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submitted 3 days ago by onlooker@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

Here's how the clan selection screen looks at the moment:

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[-] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 53 points 3 days ago

Guess it’s “Patient Gamer” for me on this one.

[-] Lojcs@piefed.social 11 points 3 days ago

Me when I see a game release

[-] mrfriki@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

A wise man I see.

[-] Dr_Box@lemmy.world 40 points 3 days ago

DLC at launch that isnt just like a stupid cosmetic but actual gameplay is so trash

[-] doctortofu@piefed.social 27 points 3 days ago

Nope. Voting with my wallet on this one. Paradox can fuck right off with scummy practices like this.

[-] CocaineShrimp@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 days ago
[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

That's not dlc at this point, its just a paywall

[-] ISolox@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

If this was added after launch and actually added new content, yeah sure (maybe), but at launch? No thanks, I just won't buy your game at all.

[-] NanoooK@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 days ago

Paradox won't stop doing crap like this because they still sell plenty of DLCs. Stop buying.

[-] onlooker@lemmy.ml 25 points 3 days ago

Not defending Paradox's scummy business practices in any way, but by and large Paradox games' DLC usually came after their games have been out for a while. What's happening with VtM:B2 is a whole other level of shit.

[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago

Paradox DLCs also classically add a ton of content every single time. Sure Stellaris kind of sucks as a new player because there's $260 of content, but it's perfectly playable and even good with only the base version and then you pick whatever new content you like as you want more of it. Rimworld has the exact same strategy and I don't see people complain about that. They release a complete game without any obviously missing parts and then keep bolting on cool new extra parts for the next 10 years.

All that to say, yeah this is kind of out of character for Paradox. Which does have me concerned about this.

[-] QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Not to mention, if you're playing multi-player, only the host has to have the dlc and everyone playing gets access to it.

[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago

Yar har har and fiddle dee dee, see shit like this aboard a ship I'll be 🏴‍☠️

[-] C1pher@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

No I wont, since I dont support this kind of scam.

[-] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 3 days ago
[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Or... I know this is a crazy idea but, you could just not buy games from companies that pull this shit.

[-] Coskii 4 points 3 days ago

It's been in development for so long that Imma give it roughly the same amount of time before I purchase it. They'll have everything sorted by then.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 days ago
[-] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Haha, nice. But people always pay it so this sort of thing will keep happening, as it has for a decade or more now 🤷‍♂️

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