Have had this game for a long time and its a very good game, why the negative review?

The base game is ok, but is pretty simple and monotunous. It lacks depth and customisation options are terrible, with nearly all assets looking the same. Mods fix this, user content has provided so many fixes and improvements that I wasn't really sure what the base game was anymore or why I thought it was flawed (I reminded myself by playing a couple of games without any mods... I remember now).
All this isn't a bad thing, I've enjoyed plenty of hours staring at the galaxy and moving my autonomous drones to and from systems

So why the negative review?

Time and time again Paradox have taken popular mod ideas that bring additional content, made a sh*ty version of it, then sold it as DLC. Apocolypse has added titan ships (already existed) and planet destroyers (new concept). Utopia added mega structures (already existed, you just couldn't build them)

Paradox has a habit of stripping their game of small bits across the whole game, then adding all those said bits with some minor additions to a brand new DLC pack that costs £15

Have had this game for a long time and its a very good game, why the negative review? The base game is ok, but is pretty simple and monotunous. It lacks depth and customisation options are terrible, with nearly all assets looking the same. Mods fix this, user content has provided so many fixes and improvements that I wasn't really sure what the base game was anymore or why I thought it was flawed (I reminded myself by playing a couple of games without any mods... I remember now). All this isn't a bad thing, I've enjoyed plenty of hours staring at the galaxy and moving my autonomous drones to and from systems So why the negative review? Time and time again Paradox have taken popular mod ideas that bring additional content, made a sh*ty version of it, then sold it as DLC. Apocolypse has added titan ships (already existed) and planet destroyers (new concept). Utopia added mega structures (already existed, you just couldn't build them) Paradox has a habit of stripping their game of small bits across the whole game, then adding all those said bits with some minor additions to a brand new DLC pack that costs £15