused me of being a Paradox apologist with the same amount of vitriol one might call a admirer of the funny Austrian painter guy another type of apologist.
I think about this a lot..
Anyway I approve of this DLC Pack, Stuff looks cool, I'm a Prisoner to my Sunken Cost Fallacy and am self aware enough to see the Stockholm syndrome has long formed.
it is my duty to support growth of Stellaris, so that Stellaris 2 won't come and make all my DLCs worthless.
Also 20% off for all dlc? WHAT A STEAL! *swipes creditcard*
May 5th Edit: Portraits now have por-"traits", making them gameplay-altering "content". Well played Paradox... Well played. They now adhere to Steam's rules based on a much less flimsy technicality while having had to put in the most minimal of efforts in to fix it. *reluctant clap* I'm impressed by their continued ability to make so much of so little :P
As per Valve's own recently changed/released rules on season passes:
"A Season Pass must include at least one released DLC when it is made available for purchase"
Giving us a single portrait is barely a technicality and does not, in my opinion, follow the spirit of the rules put in place by Valve to protect us, the consumers. Paradox is willfully trying to circumvent the new rules. I would encourage everyone to be vocal about this as if nothing gets done, these rules might as well not exist.
With that out of the way, I'm not a hater. I've gotten more or less every other DLC from Paradox and want to save money so I got this one. I expect that, as usual, the DLC's will probably release in various kinds of broken states with questionable balance and exploits that will get worked out in the following months but will expand gameplay and roleplay options in interesting ways.
Edit: I love Stellaris and don't want to hurt it, launch sales of games and DLC's is what convinces shareholders to keep supporting a game and this one was released now because the 1st financial quarter ends March 31st and the CEO wanted bigger numbers to show.
I am NOT telling you to not buy the game, please keep supporting this amazing game's development. My hope is that others who care about this rule and Valve's pro-consumer moves reach out to steam support/Valve and let them know that if they meant what their new rules implied, they need to change the wording because you can technically call ANYTHING a DLC, including a single PNG or even a few words of text. Valve needs to update the writing of the rule so it can't be lazily circumvented.
I have more money than sense and I do not even have a lot of money.
Feel like I blacked out in between me seeing the release page for this and when the purchase confirmation page appeared. I haven't even finished Machine Age content, send help.
