You also can't expect a publicly traded company

Resorting to a strawman?

The other options would be

False dichotomy. More shoddy reasoning.

which would completely ruin the community

There is no community. I have a closer relationship with my keyboard than another EU4 player. There's select multiplayer groups, yes, and modding circles, but a general EU4 community? Nope.

everyone plays on a different map with different game balance

There are many different game setups right now. What % of the "community" (customer base) owns all DLC? Less than 100%, I'd guess.

Finally, though this isn't EU4 related, but I'm calling you out anyway

If you're underpaid, that's your problem to fix

No. Wages reflect many things, include the power differential between employee and employer; union presence; history; class; formality; hazard pay. The level of ignorance in believing pay is simply "your problem" beggars belief.