Im here because I like it, and sometimes because I get triggered like now. My point is that the community is large, and they bought stellaris in loads, you could assume that a huge portion of them now hate the game, but its just a assumption.
Just wanted too point out. For alot of people Stellaris was a huge disappointment. The false advertising and shoddy development around Stellaris to the point it feels like they hyped up a known half baked game using the old community for the hype.
During development they numerous times compared Stellaris too strategy power houses like CK 2, and EU III/IV, etc. and saying they were taking much of their inspiration from those games, and were wanting too match it in terms of strategy. They marketed Stellaris as a "Grand Strategy", and hyped it up using the older Paradox fans who come to Paradox for those grand strategy games (which they've apparently all but thrown to the curb), then release a half baked game, that has far less strategy than even Galactic Civilization III, and far less customization. (When they also said customization was going to be a big thing as well.. It's not..)
Let me make that point clear again.. It has far less strategy than Galactic Civilization III... which means it doesn't even begin to hold a match let alone a candle too the games they were constantly comparing it too (CK 2, EU IV, etc.) in terms of depth and strategy, which again they were constantly hitting on throughout development.
Feels like they used the hopes and dreams of many of the older generation of paradox fans who love the deep strategy of the older games and are waiting for a new game with just as much depth and meaning behind the mechanics. Even if the mechanics aren't there on release, the possibility of them being there would be enough, but Stellaris doesn't even hit that without massively changing back end code and completely changing the game as it is, which won't happen.
Yes, for many I feel it was a huge disappointment. WIth the last patches being more than lack luster, and Asimov all but breaking diplomacy, and federations.....
Now with a Plantoid pack that costs damn near as much as a full fledged DLC with nothing but cosmetics.. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's beginning to really doubt, and worry about the future of Stellaris...