IMHO, plantoids should have been priced at 19.99$.
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IMHO, plantoids should have been priced at 19.99$.
Technically all ships have lots and lots of separate parts you build together in the ship designer.
Plantoids alone contains art at about 1/6th of the entire game.
IMHO, plantoids should have been priced at 19.99$.
They've said in the past they decide whether or not to develop DLC based on well the previous ones sold. Considering the bad wrap the game gets I wouldb't be surprised if the first DLC will sell poorly.
Again, what world are you living in. This is one of the most popular Paradox games of all time. If not THE most popular Paradox game of all time. Bad rap? I think you're confused friend.
IMHO, plantoids could have been priced at 19.99$ and have bern way worth it.
Technically all ships have lots and lots of separate parts you build together in the ship designer.
Plantoids alone contains art at about 1/6th of the entire game.
IMHO, plantoids could have been priced at 19.99$ and have bern way worth it.
Why did I start this thread? Because I have a belief, strange as it is, that when I buy a product that is a statement of faith in the producer. I do not blindly offer a blank check on that faith, however. Why does this cost more than most any other prior graphics dl c paradox has ever done? How does that add up? Are we entitled to that info? No, but it sure would help me have trust in their decision making if I am going to support them by buying this.Don't buy it if you think it is too expensive. I won't buy it; possibly I will consider it during a sale.
It is as simple at that, no need to be outraged, I don't even see why is it necessary to start a thread over this.
Why did I start this thread? Because I have a belief, strange as it is, that when I buy a product that is a statement of faith in the producer. I do not blindly offer a blank check on that faith, however. Why does this cost more than most any other prior graphics dl c paradox has ever done? How does that add up? Are we entitled to that info? No, but it sure would help me have trust in their decision making if I am going to support them by buying this.
Are a few reasons for the backlash that you seem to have overlooked or ignored.
Your given the community a ultimatum about graphic DLC pricing. It's probably also a good time for your team to consider how it interacts with the community to reduce these kinds of frictions, lest your *investment* sour years before you can reap the full benefit.
- Price - this is quite obvious. I would buy without much consideration at $1-3, some deliberation at $5, but $8 is just too much. The argument about man hours is valid from the devs POV, but it ignores how much enjoyment I get from the pack AND what else is available in the market at the same price.
- Recent support - perhaps if the devs hadn't released a buggy patch before taking a month of leave the community would be more receptive. As it is you've set yourself up against a mob with pitchforks and came bearing an upsale rather than a peace offering after your hiatus. This shows a very rudimentary understanding of community management.
- Style - I like most of the portraits, and the stations are OK, but the ships look awful in my opinion. The leafs of their side looks like such a half-assed way to make a plantoid spaceship.
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1. You're quite cheap. $7.99 is the price of a meal from Taco Bell or Mcdonalds. It's worth adding a few plants to my game.
2. You don't speak for the community, I'm the community as much as you are, and I don't see where you get buggy from. 1.1 and 1.2 both addressed a lot of issues, added new content, and didn't break the game. 1.3 is doing the same. All are free. And they owe you a peace offering? They're working their asses off on a game you bought making it better for free every month and they still OWE you?
3. There's no accounting for taste. It's obvious they put quite a bit of effort into the style though. The ships are new models, not reskins. If you don't like it, that's on you.
You must have a very low opinion of the gameplay in the base game, or of the playerbase's focus on gameplay.IMHO, plantoids could have been priced at 19.99$ and have bern way worth it.
If we just go about "manmonths spent" and compare to pricing we've done previously on other games, then 7.99$ is extremely cheap..
If 7.99$ does not work as a price point for a species pack with new ships, stations etc, then I doubt we'll ever make another..
But HOLY HORSE ARMOR!
Where as for Stellaris the the production looks more like
-Create fifteen new 2D images capable of small amounts of movement without tearing
-Now make a new corvette model
-Now make a new destroyer model
-Now make a new cruiser model
-Now make a new battleship model
-Now make a new transport model
-Now make a new construction ship model
-Now make a new science ship model
-Now make a new colony ship model
-Now make a new space station model
-Now make a new mining station model
-Now make a new terraforming station model
-Now make a new observation post model
-Now make a new wormhole station model
-Now make a new defense platform model
-Now make a new defense station model
-Now make a new fortress model
-Now make a new city background image
-Now make a new frontier outpost model
And presumable this is all from scratch or taking small shortcuts where they can.
So no, 5 to 10 bucks sounds about right.
And each of those combat ships needs MULTIPLE sections modeled so they'll fit together in any number of combinations/.
PFFFFFFTTechnically all ships have lots and lots of separate parts you build together in the ship designer.
Plantoids alone contains art at about 1/6th of the entire game.
IMHO, plantoids could have been priced at 19.99$ and have bern way worth it.