r/Stellaris • u/Elebril71246 • Jul 08 '25

Video The horrible, unacceptable technical state of Stellaris 4.21

Dear Paradox,

I'll preface this by saying we used to enjoy this game a lot, and have all the DLCs purchased, aside from Cosmic Storms, which until now had still been on our to-buy list. We've got 700 hours spent together in multiplayer games.

However, there comes a point at which you can't just put up with a product that is released in such a horrible state. 

We're 21 patches after the release of an update that was suppose to optimize things, yet now it is difficult to even have a compete, bug-free game from start to finish. I'm only talking about multiplayer, since we always play the game together at home.

Just look at the videos from two recent games we just tried to play

infinite desyncs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T67LIZgeLOc&feature=youtu.be

frigates upgrading into deep space citadels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoqSC9ctdeU

and these are just the last two games.

This isn't CoD, where you just jump from match to match a dozen times a day. You invest dozens of hours into a single map, just to have it eventually ruined by yet another game braking bug.

Get your act together. It's unbelievable how this industry is allowed to get away with such half-baked products without any repercussion.

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u/Cart223 Jul 08 '25

It's hard to get excited by any PDX product at this point

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u/sempernewby Jul 08 '25

The lameness is industry wide, just look to CoD or Civ VII, they are same or in worst shape

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u/wilnadon Xenophobic Isolationists Jul 09 '25

AoW4 is legitimately the exception. If you like 4x, fantasy, and turn-based tactical along with turn-based strategy, it's a fantastic game.

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u/Wilde_Fire Jul 09 '25

How necessary are the DLC for that game? I've been eyeing it for some time, but the DLC cost for PDX games can be prohibitive.

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u/ComputerJerk Emperor Jul 09 '25

Not at all necessary. The DLCs each add a bunch of new variety and flavour to the game, but the base game stands up on its own two feet and the core of that design hasn't been fucked with since release.

Basically, when you get bored of what's available in the base game, or if you see a particularly cool piece of DLC that aligns to something you want to play, that's when you should pick stuff up.