Development Diary #3: The Bonsai Tree

[masterui]

All of this talk about the role play side and the strategy side of the game being different entities finally made me realize why, in my opinion, these past dlcs feel so disjointed. You guys are not consolidating the two aspects of the game!

You shouldn't make a role play dlc without thinking of the strategy side like the still quite unbalanced "Way of Life" just like you shouldn't do a strategy dlc like the reducer of player interaction "Conclave" without thinking of the role play side of the game!

You guys could have made dlcs that could merge these two aspects into one! Like a Crusades dlc with both Role Play between the crusaders and new Strategy elements.... but I guess a dlc with more diseases and events is not bad... after all, I will probably still buy it...

 

[Warial]

Does that mean they will cut something out of CK2 in order to make place to something new? Still no clue what it could be.

I bet they will cut out Europe and add the rest of Asia. I'm calling it!

 

[DarkImpaler]

Crusader Kings 2 : Vegetables Invasion!

You heard it here first!

 

[loup99]

The two aspects, as usually! Good luck with balancing with them this time.

 

[gdj]

Wow. I wonder who clicked on "helpful" for this "dev diary"..

 

[Ilightmaster]

Wow. I wonder who clicked on "helpful" for this "dev diary"..

I did, because it helped me to handle my life. Thanks Paradox !!

 

[christopher0936]

IMHO Conclave is honestly a bit of both. It's a pain in the ass if your a minmaxer but challenge is fun. And it's easy to RP powerful vassals wanting power.

 

[Tufto]

I bet they will cut out Europe and add the rest of Asia. I'm calling it!

I'd be fine with this. Cut out the irrelevant periphery region and focus on the centres of world power at the time.

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[Thrake]

IMHO Conclave is honestly a bit of both. It's a pain in the ass if your a minmaxer but challenge is fun. And it's easy to RP powerful vassals wanting power.

IMO, all it needed to have a real RP value would be to add more councilor events/decisions for more freedom. As a ruler, I have to manage my council but as a vassal it's all behind the scene AI that makes me feel powerless even when I am appointed as one of the most powerful people within an Empire.

 

[christopher0936]

All of this talk about the role play side and the strategy side of the game being different entities finally made me realize why, in my opinion, these past dlcs feel so disjointed. You guys are not consolidating the two aspects of the game!

You shouldn't make a role play dlc without thinking of the strategy side like the still quite unbalanced "Way of Life" just like you shouldn't do a strategy dlc like the reducer of player interaction "Conclave" without thinking of the role play side of the game!

You guys could have made dlcs that could merge these two aspects into one! Like a Crusades dlc with both Role Play between the crusaders and new Strategy elements.... but I guess a dlc with more diseases and events is not bad... after all, I will probably still buy it...

My sentiments exactly!

 

[christopher0936]

IMO, all it needed to have a real RP value would be to add more councilor events/decisions for more freedom. As a ruler, I have to manage my council but as a vassal it's all behind the scene AI that makes me feel powerless even when I am appointed as one of the most powerful people within an Empire.

That's true. I dislike the "pick a voting style" part. You/The AI should be able to vote on everything yourself

EDIT: Yeah and events. Events are always good.

 

[Siggerad]

This mean no patch news?

 

[christopher0936]

Also Paradox plz remove Coalitions xD there needs to be a better anti-blobbing mechanism than this.

 

[BrokenSky]

Maybe it's about pruning your family tree ....
Assassins?

 

[adriankowaty]

Japan confirmed? Well, if this is true, we'll get China too! .

 

[Onisuzume]

It really would be nice if they were to add Japan and the region in-between it and the current gameworld.

 

[Moarice]

I don't know why, but that Dev Diary made me feel relaxed.

 

[Me_]

So, the next DLC will focus on strategy, as the last one was more about role-playing.

 

[Alexmathss]

So, the next DLC will focus on strategy, as the last one was more about role-playing.

But Conclave was strategical, they even say so. The next DLC is going to be a role-playing DLC if it is one then the other then back again.

 

[Arko]

The size of the pot (CK2 engine) limits the tree growth (player experience).
So you are announcing the new pot (CK3) here maybe ?

 

[Tapio]

I don't know why, but that Dev Diary made me feel relaxed.

That's Zen for you. Paradox Bonsai!