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Victoria 3 confirmedIt's going to be amusing to see you speculate
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He's V.P. of Development these days so he oversees all PDS projects really. I told him that you asked for him. He said he will come hang out here a bit more. He's also been on parental leave and came back just recently.
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Yea, I have not spent enough time on the forums lately
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Thanks for taking the time to reply.
Congratulations on your new arrival (not so new though as you're back from parental leave) hope all is going well with that.
Sounds like a very different role than project lead, must be less hands on in a way.
Congratulations on your new arrival (not so new though as you're back from parental leave) hope all is going well with that.
Sounds like a very different role than project lead, must be less hands on in a way.
CK3 would not be the dumbest move at all, since starting a development is miles away from release date. I think Pdx should ride on the ideas that made CK2 popular. But it doesn't necessarily mean CK3. They could make an ancient mediterranean game with characters and mechanics similar to CK2. Which might as well be called Rome 2 ,since roman empire is sexier than Greek city states or Phoenicians (not in my opinion but generally).
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Actually, that reply by BjornB points directly at Roma Victoria's Iron Heart of Crusading Kings! as the next game.
So, Hawaiian grand strategy game confirmed.It's going to be amusing to see you speculate
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Crusaders Kings III is not very likely at all, for a multitude of reasons. Doomdark would have to be the lead designer for such a game, and he is already working on Crusader Kings II and Stellaris. Crusader Kings II itself is still in development, so they can't start developing a sequel as those in the team and with experience in general are not available. So there is a complete lack of developers for the game. Secondly, I believe there would be a lack of interest/would cause marketing issues if they released a sequel while the game itself is still being developed.
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If you read my post then what I said was that they could already be developing CK III right now and release it 6 to 12 months after the last CK II DLC.
That means a new version of CK comes soon after a DLC without two versions being developed at once
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No, they could not if you follow my logic.If you read my post then what I said was that they could already be developing CK III right now and release it 6 to 12 months after the last CK II DLC.
That means a new version of CK comes soon after a DLC without two versions being developed at once
I agree with the general ideas that crusader king is following a strange devellopement path and it is not necessary for the better. I almost stop to play that game, but I still play it for the awsome fantasy mod. Now I wish they would put some effort to add optionnal fantasy to the game like a spell book. Right now the interface use for the custonomisation is already too stuffed.
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CK3? Why? CK2 works just fine, while Victoria 2 has far more issues that only new game can fix. Like engine and ease of use.
I really want CK2->EU4->VIC3->HOI4 campaign.
I really want CK2->EU4->VIC3->HOI4 campaign.
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All those funny victorian and crusader plebs, I dear say, smell a possible Rome 2 game.
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I'm also in the "it's far too soon for CK2 to be getting a sequel". While die-hard fans of a franchise will always want more (I want a new HoI every year, and I want it now! OK, not really ), it makes a lot more sense for Paradox to continue to develop a broad base of games, rather than double down on CK. In this context, I'd very much want to see Rome and Victoria continue as 'active' franchises, rather than be put out to pasture (and that's just talking from a business development perspective - for me as a player, I'd be rather sad indeed if it happened!)
On CK2, I've 'only' played around 350 hours of it, because until conclave it had never 'clicked' with me as much as EU, Vicky or HoI (Conclave's turned that around a bit, I'm enjoying it a lot more now), but it's clear that the game has a ton of depth. If they stopped developing it tomorrow (which I hope they don't, of course), then I reckon there at least a couple of thousand of gameplay hours of fun to be had with no further development and not using mods (as is the case for all PDS games, really). Given that, I think rapid-fire sequels are a bit of a waste (even for HoI and Vicky) - space 'em out, give the mid-level fans enough time for their appetite to build again, then strike!
Another thing to keep in mind is that a longer gap means greater potential for game design to be supported by limited technological progress.
), it makes a lot more sense for Paradox to continue to develop a broad base of games, rather than double down on CK. In this context, I'd very much want to see Rome and Victoria continue as 'active' franchises, rather than be put out to pasture (and that's just talking from a business development perspective - for me as a player, I'd be rather sad indeed if it happened!)On CK2, I've 'only' played around 350 hours of it, because until conclave it had never 'clicked' with me as much as EU, Vicky or HoI (Conclave's turned that around a bit, I'm enjoying it a lot more now), but it's clear that the game has a ton of depth. If they stopped developing it tomorrow (which I hope they don't, of course), then I reckon there at least a couple of thousand of gameplay hours of fun to be had with no further development and not using mods (as is the case for all PDS games, really). Given that, I think rapid-fire sequels are a bit of a waste (even for HoI and Vicky
) - space 'em out, give the mid-level fans enough time for their appetite to build again, then strike!Another thing to keep in mind is that a longer gap means greater potential for game design to be supported by limited technological progress.
If it's Vicky III I want to see a The Great War done well. It's the ultimate battle in the game. What people have been working towards for 70+ years. If it's Rome II they've got free reign as I haven't played the original.