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@Unprotected1232
8 сағат бұрын
If you hate your reputation, don't do bad things. Honestly it's amazing how stupid people in power can be.
@Sagentemus
8 сағат бұрын
Just like sociopaths, they're never sorry for the things they have done but they're sorry they got caught doing them and now have to pay for it.
@glawenclattuc3127
8 сағат бұрын
@@SagentemusIs that sociopaths? Sounds more like narcissists. Narcissistic rage happens whenever anything threatens their ego.
@kaancesur-19
8 сағат бұрын
@@Sagentemus ceo's are more likely to be sociopaths than random people
@SeventhSolar
7 сағат бұрын
@@glawenclattuc3127 Difference is that narcissists aren't sorry they got caught either, they're mad you caught them and blame everyone else.
@glawenclattuc3127
7 сағат бұрын
@@SeventhSolar They respond with narcissistic rage. As in, they direct their anger at the person criticising them because they are a threat to their ego or status. @HGTudor has done very good explanations of this. They could always be BOTH narcissistic AND a sociopath 😂
@defaulted9485
8 сағат бұрын
Trust is earned, not begged.
@glawenclattuc3127
8 сағат бұрын
Companies invested so much shit into brand name recognition, and became reliant on it, it they aren’t food manufacturers. Coca-cola has not changed their product. They can rely on the brand to sell itself. But with games every product is it’s own brand, and while the manufacturer can influence people to buy games more willingly, you still have to make good products.
@RookMeAmadeus
8 сағат бұрын
The fact that Paradox is even alleging taking accountability is a bit of a shock. Still, I'll believe it when they actually start DOING IT.
@fredrickvonstien861
8 сағат бұрын
Trust takes years to build, but moments to destroy. Paradox has a lot of work ahead of itself if it seeks to redeem itself.
@harbhub
7 сағат бұрын
Weird sentiment considering Paradox went the "death by a thousands cuts" approach to slowly draining their reputation rather than it being abrupt.
@agodelianshock9422
8 сағат бұрын
Their business model was only tolerable while it was making genuinely great content. But if you release disappointing or unstable DLC and games it doesn't fly. You need good will to get away with charging $300 or more per game after all the DLC and expansions are factored in.
@ecodes8498
8 сағат бұрын
And also you can not release half assed games because they free labour a.k.a community, would finish it for you for free. This also killed Bethesda now
@malxadolasanadam
7 сағат бұрын
They still make amazing games. CK3, EU4, Vic 3, HOI4, and Stellaris are nothing short of incredible (maybe exclude Vicky for now). HOI4 even after being released more than 8 years ago gains more and more daily players. IDK about their reputation as a publisher, but as a developer they create games no other studios ever touch. Even if others did, I doubt they'd reach that quality. DLC policy is simply their way of staying afloat. You can't expect to stay alive while just giving away free features. Besides, you get 1000s of hours out of their games anyway. Other than Sims, I don't know if there's such a SP game
@rodh1404
7 сағат бұрын
It seems their current model is to release a game, then release a near unending stream of DLC for it to maximize the profit on their investment. The problem is that approach usually ends up with base games that have minimal effort and aren't fun. They might become fun if you add the DLC, but that comes at a total cost which is significantly higher than the base game and people will start to question the value proposition of what you're offering.
@maddlarkin
7 сағат бұрын
Yeah, like Stellaris, I didnt mind the DLC's that added wide mechanics to the base game as it was pretty viable to play however you wanted and they usually gave the modders new tools to work with, then they got a new head dev who started lecturing the community about 'managing players power fantsy' and 'balance' and the patches and DLC switched to content that forced his favoured his preferred style of play, haven't touched the game since let alone bought a DLC.
@malxadolasanadam
7 сағат бұрын
@maddlarkin tbh I'm not the biggest fan of Stellaris because I like to see familiar countries or leaders. I know for other games when they messed they fixed it. As for hoi4 and eu4, they added a lot of old DLC mechanics and contents to the base game anyway, so you don't have to spend a bajillion dollars when you start the game in 2024. They currently have 40 dollar bundle for eu4 with full DLC and game. They'll be releasing eu5 in the second half of 2025 probably, that's why. But eu4 with all of the DLCs are enough to keep one busy and entertained for two years without any other game anyway.
