
For the most part they have not met with a very warm reception among the players. There are, among others, complaints about the lack of balance and various technical issues.Īcross nearly eight years since its release, the hit strategy game Europa Universalis IV has lived to see thirteen large expansions.The players did not like it - on Steam only 12% of 788 opinions about the DLC are positive.Yesterday the Leviathan expansion for EU4 launched.There's no release date for Europa Universalis 4's Leviathan expansion yet, but Paradox says it's due to arrive "soon". Leviathan will, for instance, let players deploy a diplomat to proactively gain Favours with a nation (previously they were accrued over time), which can then be used to perform useful diplomatic functions - such as abandoning an alliance, having a nation return a core province, and more - without having to declare war. In related news, Paradox shared more on Europa Universalis 4's upcoming Leviathan expansion over the weekend, explaining it'll introduce a range of new features for those wanting to play the game tall rather than wide - that is, focussing their energies on their existing land space rather than expanding across the map - as well as adding more diplomatic options. Paradox has stressed this is an optional route into the game's mass of DLC, and that everything will remain available to purchase and play individually for those that prefer to do so. Interested parties will need to own the Europa Universalis 4 base game to take advantage of the subscription service, which costs £3.99/€4.99/$4,99 USD a month and provides "immediate access to all additional content ever created for the game" - currently amounting to 14 major expansions, 3 immersion packs, and 9 content packs, costing around £275. Not only did Paradox launch a fully fledged subscription model for Crusader Kings 2 in February, it's now offering - as announced during its Paradox Insider event over the weekend - a similar service to all Europa Universalis 4 players. Those experiments were clearly a success. Watch on YouTube Europa Universalis IV: Leviathan - Announcement Trailer.
