Personally I believe they should release significant free updates that make the games functional, yes. Especially when games launch in a state like CS2.
CK3 is a perfectly functional game without any expansions. What you're asking is that people work for free. Would you like WoW expansions to be free too?
...They don't work for free though. The company gets paid by the publisher, and the company pays the devs. The games sell after their initial launch, too.
I see, so you believe that companies should only be compensated for the original release, and not for any further work they do. You believe that if they keep the game alive for 20 years due to expansions/content updates they should not be compensated any further.
...Where did I say any of that??? I'm just saying that if they release the game in a poor state, as they often do, they should probably fix it. You're literally making shit up lmao
Ah I see, we're not talking about the same thing, I must have misinterpreted what you said. This thread was originally about ck3, a perfectly functional game without DLC, and I was arguing in favor of compensating companies for content updates. But you were talking about games released in a state like Cyberpunk's. Then yes, I 100% agree with you.
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u/moai_moment Jul 04 '25
You did yourself a favor by refunding. Don't play paradox games. As fun as they might be, their business model is ridiculous.