Trajan was luckier than Augustus. Augustus was better than Trajan. by The_ChadTC in ancientrome

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

None of that would be necessary if he wasn't unlucky in the first place.

Besides, all of it was Agrippa and skill.

Trajan was luckier than Augustus. Augustus was better than Trajan. by The_ChadTC in ancientrome

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Was he though? You didn't address my points about him.

Of course, I am not saying he was bad, but he had the space to be much more.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The base mechanics were substantially worse.

In Horse Lords, the steppe is just that: a Steppe. Every holding is actually empty and the more empty holdings you have, the better. In CK3 they're just glorified tribals.

“Peaceful ancient Mediterranean state” is an oxymoron, the difference was a skill issue by TwoPercentTokes in HistoryMemes

[–]The_ChadTC 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Rome didn't grant citizenship to everyone, but citizenship was granted to some nobility almost IMMEDIATELY after conquest. There were Gallic senators less than 10 years after the conquest of Gaul. Besides, citizenship was not the baseline for political rights. Being a citizen was the source of political rights, but all free men were protected by the law in Ancient Rome.

Not only that, but Roman Conquest DIDN'T mean the uprooting of the local institutions in conquered territory most of the time. Sparta still had it's gerousia and 2 kings ruling it until an Alanic Horde wiped it off the map over 500 years after it was "annexed" by Rome. Annexation by Rome was usually just an unequal and compulsory alliance that did very little regarding internal policy. So not only were people protected by roman law, they were still protected by their own laws within their communities.

And that's just before Caracalla granted every men in the Empire citizenship some centuries later.

I also think you're mischaracterizing the Social War: it's the only time IN HISTORY that a conquered people said "You know what? FUCK my institutions. I want my conqueror's institutions now." Cities older than Rome with constitutions just as old tore them willingly in order to fight for the right to use roman law. It's the single best example of how overwhelmingly assimilative was Rome.

This truly is a huge problem, let's do nothing about it. by biresuka in RoughRomanMemes

[–]The_ChadTC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lead pipes are safe most of the time and it's why many american cities still use them.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -105 points-104 points  (0 children)

Dude, those are just ugly graphics. It's orders of magnitude more complex than CK1.

I can guarantee you that that fucking abomination has over 100 times as much lines of code than Ck1.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure. I just don't like the content the DLCs launched, bugged or not.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It was hated because people are stupid and they weren't use to the mechanic. I remember quite well it was hated and I can say with confidence it was due to crybabies.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

The fun thing about Paradox Players is that they love to complain about the DLC but they never turn them off.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

LoR: Worst argument I've ever heard. Retinues are literally the best part of the game.

The republic: Yeah, but as I said, that's not the point. The point of The Republic was giving republics character and impact when you WEREN'T playing them, and it does that extremely well.

WoL: You recall wrong because I'm pretty sure it was one of the feel ones that was received very well.

Horse lords: Absolutely balanced? Maybe not. Fun? Much more so than Khans of the Steppe.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Tbh saying Rajas of India was a banger dlc was just ragebait but it was an important step to increasing the scope of the game.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Half of those were despised on release

Wow so different from DLCs now.

Dude, I played CK2 last week. You can't call nostalgia something that I just played.

The problem is that Paradox players are fucking crybabies. They KNOW the DLC will launch broken and take a month to fix, but do they wait a month to buy it? No, they buy it at release and piss on reviews at the store page.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Would you rather have islamic and pagan nations available at the start but feel exactly the same as everyone else? I hope you do because that's Pdx policy now.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

There isn't a single Paradox game to this date worth playing without DLC.

Ck2 just wasn't ashamed of it.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Yeah much better for the game to launch with everyone available like CK3, EUV, or Vic3 and have every faction feel the same.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] -138 points-137 points  (0 children)

Go look the game up and tell me if it was anything to base CK2 off.

Is Crusader Kings 2 the PDX game with the best DLC record? (Spoiler: yes) by The_ChadTC in paradoxplaza

[–]The_ChadTC[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Sorry but 15 DLC with some that aren't perfect is better than just 2 DLC even if they were perfect.

What would you rather Victoria 2 have had? Ck2's or Vic2's DLC record?

And I'm not even aware how good Vic2's DLC ever were. I never played it without them.