Europa Universalis 4: Paradox Director apologizes for bad DLC
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Fans weren't exactly thrilled with the new Leviathan DLC from Europa Universalis IV. It even became the DLC with the worst user ratings on Steam. Johan Andersson, the studio manager of Paradox Tinto, has now apologized on the Paradox forum not only for the poor quality of Leviathan, but also for other new releases:"Leviathan was one of the worst releases that we've had and are part of a long line of poor quality releases starting with Golden Century for EU4.
As a studio manager and game director, this is my responsibility at the end of the day so I apologize for this . It is entirely my fault.
I should have postponed starting Leviathan development until we had all the resources we needed and had the time to use them on the project. We would have a break in the development of EU4 after the Emperor DLC, until we had a team ready that could have started work in early 2021.
We will partially change our plans for the rest of the year change. We had originally planned to fix all old bugs before we stop developing further extensions for EU4. Now we are accelerating these plans and making sure that the community receives constant updates.
Patch 1.31.3 should be released this week and the next patch should be released in late May or early June. We have a few more patches planned until the end of the year.
This is of course a tough first expansion for the team and the studio, but we're not finished yet. We have recruited some great people and passionate about the game to create Paradox Tinto. The future for Europa Universalis IV looks good. "
Paradox announced around this time last year that they were opening a new studio, Paradox Tinto, which in the future will focus on Europa Universalis. Apparently they started developing new content for the title too early and did not yet have the necessary resources to deliver a high quality product.
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‘Europa Universalis IV’ director apologises for low-quality ‘Leviathan’ DLC
Europa Universalis IV‘s Game Director has apologised for what he calls “a long trail of low-quality releases”.
In a post made on Paradox Interactive‘s official forum, Paradox Tinto Studio Manager and Europa Universalis IV Game Director Johan Andersson apologised for the disappointment regarding the recent Leviathan DLC, and other releases leading up to it.
“Leviathan was one of the worst releases we have” said Andersson. “As the Studio Manager and Game Director, at the end of the day, this is my responsibility, so I have to apologize for this. This is entirely my fault.”
Europa Universalis 4‘s Leviathan expansion is currently sat at an “Overwhelmingly Negative” response on Steam, with only 7 per cent of 3990 reviews rating the DLC as positive.
Europa Universalis IV: Emperor. Credit: Paradox Interactive“I should have delayed the start of the development of Leviathan until we had all the resources that were needed,” Andersson continued, “We should have announced a break in the development of EU4 after the Emperor release, until we had a team ready to start designing and working early in 2021.”
In response to fan feedback, Andersson has said that plans for the rest of the year have now changed. “We had originally planned to fix all legacy bugs before we stop developing further expansions for EU4. Now we are accelerating these plans”.
Patch 1.31.1, which aims to fix many of the current bugs and issues with the game, is set for release this week, with Andersson saying that the next patch is due “either at the end of May or early June” with “several more patches” coming later in the year.
Paradox Interactive recently announced a change to their organisational structure which saw work on Imperator: Rome go on hold as the three internal studios focuses on other titles, including some unannounced titles that are set to be revealed during PDXCON, which is set to run from May 21-23.
