Should You Buy Stellaris MegaCorp (A Review)
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- MegaCorp, the 6th expansion for Stellaris, is it any good?
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Evil Incorporated led by Heinz Doofenshmirtz, here I come.
Why was I thinking the same thing?
*Doofenshmirtz evil Inc.* jingle in you head.
I have a mom co robot empire lol.
And the currency will be potatoes!
So how did it go?
Video: Should you buy Stellaris MegaCorp
Me: *literally bought it the moment it was out* Uhhh...well, great vid there all the same, ASpec. *thumbs up*
Yeah, I did the same and essentially I'm here flipping the coin if I'll feel like I wasted my money.
God, I'm such a compulsive buyer ;_;
The free patch contains most of the awesome new stuff.
Yeah, this means buying the expansion is much more optional... but I think Paradox deserves praise for that. It's not a necessary DLC.
We are getting lots of stuff for free and that makes buying the expansion less of a good deal... but that's actually a good thing.
lets be honest how many of us dont buy the dlc as soon as its out, its like sure it could be a waste but theres things in those packs that we wont have no matter how small or insignificant they are, i buy them no matter what they add, just for sake of having whatever trivial and amazing additions they have
It is nowhere near worth the 20 bucks they're asking. I bought it only because I've spent countless hours with Stellaris and wanted to support the devs. But as a value proposition it's not there.
@@SteveSmith-fh6br the update alone accompanied by the DLC is worth 20 bucks, I bought it to thank them for the updates and to show my support towards more content
I agree - it seems to be a weaker expansion. However the amount of changes delivered for free in 2.2 could almost be seen as a new game. And it is free - this is where the main development was focused I think. I will buy the expansion for a full price if just to say "thank you" for the free part of 2.2 :)
Yeah I keep forgetting most of the stuff is the free update, honestly I don't care much about Megacorps, but all the changes in 2.2 are amazing
I agree I want to support their generosity and devotion to improving the game. My hope is tech rework next, I also want more species types like silicon based ones possible living on extreme planets like toxin and volcanic planets. Though I'm sure diplomacy etc is next, I don't think tech currently works as it does in real life, it is far to random in some ways and in others not random enough.
agreed whole heartedly
This my thought process with all their dlc
they did say during the dev clash that this would have been named version 3.0 if Whiz had accepted the the fact of going directly from 2.1 to 3.0 lol. His OCD won that battle :)
Let's be fair : 20 bucks is, where I am from, 2 tap beers.
Am I going to enjoy playing a megacorps, for roughly 5-10 hours, as much as I am going to enjoy those beers ? Probably.
It is then worth it.
Not to mention you're kind-of financing the next expansion by buying it.
20 bucks is 10 quality tap beers from where i am so the choice is even harder
@@RyoheiTendo wtf, where are you from ?
Two movie tickets, or a bluray movie.
Yeah I'd say its worth it in that respect.
@@Geroaergaroe Same, I live in Czech Republic, still bought the dlc tho because I want to support pdx
Mayburns 2 Beer for 20 bucks? Where do you live?
I actually play machine empires almost all the time
Yep, i also like machine empires a lot and so does my brother ... i dont think they are underplayed, at least not as much as some might think? Obviously not because us 3 play it :)
I personally think machine empires are the most fun and strong to play
I too play machine empires almost all the time.
Same. I find machine empires much easier!
Me too, I bought megacorp to support future expansion of the game, including patches and reworks. As well as I want mega corps in my games.
your worried about the eugenics in the new update for a game where you can literally genocide the galaxy....methinks you ain't REALLY that worried fam.
@David Powell well i think its a little silly considering the options in the game pre-update, but i see where your coming from. I never could play anything other than lawful good. ;D
In a game where you can literally treat every other race in the galaxy as FOOD. Yeah, this game has already slammed you head on into moral dilemmas for roleplaying sake. Which is what good RP should do.
