Comments on: Fredrik Wester – Paradox Interview http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/ The Reticule a PC gaming website focused on innovative articles and more. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:45:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Evo’s PC Gaming Blog » Blog Archive » The Roundup 4th September http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1588 Evo’s PC Gaming Blog » Blog Archive » The Roundup 4th September Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:35:12 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1588 [...] I have a couple of interviews, the first was with Fredrik Wester the Paradox CEO about, well Paradox! It caused a bit of a stir in the Hearts of Iron community I must say. My second interview was with [...] [...] I have a couple of interviews, the first was with Fredrik Wester the Paradox CEO about, well Paradox! It caused a bit of a stir in the Hearts of Iron community I must say. My second interview was with [...]

]]> By: Wally http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1547 Wally Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:48:02 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1547 HOI3 has quite a few problems (was expecting it tbh, but not quite as bad as this). My experience with HOi2 says that was better brand new out of the box - but I hope they fix up the performance issues etc soon. Unfortunately I fear they made some questionable decisions around the interface but what can you do - at least they're listening to the fans/forum posters. Good on you for replying fredrik, and I hope you end up shaving your head :P HOI3 has quite a few problems (was expecting it tbh, but not quite as bad as this). My experience with HOi2 says that was better brand new out of the box – but I hope they fix up the performance issues etc soon. Unfortunately I fear they made some questionable decisions around the interface but what can you do – at least they’re listening to the fans/forum posters.

Good on you for replying fredrik, and I hope you end up shaving your head :P

]]> By: Don http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Don Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:57:47 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1540 I think paradox have made a great game with hoi3. I admit it has a couple of bugs but still I'm having tons of fun with it! I think paradox have made a great game with hoi3. I admit it has a couple of bugs but still I’m having tons of fun with it!

]]> By: Dr.Phibes http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1537 Dr.Phibes Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:36:29 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1537 What amazes me is the fact that despite all the bugs and imbalance hoi3 is one heck of a game, imho one of the best in 09. Keep up the good work PI! What amazes me is the fact that despite all the bugs and imbalance hoi3 is one heck of a game, imho one of the best in 09. Keep up the good work PI!

]]> By: PI Fan http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 PI Fan Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:37:57 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1536 Oh this id like to add as i forgot to mention this, im not a fan of DLC of anykind unless its an Expansion, in terms of units or music which you mentioned they should have been in the game from the start and not have people to pay for some thin that should have been in thier just so you can make a bit more money intop threw your own service, that is just plain milking the customer and i hope that you might reconsider doing DLC in that sort of manor and try to jump of the bandwagon of what other companies are trying to do, not every one can afford to make small cash injections into DLC content how ever minor it is unless its an expansion that adds a great deal, one example would be Empire Total War which has the same which people are generaly not to happy with itself. I earn very little and have a tight budget I dont want to feel left out just because i cant pay for the extra's :( Oh this id like to add as i forgot to mention this, im not a fan of DLC of anykind unless its an Expansion, in terms of units or music which you mentioned they should have been in the game from the start and not have people to pay for some thin that should have been in thier just so you can make a bit more money intop threw your own service, that is just plain milking the customer and i hope that you might reconsider doing DLC in that sort of manor and try to jump of the bandwagon of what other companies are trying to do, not every one can afford to make small cash injections into DLC content how ever minor it is unless its an expansion that adds a great deal, one example would be Empire Total War which has the same which people are generaly not to happy with itself.

I earn very little and have a tight budget I dont want to feel left out just because i cant pay for the extra’s :(

]]> By: PI Fan http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 PI Fan Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:26:44 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1535 Hi id like to say that im very happy that PI makes such great games, Im from the UK playerbase. But with the most recent titel there are a few bugs/things that are wrong. One of them being maps city/names apart from the Stalingrad issue mentioned on your forums there are province names in arae's such as the Netherlands or Belgium, Germany, Austria, USA, China and other places to name a few, I will give some examples here from my long time playing as Germany in HoI1 ad 2 and visiting Germany many times on my Holiday's and reading its history in many books: Frankfurt , Manheim, Memel, Mainz, Rastatt, Darmstadt, Karlsruhe amongst few that i can name of the top of my head. This seem's like a rather large mistake/error although thier not game breaking issues they do sort of ruin the game's fun for anyone that dose know this, are thier any plans on fixing map name issuesand so on in a patch and or expansion? although yes thier are mods it dose help if thire fixed officialy rather then let modders fix a developers mistakes in some cases Your track record in the games itself has been extreamly good but these are fairly obvius mistakes, wether it merits an answer or not i dont know but i thaught I aught to show my support but also small feedback too :) Hi id like to say that im very happy that PI makes such great games, Im from the UK playerbase. But with the most recent titel there are a few bugs/things that are wrong. One of them being maps city/names apart from the Stalingrad issue mentioned on your forums there are province names in arae’s such as the Netherlands or Belgium, Germany, Austria, USA, China and other places to name a few, I will give some examples here from my long time playing as Germany in HoI1 ad 2 and visiting Germany many times on my Holiday’s and reading its history in many books: Frankfurt , Manheim, Memel, Mainz, Rastatt, Darmstadt, Karlsruhe amongst few that i can name of the top of my head.