@Interference22
8 сағат бұрын
You mention that The Chinese Room have a good track record. I'd suggest they don't: they primarily make walking simulators -- Dear Esther, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture -- and there's very little to most of their games. Even A Machine For Pigs, a sequel to a game they didn't make that had puzzles and monsters to avoid, was considerably stripped back compared to the original game and had monsters that were absolutely no threat whatsoever. Personally, I don't see how they can make an RPG on the level of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines without some serious compromises.
@mrm7058
7 сағат бұрын
The canceled HSL version looked much more like a Bloodlines 2. Not sure what the Chinese Room is doing, but what they have shown to us doesn't give me any Bloodlines vibes. 😟
@cron1807
7 сағат бұрын
Actually they were almost entirely replaced when Sumo Interactive bought them, the only game that the current TCR has released is Still Wakes the Deep, a game very much praised by a lot of critics and players alike, especially for its atmosphere and tone. I'd argue that atmosphere and tone is pretty important for a VTM game, and for most parts, surpassing the original bloodlines in gameplay quality won't be too difficult outside of the story and characters, where the original Bloodlines shined (mostly because it otherwise didn't shine at all).
@KimAlmighty1
7 сағат бұрын
i refunded when i saw this and the dev logs, glad that i did since i would have not gotten bloodlines 2 but a "spiritual successor" -.-
@balsalmalberto8086
7 сағат бұрын
Their crime is that they make a genre of game that you don't particularly like? That's like... your opinion man.
@lethn2929
7 сағат бұрын
Every single modern game now even supposed 'singleplayer' ones are live service first, gameplay not even second, it's usually considered an afterthought, if they can't package half-arsed customisation into micro-transactions disguising it as content they take DEI money under the table to push the message if they do those crappy walking simulators and this is the only reason these companies exist. I think this is a big part of why they try to buy out and farm old IPs so much because going back to the conversation of reputation to stay relevant to the topic because they know their original titles can barely stand up on their own especially with the DEI crap shoved in it at every opportunity.
@Klatchan
7 сағат бұрын
HBS also did BattleTech, a game that continues to have community and mod support to this day
@Chris-yz8wi
8 сағат бұрын
Cant wait for bloodlines 2 (my favourite IP) to flop, suck, be forgotten and never be touched again. Thanks Paradox.
@matthewjaniss4103
7 сағат бұрын
As an economics professor asked my class day one "what is the most valuable commodity in the world?" Flurry of answers follow "gold","lithium","pork bellies ". He waits a bit and the says while they were all good answers they were all wrong and then said the most valuable commodity is consumer confidence. To quote him " It takes years to build, it cannot be counterfeited, and used unwisely it can be lost in an instant. Our whole economy from the highest priced commodity to the dollar itself is based off consumer confidence, so if you know what your doing, never give them a reason to doubt."
@bingbawng
8 сағат бұрын
I'm excited to see who gets to keep floating in the next few years with, what I feel, the consumers finally becoming a key influence (with our wallets) on how corps. will continue to practice
@Mossyy13
8 сағат бұрын
AAA prices plus hundreds of dollars worth of dlc for games that run like shit and has less in it then the previous game.
@jurb2941
8 сағат бұрын
they make niche genres that other developers don't touch for whatever reason
@niowtouse8257
8 сағат бұрын
Oh my god, a video we've been unfortunately waiting for... because, we have to talk about this. Thanks btw
@Tonakis_Maximus
8 сағат бұрын
They killed Star Trek Infinite for no real reason. Took a great idea, used it for a quick cash grab, then abandoned it as a barely playable game. Had so much potential, we haven't had a good strategy Star Trek IP for over a decade 😢
@Mikko088
8 сағат бұрын
@@Tonakis_Maximus There is a free Star Trek mod for Stellaris called Star Trek New Horizons available. :)
@Thugblader92
7 сағат бұрын
The Sim City IP simply laid there dead and buried, and paradox capitalized on it and released Cities Skylines to great acclaim. EA, watching CS receiving stellar praise and a large cut of a pie they haven't tasted for years finally spat out a new 'Sim City' worse than the original CS. Then how Paradox managed to fumble the ball for CS2 like they did is simply mind boggling. Inexcusable in all honesty, and the one in charge should've been fired for that blunder. Multimilion to billion-level potential franchise flushed down the toilet.
@ulycination978
7 сағат бұрын
Except that EA released SimCity in 2013 and Cities: Skylines was released in 2015.
