Cities Skylines 2 faces criticism for Beach Properties DLC
Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive issue apologies and refunds
Compensation for Ultimate Edition owners: three creator packs and three radio stations
Only 4% of Steam reviews are positive
Cities Skylines 2, the much-anticipated sequel to the popular city-building simulation game, has faced criticism and backlash from its community due to the poor state of its first paid DLC, Beach Properties. In response, Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive have issued apologies and announced plans to refund purchases of the DLC and make it free for all players.
The Beach Properties DLC was released in March 2024 with an overwhelmingly negative reception on Steam, receiving only 4% positive reviews. Players expressed disappointment with the lack of meaningful additions, poor optimization, and unfinished features. The developers acknowledged these issues and apologized for rushing out the DLC without fully addressing the concerns of their community.
Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive have promised to focus on improving the base game before releasing any further paid expansions. They will be issuing refunds for those who purchased Beach Properties individually, while Ultimate Edition owners will receive three additional creator packs and three radio stations as compensation. The developers also plan to shift their focus towards free patches and updates for the base game.
The console versions of Cities Skylines 2 have also been delayed due to the ongoing improvements being made to the base game. The PS5 and Xbox versions, which were originally scheduled for a spring 2024 release, are now targeted for an October 2024 release date.
The developers have acknowledged that they let their community down with the poor state of Beach Properties and are committed to making things right by focusing on the base game and addressing its issues before releasing any further paid content. They encourage players to stay tuned for updates on future improvements and patches.
Cities: Skylines II developers pledged to focus on fixing the base game after a disappointing paid DLC received negative reviews.
Beachfront Properties pack scored a 96% negative rating in Steam reviews, leading to apologies and promised refunds.
Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive admit rushing out the DLC in its current form and losing community trust.
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The author expresses his opinion about the disappointing Beachfront Properties DLC for Cities: Skylines II and the negative reactions from players. He uses emotional manipulation by describing the community's sentiment as 'nosedive' and 'beyond repair'. The article also contains selective reporting, focusing on the negative aspects of the DLC without mentioning any potential positive features or improvements.
Many Skylines II players have greeted the announcement as a good first step that will need to be backed up by tangible progress. Others feel the situation is beyond repair.
Since Cities: Skylines II arrived last October, players have been complaining about problems with limited editing tools, massive performance issues, too few assets, and wonky economic simulations
The Beachfront Properties pack scored a stunning 96 percent negative rating in Steam reviews
Cities: Skylines 2 developers Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive have apologized for the poor state of the game and recent DLC, Beach Properties.
Beach Properties, a paid DLC for Cities: Skylines 2, has been met with harsh feedback from players due to lack of meaningful additions.
Colossal Order and Paradox will issue refunds for people who bought Beach Properties and change it to free DLC.
Ultimate Edition players won’t receive refunds but will get three additional creator packs and three radio stations.
Cities: Skylines 2 launched in October 2023 with over 2,300 mostly negative recent reviews on Steam due to poor PC performance.
Colossal Order released weekly patches until November but then focused on DLC instead of fixing main game issues.
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Beach Properties, a paid DLC for Cities: Skylines 2, has been met with harsh feedback from players due to lack of meaningful additions.
Players have been complaining about issues with editing tools, performance, assets, and economic simulations since launch.
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The author uses an apology from the developers as a way to imply that they let down their players by releasing a game in an unfinished state and a DLC with issues. This is an appeal to emotion and can be considered manipulative. The author also makes assumptions about the intentions of the developers, which is not valid reasoning.
]We see and understand the disappointment many of you have expressed after the release of Cities: Skylines II and the recent release of Beach Properties. We asked for your patience and support, and you've shown those. In return, we let you down.[/
Despite the player feedback, Colossal Order and Paradox moved forward with the release.
It has an ‘overwhelmingly negative’ rating on Steam right now.
Cities: Skylines 2 team apologizes for Beach Properties DLC being unfinished and offers refunds to individual buyers.
Beach Properties DLC is now free for all Cities: Skylines 2 players.
Developers Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive acknowledge the game’s base issues and promise improvements, focusing on the base game and modding tools first.
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No paid DLC will be released until the game’s performance issues are fixed.
Console version of Skylies II has been delayed from spring to October at the earliest.
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The article contains selective reporting as the author focuses on the issues with Beach Properties DLC and does not mention any positive aspects or improvements made to the base game. The author also expresses their personal opinion that there is a danger of some owners and fans never considering the game to be 'good enough' which is not related to deception in the article.
Focusing on free patches and updates ahead of paid content
A ‘complete focus on improving the base game and modding tools’
Better community involvement in choosing priorities
Cities Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order apologizes for the current state of the game and plans to refund Beach Properties DLC purchasers.
,Beach Properties DLC will be made free for all Cities Skylines 2 players.
Colossal Order will add three creator packs and three radio stations to Cities Skylines 2 Ultimate Edition as compensation for those who cannot be refunded.
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Beach Properties DLC will be made free for all Cities Skylines 2 players.
Colossal Order apologizes for the current state of the game and plans to refund Beach Properties DLC purchasers.
Bridges and Ports expansion has been moved to 2025.
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The author expresses remorse and apologizes for the current state of Cities Skylines 2 and the release of Beach Properties DLC before addressing the game's issues. This is an example of an Apology Fallacy, as it focuses on feelings rather than facts or actions.
The developer says: 'We see and understand the disappointment many of you have expressed after the release of Cities Skylines 2 and the recent release of Beach Properties.'
The developer explains: 'We asked for your patience and support, and you’ve shown those. In return, we let you down.'
Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order is refunding purchases of its Beach Properties asset pack and delaying future DLC and console port
Beach Properties, the first paid DLC for Cities: Skylines 2, has an ‘Overwhelmingly Negative’ rating on Steam with only 4% positive reviews
Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen apologized for releasing Beach Properties in its current form and letting down the community
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The author makes several statements about the community's feelings towards Cities: Skylines 2 and its DLC, but does not commit any explicit fallacies. However, there are some implicit fallacies that can be inferred from the text. The author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the game's launch as 'messy' and 'a mess', implying that Colossal Order has made a mistake or acted poorly. This is an appeal to emotion, as it attempts to elicit a negative emotional response from the reader without providing any evidence or logical reasoning. Additionally, the author states that 'things came to a head in late January' and 'many of the community's loudest and most respected voices broke rank', implying that there was some sort of consensus or unified opinion within the community. This is a false dichotomy, as it oversimplifies the complexities of community sentiment towards Cities: Skylines 2. The author also uses loaded language when describing Beach Properties as 'thin for the $9.99 asking price', implying that Colossal Order was trying to deceive or cheat its customers. This is an appeal to pity, as it attempts to elicit sympathy from the reader for those who purchased the DLC and were disappointed with its content.
]The game's launch was messy[
Things came to a head in late January
Beach Properties was thin for the $9.99 asking price
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