My brother legit complains that I play evil guys too much. Driven Assimilators, Determined exterminators, slavers, Psionic slavers, hive minds using xenophages (livestock), syncretic evolution slavers. Heck, I finally even got around to getting the suffer not the alien achievement, which involves you playing Fanatic Purifiers and *exterminating all other sapient life in the galaxy* . I didn't eat them, I only neutered (yes, NEUTERED) one species. No, I worked them all to death in labor camps. And then went synthetic ascension just so I could exterminate myself, thereby wiping out all organic life in the galaxy, after nuking every world I could from orbit. Evil guys are just too fun for me.
That said, my first 2.2 campaign will be socialists dedicated towards liberating the workers of the galaxy, and the second a regular old megacorp... followed by a criminal syndicate (possibly even a subversive cult), and then driven assimilators, because they're my fav. Then I'm probably gonna stick to the evil guys again from there.
Joseph Cola hey, driven assimilated aren’t evil.
I played as one once, I roleplayed them as benevolent overlord, giving my population the best standards I could, in terms of food, employment, housing, etc.
And I managed to convert the galaxy and protect the organic species from their own destructive pulsions, yay me ^^
I feel the price for just the DLC content is a little high. But I will gladly pay the money for this DLC because I like to think that I pay for 2.2 too. I am no game dev but looking at all the changes that are coming with 2.2 this seems like a lot of work, which is completely free for everyone who owns Stellaris. BTW I doubt a lot of studios would put in so much effort for something free if they don't love the game. Anyways, if you think about it that way it is really acceptable to pay the full price now.
Exactly this. Looking at anything that Paradox puts out in a bubble, no it's not worth the price they charge.
But the amount of free content and post launch support that they put out is fantastic. I dont mind paying more for optional features if it means they will continue pumping out free content
The same could be said for all the other large expansions. Utopia maybe to a lesser degree but especially Apocalypse. They are all a bit overpriced. What you are really paying for is the continued development of the game.
Yeah, I have to say the same. I'd throw Paradox $20 just for the update, so the DLC is a bonus from my perspective.
Another way to look at it is if you played a few games without dlc and want to spruce up the next playthrough you buy the dlc.
But supporting the devs for continued updates of the game is probably the biggest incentive because they add so much for free
At least there's not microtransactions in the game to help 'deal with the grind' or whatever other bullcrap excuse the microtransaction-gamedevs give for the reason to have that gambling crap in the game. :P
The biggest reason to purchase Megacorp is to further the growth and profit of our own Megacorp, Paradox itself!
Make a game and then never stop releasing DLC for it. That is one way to keep profits high!
This is a really good way to think about it.
@@GenesisKing How would YOU like to make trillions while staying at home AND be your own boss? Well, with just a one-time payment of ~$20 YOU can have an opportunity of a lifetime, multiple lifetimes in fact! Stellaris Megacorp isn't just a breakthrough in self-employment, it is an honest way to make a quick buck and it is quite enjoyable!
@@IansMentalOmega I love it, I'm in!!
I mean I'll play megacorp a fair bit for sure. But deep down I just buy all the DLC in the hope of keeping paradox alive to the day they make Victoria great again.
Should I buy it? Aspec, I already bought it...
K. So will I be playing a Corporate authority as much as I would be playing a Gestalt machine intelligence? I can fairly say no.
Megacorp is bringing a empire type and play style I have always wanted: The Subversive Cult. An empire that is hardcoded to play tall, play the diplomacy game, and change every other Empire to suit their ethics and beliefs outside of having to go to war and liberating Empires. The ability to more or less subvert another Empire through philosophy is just, too fantastic for me to pass up. So ultimately? I see myself playing a Corporate Authority far more than I ever played a Machine Intelligence.
@@kamaha0010 I honestly do not know if I will play this as much as AI since I play that all the time hive mind is fun too from time to time but still the only time I lose this game is when I play witth I hate everyone civics and determined exterminator is one of my favorites :þ
btw playin tall with megacorp is also awesome I see myself doing that from time to time in between me losing in the first 100 years since everybody hates me and attack me at the same time :D
LOL I didn't know that you could play mutiplayer with DLC that you didn't own! that's amazing!
