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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/PerformerCrazy4143 on 2025-06-06 08:54:07+00:00.

Which paradox game is still fun even if you dont have the dlcs and doesnt feel like a demo?

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/SnowletTV on 2025-06-05 16:33:02+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Solidduty on 2025-06-04 12:25:45+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/NashkelNoober on 2025-06-04 14:45:42+00:00.

Starminer looks to be the only announced Paradox Arc (Paradox's indie publishing label) game that has yet to be released. Could Paradox Arc not be long for this world? I would not be surprised if Paradox, outside of its relationship with Colossal Order, gets out of the 3rd party publishing business altogether.....

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/xaba0 on 2025-06-03 16:18:30+00:00.

I'm finishing my exams and I'll surprise myself with one of those bundles, but can't decide which one, because I haven't played either since january. Currently I can only afford one of them but eventually I'll get the other one too. Few infos:

I have every other dlc for both games

I like both stellaris and ck3 equally

Which one of those bundles is the better deal currently? Which game's new dlcs are better? I heard stellaris 4.0 launch was a bit janky. Is it fixed since, or should I wait a bit more? Is ck3 currently playable without major bugs?

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Kinupss on 2025-06-02 03:00:42+00:00.

I am eu4 player and was wondering if victoria 2 could be worthwhile

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Cuddlyaxe on 2025-06-01 18:46:57+00:00.

Basically what the title said

I mostly play Vicky and CK3 and honestly I've loved the direction those games have been moving in in the last year or so, and I also love the features which they are currently implementing. The new mechanics are all really well thought out and they're actively taking feedback from the community.

And perhaps more importantly, if they made a mechanic that just isnt very good, theyre willing to redo it or add on to it over time to make it a good mechanic. See companies, which have gone from simple modifiers to independent actors in Vicky 3

Same thing for EU5. Whenever I look at the development im amazed by the breadth and depth of the systems and abstractions they are creating. Im extremely excited to play it one day

But HOI4? I don't really feel there is any sort of vision or good direction. It feels like certain systems (focus trees for example) have just been stretched far past what they were meant to do. Like the bones they created planning to replace or improve never really were, as they decided to just kind of piling on new features instead of ever improving the basic bones of the game

I think it says quite a bit about the game that mods often have to program in mechanics just to get around the base game's jankiness. And when they add new flavor like for the recent India DLC they focus on meme paths instead of the meat of historical content

I dont really know or trust where HOI4 is going. I wonder at what point they decide to start over gor HOI5 and hope they can avoid the mistakes they made here

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/ExoticAsparagus333 on 2025-05-31 17:40:07+00:00.

This is my prediction that is 100% right. We are going to get EU5 within 6 months, and its a pretty big departure from EU4s mechanics (mana, buff stacking, etc) going back to more of an eu3 or vicky 2 simulation. However EU4 is popular. We also know thst about 4 years ago paradox was hiring for a non historical gsg https://www.reddit.com/r/paradoxplaza/comments/qolgp9/paradox_is_working_on_a_nonhistorical_gsg/ and paradox takes around 5 years now for development. anbennar is also a very popular eu4 mod.

My prediction is within the year, a few months after eu5 release, there will be an announcement for a fantasy gsg. It will be eu4 like with rethemed mechanics, mana will be there probably literally.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/alphafighter09 on 2025-05-30 16:32:09+00:00.

I am a history lover and love seeing events of real life events in game, been playing KCD2 and love reading the codexes and makes me learn more about the HRE and Bohemia. What paradox game do you think has the best historical authenticity.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Vivid_Equivalent_949 on 2025-05-29 17:19:13+00:00.

I was inspired to make this post by an ad for the game Fall of an Empire. From the screenshots and its description the game looks pretty interesting but the AI generated stuff kinda puts me off.

It got me thinking, are there any good GSGs not made by Paradox? I understand that it's difficult to make a game of this scope with a much more limited budget than Paradox games probably have but surely there's a place for smaller, thematically more focused indie GSGs. Or is there not?

For the record, I only played Terra Invicta that's kinda like this, I understood nothing, got intimidated and quit like a bitch, but the premise seemed super cool.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Glasses905 on 2025-05-29 10:24:14+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/alphafighter09 on 2025-05-28 21:51:24+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/alphafighter09 on 2025-05-28 22:04:52+00:00.

I love learning about different nations history such as Japan or the HRE. Which game feels the most historical with events relating to each nations history?

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/AnodyneGrey on 2025-05-28 21:18:47+00:00.

I remember the consensus being that it was a straight downgrade from the first game at release, but it had potential to eventually become good with enough DLC and updates, just like most paradox games

Are we anywhere near that point yet? how does it compare to the first game at the moment?

