Back in June, we informed you about Paradox Interactive upping the prices of its titles on Steam and GOG. However, and after numerous negative Steam reviews, Paradox announced that it would roll back those prices. And as promised, Paradox has reverted its prices back to their pre-increase levels as of today. Moreover, Paradox claimed that prices will be frozen for a period of three months.
But what about those who purchased some of Paradox’s games when those prices were increased? As a gesture of goodwill, and since Paradox cannot offer any refunds, the publisher is offering one free game or two DLCs to all those who purchased one of its games from its approved re-sellers and didn’t pay in USD.
As Paradox stated:
“After exploring options with our sales partners, we’ve come to the conclusion that partial refunds (as in, refunding the price difference) aren’t practically possible. Instead, we will gift everyone who purchased any Paradox product between May 17 and today (including pre-orders of Steel Division: Normandy 44 made before May 17), in any currency except USD (where prices were not changed), a free copy of a full PC game or two DLC, as a gesture of goodwill.”
In short, those who have purchased a game from Steam, GOG, App Store, or from approved re-sellers are eligible for this offer. The games on offer will be:
- Stellaris
- Hearts of Iron IV
- Crusader Kings 2
- Europa Universalis IV
- Magicka 2
- Tyranny
The following DLCs are also on offer (do note that you can choose either a full game or two DLCs):
- HoI IV: Death or Dishonor
- EU IV: Third Rome
- CK II: Monks and Mystics
- Stellaris: Utopia
- Tyranny: Tales from the Tiers
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Good on them. Paradox certainly f*cked up, like all companies do, but they’re definitely showing a willingness to be open and communicative with their fans, and extending an olive branch. Compare this to R*’s half a*sed “support” of Open IV while simultaneously shutting down that same team’s Liberty City GTA V mod.
Well a sheep like you cant understand at all what they are doing
Apologizing and trying to make things right?
“Making things right” would equate to refunds, not to trade-offs that don’t cost them money, in the end.
This isn’t “making things right” this is “we found a way to make you feel like you got something back, while we don’t lose a single penny. Ergo, you still got f*cked & we still won!”
This isn’t “good on them”, this is a bad joke.
I thought Ubisoft had the patent on that. How wrong I was.
do not argue with these people, these are one of the most negative community you can find on the internet
Negative community ??? seems your another one who’s a sheep if you cant see the point these people are telling the dude at the top you shouldnt be here at all, or you just love being scammed or treated like trash from paradox
you haven’t seen type of person who likes to bend for developers, you’re just a mad teenager
Teenager lol wtf I m 22
let’s assume i believe that then the only thing i can say is you need help
I agree with you, they tried, but the way they did it wasnt right for some people here.
Hahaha. I knew it. No money returned for the scam, and let’s not mince words here. What they did was by the very definition of the word a scam.
topkek. THey don’t want to lose money, so they will try giving you another product of theirs that they think has the “same” value.
Scammers, thiefs, can not be trusted ever again
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Overseas Steam prices isnt the result of Valve speculation, its about the Purchasing power of the country in question. Its much better to actually capture some money than capturing nothing. In my country Dollar exchange is so high than a 49$ dollar game could mean a week of paid work for a low income worker.
“we’ve come to the conclusion that partial refunds (as in, refunding the price difference) aren’t practically possible”
If I were to be particularly cynical (surely not!) then it’s almost like Paradox knew such a thing wouldn’t be permitted by Steam, GOG, etc, at the time of pledging to do so.
Some might say this is all part of a PR damage limitation strategy whereby they knew the present outcome in advance and thus made the partial refunds announcement as a ploy intended to take the worst of the sting out of the media and consumer response.
replace trash with trash