All paradox games are that way.
Its why each reasonably sized DLC is 20 fucking dollars. My friend group just splits the funds to buy one person all the dlc to avoid having to pay the insane price to get it individually.
Standard Paradox DLC policy. Host DLC applies to all players in the lobby. They're godly like that.
Alexito's World Yeah paradox took the smart approach with that.
Other companies should take notes
thank you for being honest and by the way, the only reason I play Stellaris is do to a random video I so from some youtuber called ASpec
yeah i came from a another youtube who did a multiplay session and from there i came here. and Aspec has started me to play stellaris !
I think the first vid of the gaem I saw was quill18 playing on the pre release, I looked it up on youtube out of curiosity, stumbled upon this channel, and have been a sub since. Aspec's vids convinced me to buy this game, and it's been the best game I've ever played, hands down
At this point Paradox has my firstborn child...
Rejoice! For your child shall grow to be an employee of Paradox Studios, creating new and better games for all time! Not like Hell at all!
haha sounds about right
forever doomed to moderate there forums, truly a horrible fate
Just stopped at the first huh?
why did u give me to them :(
Is everything ok ASpec? you sound a bit down today
watching an "should you buy" after you bought :D
Same 😅
Same here 👍🏻
Are you me?
@@harbl99 What was, Will bee, What will be, Was or Was it?
Preordered haha
Wiz really needs to give the EU4 team a smack on the back and get them out of the ditch. Because that’s where the development of EU4 has gone. Stellaris is lucky to have Wiz.
They have made a good start by making some of the DLC features like increasing dev and transferring occupation to the base game
I think the major EU4 devs went to work on Imperator Rome.
SpaceOrca The eu4 teams is smaller and the game is far more complete so there is less to add aside from huge overhauls which are very difficult due to the small team. I think DDR Jake and the other devs have done a good job keeping the game alive and adding more details and enriching the experience.
+Shadow Warmonger
“Here’s two new buttons that do slightly different things. Oh. And it’s $20. Hehe.”
Just imagine what the modders will do with those new megastructure assets ... or the planetary concepts ... this game is sure to rise to new heights
Try and find some friends.... :( I don't come to your videos for biting social commentary of my life aspec!
oof 😭
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Great review. But to honest, I would have paid for this expansion even if it only contained the base changes of 2.2. Its a new game. A fresh game! Cant wait!
It's a purchase for me for sure. I feel that so many people under value entertainment via video games for some reason. What I mean is if I'm willing to pay $12 to go watch a two hour movie that's $6 an hour. Even with only one play through as a megacorp at say 25 hours you've already had less than a dollar an hour entertainment return. As stated in the video there's also a lot of content that is not megacorp empire exclusive so any other play through will have all the other aspects as well. Great video, and yes I agree that this is one of if not the best space 4x game out.
you know whats funny is I use this logic all the time when I buy games. Its like weighing the entertainment length to dollar ratio
I actually barely play anything but machine empires.
I have a heavy preference for the immortal leaders, starting out with a leader race and then creating modified versions for specific resources. They do suffer from a slower start and less varied endgame though.
I can't even start to count the amount of money and amount of money I've spent on Stellaris.
And I love it. I might have spent a little more then I should, but it's worth while. At first I had my doubts about 2.2 and megacorp.
You know it's like kinda makes sense, but after 2years of Stellaris it just feels wrong. In all I think devs are doing a good job on the game and I actually want to buy there content, even if on the pricy side.
And I the devs continue working stellaris has a lot of promise.
8/10
Would use Xeno comparability on "unpaid interns" again.
*Laughts in Ck2*
I really don't like the new mega structures at all. I know I don't have to build them but they just seem... well as you said, science fantasy rather than science fiction. Sure, the shroud has no basis in reality but I could let that one slide for spiritualists... but the matter decompressor just shits all over the science logic used to build dyson spheres imo. Couldn't they have just gone with star lifting or something? and tbf I thought a dysonsphere was enough... just build a habitat with matter replicators (or whatever they were called) next to it.
