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EA confirms The Sims 5 will be free-to-play and co-exist alongside The Sims 4 (www.eurogamer.net)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4968815

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[โ€“] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Usually Paradox has some content DLC but the vast majority is cosmetic, so you don't have to buy it but that money fuels their development of future content. Also with every content DLC they almost always release updates and extra content for free for the base game, I feel that Paradox is one of the only companies that do DLCs right.

Also they always allow mods, and a lot of their cosmetic DLCs can be immigrated by mods, so it's not like they block people from doing what they want with their game just to shove cosmetics.

[โ€“] Havald@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For me for a game like Sims I need a big variety of cosmetics to keep me playing, new game mechanics are kind of secondary.(Although, if I trust any company to recognize that and adjust accordingly it'd be paradox) But still, you are completely right, paradox doesn't abandon players that don't buy the dlc but release content patches at the same time. Plus if you happen to play with other people only one person needs to own the dlc, which is one of my favourite things paradox does and more companies should do.

Also, I completely forgot about mod support. That makes a huge difference, too.