I'm not a fan of things like EU4's diplomatic macrobuilder or CK2's rally points being part of DLC rather than the patch. I've got no problem paying for content and I buy a lot of PDS DLCs at full price. I can afford it, I got no problem paying for ongoing development. But basic UI improvements should be part of the free patches.
It could be worse I guess, it could be HOI4's paid minimap DLC.
Stellaris seems to have this balance perfect, by the way (a game for which I own all the DLC) and as far as I can see people are still paying for the DLC. I'm more than happy to buy the DLC for that game precisely because it's inessential. It's cream on top. Asking me to pay $15 for an entirely regional DLC in order to get a basic feature like rally points, however, is extremely off-putting and I won't be buying it.
It could be worse I guess, it could be HOI4's paid minimap DLC.
Stellaris seems to have this balance perfect, by the way (a game for which I own all the DLC) and as far as I can see people are still paying for the DLC. I'm more than happy to buy the DLC for that game precisely because it's inessential. It's cream on top. Asking me to pay $15 for an entirely regional DLC in order to get a basic feature like rally points, however, is extremely off-putting and I won't be buying it.