The 'rushed' attempt to rehabilitate Cities Skylines II is becoming a cautionary tale

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Paradox and Colossal Order are struggling to rework Cities Skylines II after a tough launch window, and have now apologized for rushing DLC out of the door.

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I wish they'd make this game good

I was so excited in October, but I'm glad I waited for the reviews

I watched every dev notes that released weekly in the lead up, I was part of the hype. Hundreds if not thousands of hours into cs1.

I'm still waiting for this game, I can't wait to buy this game.

But I'm not buying some half baked beta game.
- I wish they’d make this game good
  
  It should have been optimized to run good on common PC configurations. It should have mods since day 1 via the Steam Workshop.
  
  This would have solved 99% of all complaints.
  
  Sadly short-sighted "money now" comes first
  
  In my experience I’m actually impressed with the ‘full simulation’ performance so far.
  
  Absolutely it was released far too early, I’m looking forward to feature parity with CS1 and getting it to a proper state.
- I still don't see the point of a sequel in the first place.
  
  Probably for engine updates, systems improvements, performance improvements, graphical improvements, to recharge people for more game.
  
  That's why they would do it, not saying that's what they did, except that last point.
Unfortunately, Paradox and Colossal represent everything wrong with the games industry.

Rushed, sloppy, and greedy take on a great idea. Shooting PC mods in the foot for hypothetical console support.Trying to rush out a half-baked port to console on a half-baked, buggy game years before it's ready. Releasing assetflip dlc before the game is even done or even on consoles, lol.
- Hypothetical console support? CS1 already as console support so it's not hypothetical, merely unimplemented
A whole feckin year after it was supposed to drop..
I feel really bad for the developers and their frustration with their publisher/management they must have to have dealt with, and the long haul in front of them that still exists.

If I was working there I would have quit and try to find work somewhere else. That crap they must have gone through and still have to deal with is just too much.
Meanwhile, Rift Wizard 2 is being hailed as "the greatest game possible" by Forbes and WSJ. "Modding is going to be even better now, holy shit," experts consulted by NYT said.
They should compare notes with cdpr on how to, and how not to, go about this
- Hello Games.

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