Next step for Stellaris?

[Kryndude]

Obviously lag/bug need to be dealt with ASAP, but after that what would the next big improvement for the game need to be?

Personally I think it's politics/diplomacy. I have no idea how, but if the devs manage to pull off something like the recent economy overhaul for diplomacy it would make the game immensly more in-depth and enjoyable. I personally think it's a critical step in making the Stellaris universe feel alive. It's gonna be something like the addition of religion in CIV5 which is just one feature added to the game but as a whole made the game much more enriched. What are you're thoughts? Oh and btw has there been any dev mention in these regards?

 

[AlureddeValer]

Next big improvement should be to have two separate branches for console and PC versions. I am dreading the almost inevitable merging of the two.

 

[monkeypunch87]

I kind of need a hybrid of EU4 external diplomacy and of CK2 internal diplomacy. I'm sure they will do an overhaul in these areas, but I fear that it will be below (my) expectations.

 

[Tzunki]

I can well imagine that the next update is a little graphical:

Patch 2.3.x.
Free: Bugfixes and QoL
Paid: Ship designs for MegaCorp, Hivemind etc and a new fish species

The next major update will then change a core mechanic again:

Patch 2.4.x
Free: Revised diplomacy, new subjects options, more federation options
Paid: espionage, support of revolutions, terror actions, corruption of leaders etc

 

[Azhcristokos]

The next big thing in need of a dire rework is diplomacy and along with it some internal politics.

However, I hope that 2.3 is a bugfixing, balancing, and QoL patch because 2.2 is in need of some love still.

 

[pkco2]

I'll tell you what my next step was..... uninstalling it. The game has never been more broken, slow, and clunky than it is now. It is as if they took the wheels off a bike but added some bells and a whistle in exchange. The game used to be fun and dynamic now it is just broken and confused. Literally.

 

[Kryndude]

I'll tell you what my next step was..... uninstalling it. The game has never been more broken, slow, and clunky than it is now. It is as if they took the wheels off a bike but added some bells and a whistle in exchange. The game used to be fun and dynamic now it is just broken and confused. Literally.

I came back in a long while so I can't compare pre 2.2 but I'm really enjoying it with the Glavius AI mod. I didn't even bothered trying out vanila after seeing so many complaint on the ai. Get the mod, reduce galaxy size and empire number, 0.25 wormholes and gateways and it'll be better at least. Hope the game gets fixed soon tho

 

[THIEFs]

I'll tell you what my next step was..... uninstalling it. The game has never been more broken, slow, and clunky than it is now. It is as if they took the wheels off a bike but added some bells and a whistle in exchange. The game used to be fun and dynamic now it is just broken and confused. Literally.

Uninstall might be harsh, but my next free DLC will definately be "I don't open it for a very long time and definitely do not spending any more money on it"
My main complaint is that the game is mindbogglingly slow... and economy building is needlessly complex and difficult to wrap my head around... while AI... AI feels like it was designed for a different game for early days of Stellaris and has been neglected for a very long time.

Stellaris used to be a game you could pick up for a hour at a time in the evenings after work, having fun, going through big galactic / poltical and warfate events.... but now it is a game I pick up, waste 4h just waiting for pops to grow, moving pops, constructing a building or sector and then going through manually decreasing some jobs not to mess up economy and re-balancing the whole thing again... too much Vicky2, but not vicky2... and I don't want Vicky... if I want to play city building... I rather go with City Skylines.

 

[pkco2]

I came back in a long while so I can't compare pre 2.2 but I'm really enjoying it with the Glavius AI mod. I didn't even bothered trying out vanila after seeing so many complaint on the ai. Get the mod, reduce galaxy size and empire number, 0.25 wormholes and gateways and it'll be better at least. Hope the game gets fixed soon tho

The game without gateways is unplayable for me at least. Waiting 20 years for my fleet to navigate the rat's nest of hyper lanes when the game is already running slow as a snail in the year 2400 is just like watching paint dry. They have changed core aspects of the game is extremely unpleasant ways. Giving the game fancy new clothes is a poor trade for breaking its legs and spine.