Quoting: Pozzuoli

Quoting: Mountain ManWho really cares if all the sprites in the game have tan colored faces?

People that aren't white?

But why? What does it matter? Other than to someone who is intellectually crippled by political correctness.

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Quoting: LeonardKI've always been tempted to buy Paradox titles but massive amounts of DLC set me off. I do hope it's more sane this time

Don't be put off by the DLC. The base game is always a complete experience in and of itself, and you can pick and choose which DLC appeals most to you. Even better, just wait for a sale since Paradox titles have traditionally received steep discounts. I actually own quite a lot of the DLC for Crusader Kings II, but I've probably spent less than $50 total on the entire game to date thanks to the regular Steam sales. But it's a fantastic game, and I can easily see myself playing it for years.

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Quoting: WorMzy

Q: There is one potentially controversial question I would like to ask. Based on the trailer, all survivors seems to be white, are you going to include a more diverse cast in your game?
A: —

Is there an explanation to go with this answer? Did they just ignore the question?

My respect for the developer actually went up a notch when I saw that because, to be frank, it was a stupid question and deserved to be ignored. I mean, seriously, why would you even think to ask a question like that? Who really cares if all the sprites in the game have tan colored faces?

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Quoting: Beamboom

Quoting: BillNyeTheBlackGuyIf you want a 3rd person RPG, then go play a bioware game.

What an excellent suggestion! Now please, point me in the direction of the Bioware Linux games, cause I've not found that department yet. I'm really very confused about this.
Could you toss me a copy of the Fallout 4 Linux build too, while you're at it?

While he's at it, maybe he could tell where we can pick up the Linux version of The Witcher III.

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Quoting: chris200x9I hope it has workshop support, the game looks great but it really would be a shame to limit it to World War two.

But that's how Paradox games are, though. Each one focuses on a different period in history. The Hearts of Iron series just happens to focus on World War 2.

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Double posting goodness... :P

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Quoting: KimyrielleI just wish they would voice over -all- their dialogue in their next game, including the player character(s).

No thank you. I almost always turn off spoken dialog in RPGs because 1) I can read a heck of alot faster than the voice actors can recite their lines, so it just ends up slowing down the game for me; this becomes even worse when the text has little bits of color describing the characters' actions, and the voice actor just walks over your internal dialog as you're reading it; 2) Unless you have Bioware's budget and can afford top-notch voice talent, the performances usually fall somewhere between acceptable and "amateur hour"; and 3) Unless the dialog is presented as part of a proper cutscene (again, using Bioware as an example), I find it awkward to just sit and listen to spoken dialog while looking at a game from a top-down perspective.

And I most certainly never want the player character given a voice because it's my character! If someone else provides the voice then it becomes their character. Besides, it's redundant. I've already read all the available dialog options, and I've made my choice. I don't need to hear a voice actor read it to me again. It would be like playing a tabletop RPG and having the dungeon master repeat everything you say back to you.

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You say Obsidian and Paradox are teaming up? Are they co-developing the title, or is this going to be like Pillars where Obsidian is the developer and Paradox is the publisher? Because the way the headline was written, I was getting my hopes up that it would be a resurrection of Runemaster.

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I understand they need to make money, so I don't begrudge their business plan. I just wish someone would release a game like this that doesn't try to nickel and dime you at every turn. I want a fun collectible card game with a one-time entry fee.

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"Once the game leaves Early Access it will be free to play..."

If it's anything like Hearthstone then people who don't spend big bucks on booster packs will be at a significant competitive disadvantage, so the "free to play" portion is more like a limited demo than a viable, long-term way to play.

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