The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red and Assassin's Creed studio Ubisoft aren't the only companies that think DRM is a waste of time for PC games. Speaking with GameSpot, Magicka and Hearts of Iron developer Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester outlined why he thinks DRM can be such a headache and provided some steps that he thinks will convince people to buy legal copies of Paradox games.
Paradox Interactive CEO Ebba Ljungerud has stepped down from her position and will be replaced by Fredrik Wester, the man who held the title before her.
From GameWatcher: "Paradox Interactive is known for many things, which includes making quality niche games and unique historical experiences, but also for releasing a whole boatload of DLC for its most popular offerings.
Fredrik Wester, previously Paradox CEO, has decided to comment on this particular facet of his company, explaining why it is that he feels it's a "fair and balanced way to release content in the long term."
I love paradox grand strategy games. There model is good even if you don't buy any of the DLC. However, it does mean that day one adopters often get the bare minimum of the game, for example Imperator: Rome; It's getting some pretty big free updates and 1.1 just launched and 1.2 is already in beta, but the game a launch was pretty bare bones.
If you come to the game 1 or 2 years after launch, it's fantastic, I bought Europa Universalis 4 a couple years after launch, stellaris a year after launch and they'd already had big overhauls.
For a publisher the size of Paradox, a game like Goat Simulator would make more sense than another Call of Duty, according to CEO Fredrik Wester.
DRM on PC is silly like the article stated. People who are going to pirate games will do so anyway but don't punish people who support you with such foolishness. Of course some DRM is always needed but don't go full stupid.