I have to say, I do have some mixed feelings about the systems described here and the concept of prioritizing agency in a strategy game (grand or otherwise); I can't speak for most players, but that's not why I play them. But really, what I get most out of this sort of a community explosion on literally the fifth DD is the continuing sense that Paradox's fanbase is one of the most toxic I've ever participated in. Holy cow, you guys. This frothy-mouthed screaming happens every few months. It's exhausting.



I don't like most of the mechanics in this DD and think there have been some great suggestions made in this thread, but I'm probably still going to buy the game, because I'm confident in Paradox's ability to both create games I like, and listen to community feedback (without the screaming being at all necessary, I mean come on). I'm bothering to say that here to help counter this stupid narrative that the majority of the fanbase feels the same way the people in this DD (or Stellaris's FTL changes DD, or CK2's Infamy DD) feel.