AND CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DESTROY MEGASTRUCTURES?!
so does FTL
@@kilaextrem how? That's a staple of science fiction. not utter science fantasy.
You said it shits over science logic and ftl does exactly that
Also technicaly you could use your ftl technology to extract matter from a black hole
A black hole is only a one way ticket if ftl doesn't exist
I never play as the other species said from when they’re first launched I personally love this ducking game and too see the amount of tweaks and overhauls they put into it I’ll buy all their expansions. They’re not over priced and the amount of free updates that really changes the game are astounding. I just like to support paradox.
If Stellaris isn't already the biggest and most engrossing sci-fi game, then which one is? Just curious
Endless Space is probably the biggest contenders since Galactic Civilization 3 isn't up to par.
In terms of depth, Aurora 4X has the title secured
@@TheTeremaster If you're a fan of MS Excel I guess you would say that.
Distant worlds still takes the cake for me!
@@TheT0nedude Excel can't do half of what happens in Aurora 4X. You would need MS Access at a minimum, and based on performance it sort of feels like that is what Aurora 4X is built with.
More seriously, if only measuring depth, the performance, UX, and various poor game design decisions are irrelevant, so @TheTeremaster was correct in what he said.
A definitive answer to what the "biggest and most engrossing" game is requires first defining "big" then introducing a measures for both "big" and "engrossing", then defining the function you use to combine those values into a final value that can be sorted. Which, lets be honest, no one is going to bother with, so it is a meaningless claim and any game that wins out in any definition or measure of big or engrossing can claim it is a contender.
I Love how honest he is. This is excatly what the community needs! Thank you Aspec!
Same, already got the expansion Stellaris got me hooked. I'll have to check if this expansion has some new tracks or remixes (most likely it does, as did the previous ones), those were always a personal highlight - checked, 4 new tracks, just as good as the other new tracks, still like the Apocalypse tracks the best tho.
As for the megacorp government, I'll most likely not play it more than a few times, but it's great for enemy variety.
Don't forget Dark Matter, tv series. Brings more a feel to a galaxy controlled by megacorps but with independent empires as well.
It's the most expensive dlc so far but at this point, I'm just buying it at launch to given them the maximum support. I have almost 5000 hours played in this game, just under a 3rd of that being afk. XD I really enjoy Stellaris, and I can't wait to see what it is a year from now. And I also can't wait to play it on PS4.
I'll wait for a bit, perhaps it will come down in price a bit closer to Christmas.
I don't mind the cost of expansions as they come out. At the very least it is a way for me to show Paradox that I appreciate then putting out awesome content. My issue is that the prices stay so high. The huge number of expensive DLC for Paradox games becomes a massive barrier to entry for new players. I've lost count of the number of friends I've tried to introduce to Paradox games who looked at the huge number of DLC and never even bothered with the core game.
On topic, I'll probably play Megacorps a ton. Most civs I've made have had a megacorp theme to begin with. This just makes it much better.
The only thing I fail to understand: why is the Slave Market DLC-exclusive when the regular market is not?
This update makes building up a planet and customizing it so much more satisfying. Also, the new endgame menu actually makes me feel like I'm making progress and competing with other species. Also, do the new mega structures come with the free update.
I love playing as mega corps, but I always like playing as tall economic powerhouses in my paradox games.
To be honest, when an update adds in a new government authority type or just a new race anything, I like grabbing it not specifically to play myself (I'll do that for sure) but mainly because I love adding to the menagerie of custom races I've already created for the game. So far I've got races tailor made to my enjoyment for near every unique government type in the game, having another to run across in game or play against would be great. A modded fallen megacorp empire is a concept that also sounds incredibly exciting for me. Also I find it interesting they opted for something to crack black holes for resources rather than something that could only be built in nebulae in order to function as a man-made star nursery for those mineral gains.
