Yep, I agree, the price for the Paris DLC was rather reasonable. Nice to see all those landmarks, too, even though some of them obviously haven't needed all that much modification. I mean any possible similarities between Tokyo Tower and Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and some of the cathedrals found in German Cities DLC/Ulm DLC. Like being able to draw my tram lines under Arc de Triomphe =)
I rated the DLC four stars on Gamersgate before beginning to notice some of the flaws. Though mostly these have to do with faults found in the game engine itself, I suppose. Ferrry docks can't be placed at most places because there apparently is not enough space between roads and Seine. And because there are many 45 degree corners, which I otherwise do actually like, docks can't be placed here either. Hence I gave up on one of the appearing mini-tasks in the campaign, eg. building two waterboat lines for the Chinese.
So far I haven't noticed any new buildings appearing. Is this the first DLC with a static map or is there just something wrong with my eyes?
Because there was no time fix for the Paris DLC vehicles when I began to play, I tried to control myself and use the first tram available already in 1920. Find it difficult to believe that a tram with max speed of 85 kph could be available as early as in the beginning of the game. But had to give up on "realism" regarding that issue as the capacity of 10 passengers per tram clogged up my tram routes and took me pretty much bankrupt with the skyrocketing staff/driver salaries = RESTART.
A bit frustrating having to build so many new lines in the beginning of new campaign scenarios as the game slows down soon after having built "too many" maps.
But in general I'd rate the Paris DLC between 3 and 4 stars out of 5 depending on the day. Well done, CO & looking forward to the London DLC -- although I do expect that it will slow down the game even worse than this =)
I always considered Vienna to be the best map out of the four shipped with vanilla game. But Paris is interestingly challenging as there are not exactly clear points where to begin routes at -- such as in Favoriten or Prater in Vienna. True, Paris has many railway stations but the distances between those are fairly long. But having never been to Paris of France myself can't really say how it is in reality.