@raynibbs4679
8 сағат бұрын
That is bull sh!t. They wanted the money, did not CARE about the game... Both companies AGREED to release it... they KNEW and wanted the cash
@RazielDeTam
8 сағат бұрын
Paradox:"You can pay 300$ to be a beta tester"
@Sicarius888
8 сағат бұрын
Just another round of "we are sorry, we are listening, we will improve"? Anyone still believes that corpo speak?
@pepinlebref7585
7 сағат бұрын
definitely not, but we can leave them the benefit of the doubt and watch closely what they are doing
@syriuszb8611
7 сағат бұрын
5:20 It reads like "there are too few players to push hundreds of dlc's on".
@Edgar-dp5qu
8 сағат бұрын
HOI4 is single-handedly holding paradox together
@Justdont99
8 сағат бұрын
YEah and that is a DLC beggar game aswell
@tipi5586
7 сағат бұрын
EU4 as well, to be fair. Which is odd because there is very little crossover between the two playerbases. NOTE: Paradox's two oldest games are keeping it alive.
@terrypennington2519
7 сағат бұрын
Hoi4, Eu4, and to a lesser extent, Stellaris.
@humanbeans4498
7 сағат бұрын
You say that like stellaris doesn't exist, stellaris is surprisingly well polished
@Strix2031
7 сағат бұрын
One of the few games i have seen gain audience overtime
@pasbo1534
7 сағат бұрын
At least they don't have Creative Assembly's reputation, so... there's that.
@nathanrohde3440
7 сағат бұрын
Yet.
@rodh1404
7 сағат бұрын
Maybe. But they are quickly developing a reputation that's similar to Electronic Arts.
@ColdOne234
8 сағат бұрын
Their haunting problem is DLC bloat. Almost every "Solution" to this problem they have come up with has been anti consumer. I have no pity for them nor patience for abusive relationships.
@MattMcMatt
8 сағат бұрын
At some point they'll understand that actions matter a lot more than words...or they won't
@KjKase
8 сағат бұрын
I know I stopped buying Paradox games years ago, even though I used to love them... I eventually got fed up of buying unfinished games where the rest of the content is slow dripped out for an extra $30 at a time. It was okay for buying bundles when they're on sale of one of their games that's years old and heavily discounted. But with the new releases, they'd always feel bare bones and like they were missing something, and I'd start to ask myself, "do I really want to pay $2-300 over the next year or two to properly enjoy this?" and the answer is no.
@Mahami92
8 сағат бұрын
I swear, these AAA companies are all going to off themselves in the long run...
@txflood2519
8 сағат бұрын
Is paradox even considered AAA? The stuff they make is pretty niche and has a monetization model that would make EA blush.
@Mahami92
8 сағат бұрын
@@txflood2519 Some will say yes, others will so no, here's the definition of what makes a company AAA. "AAA stands for "triple-A" and refers to a classification of video games that are high-budget, high-profile, and often very popular." If we're going by those same standards, then yes, it would be considered as such. (Apparently, the buzzword was used by the CEO- at that time - , Fredrik Wester, in trying to transition their games into that standard.) But in all honesty, I don't think AAA should mean anything anymore all things considered with companies like Ubisoft, EA AND Blizzard shitting the bed, so much.
@michaellane5381
7 сағат бұрын
I mean... At the current pace I can see us losing half the AAA out there in another decade/short run.
@rogerfurlong1535
7 сағат бұрын
It's really hard to get into a Paradox game when there is like $4000 worth of DLC for every game. I like CK3, but the pricing on the DLC is insane.
@gingerbill128
7 сағат бұрын
Yep , any older game you are interested in has lots of DLC , the cost is absurd but their are so many DLC its too much hassle to even look at them all , i just dont even bother with them anymore.
@rogerfurlong1535
7 сағат бұрын
@@gingerbill128 I tried to get into HOI 4, the amount of DLC is staggering. At least I got into CK3 at the ground floor.
@SuperfluousIndividual
8 сағат бұрын
How do you look at City Skylines 2, a game that you built and know it's both buggy as hell and under optimized beyond belief and go "yeah, it's time to launch it"? You either hire a proper QA team or have your entire team do QA for a whole week or you sell it to the public and face the backlash of basically making the people pay to be beta testers. I just don't know how that goes through an entire dev department and everyone seems to be ok with it. That screams "we're tired of this crap, ship it and we'll fix and improve stuff based on feedback".
