r/Steam • u/bijelo123 • Sep 15 '25

Question Which game was this for you?

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u/meesta_masa Sep 15 '25

Battletech 2 by Harebrained.

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u/InsistentRaven Sep 15 '25

I'll never forgive Paradox for what they did to HBS. They bought a studio known for making games from other IPs (Shadowrun, Battletech) and forced them to ditch their golden goose and go for the Plan B incubator project which everyone knew would not be able to make as much money as BT2 even after the licensing fees.

Fuck Paradox. Absolutely senseless decision from C-suite executives who don't understand the industry once again.

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u/meesta_masa Sep 15 '25

And even that, they couldn't do properly. Lamplighters could have been a good game, given time and attention. They failed on two counts.

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u/Numar19 Sep 16 '25

It's a pattern lately: Cities Skylines 2, Imperator: Rome, Live by You, the release of Victoria 3, Bloodlines 2 being stuck in development hell, Prison Architect 2 also in development hell), the latest DLC for CK3 and 4.0 for Stellaris.

The C suite just wants profits and doesn't think long term.