Hi mods, I haven't posted any AV as per the sticky. Heck there are indie games like Aurora 4x with more content than Victoria 3. You are better off playing a modded version of EU 4, HOI4, or heck Victoria 2 than this game. I personally won't be buying this game and neither should you. It seems Paradox has decided to release with a basic game and leave most of the features for DLCs. I know most of you will say that is too be expected from an unfinished release but Victoria is supposed to release this year. You are playing as an absolute monarchy, tough luck, you can't do anything unless you research it.

Except with gardening at least you have the freedom to plant whatever you want. Paradox stated its like gardening, they weren't kidding. Don't even get me started on the research UI. This is especially bad considering games like democracy have existed for over 10 years and use a powerful UI to surface up information. Getting information on why something is working or not working isn't easily accessible. I played a few different nations for a few hours to test out mechanics and my overall impression of the game can be summed up in one word: disappointed So its been some time since the leak dropped and I finally decided to check it out myself since every new dev diary left me less and less excited about the game. We can either bend with the wind or break in it. I was excited to see fresh Vic3 content and I do not relish the enforcement role this turn of events has put me in, and I'm sure other subreddit moderators feel the same way. We understand that this will disappoint many of you. One noteworthy example is how the Lego subreddit was forced to ban leaks by the site admins because images of leaks were being hit by infringement notices. This is based on US copyright law and how Reddit (the company) has acted on subreddits regarding leaks in the past. We cannot host or link to the leaked build or materials derived from the leak. We can still discuss the leak and discuss content derived from the leak. In order to ensure that innocent content is not caught up in this dragnet Any screenshot, video, or similar material of Victoria 3 that is posted to the subreddit must come with a link to where Paradox have posted it. Any leak-derived screenshots, videos, or similar material posted on /r/Victoria3 is considered to break Rule 3 - the piracy rule. This subreddit has had an anti-piracy rule since it was opened up so we are obliged to respect Paradox's stance. As such, we cannot permit content from the leaked build on /r/Victoria3. Paradox have made a legal claim of copyright infringement that covers all audio-visual materials derived from the leaked build. People have been taking screenshots and making videos based on it. It appears that an in-development build of Victoria 3 was shared by a tester and is circulating in some communities.

You've probably heard by now that there has been a major Victoria 3 leak. Your troubles are over, no more you'll be forced to interact with people.

Victoria 3 development diary