Interview on Gamezone.com

[Heatth]

If only software was "done" once the design was complete.... actually, I'd probably be out of a job if that were the case.

The question was specifically about planning, which is what Henrik replied. Not the most clear wording on his part, but hardly indicates he doesn't know how software development work.

 

[Smiles_]

The question was specifically about planning, which is what Henrik replied. Not the most clear wording on his part, but hardly indicates he doesn't know how software development work.

I think you are misreading EntropyAvatar. It seems like he or she might be a programmer or someone technical by trade. Hence the comment, if software was done after the design, he or she might be out of a job.


Smiles

 

[208]

When Henrik says the expansion is 'done' he means the design. Development of it has not started, we're still very much working on the base game.

 

[Thorbjorn42gbf]

Hmmm....the endless space?

Endless game fun

I can already feel Amplitude suing for them stealing their game name

Because its more like an expansion than DLC. And paradox has endless unrivaled love.

I know but even with companies that provide rather extensive expansions you see complaints from time to time while paradox playerbase seems to have infinite acceptance for texture dlc and expansions. Which is rather nice actually, it gets tiring to run into people who keep complaining about a good game getting new and fun ways to be played ^.^

 

[Admiral Howe]

Why does:

Yes, the first expansion is pretty much done and we have a plan on what we want to do. The plan is to do with Stellaris like we have done with Europa Universalis IV (EU IV) and Crusader Kings II (CK II), this game is going to have a long lifespan and we want to release many expansions to it alongside with free content."

Always seem to lead to:

OMG, why isn't this in the base release!? Nickle and Dime!

Instead of

Wow, Paradox believes enough in the product to be planning out their post release support plans in depth already!

 

[Beric]

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Lower one should be "Sentient NATO counters".

 

[EntropyAvatar]

The question was specifically about planning, which is what Henrik replied. Not the most clear wording on his part, but hardly indicates he doesn't know how software development work.

I didn't mean it as any criticism of Henrik. Just a kind of joking about "wouldn't it be nice if you could just press a button to instantiate your thoughts".

Edit: Maybe the button is labelled "assign to developer"!

 

[Es57]

Why does:
Always seem to lead to:
Instead of

Because I refuse to accept that PDX would purposely keep things out of the base game, only to separately charge us for it later.

But Wiz's answer seems to indicate that it's not the case, so I'm reassured.

 

[thirawin]

Great interview, there is only one small mistake i spotted:
'It gives us the advantage to games like EU IV where you can start as an already big nation like the Holy Roman Empire'
I think he incidentally mixed up EU4 and crusaderkings 2

 

[Voidlord]

I love how basically all the rest of the worlds gamers go "My god more dlc's? why?" while people playing paradox games go: "YES DLCs EXPANSIONS GIVE ME NOW"

Haha, can I sig this?

 

[ashbery76]

Dude you should have mentioned SOTS as I see this borrows pretty heavily from.It's more Distant Worlds+SOTS+Vicky than the Moo's,Civs.

 

[Thorbjorn42gbf]

Haha, can I sig this?

Sure. Damn I have been on this forum for a day and people already sig my comments ^.^

(Not really sure if that is a good a bad thing :/ )

 

[Admiral Howe]

Sure. Damn I have been on this forum for a day and people already sig my comments ^.^

(Not really sure if that is a good a bad thing :/ )

It's a good thing. And here, I'll Sig your comments too.

(I'd get in so much trouble if images were allowed in signatures.)

 

[Teije]

I didn't mean it as any criticism of Henrik. Just a kind of joking about "wouldn't it be nice if you could just press a button to instantiate your thoughts".

Edit: Maybe the button is labelled "assign to developer"!

When I worked as a product manager for software, I always joked that after I'd finished the design document with the heavy thought put into it, the devs just had to "fill in the blanks". Trivial stuff

Of course, before that, when I worked as a developer, that comment would have driven me crazy...

Now, as a software manager, I'm more sensitive so no one's ego gets bruised.

 

[stratigo]

This is one of those arguments where I think most gamers are a bit spoiled.
If you buy commercial software you pay for the software license and each and every extra AND you usually have to pay for support.
Why? Because making software is expensive and because developers want to get paid for their hard work.

I mean you wouldn't go to a car dealer and expect a car with all sorts of extra equipment for the same price as the base model would you?

Car dealerships are horribly scummy businesses that are literally built to manipulate customers into poor purchases. They are not good examples of business management or quality consumer relations