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Username568284 on 2025-05-28 17:00:46+00:00.

I really enjoy Stellaris but want to get into other paradox games. Which of their other grand strat games is closest to how Stellaris plays or which are good entry points for noobs for the other games? Thanks!

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Plastastic on 2025-05-28 08:28:15+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Common_Ad6166 on 2025-05-28 06:41:45+00:00.

Why were they able to back to back release EU4, Stellaris, and HOI4, back to back to back, between 2013-2016? Each of these is a juggernaut in the genre, and the industry, making them millions.

But it seems that since then, there have been a series of flubs and generally muted reception, with IMP,~~CK3~~ and Vic3(Which I absolutely love for the economic sim) receiving middling reviews.

Putting PDX dev studio releases onto a chart to try to extract some insight, and it looks like the highest DLC release year was 2024, with 10, followed by 2018, with 9.

Imperator, their biggest failure came out the year after their biggest DLC year

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/idhrendur on 2025-05-27 14:23:58+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/shittydriverfrombk on 2025-05-26 05:09:34+00:00.

Hey folks,

I’ve played the hell out of HOI4, and have quite a bit of time in Stellaris (and hold both experiences in high regard). I’ve also played a bit of EU4 in the past.

Hoping to choose my next Paradox adventure now between Vic3, CK3, and Imperator.

I have GamePass so CK3 is already available, but I have an attachment to playing as a nation rather than as an individual character that is giving me some pause…

Any thoughts/tips on how to make this choice would be great; have limited time for gaming these days so want to make it count!

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Dapper_Expert_6329 on 2025-05-26 22:08:31+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Solidduty on 2025-05-25 09:20:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/ProfileSubstantial16 on 2025-05-23 20:26:34+00:00.

Hey fellow EU4 fans! 👋

I just launched a new YouTube series called "Castile to Empire", where I take a realistic, historically grounded approach to playing Castile in 1444. The goal? Form Spain, expand across the Americas, Africa, and Asia, and build a global empire — but with a twist:

In Episode 1, we cover:

• Why Castile is a great choice in 1444
• My long-term strategy for expansion
• Game version, mods & rules
• Managing Estates, Pope relations, and subjects like Galicia & Granada
• Preparing to explore the New World 🌎

I’m a big fan of grand strategy and aim to create content that feels like you're playing through history with thoughtful decisions rather than just min-maxing.

If that sounds like your cup of tea, I’d love your feedback on the first episode:

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_jkjXNhXiA

Would love to hear how you guys like to approach Castile — aggressive wars, diplomacy, or heavy colonization?

Thanks for reading — and for all the inspiration this community has given me over the years! 🙌

www.youtube.com/@SaitamStrategy78

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/qustrolabe on 2025-05-20 09:52:02+00:00.

Played CK3, seen YouTube gameplay of Stellaris and HOI4 and while I do enjoy slowly covering entire map with my influence in those games, I really dislike one aspect where you have to micro-control armies during wars, it's always feels like a chore than fun gameplay, especially when it's, anyway, just about having a bigger numbers and not about some slick strategy as that rarely plays out. So is there game that has slightly different focus? I would also be happy to hear if games I named allow some playstyle where you don't have to micromanage, like in CK3 doing diplomacy or economy grind for your liege that fights for you.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/Szatinator on 2025-05-22 14:04:02+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/paradoxplaza by /u/papertrade1 on 2025-05-21 10:42:56+00:00.

Some time ago, I bought a whole bunch of Paradox games on a sale ( HOI, Stellaris, EU4, CK3, VIC3)

I started with CK3 because it was the one recommended for beginners. Turns out I don't like RPG's ( and to me CK3 is more an RPG than a grand strategy game)

HOI is mostly about combat , and it's not what I was looking for.

Then I got into EU4, which I liked a lot. It was well rounded strategy game, economics, diplomacy, bit of combat, etc.. It took a loooong time to learn this one, with endless hours of watching tutorials.

Then I tried to take a look into Stellaris and Victoria 3. All of them have massive learning curves.

Unfortunately, for at least this year, I only have enough time and energy to devote to only one Paradox game.

If you had to choose only one of these ( EU4, Stellaris, VIC3) to delve into , which one would you feel provides the most rounded strategy experience ( planning, economics, geopolitics, diplomacy, conflict , etc.) ?

EDIT: just be clear, I don't mean which one has the biggest longevity of these 3, but which one provides the most rounded and balanced experience in all the various aspects of strategy ( the economy, the diplomacy, the expansion, etc..)