This is really a core mechanic of the game, and it's a lot less interesting without this. If you need to buy a bunch of DLC's at once wait for a sale, but this is one you won't want to pass up.
If you want fleshed out mechanics for merchant republics, then this is a must-have. Otherwise you can skip it. Although I will say, I enjoyed playing as the Netherlands a great deal, so I probably got value for this DLC on that single playthrough.
Has some cool features in it, but none of them are groundbreaking. Mostly quality of life stuff. It's nice to have, but you can absolutely enjoy EU4 without this one.
For me, this is a top 5 EU4 DLC no question - but that's because I like playing around with custom nations and randomized new world setups. Even if you don't care about that, it adds events for certain new world playthroughs - I got good value out of this during a fun Inca run.
Cool game, unfortunately I've had some problems playing it in online coop with friends, but the core game in singleplayer is pretty fun regardless. Definitely pick it up on a discount though, as it's steep at 30.
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