This is the classic problem with all paradox games that I don't really have a solution for. Like as players we want them to support the game for a long time and keep updating it, but unless that's through dlcs then they can't really do that without getting paid somehow. The other alternatives are just not doing any updates and releasing a full new game every couple years which would probably have less features added compared to doing dlcs. Or having a subscription that you pay to get new updates which while I'm personally fine with I know a lot of people aren't. So that just leaves the current strategy of constantly doing dlcs and every once in a while releasing a new game and bringing over as many dlc features as they can to the new one while not making the development time unreasonable.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (6 children)

There's one other option:

They could make games outside newer versions of the same game. Game studios used to (and many still do) make a game, put it out, then get started making a whole different game. Even with the modern ability to update games,

Put game out
Update game to deal with unforeseen bugs found once the masses have access
Maybe put out 1 DLC if you want
Make a new game now. A different game.

[–] bighi 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be honest, I’d prefer for them to keep expanding a game I like. That’s what kept me playing SC1 for the past 65 years (or however long it has been since the game has been released).

[–] Not_Alec_Baldwin 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Star Citizen only feels like it's been in alpha for 65 years.

[–] AngryCommieKender 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they were referring to StarCraft 1. Hence the 1.

[–] billiam0202 7 points 1 year ago

No, clearly they're talking about Sim City on SNES!

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