Crusader Kings 3 released Royal Court earlier this week and fans have diverged on their opinion over the massive dlc.
Paradox Interactive has been working on DLC for Crusader Kings 3 for the last year and a half. With the issues surrounding the pandemic with remote working, etc, the development team has seen major issues which have delayed the planned release schedule. DLC in Paradox games has become something of a norm. After the game releases, it can be supported for possibly up to ten years or even more. In this time, the DLCs rework vital systems, adjust certain variables, and add completely new areas of the game.
The newest DLC, Royal Court, is no different in this respect. At least according to some. While some have praised the game’s newest DLC for its improved aspects towards roleplay and how the brand new culture rework has breathed life into a game that hasn’t seen new content for a full year, others are distressed.
However, what is the issue? You may be asking. Well, for the most part, the complaints levied at Paradox from fans have been about the DLC’s pricing. It is without a doubt one of the more expensive DLCs that Paradox Interactive has ever produced, being priced firmly at $30 or less.
The reviews on Steam are innately mixed, one fan in particular wrote: “While the DLC adds a nice layer to an already good game, as well as new mechanics and character growth, it is not worth $30.” Another fan stated: “Why is this $30? It’s the most expensive DLC Paradox has ever made, yet it offers less new content than Emperor for EU4, which cost ‘only” $20 at launch.” Again, the complaints focus on either the amount of content or pricing.
However, many have stated how the dlc does everything it promised and that many people had wildly overarching expectations due to the amount of time it took the developers to add new content to Crusader Kings 3, one fan stated: “It’s expensive, yes, but considering the amount of content added for free alongside I think it’s a fair price. Just because the content is free doesn’t mean the dev team shouldn’t get a paycheck for their efforts.”
It will be curious to see if Paradox Interactive listens to the pricing complaints surrounding the DLC and adjusts the pricing accordingly, or whether we will see Paradox argue against the pricing point, perhaps they have valid reasoning behind it. Whatever the truth of it is, the future of the DLC’s price may be in question, but the DLC itself is not in question. Crusader Kings 3 Royal Court was released on Tuesday, 8th February. It is Crusader Kings 3’s first major DLC release, and the game is keeping me in particular excited for more.
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