Have a criminal syndicate in my game now and it is really punishing me if I don't build enough enforces, but enforcers also spawn defensive armies and give unity so they force me to focus more on defense and get a lot out of it. I feel you are really underselling the new tile system with regards to your conclusion, sure the DLC is just flavor on top and might not reflect the price, but the entire update all together makes it worth it.
I'm going to buy it to make my megacorp empires more interesting and to finally crush space capitalism.
I think I'll wait for a little sale with this one, there are some neat things to it and nice progress, but I won't get the value yet.
ARMCO shall now truly shine with this expansion. Honestly I've played almost exclusively as Machine Empires since Synthetic Dawn came out but I'm actually looking forward to trying out the different Mega Corp builds and Civics, especially the Criminal Syndicates.
gotta respect Aspec telling it like it is, nothing but his honest opinion, not everyone would do that
I feel the art installation should be a giant mobius strip or a terrasect or.... anything but the hockey pucks.
I'm waiting for Trevor's review.
Who's Trevor? (no really, serious question, youtuber?)
@@c0de99 Trevor is the founding father of the Pallush. In the Grimdarkness of the 22nd century, there is only plush!
maybe I won't be playing the megacorporations so much, but them existing as AI empires made the game very interesting in the game I played, having a criminal syndicate on the other side of the galaxy establish branch offices all over my empire was a fun challenge to deal with
Yeah I like playing as a mechanical empire quite a bit as well, I just can't put my toys away forever after all. :) Honestly I highly appreciate the new additions, everything thatr can add more scifi flavor into the game is welcomed. Even if it is sometimes trivial or limited.
All that needs to be done is add biological and Ai ships, and work on the devouring swarm empires. There is so much story potential with living ships for your fleets, and even having a colossus that eats planets/fleets for example.
As for your "moral quandaries" I see no issues what so ever. ;)
Very excited to get home and play over the weekend
I can understand your point on "are the features of the megacorp DLC worth 20 euro", but I'd like to add one more point:
Developing a game isn't cheap and maintaining it isn't either. sure. the new addon will pull a few more sales, but I guess it won't pay the whole team by itself. I love stellaris and I want it to be maintained, and that includes features everyone gets for free like the new tile system or the hyperspace rework of 2.0. Other companies might use these features to release a Stellaris 2 full price title(I am looking at you, EA, Ubisoft, Activision...), but Paradox doesn't.
The Vision you have mentioned is a great one, a Vision to deliver the best space strategy game and there is a steady progress. I want to be a part of that vision and I want to see the game become better and better, return and enjoy new features, new reworks like other enjoy the content patches e.g. of HoI4, CK2, EU4 and so on and to give the developer the funds to do so, I gladly pay the DLC and I am happy that there are no explotative lootboxes for real money in game as it seems to be bussiness standard.
Paradox, shut up and take my money and make stellaris greater than before.
This is one of those DLCs I buy to keep development going. It is more like I'm donating for 2.2 and getting the Megacorp stuff as a thank you.
The thing I love about Stellaris is that even if I never play as a machine empire or plant all those things now add to my games. It's like games as service done right.
Main reason i'm waiting on a sale is that the trade system they implemented is ultimately pretty underwhelming. You can't build trade ships or anything. It's just connecting space stations to set up a tax route essentially. Thus while the economic update over all is pretty cool this didn't feel like the big trade revamp we were all waiting for. I think it's neat though how Megacorps can build on others planets to assist them to play tall. That makes it way better value than Apocalypse.
A "What Not" Spec
Stellaris is my second favorite game out of the big 5 paradox games and i have to say it is becoming such a delight to play now, so different since launch.
I'm still on the fence. I really liked the old planet tile system. I could change entire planets into a massive powerplant or research planet. But now I got to worry about crime, planetary economics and a bunch more? Can I still even do those things?
I just bought it. I love the new trade mechanics
Megacorps been my most fun playthrough so far. I liked shrigma male hivemind but this one feels special. I love the announcer when you colonize a planet too lmfao
This DLC is not aimed at me, Paradox lost all future purchases with removal of FTL choice in 2.0.
