Paradox’s Crusader Kings 3 is one of the best medieval grand strategy RPGs available today. Paradox continues to improve and deepen the game by releasing timed DLCs and event packs.
The most recent event pack is Crusader Kings 3: Coronations. The majority of players received the Coronations pack poorly due to issues with bugs and limited content. The folks at Paradox even responded to the negative feedback with an apology. But was it really that bad? Check out our detailed review of the Crusader Kings 3: Coronations expansion pack.
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What did Coronations add
The main selling point of CK3: Coronations is the activity itself. Similar to other activities like hunts, feasts, funerals, and university visits, you can hold Coronations under specific circumstances and gain prestige, legitimacy, and even alliances.
As it is an activity, you can either attend or hold a Coronation. However, you can only hold a coronation if you are uncrowned and rise in rank, so you have to plan your play through around that to access the event. As an emperor, you can hold a version of the event called an anointment ceremony.
Hosting a Coronation
When hosting a coronation, you can choose between the Ceremony or Celebrations activity options; each of which offers a separate set of rewards upon successful completion. Like with other in-game activities, the Coronation event has five levels of results upon completion: Meager, Modest, Respectable, Grand, and Resplendent. The higher the level you achieve, the more rewards you get.
This event introduces a new element that other activities in the game are missing: the major supporters and detractors. These are in-game characters, such as vassals and peers, who are either on board with your proclamation or not. These characters can actually make attempts to ruin or improve your “Coronation”.
The stakes can get pretty high as detractors could even offer a duel to the death. Diplomacy-heavy players could attempt to turn detractors into supporters.
During your coronation, you will go through each activity and interact with characters. You will receive advantages and drawbacks throughout the activity phases.
Once the event concludes, you will gain the ability to make an oath to your people from a list of 12 options, including the option to abstain from making an oath. These oaths unfold like a challenge that you must fulfil within an allotted time frame.
The event concludes with a feast, which is the generic feast event already in the game, including the same events, activities, interactions, and options.
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Our Honest Thoughts
So, what do we think of Crusader Kings 3: Coronations?
The event itself offers some fun new elements to the game, including detractors and supporters, oaths, and the five levels of completion. This event offers exciting activities and decisions that capture the intrigue, danger, grandeur, and complications that come with being a medieval ruler.
However, the positives stop there. The expansion pack was plagued with bugs when it first launched, which damaged the pack in the eyes of most players, even after Paradox released fixes and patches.
The Crusader Kings 3: Coronations DLC does not improve the game. The event itself is interesting enough but quickly becomes repetitive and loses its value; nothing changes in terms of gameplay. At $4.99, the DLC is not costly at all, especially considering the prices in today’s gaming market, but if you are not in a rush to collect every DLC as they are released, then hold off for a sale or for more packs; you are not missing out on much.
