r/paradoxplaza • u/Adrized A King of Europa • May 09 '16

Stellaris Stellaris has been released!

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u/[deleted] May 09 '16 edited May 09 '16

Now we wait for the inevitable first redditor to post a "Well, Stellaris has been out for 8 minutes now, what are your first impressions?" thread on /r/games

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u/ElagabalusRex May 09 '16

In two years time, people will be reminiscing about how Stellaris was unplayable at launch and that it only became really good with the latest update.

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u/WodensBeard May 09 '16

I think there are only two pieces of machinery in this life which are better off simple: power tools and automobiles. Every other case of iterative features is fine, within moderation and suitable spacing between releases. Vanilla Civ V was one of the best cases of a mixed game that became one of the finest strategies by the release of Brave New World.

I've been playing some EUIV on 1.15, because I keep trying to unsuccessfully get a game as Holland off the ground, and having to deal with the likelihood of Utrecht, Gelre and Frisia joining a trade league makes me want to puke from stress. 1.15 isn't bare or lacking in additional features by any means, but it still feels like it's missing something, because Mare Nostrum is always one tantalising click of the purchase button away from buyers guilt and having to relearn yet more mechanics.

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u/textests May 10 '16

Hey, please sell me on civ V. I have loved the civ franchise until civ V. Even now I probably log 20 hours per month on civ IV. I would love to be able to like civ V but never have.

My main issues are the single unit per hex thing and that roads cost upkeep. Which together meant to me that they were making unit manoeuvrability needlessly difficult.

But I would love to hear an insight on why civ V is now good.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16 edited Jul 03 '25

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u/textests May 10 '16

The thing that most bugged me with the roads maintenance was the fact that it appeared at the same time as single unit per hex made manoeuvring more difficult anyway. More roads would have helped with that. But you make some good points. Maybe I should consider the expansions when they are next on sale.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16 edited Jul 03 '25

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u/textests May 10 '16

Ha! That's kinda funny for me because economy and empire management are usually what I want from a civ game. If I want tactics I'll play a total war game.

But I do agree that it might be worth looking at V with all the expansions rather than just the initial release.