Game News Crusader Kings II: Rajas of India released

[Whisky]

Tags: Crusader Kings II; Paradox Interactive; Rajas of India

Rajas of India has been released today. You can get it on Steam for $14.99 here.

 

[Sranchammer]

only $15?????? Sign me up!

 

[MoLAoS]

Damn, I want to buy it, but I'm saving my money for EVE subs, maybe I can pick it up in a couple months when I start my job.

 

[thesoup]

Will not remove from inventory.

 

[MicoSelva]

I'm waiting for Paradox tos top releasing content DLC for this game. I will they buy them all and play a HUGE EPIC MEGA game of CK2, which will take me three years to complete.

 

[Konjad]

Awaiting -50% sale.

 

[IDtenT]

I'll wait for sale. Paradox has avoided putting shit on sale lately. Can't say I love this trajectory.

 

[Brayko]

They avoid putting their new shit on sale but the older stuff is on sale frequently. Just wait a few months + after each piece of content it will come around eventually.

 

[curry]

How much is the game and all DLCs combined? $500? :D

 

[MoLAoS]

I got everything before the Old gods for like 19$. DLC are generally 20$. So I imagine the total value at the retail price is 200$? But all but the newest stuff is usually on sale.

 

[BelisariuS.F]

Exactly at this moment most of the DLCs are available for 75% off.

 

[Disgruntled]

I fell into the non-sale gap and ended up paying $60 for everything except map customisation and rajas. Its 2 weeks since and ive stopped playing already.
Not sure how to feel knowing my backlog does not get frequent revisits.

 

[Abelian]

I fell into the non-sale gap and ended up paying $60 for everything except map customisation and rajas. Its 2 weeks since and ive stopped playing already.
Not sure how to feel knowing my backlog does not get frequent revisits.

You sound a little disgruntled.

Spoiler

pun intended

If it cheers you up, it was cheaper than buying the game and all its expansions individually at full price.
CK2 $39.99
Sword of Islam $9.99
Legacy of Rome $4.99
Sunset Invasion $4.99
The Old Gods $14.99
Sons of Abraham $9.99
Total $84.94 (and I might have missed some of the other DLCs)

 

[Disgruntled]

Its sort of worth it with the discount i got. But the game really lacks a combat module imo. Im sure im not the first person to say this campaign map combined with total war combat would make CK2 perfect.
Thats a dlc id like paradox to spend some time on and deservedly charge through the roof for.

 

[Abelian]

Its sort of worth it with the discount i got. But the game really lacks a combat module imo. Im sure im not the first person to say this campaign map combined with total war combat would make CK2 perfect.
Thats a dlc id like paradox to spend some time on and deservedly charge through the roof for.

I used to think the same thing too when I first started playing CK2, since I played Medieval Total War first, but then I remembered how I resolved all the battles on auto-combat since they took forever to load and sometimes froze or crashed the game.

Plus, CK2 is a grand strategy game and focuses on long term goals. The whole point of feudalism is not to micromanage stuff. I enjoy tactics and battles (Lords of the Realm 2 is one of my favorite games and I almost always played the battles due to the poor AI), but I feel that game developers stick to what they know doing.

 

[suejak]

Yeah, if you're playing Paradox games wishing for TW-style tactical combat, you're playing the wrong games.

Not everybody enjoys TW.

 

[Konjad]

If you want Total War battles go play Total War?

 

[Disgruntled]

Well its personal preference. Im not suggesting they remove other features in place of battles nor force people to play battles.

Dont get me wrong I like CK2 for what it has. I just want a bit more and I dont get that perfect harmony from TW. Especially with the downward spiral CA has gone on of late.

 

[Brayko]

It would be up to a third development studio to design a happy medium. I've long since given up trying to fight for Paradox campaign features in TW games.

 

[tyrannosaurus rex]

It's not a matter of having Total War combat or not. It's a matter of warfare being completely lacklustre for a game that revolves 50% around it.

At least the pricing and content value are less laughable than sons of Abraham. 15$ is a lot for what it's worth still.

 

[IDtenT]

ITT: I don't like strategy, where are my tactics?