@sotch2271
8 сағат бұрын
@@SuperfluousIndividual to be simple, their responsibility are divided between all worker, more worker, less individual responsibility and more people trying to earn money while working the least amount
@custos3249
7 сағат бұрын
It's called "shareholders." They dictate when things are launched, not the hasn't-been-a-thing-for-over-a-decade QA team.
@rodh1404
7 сағат бұрын
You decide it's time to launch by looking at your company's financial spreadsheets, not the game itself. According to the spreadsheets, CSII was released at almost the perfect time. Although anyone who actually looked at the game would have realized it needed a lot more time in development.
@josephteller9715
7 сағат бұрын
UNfortunately they blew off the one game I was most interested that they were making and nothing else they have done is my kind of interest. Lamplighters League was on my wish list.... sigh. RIP.
@spanishpizza2190
8 сағат бұрын
the only way they could stop is to actually release the dlc features with the base game and not drip feed them
@VarenvelDarakus
8 сағат бұрын
yes and no , games are complicated , and paradox does make very complicated games , there is reason why even indie games only do "very simple" games who lick lick surface of grand strategy , if it was so easy more people would do it. but they should put more faith into their fans , maybe less nickle and dime a bit (im aware complex games are hard and they need to make money) but they have niche and fans , lots companies would kill for having people who genuely buy lots games and DLC's , they need to put more quality and take their time rather then pump next big thing
@atavusable
8 сағат бұрын
I get your point but I disagree : stellaris is a good example : a space empire simulation with ton of DLC to tweak mechaniccs & add flavor : pick what you want and have fun.
@cenotemirror
7 сағат бұрын
Releasing a game like current Stellaris at launch would be basically impossible to do within budget.
@ketapillar
8 сағат бұрын
Paradox = pirate it so you don't have to spend $600 for all the expansions to get current when you pick it back up.
@Iridescence93
7 сағат бұрын
I don't know why 5 years ago someone at Paradox said said. "We have a nice small company that makes fun if buggy niche games with loyal communities. Why don't we copy the sales strategy of the most greedy company that everyone universally hates? That is sure to work out well"
@Wintermist-SWE
8 сағат бұрын
Yeah, like they said, we'll see in 2026. Paradox games are my most played games, and I want that to continue.
@ImpPoster
7 сағат бұрын
No action, just a load of hot air. Reaks of desperation.
@Edgar-dp5qu
8 сағат бұрын
I like the dlc subscriptions. It made eu4 accessible.
@targard.quantumfrack6854
7 сағат бұрын
About VTM Bloodlines 2, what I understood is that Mitsoda didn't just leave, he was fired by Hardsuit Labs and then HL didn't just leave but was replaced by Paradox. All in all, it reeks desastre and that kinda reminds me of VTM:B 1. Wait and see if TCR is worthy of Troika and thus able to release a half baked gem.
@Ghostlymethod
8 сағат бұрын
If they earn my trust again, my hat is off to them. I will always keep an open mind to redemption for these brands but one good game will not earn anything you have to make it a regular occurring thing for me to come back.
@harryshuman9637
7 сағат бұрын
I don't care about their reputation to release unfinished games, it's common these days. I hate their reputation of splitting a game into 100 individual DLCs that together cost $500.
@pepinlebref7585
7 сағат бұрын
Paradox has a business model that requires excellence from their side. With all the DLCs they are also raising a big entry blocking wall for potential new players, meaning that you have to make sure that your current customers stay hooked. If they lose them, they will be in big trouble
@patton3338
8 сағат бұрын
Cities Skylines 2 was the biggest disappointment for me. The original is such a gem, and they ruined all that for the sake of a quick buck
@ray101mond
7 сағат бұрын
Then they should sell all their DLC for 99 cents.
@sindrereniryvell1847
7 сағат бұрын
The past is the past, the future is forged in the present. I'm a big fan of older pdx titles and i wish them good luck in their future endeavours and hope that this is the first step in repairing their image.
