Best Paradox game to get into as of 2026 and why?
Scars of Summer
>>733638645none
>>733638713That's not a Paradox game
>>733638645Just choose the one that takes place in the period of history you're most interested in
>>733638645They're all pretty good, and it's a matter of taste. Even Hoi4, which got shit DLC after shit DLC, is still worth trying for the mods.I wouldn't play EU5 or Vic3 because they are still very much unfinished.CK3 and Stellaris are obvious answer to your questionAge of Wonders 4 isn't such an obvious answer, but it's still a very good game.
>>733638713No
>>733638645eu3
Victoria 2 for maximus autismusEU4 for boring map paintingCK2 for roleplaying, incest and/or lewd times
>>733638869I don't understand why people say HoI4 DLCs are bad. They are expensive but who cares, you can pirate them.
>>733638645I've played a lot of Crusader Kings 2, 3 and Stellaris and my advice would be to just stay away. The Paradox DLC treadmill and enshittification process is not worth it
>>733638645That ship has sailed brotherStay away
>>733639331The last few DLCs were complete garbage regardless of the price. The last really good DLC was the one about the Soviets five years ago. The experimental weapon DLC is just a meme, and all the other DLCs add focus trees to nations that nobody gives a shit about and they're often OP as fuck. South America DLC was notorious because once you finished conquering the continent, you could easily steamroll anyone thanks to the absurd bonuses.
Are the recent stellaris DLCs worth a shit?Last one I got is federations
>>733639580Just pirate them all. Playing Stellaris without all the DLCs is stupid.
>>733639521Yeah the power creep is a bit of a problem but I don't particularly see the problem with South America. You can conquer the world is Luxemburg using the generic focus tree, a united SA doing it is nothing special. Also there's almost no steel in that continent, you really depend on imports for the most important resource. And by the time you conquer and core all of it, the game is already at 1945 and all the other majors are either defeated or unstoppable, too.>The experimental weapon DLC is just a memeYou just hate fun.
>>733638645Exalted
>>733638869>Age of Wonders 4It just wouldn't boot up for me. Are the previous entries worth the try?
>>733639840Yeah, it's a great series overall.
>>733638645Only 1 Paradox game comes with a nonmodded "commit genocide" button.In the rest you play as browns.Seems like an easy choice.
>>733640103I doubt it's really called "commit genocide" in game.
>>733640940assume they're talking about stellaris, and the fact it's ayy lmaos makes it get away with quite a bit.It's called "Purge", and the methods range from forced displacement and Matrix-style bio-batteries to honest "extermination" called just that. I'd argue some of the forms of "slavery" are actually worse anyway.
>>733638851Perhaps that was the real paradox all along.
>>733641214Huh
