I'm seriously considering getting it at or near launch (of course I'm willing to wait at least a little bit to hear if it works, is good, etc.) but not if it's going to be obnoxious and woke. I know they were at least talking about "heterosexuality not being the default" or whatever, which definitely isn't a good sign.
What have you guys heard?
When it comes to Paradox games wait until the first DLC. It's probably going to be a broken mess at launch and the first DLC is usually what makes the game playable.
Should be a rule of thumb for all games. When the first DLC is released, most base games tend to be put on sale.