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How does Paradox DLC work at all? The EU4 bundle with all the DLCs is on a 50% discount right now and still costs $142 CAD. Crusader Kings 2 is also over a hundred bucks at half off for all DLCs. And these are their old games that they already have sequels for. I'd literally play these games all day every day if I could but the price is prohibitively expensive and prevents me from doing so.
The starter edition bundle is 11.99 us and the ultimate is 104.80 in USD. There's basically 2 different types of DLCs in the paradox model. The core expansion type that is released every year or so and adds or fleshes out an area of the game, these are generally must haves and reasonably priced if you have played the game for a year(s) to mix it up. The second is smaller focused packs that add a faction or some extra flavor to a more minor mechanic. These are relatively expensive for what they offer, but aren't always intended for everyone to buy.
If you are a hardcore completionist this model is bad for you, but if you can live with not having everything then it's not terrible.
Heh, that’s correct.
This meme video about sums it up:
https://youtu.be/n42JQr_p8Ao
The answer is “you play at release and buy them over time, like a crab in slowly boiling water,” though the absolutely incredible rate they introduce bugs into the games kinda knocks you out of the habit.