This seem’s like a rather large mistake/error although thier not game breaking issues they do sort of ruin the game’s fun for anyone that dose know this, are thier any plans on fixing map name issuesand so on in a patch and or expansion? although yes thier are mods it dose help if thire fixed officialy rather then let modders fix a developers mistakes in some cases

Your track record in the games itself has been extreamly good but these are fairly obvius mistakes, wether it merits an answer or not i dont know but i thaught I aught to show my support but also small feedback too :)

]]> By: aaaaburn http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 aaaaburn Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:02:18 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1534 Of course Mr. Wester is not going to focus on the problems with HOI3. I am a loyal customer and did buy a registered edition on Gamersgate. I was sorely disappointed in the unfinished release of HOI3. I bought it the first day of release and cannot really play a decent game until the patches are released to fix numerous bugs, OOB, and map issues. I have been able to cruise through the amazing new features from previous HOI series and this will be the incredible game that was promised a few months from now. I was just unimpressed by the beta testers and the pre-release quality check (if there was one). I will keep the faith in Johan and his staff. I admit that I wanted the game released as quickly as possible, but I wanted a game I could play. Consider this a warning from me and others on the forum... We want to buy a quality product that is playable at the time of purchase and is moddable to suite our own flavor. This company has one of the few fan bases that offer to make a game better for free! I want Paradox to be successful, but they have to retain my loyalty through quality. -aaaaburn Of course Mr. Wester is not going to focus on the problems with HOI3. I am a loyal customer and did buy a registered edition on Gamersgate.
I was sorely disappointed in the unfinished release of HOI3. I bought it the first day of release and cannot really play a decent game until the patches are released to fix numerous bugs, OOB, and map issues. I have been able to cruise through the amazing new features from previous HOI series and this will be the incredible game that was promised a few months from now. I was just unimpressed by the beta testers and the pre-release quality check (if there was one).
I will keep the faith in Johan and his staff. I admit that I wanted the game released as quickly as possible, but I wanted a game I could play.
Consider this a warning from me and others on the forum… We want to buy a quality product that is playable at the time of purchase and is moddable to suite our own flavor. This company has one of the few fan bases that offer to make a game better for free! I want Paradox to be successful, but they have to retain my loyalty through quality.
-aaaaburn

]]> By: Hoot http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 Hoot Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:15:38 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1533 I’m a big fan of HOI and i think that paradox will fix the problems that the game has now. But it’s sad that companies, can put games on the market with so many faults, and here I’m not just talking about Paradox…. I work in a company where we make some software/code, I know a lot of times everything has to be done now or yesterday, there isn’t always time before the product has to leave the production (it’s all business/money)…. But I think the next patch will fix a lot of the mistakes there is now…. And the game will be great.. (i do enjoy it) - from a HOI fan I’m a big fan of HOI and i think that paradox will fix the problems that the game has now. But it’s sad that companies, can put games on the market with so many faults, and here I’m not just talking about Paradox…. I work in a company where we make some software/code, I know a lot of times everything has to be done now or yesterday, there isn’t always time before the product has to leave the production (it’s all business/money)….

But I think the next patch will fix a lot of the mistakes there is now…. And the game will be great.. (i do enjoy it)

- from a HOI fan

]]> By: Greg Wild http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1531 Greg Wild Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:03:45 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1531 Try to keep it civil chaps. We're okay so far, but I'd rather we didn't descend into an over spill for the forum re: HOI3's release state. I'd like to point out that in the interview Fredrik is keen to point out how grateful he and Paradox are for the rapport that has built up over the years between fans and developers. I'd hate to see that relationship destroyed by endless forum sniping. Keep posting about issues in a composed manner and it's far more likely the team will get around to resolving them one way or another in the future, and ultimately keep producing knockout titles. Like I say, we're fine so far, but keep things civil :) -Greg xoxo Try to keep it civil chaps. We’re okay so far, but I’d rather we didn’t descend into an over spill for the forum re: HOI3’s release state. I’d like to point out that in the interview Fredrik is keen to point out how grateful he and Paradox are for the rapport that has built up over the years between fans and developers. I’d hate to see that relationship destroyed by endless forum sniping. Keep posting about issues in a composed manner and it’s far more likely the team will get around to resolving them one way or another in the future, and ultimately keep producing knockout titles.
Like I say, we’re fine so far, but keep things civil :)
-Greg xoxo

]]> By: CoyoteTheClever http://thereticule.com/2009/08/fredrik-wester-paradox-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 CoyoteTheClever Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:27:27 +0000 http://thereticule.com/?p=4361#comment-1529 I gave the game a similar score on Metacritic I believe, though a lot of that is based on my analysis of your ability to fix the problems with the game. It isn't a bad game by any means, but it is a gutted and buggy release, and the longer you play the game, the more clear that becomes. I understand you have PR work to do and you have to tow a certain line, and to a certain degree, I think you are telling the truth that this game is a good game and it does have a lot to offer. I just wish you wouldn't write off the obvious historical flaws with this game as "open-endedness" when they are just due to a rushed release. And it is understandable, because you guys do need to make money, and I'm happy to support you. If I knew the game like I know it now, I'd still of pre-ordered it like I did. That's the kind of fans you guys have. I gave the game a similar score on Metacritic I believe, though a lot of that is based on my analysis of your ability to fix the problems with the game. It isn’t a bad game by any means, but it is a gutted and buggy release, and the longer you play the game, the more clear that becomes. I understand you have PR work to do and you have to tow a certain line, and to a certain degree, I think you are telling the truth that this game is a good game and it does have a lot to offer. I just wish you wouldn’t write off the obvious historical flaws with this game as “open-endedness” when they are just due to a rushed release. And it is understandable, because you guys do need to make money, and I’m happy to support you. If I knew the game like I know it now, I’d still of pre-ordered it like I did. That’s the kind of fans you guys have.

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