Strato
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Just a quick look at the steam stats currently and there’s nearly 31,000 current players with a peak of 65,000 players. So I think there’s a bit of a market there, though players might be wary given the mixed views of the Frontier Pass.
According to my own library, the last time I played Civ VI was in October 2020. That was when the Sects were released (Vampires and the Ley Lines etc), but I never tried the heroes part of the game or zombies which started to cross a bit of a line for me. I’m amazed at how long ago that was now, and a little saddened that time has flown by.
I’ll admit, this new DLC might bring me in for a bit given I’ll have a bit of time to play games soon. Depending on pricing though. Like I think new Pokemon game release this week might be what I’d rather buy.
Also, it looks like the last big update was in April 2021, and the changes there look good with a few nice balancing changes and filling some gaps in the tech tree (ie: trebuchets and linemen gunpowder units).
I bought the Frontier Pass. It was okay and I enjoyed. As somebody from the Great White North, it was fun to play as Canada, even if the bonuses and uniques sucked. But unlike the demands in that trailer, I don’t really need more DLC, more leaders, etc. Of the game modes they introduced, the only two that I really played with any regularity was the secret societies, and the heroes. The other game modes just weren’t fun for me. I haven’t fired up Civ VI in ages, and I don’t expect this new announcement to change things.
Other than the game constantly crashing on some of my systems, the thing that keeps me from playing this is the damn missionary spam. I loathe that the map gets cluttered up with endless swarms of missionaries roaming about like an army of demented door to door proselytizers. Just kills the vibe.
KevinC
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Is that still a thing? My expectations for Firaxis are pretty low these days but I would have thought they would have addressed that. It was awful when I played.
I think I read somewhere they toned it down some but last time I played (a month or so ago) it was still really bad.
The missionary spam did get toned down. For me, it became tolerable.
I am not a fan of the entire religion meta-game. And you can’t really ignore it even if you want to.
Is it lame that I could’ve sworn Abe Lincoln was already in the game?
I suppose we can forgive you for messing up your Civ games.
Goes to show how much I played Civ VI I guess.
I constantly confuse rules, features, and wonders from Civs 3, 4 and 5 in Civ 6.
I’m getting too old for this shit.
The influence of religion in shaping human history is undeniable, and to leave it out entirely for a game like Civ doesn’t make sense. But spamming missionaries and religious combat isn’t a fun way to to incorporate religion.
Oh! I didn’t even see this part:
For Windows PC, if you purchase Civilization VI Anthology (or purchase all of the content that’s included in it separately at any time), you’ll be eligible to receive the Leader Pass for no additional charge.
PC players get it for free if they already have the rest of the game’s DLC.
Oh hey, that’d be me. Maybe I’ll end up checking out the new leaders just by default.
Yeah. Religion is damned hard to simulate in games though because it requires a level of quantification and algorithmic design that is at epistemological odds with how religion works in culture.
Hmmmm. I think that’s me. If the price of entry is free, I might kick the tires.
