I love PDX games but I've never encountered a more toxic, entitled place than the PDX forums.

They're full of entitled min-maxers who think they're a digital Machiavelli.

You conquered the world as Ulm. Well done. Doesn't mean you get to be an arsehole. https://twitter.com/Cringer63/status/1388337076261765120
You think a DLC is overpriced at launch?

DON'T BUY IT

You think it's bugged?

DON'T BUY IT

You're annoyed it's going to break that Ulm save you like to fire up and wank over on the forums/Reddit?

DON'T BUY IT
You're SUPER annoyed that it doesn't add flavour to that one province minor nobody ACTUALLY plays (PDX have stats!) but everyone claims on the forums they do?

DON'T BUY IT
Oh poor baby! They fucked up the favour algorithm in EU4 at DLC launch and still OP

Know what we did in my multiplayer?

LAUGHED ABOUT IT THEN AGREED NOT TO ABUSE IT

Then chatted on Discord about fun ideas for fixing it

(Just give favours a trust hit if used in a cool down)
Because do you know what the GREAT thing about being an adult gamer is?

YOU CAN ACT LIKE A FUCKING ADULT.

you can decide NOT do do a thing in a game, singularly and collectively, if it's OP.

Just because the pillage capital option is there DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO CLICK IT
Because - and I HATE to break this to you PDX Forum boys (and it is 99% blokes. Because of course) but YOU'RE the one who gets to set the rules on how you play PDX games for fun.

And it's the GAME you should be enjoying. Not how many likes or comments you get on Reddit/PDX.
It just does my head in.

Play EU4. Play it how YOU enjoy. Roll back to earlier versions if you have to. Recognise it's an ancient game now with SERIOUS coding baggage that can't be overcome. Marvel that SOMEHOW it is still the best grand strat out there despite this.
Personally, I think PDX should have stopped adding features and just be doing flavour now while Tinto starts on 5. Because it's SUPER bitrotty as this DLC showed, but whatever. It's their game.

I'm not going to bitch about that on PDX forums.

BECAUSE I'M A FUCKING GROWN UP.
All this stuff applies to multiplayer too, btw.

It's LITERALLY why I run a discord, so I can control who I play MP with on EU4/Stellaris etc and boot min-maxers or people who create stress in multiplayer games.

I want to build merchant empires for FUN. I'm too old for that shit
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