That's a fair decision to make. It was a huge fundamental game change. I know why they did it, but I totally understand why you won't go with it. You basically need two copies of Stellaris now, one pre FTL purge and one current because of how different they are.
Just bought it and tried megacorp.
Some issues is that playing wide is way more punishing than other empires. The market is broken you can essentially buy all the other resources for credits and sell/buy resources to replenish your credits again. Basically infinite resources.
Branches are quite nice little extra benefits. The planet UI needs some more work however planet management is a whole lot better for sure.
Megacorp punishes playing wide way more than other empires.
Overall worth it I'm enjoying the game all over again.
All I use is mechanical species. I love not having so much boring maintenance of stuff that organics require. Like consumer goods and shit
I have played over 290 hours (acc. To Steam) and i enjoyed every minute. With MegaCorp, there will countless hours in the future to play with. And to pay good money on a good product is for me no question. They deserve this for they're hard work. Greetings from germany ^^
When I started playing Stellaris, I primarily played Hive Mind/Machine Intelligence empires. The lack of faction mechanics and simpler population management appealed to me at the time. As I've learned about the game and gotten better, I branched out and played other empire types more, but the Hive/Machine empires still remain some of my favorites.
Great honest opinion. Thank you so much for it
I've Played as a machine species for all my games basically
i love stellaris to the very core, and i will buy megacorps for sure. however, endless space 2 is my personal favorite.
"You can crossbreed different species in this expansion"
>looks at thousands of anime Waifu mods installed
I think this will be a pretty good expansion yeah
Its almost funny, ASpec honestly just said what i was thinking, i can't wait to play 2.2 but i will wait on a sale for mega corp
Thanks ASpec
I have not played any other species other than Robots since Synthetic Dawn ASpec. They fit my play style very well and I do very well with them as well. So saying when is the last time you played Robots is kinda.... well.
Xeno compatibility is an awesome addition. That being said with technological ascendancy your 2 species ascension perks and 1 or 2 of the mega structure perks I really only effectively have 3 empty slots. If I add the new archeology one and colossus you effectively only have 1 free slot to work with. Personally I'm glad they didn't add to many more and I find the ones they did to be awesome additions.
Yeah 20 seems to be somewhat high, I think 10-15 would've been a better price range. Considering Distant Stars was only 10 and basically increased variety on what every play trough has, early game exploration.
It is definitely worth buying if only for the sole reason the game is not abandoned and is being developed and changed in most significant ways. I am in awe about the economic overhaul, and than on its own worths the price tag. The fact they do not force gamers to buy it is a great sign of kinda good will of the developers, and they surely deserve a thank you from us. Fortunately, they've provided us with a way to spell thank you by buying the megacorp expansion.
>I can count the times I've played a mechanical species on one hand
Aspec confirmed for biopleb.
Too late for this video :P already pre-ordered when I could.
Same xD
Anything that adds variety to the types of empires you can build seems like a win to me.
Hope there Will be a expansion that fills out more tech rutes for weapons, armour and THINGS like that, i want more usefull costumation to my ships and stationes.. Aswell as more ship types.
Glad I watched this video as I was about to buy it, but I was wondering how much content it actually was giving me for that price tag. To me this seems way too little for way too much money so I will wait until it is on a sale next year. By then most of the mods I use will be updated too so I can wait.
Are strike craft fixed in 2.2? Because of terrible pathing they practically don't participate in battles at all, specially in late game ship designs.
I view it as supporting a game I enjoy and its continued development.
I bought the DLC anyway, just because I want to support the devs in making such big updates.
I'll buy it just because I hope the New Horizons mod gets updated to use some of the mega corp options for the Ferengi. I actually like the idea of playing as the Ferengi quite a bit. Spread the rules of acquisition to the entire galaxy and let the latinum flow.
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"When do you play as a machine speicy?"
All the time.
