Among the Europa Universalis IV nations receiving a hotfix in patch 1.35 will be Russia on a wave of conquest.
Paradox Interactive has put itself in a somewhat awkward position. all because of announcement of other changes as part of an update Universal Europe IVwhich according to some netizens have been announced at a rather unfortunate time.
In an announcement on the official Paradox forum, the game developers wrote about a certain forgotten nation. As of 2018 (i.e. patch 1.26) it remained mostly unchanged, and even then it was limited to the introduction of its quest tree. Therefore, the developer will focus on it in the upcoming 1.35 patch.
This is good news for players, as it happens in all titles that old factions, heroes, etc. they are left behind due to new features introduced in subsequent years. Most Internet users welcome these changes (or criticize some of them – it’s the Internet, after all).
Just a small problem: the nation that Paradox wants to refine and strengthen with conquest missions is the Russians. The developers made the announcement two weeks before the anniversary of the attack on Ukraine, and at a time when there were reports that Russia had resumed its offensive (via CNN).
It is fair to add that the players themselves are not particularly affected. In fact, most of those commenting on the Paradox forum are either focused on gameplay or complaining about another Russian facelift, rather than, say, Belarus or Russia. Only a few posts criticize the developers for lack of time, and even that indirectly.
More critical voices can be found on Bloodalthough even on this platform they seem to be in the minority. However, Eurogamer (who also reached out to outraged fans) got a statement from Paradox Interactive about it.
The publisher, in addition to the obvious argument that Europa Universalis 4 is a historical game, pointed out that “Reviews” of other overlooked parties operating in Asia have already been announced. It would therefore be strange if after China, Japan and the Ottoman Empire, the creators left Russia aside.
Paradox added that in EU4 it simply tries to “present the past with some semblance of historical accuracy”. That’s why they didn’t pay attention to the political context when they posted another dev diary entry for player feedback.
More for you:
- Europa Universalis IV – game guide
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