@FlyingJetpack1
7 сағат бұрын
While this isn't much, it is a humble first step in the right direction. It's kind of a breath of fresh air to see this level of critical self awareness from a publisher that gives up on showing bravado for the sake of their shareholders, and instead pivoting to reclaim costumer trust by critically looking at their own downfalls. We have to deal with frustrating news from the likes of Bethesda acting completely oblivious to their own mistakes, and shrug off any and all criticism, and running around like a headless chicken whenever this doesn't work out. so seeing another company finding the starting line of the race to redemption by comparison lets me release a sigh of relief. nature is healing
@raspvidy
8 сағат бұрын
Often I think about a Reddit post on the paradox sub I saw years ago. A guy posted a paradox tattoo he got and how hard he got roasted. I remember him defending his decision. Wonder if he has covered it up
@yourassk1n6
7 сағат бұрын
As a CK fan, I was amazed by the quality of their last DLC, so I believe in changes for better
@jamesroy791
7 сағат бұрын
I still cant believe they killed there sims game
@morepork281
8 сағат бұрын
I realise its somewhat of a niche developer and title but I'd love to see some coverage of the recent events around Sports Interactive and Football Manager 25 move to Unity/release/pre-sale/delays etc.
@TNTspaz
7 сағат бұрын
I feel like the decision to release the game early was to try and maintain hype from the first game. The first game was still very popular if not waning a bit. I know a lot of my art friends on discord would talk about it constantly and they were hyped as all hell about the second game. So the company probably felt pressured to release it asap. Since they saw at the time what happens with other communities when an announced game takes too long to come out.
@raketensven3127
7 сағат бұрын
"These guys are at fault!!" *[sees his image in the mirror]* "Crap."
@jamiesadf5829
7 сағат бұрын
This just feels like they are internally blind to their own actual problems. Dozens of overpriced and underwhelming DLCs that make getting into their games break the bank. I watched them in real time tank Across the Obelisk. I've given up on ever actually playing Stellaris because the content I want is spread thinly across 50 DLCs. Their games don't just flop because they are buggy or unpolished, though that certainly doesn't help. They flop because every single person knows that if Paradox is associated with it, its going to be a DLC nightmare. They will shave off as much content as they can so they can sell it to you later. Thats their reputation. They clearly have no intention of changing.
@zemosion1129
7 сағат бұрын
Personally I do not think that this industry will recover until all these old lords of the industry die off (such as Ubisoft) and new studios and publishers are formed by the disgruntled devs of them. We're seeing it start to happen and it needs to spread
@DreamsInShades
8 сағат бұрын
Paradox wasn't getting another dime from me after they sidelined BATTLETECH to try and make some cheap mech knockoff "Mechabella" or whatever. Those scumlords even tried to capitalize on Battletech's popularity and posted an ad for "Mechadelirium" on Battletech's steam updates section in your game library. Hopefully HBS reaches out to Microsoft to get greenlit for another game in the Battletech universe. Really disappointed you didn't touch on Battletech in the video, but I get it, BT universe is pretty niche.
@LeCalmar
7 сағат бұрын
I have several paradox games with more than a thousand hours each. But I haven't bought their last realeases (vic 3, ck3, CS3). I really hope, they'll do better in the future. It is a great company that made great game. I still like the dlc they release for stellaris and hoi4.
@fresetu
7 сағат бұрын
The decision to release dozens of DLCs (and their features) that should have been part of the base game from the start is what has me keeping Paradox at arm's length. While I do want to play Stellaris, I'm just not willing to fork out money every so often for features that I'm pretty certain are brainstormed when thinking about a new game they could create but are cut for no other reason than to grab even more money. Look, I get it. Do what you want. Just don't expect me to not make a choice based on those decisions.
@WestOfEarth
8 сағат бұрын
I will always applaud a game company for admitting its mistakes and outright failures. Notice that Bethesda still has yet to do this with Starfield. Apparently their stubborn pride is a hill they will die on.
@raketensven3127
7 сағат бұрын
They really have some sort of excuse for every situation, don't they? In my country we say: "The fish stinks from its head." Leadership skill issue.
@thegenxgamerr
7 сағат бұрын
They have been putting out unfinished buggy games for nearly 25 years. This is the reputation they earned, this is exactly what this company is, do not be fooled.
@tipi5586
7 сағат бұрын
There are so many modding teams for Paradox that the modders outnumber the Paradox devs by ten to one, and AFAIK a few of the biggest teams are now just making their own games from the ground up rather than waiting for a sequel to HOI4 or EU4 that will eventually be playing by nobody.
@MrRickstopher
7 сағат бұрын
I used to love stellaris until the last few updates, now it feels like a chore to play every time I try it again. I can’t quite figure it out.