Other good examples of sci-fi corporations might be CHOAM or The Guild from the Dune series, or Comstar from the Battletech universe. Or the Hutt Cartel from Star Wars.
I feel like Ecumenopolis and especially Xeno Compatibility should have been in 2.2 but oh well, I'll be when it goes to sale. Like every Stellaris DLC since I just use my Christmas money lol
I think it's worth it. I play machines almost all the time and so far into my playthrough with friends it's been a lot of fun.
a nice and honest opinion and revieuw aspac..!
Its definintely going in the direction of Martins tweet but it still has along way to go. What its missing in my book is espionage mechanics, couple it with engineered evolution ascension perk and take it to whole new levels. But MegaCorp I bought because of the Modding Potential there are some great mods out there that are going to be made better.
One can’t get mad at megacorps one can get mad at the fact they started focusing on an Xbox version instead of perfecting PC version
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I really need to get around to setting up that Warframe species group. Corpus as the subversive cult mega corp, Grineer fanatical purifiers, Infestation as hivemind assimilators, the Sentients as driven exterminators. Not sure if I should render each syndicate as it's own thing or lump them together as Orokin Successors.
I don't like how we have separate resources for space-based buildings and ground-based buildings. I find it gets very expensive to reinforce your fleets mid game.
Thanks for this. I was going to play as the machine exterminators next go around, and I think I’ll hold off on the xpac for a bit, as most of the features I won’t be able to use.
Well the way I see it there is 4 major things you could want from the expansion.
1. You like slaves.
2. You like playing tall. (megastructures)
3. You like to play Megacorps.
4. Caravaneers
I don't know why, but it feels like the patch itself has more content than the DLC. But I bought the DLC regardless because I wanna try the Megacorp stuff but mostly to support Paradox, because they deserve it.
Should be noted, game is still a little buggy when it's fresh. I started a game with Syncretic Evolution, and my first list of admirals was all serviles, despite the servile trait saying they can't be leaders... and the fact that I had restricted them from leadership roles. My first ruler started with no traits, too.
Also, if you haven't played Stellaris before, or if you have but you aren't used to other complex 4x-style games, the new economy system is pretty badly unintuitive for a few hours. It's also a bit harder to get a grip on everything that's going on sometimes; for example, you won't be getting such an immediate impression from each planet what makes it different or special compared to others, if it has such qualities.
I'm actually having fun playing the Corpus.
Stellaris and its support is amazing. Gotta love Paradox.
Machine empires are the most OP in game. Well IDK if they are after this. I'll have to see if I can still customize my pops for every task.
I actually played machine empires just about every time since they released. They were very strong (haven't tried them as of 2.2) and I enjoyed playing them because they were strong haha
I feel like the main thing lacking from Synthetic species, and it sounds like the thing lacking from Corporations, is a unique way to win the game. Or some kind of synergy/countering behaviour with the other types of empire. Even though you're playing an authority that should have very different goals and strategies, you're basically playing the same kind of tactics as anyone else out there. The win conditions in the game are kind of stale. It's like, think about the last time you played a Pacifist. At some point, the game twists your arm and says "if you want to win, you need to stop being pacifist". There just isn't space in the mechanics to play a different kind of ethic from start-to-finish.
I hope the next update brings some advanced diplomacy.
win conditions have changed
Hi ASpec, any idea why they seem reluctant to add espionage systems to the game? I'd have thought a system like what was in Haegemonia: Legions of Iron would be a good fit for Stellaris.
You didn't take into account that the full price of 20EUR is also probably covering a bit of all the free updates that came along with this. Don't forget that they overturned the whole planet systems etc.
Paradox is great if you don’t want to even spend money on DLC you can always get into a game with people with DLC and play it
I have *NOOOOO* idea how planets work in 2.2. How am I possibly interested in MegaCorp which uses the new planetary interface to the 9's?
Why did you not mention the shared burden civic and worker comentator. Literally the best part of this DLC
Don't forget you can always kapture a megacorp and keep it as a "pet", to build branch offices on your systems.