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

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[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] Lojcs@piefed.social 11 points 1 month ago

Me when I see a game release

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

A wise man I see.

[–] Dr_Box@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Cosmetics are the same abuse.

[–] doctortofu@piefed.social 28 points 1 month ago

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

[–] CocaineShrimp@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

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

[–] ISolox@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month 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.

[–] C1pher@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

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

[–] NanoooK@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 month ago
[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month 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 7 points 1 month ago
[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

In their defence, and I hope, in the case of the first game, each clan was an entire new storyline and it was awesome. I might buy it, if the base game is on special in 2 years for 30$ and the DLC is 10$ on special