@fredhurst2528
7 сағат бұрын
I have noticed recently that towards the end of many recent uploads (across many channels, this seems universal) there are video previews that show up well before they are referenced, and often are gone by the time they are. It's like some mechanic was introduced that puts the previews up a couple minutes early, and they sit on the screen while the general content of the video is still wrapping up but not over. In this video, it was the Ubisoft report, which the preview was shown and then referenced only after it was already offscreen. Is it a bug, or a feature?
@BilboBaggins236
7 сағат бұрын
Really sad seeing what happened to Paradox. I love EU4, HoI4, Stellaris and even Imperator: Rome, games are fucking amazing. It just feels like greed again is the reason why quality goes down.
@jonro1091
8 сағат бұрын
If Mattias is telling the truth about the release date being agreed it leads to the natural follow up question: What on earth possessed them to believe that releasing a clearly unfinished game was a good idea? If the devs genuinely did agree then they severely underestimated the pushback they would get and that’s not a good look.
@OuchTh4tHurt
8 сағат бұрын
make game ... have 500 DLC's at really over priced prices ... milk the fans and suck them dry
@tbrreversed6711
7 сағат бұрын
how is 20-30€ overpriced for an expansion? I get complaining about quality of their new games and stuff like that but overpriced dlc? really? I feel like they are one of the few devs still selling dlcs at the pricing of the early era of gaming
@rickdeckard2622
7 сағат бұрын
Before, they were in a high level for me together with devs like "From Software". It's just sad.
@LegionOfEclaires
7 сағат бұрын
Their publishing arm is burning up but I think their main studio is generally fine.
@j.c.4965
7 сағат бұрын
Yea paradox is a 4x studio, them going outside their competency was a mistake. Hopefully they can get back to focusing on making the games they are good at making. Personally haven't bought a new release title from them since the mess that was Imperator: Rome. I still think getting their games 6m-1y after release at 50% off, then if its good picking up some of the dlc when its also on sale is how i will continue for now.
@itriedtochangemynamebutitd5019
7 сағат бұрын
They can turn it around if EU5 can turn out to be a success. So far from what we've seen it looks good and it's being built by tinto which still has respect by the community.
@targard.quantumfrack6854
7 сағат бұрын
"They can turn it around if EU5 can turn out to be a success." You really think VTMB Bloodlines and Cities Skylines enjoyers will let go if EU5 turns well but the turd remains on the bed?
@pjodron
7 сағат бұрын
i think that most of the problem is the rabid fanboys of paradox that have held them floating for so long. there has been countless time i have seen compaints over bugs on a paradox game but most of the respone is, "oh it always is, but they always fix it in the end" and no, i am not saying that liking a company or their games is wrong, but when they treat you like a mushroom it is a abusive relationship
@songsayswhat
8 сағат бұрын
VTMB2 completely changed its story. Right now, it looks like a fancy Swan Song to me. Meh.
@YourPalKindred
7 сағат бұрын
shoots own foot "damn that sucked"
@TheAnonLee
8 сағат бұрын
After the tragedy that was life by you and the launch of cities skylines 2, ain’t no way i’m trusting them again. They showed their hand and you can’t take that back now
@MrJonHimself
7 сағат бұрын
Acorss The Obelisk was a brilliant game in early access. Has only gotten worse with time due to corporate greed.
@maxinne86
7 сағат бұрын
EU5 Being harder to play, slow progress, and unfriendly to casuals will surelly help these numbers go up /sarcasm
@LunaMoon0
7 сағат бұрын
Iam still crying over Life by you
@CRKPXL
7 сағат бұрын
Never had a single problem buying Paradox DLC. Until they went public since then its way to expensive. Id rather spent my time replaying older games and exploring other companies. Sad what happend to them they had thousands of people that defended them to the core because they were great. Now i would gladly love to see them fail.
@Sherudons
7 сағат бұрын
Their owning up will come in 20 dlc packages all priced at $30 each.
@NahThisIsPatrick
8 сағат бұрын
i dont remember which one but i got burned on one of their games years ago and avoided them ever since.. cool games to have a letsplay running in the background tho
@Askorti
7 сағат бұрын
Small correction: Paradox does not own Colossal Order. They own the Cities Skylines IP, but the studio is otherwise independent.
