So I was apprehensive about buying due to all the complaints about DLC etc. but said F it and bought it all on sale. This game is tuned to a specific type of player in mind. You're either going to love it or hate it. As far as the DLC is concerned I have to play devil's advocate here, many times in the past I've played a game and thought to myself, God, I would pay more money if they would just do X. Most of the time I don't get my wish, the community isn't strong enough to justify putting more money into the game so they just leave things where they are. If you're lucky you get a good modding community and get that stuff for free, but it's usually a hassle. This game you get both, they kept developing, and you get the modding community. I feel like some games never get the attention (development) they deserve because everyone's trying to stay within a certain price point. It would be like trying to manufactur EVERY car to end up as the same price, or within a small range that's acceptable to the community... so if we made and sold cars like we did games, we'd never have Aston Martin's or Porches or whatever your favorite luxury car is... to me this is a luxury strategy game, yes it costs more, but it has ALOT more features than other strategy games, and just like cars it comes with factory options as well as after market upgrades :) So I have to thank Paradox for their strategy here, and all the players that supported the game enough to get them to invest more into it, otherwise this would've just been another game that could've been great. Well done. As far as the prices, they could be cheaper, and I would like that, but I think they are smart people that worked hard and deserve some extra cash, I'd say it's fair at current sale prices and they should be dropped for good, it's still expensive and still fair for what you're getting imho.