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I haven't checked in on this game since around launch. Anyone want to bring me up to speed on what's happening? I gather the latest expansion pack is priced differently than prior DLC?

Also, that line about discussion being a privilege seems icky.

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And doubled down hard, since the boycott bans are killing off their more popular mod creators.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A surprisingly increasing number of companies seem to be making suicide sprints lately.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

They know the world is ending so it's a sprint to be top of the leaderboards.

[–] cynar 7 points 1 year ago

Cheap money (in the form of loans) has reduced. This means that investors are suddenly putting a lot more pressure on the top. In good companies, this is dealt with by the leadership team. Unfortunately, a lot just let the shit roll downhill.

There is also the issue of compartmentalization. In larger companies, the people dealing with the complaints have little to do with the people who actually need to change things to fix the root cause. This leads to the schizophrenic/sociopathic behaviour we see. The mouth has very little idea what the hands are doing.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

Right, I can't remember the Creator's name, but apparently they supported a boycott and got banned for it, removing access to their workshop account as well, and they created one of, if not the most subscribed mod for the game. Maybe you know that, I haven't played Total War since Rome 1, so I'm way out of touch