@wardog6616
7 сағат бұрын
2:07 I feel like something got cut in a weird way here.
@sloopadoodle
8 сағат бұрын
No need to apologize, I've replaced you.
@lan_real
7 сағат бұрын
Paradox will probably never regain the trust of its customers
@gallendugall8913
7 сағат бұрын
City Skylines 2 is still unplayable for me. The UI frequently turns invisible requiring restarts. Save game files are generated as corrupted. It locks up requiring a Ctrl/Alt/Del to close it and restart.
@thekey1175
7 сағат бұрын
Became a running meme between my friends do to the george bush 9/11 meme every time a game was delayed or axed
@Harbinger421
7 сағат бұрын
If Paradox hadnt F'd around so much maybe we could've had a real VTM: Bloodlines 2 by now. Instead of this Chinese room spiritual successor crap we are currently after almost 6 years now still bloody waiting for...
@harrisonlichtenberg3162
7 сағат бұрын
They'll have to completely rebuild CS2 and do it right in order for me to start giving a shit
@noxfelis5333
7 сағат бұрын
Paradox forgot to buy their own EU4 DLC common sense.
@jamesroy791
7 сағат бұрын
It looks like city skylines 2 split the player base in half
@michaellane5381
7 сағат бұрын
Am i the only one who finds it crazy to see these companies think "i hate my unfinished games release reputation" And then you look at all that DLC out there they never compiled into a definitive edition and think "you have a way to solve that if you really want to, bitching about it says you are making no effort to resolve it.
@pumpkinsoul12
8 сағат бұрын
nah paradox doesn't really deserve second chances
@Fastball115
8 сағат бұрын
You know they could just drop Battletech 2, and get off on the right foot.
@jtd8719
8 сағат бұрын
5:25 A game that should have sold for half the price, which is why nobody bought it.
@JackalMJ
7 сағат бұрын
Age of Wonders 4. At least i have that
@Dechral
7 сағат бұрын
they lost their biggest cash bag with how they treated cities 2, it will be an amazing feat if they somehow right that ship but I don't see it anymore.
@genhgiskahn694
7 сағат бұрын
The last few stellaris "DLCs" have been piss poor.
@ROCKONNGUNDAMS
8 сағат бұрын
I remember the day I lost all faith in Paradox- it was the day they retroactively took away the paid mobile version of Knights of Pen & Paper II. I paid for the full thing, the free version came out, and I was told to pay again for Monk & other classes. I reached out to Paradox (civilly) to restore my purchases, and was told by the representative that I was an angry fanboy with no basis for anything, that I could go cry to someone else, and that I'd better pay again. I haven't paid for a Paradox game since, and I've only rarely played their titles by other means. They have zero respect for their players, their customers, and for anything to do with gaming. Fuck Paradox.
@planescaped
7 сағат бұрын
Something tells me you're exaggerating.
@masoclevine836
7 сағат бұрын
i hate when people write out what they interpreted out people’s words instead of what they actually said lol, can you at least give the accurate quote alongside your interpretation?
@fitz394
8 сағат бұрын
This is how addicts talk.
@ominousbiscuit
7 сағат бұрын
I'll care when they release EU V and it doesn't suck and doesn't require a subscription nor dozens of DLCs to enjoy, and I'm not holding my breath for any part of that.
@kuradamax
7 сағат бұрын
We're sorry. We're sorry. Sorry.
@ElgarL
7 сағат бұрын
At the very beginning Paradox was a good publisher. They went bad fast and I completely avoid anything connected to Paradox and have done so for well over a decade.
@JM_Traslo
8 сағат бұрын
They really are shady with their DLCs now though. Hearts of Iron IV is a perfect example, as it now has DLCs where they've poorly half-baked the DLC content into the base-game and it causes it to be even worse unless you pay up (League of Nations mechanics with Ethiopia and Italy, for example). CK3 legitimacy is the exact same way.
@Toonrick12
8 сағат бұрын
To be fair, the League of Nations was broken IRL, so it's actually historically accurate!
@JM_Traslo
7 сағат бұрын
@@Toonrick12 It's those kind of jokes that Paradox crack instead of fixing their paid content, though.
@Aethelhald
7 сағат бұрын
I've never been able to figure out what happened to Paradox. How they went from making the best grand strategy games ever like CK2 and EU4 to making absolute rubbish like Imperator Rome... I just don't get it.
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