BattleTech - Flashpoint Expansion released
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What is this BULLSHIT that you have to 'log in' to play the dlc if you buy it ?
Yeah, the log-in stuff is a bit stupid. I think it was the same with the KS skins. Apparently, it is for "security reasons" and mulitplayer.
Nonetheless, can't wait until this is integrated into RogueTech. I have no interest in playing the vanilla game ever again. But RogueTech? I will play this for years to come!
Nonetheless, can't wait until this is integrated into RogueTech. I have no interest in playing the vanilla game ever again. But RogueTech? I will play this for years to come!
Damn it so every DLC release will require you to log-on just to play? That's bullshit. I know it's easy to log on but its a stupid idea to make one do so just to play DLC.
Bet you it's Paradox's Idea as before the steam launch of most of their strategy games you had to register your cd key on the forum just to view/download mods.
You still have to nowadays just to get access to the part of their forums about mods.
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That reminds me. I need working smilies in the sig. Desperately.
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I was replying to another user, and I was asking about future DLC expansions.
Yep but the site doesn't allow you to add smileys to signatures.
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Looks like something to do with GDPR compliance. Probably had some kind of telemetry spyware in the previous versions of their games, and need to make people accept new terms, or opt in/out.
https://www.reddit.com/r/paradoxpla...s_to_playing_previous_versions_of_pds_titles/
https://www.reddit.com/r/paradoxpla...s_to_playing_previous_versions_of_pds_titles/
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Yeah, I think you need a forum account with which you then log-in from the game's main screen.
I don't remember the account being tied to the forum (it might be in the backend) but this is a really nasty form of drm because when their servers die your game (or dlc in this case) dies.
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Anyway as i've said in the past no paradox games for myself. Battletech - well they can go rot.
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Anyway as i've said in the past no paradox games for myself. Battletech - well they can go rot.
THis might be the 'easy' implementation for them but it is extremely fragile esp given paradox track record of keeping their sever running. I.e, convenience to the company but shitcrap to the players.
Yep reading part of that press release and other websites you need to log-on to play some of the content added with this expansion. It starts after the main campaign.
So yeah looks like only if you bought it off the paradox site and use their launcher.
Link - https://play.paradoxplaza.com/
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Weird, this whole logging in thing sounds like a reason to avoid buying the extra content to me. I've still not even played the base game, I was going to wait for all the expansions to land, but if they are all like this one, I don't see me buying any of them, to be honest.
Feel the same now since the expansion probably wont arrive till late 2019 or 2020. Can't believe it takes them three years to make a full expansion instead of content updates.
Urban Warfare is planned for a Summer 2019 release and the unannounced 3rd expansion for the end of 2019. Don't see why they shouldn't make it.
The first two are just content updates hopefully the third one is an actual expansion. Basically it will add more to the campaign to play not just flashpoints, & urban warfare.
Though I could be wrong as the first two are so disappointing. By that I mean I actually want more campaigns to play. Maybe I expect to much as old time expansions are dead.
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Why would they do that? I mean... it's on GOG, so why bother with that kind of stuff?
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