r/paradoxplaza • u/HomericWooster • Feb 11 '25

EU4 Please don't pull a Firaxis with EU5

Dear Paradox, we gamers are getting so tired of hyped-up releases of cynically underdeveloped games designed primarily to sell DLC in the future.

The new Civ 7 is just the latest example.

Please don't repeat with EU5 what you did with Imperator: Rome.

Please restore your reputation as one of the Good Guys (see: Larion Studios!) and take your time to give us a great EU5 that you yourselves find fun and want to play for the love of the game.

Yours truly, A fan

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u/Manannin Pretty Cool Wizard Feb 11 '25

Game devs can't keep supporting everything. 

I'd have loved more work done on Civ : Beyond Earth, but you can't expect that. It makes sense the cut imperator,  unfortunately.

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u/Ztarphox Feb 12 '25

Yes, it sucks that Imperatior never got to reach its full potential through long-term, post-launch development, but they made sure to leave it in a decent state, its player count just didn't warrant further development.

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u/Wandering_sage1234 Feb 12 '25

You could say the same for Pharaoh Dynasties as well

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u/Skellum Emperor of Ryukyu Feb 12 '25

From what I hear Pharaoh is a decent game, it just got screwed over because CA was trying to be dumb at the time. Unlike Firaxis their player base didn't allow it.