End of CivWorld

Circuit · Feb 28, 2013, 11:44 AM

This just posted by the Civilization World fan page on Facebook:

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Originally Posted by Civilization World

Rulers of great civilizations, repent! The world is coming to an end! CivWorld will shortly cease operations and flow into the ethers, forever a fond memory of great triumphs. The last day for players to get more CivBucks using Facebook Credits will be April 2nd, 2013. The last day Civ World will be accessible is May 29th, 2013. We thank you for the time you spent with CivWorld, and beseech you to stay civilized on the other side.

Seems CivWorld is going with the trend of many other Facebook games. Zynga has been making cuts to its games as well. I've never played CivWorld, but I hate to see this happen to a Civilization title, even if it's an offshoot.

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ThERat · Feb 28, 2013, 04:28 PM

I won't be sad about this. To me, the game was absolutely terrible and had nothing at all to do with the game we know as civilization.
I am not surprised it ended up this way.

Sarang235 · Feb 28, 2013, 10:57 PM

Yeah the game is finally coming to an end

. Glad that I didn't spend anything on civbucks

krasny · Mar 02, 2013, 03:37 AM

Farewell to Sid's vanity project.

Had it not diverted much needed resources from the development of Civ 5, I might be a little bit sad.

But worry not, as we speak, Sid has plans to divert funds from Civ 6 for his iOS vanity project.

KerwiniusJones · Mar 02, 2013, 02:38 PM

Yay! Death to all mobile / social network games (aka games with all strategy, story, or any thinking removed). People thinking games like this are games is hurting the industry.

krasny · Mar 02, 2013, 02:48 PM

Facebook games are fine.

Facebook pastimes and other fluff which pose as games, which siphon resources away from proper Civ are beyond the pale and beneath contempt.

Sid should be ashamed of himself.

Vortilex · Mar 02, 2013, 03:05 PM

I tried to play CivWorld, but the whole social aspect ruined it. I'm hoping Firaxis learns from this mistake in gaming and produces something amazing next, perhaps another Sid Meier's Pirates!

Antilogic · Mar 02, 2013, 03:09 PM

Is anyone seriously surprised by this?

Vortilex · Mar 02, 2013, 04:05 PM

Tbh, I had almost completely forgotten about CivWorld.

joncnunn · Mar 02, 2013, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Antilogic

Is anyone seriously surprised by this?

A minor one; I thought there wasn't much cost in them keeping it up. (And so at some point there just wouldn't be any more updates [like those playing say SMAC(X), there's been no updates for years but you can still play it.]) Maybe facebook is charges more games on their site than I thought.
(Zygna likes to have frequent limited time things in all their games, so it wasn't surprising that they pulled their less popular games.)

Tigranes · Mar 02, 2013, 05:43 PM

I did play couple of games there (and became highest ranking player once). Massively multiplayer aspect of the game was very fun -- for the first time a player could experience internal rivalries and tension INSIDE his empire -- very realistic aspect totally missed by franchise so far. Mini-games were silly for strategy players, though. This idea should be further polished and developed, not shut down. Sad.

CivFart · Mar 02, 2013, 06:21 PM

I think Sid Meier cancelled Civ World because the designers portrayed Sid Meier with gray beard on the title box, this must have been a huge insult to a creative man like that.

Maniacal · Mar 03, 2013, 02:20 AM

Good riddance.

lordofcivs · Mar 03, 2013, 04:03 AM

Good to learn about this. The game was really bad, and could not be simply 'revised' for improvements. It should have been shut down long ago.

SMA333M · Mar 03, 2013, 08:51 AM

They could make this as a browser based TBS, on it's own website, not on Facebook. And you should be able to have your own civilization. This way, it could be much more interesting. And instead of having the civs from PC version, you should just give what name you want to your civ and choose some benefits, at the beginning. Custom Civs.

You know... managing your cities like in Civ 5, doing battles like in Civ World, researching, etc. Could be interesting. I'd play that !

AlpsStranger · Mar 03, 2013, 08:52 AM

I never like to see a game go down, but a Facebook game. Eh. Not so sure it's a bad thing.

What they need to do is make a high quality mobile Civ.

grandgeneralbob · Mar 03, 2013, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krasny

Farewell to Sid's vanity project.

Had it not diverted much needed resources from the development of Civ 5, I might be a little bit sad.

But worry not, as we speak, Sid has plans to divert funds from Civ 6 for his iOS vanity project.

well......... you might be my exact equal twin, except i don't like commas. Go ciVI!!!

kiwitt · Mar 03, 2013, 10:37 PM

Tried it ... didn't like it. If I want multi-player, I have PBEM ... in 9 current games now!!

Also ...

Civ 4 BTS - The End - everything after that was bad - Civ 4: Colonisation, Civ:Rev, Civ 5, Civ:World ... I hear Civ 7 will be a version of Tic-Tac-toe using hexes ... what an innovation that will be.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=400676
and its expansion pack
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpo...9&postcount=11

subanark · Mar 03, 2013, 11:21 PM

Personally, I liked the direction that Civ 5 was going. I just don't think they got there. A good game should not overwhelm the players with options. The 1 unit per tile went in that direction, but the combat didn't quite work out as well as could be hoped.

Antilogic · Mar 04, 2013, 01:22 AM

Civ needs innovation on the military side--the economic side of the game has developed well since the first two iterations. Some kind of gradually-expanding OOB system would be perfect for the turn-based nature of the game.

Feb 28, 2013, 04:28 PM	#2
ThERat Deity Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: City of one angel Posts: 10,518	I won't be sad about this. To me, the game was absolutely terrible and had nothing at all to do with the game we know as civilization. I am not surprised it ended up this way. __________________ Civ 3: SG wins : among others SID, DG OCC, AWS small, 3 AWD (standard map), AWE/20k, 5CC AWE, RaR: SID Civ4 SG highlights: 4 immortal wins (UN/3 dom), AWE Rome, AWP hub

Feb 28, 2013, 10:57 PM	#3
Sarang235 Chieftain Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: India Posts: 18	Yeah the game is finally coming to an end. Glad that I didn't spend anything on civbucks

Mar 02, 2013, 03:37 AM	#4
krasny Prince Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 448	Farewell to Sid's vanity project. Had it not diverted much needed resources from the development of Civ 5, I might be a little bit sad. But worry not, as we speak, Sid has plans to divert funds from Civ 6 for his iOS vanity project. __________________ Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. - Denis Diderot Last edited by krasny; Mar 02, 2013 at 03:38 AM. Reason: Adding more bile.

Mar 02, 2013, 02:48 PM	#6
krasny Prince Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 448	Facebook games are fine. Facebook pastimes and other fluff which pose as games, which siphon resources away from proper Civ are beyond the pale and beneath contempt. Sid should be ashamed of himself. __________________ Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. - Denis Diderot

Mar 02, 2013, 03:05 PM	#7
Vortilex Imperator Mundi Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St. Augustine, FL Posts: 1,392	I tried to play CivWorld, but the whole social aspect ruined it. I'm hoping Firaxis learns from this mistake in gaming and produces something amazing next, perhaps another Sid Meier's Pirates! __________________ Hail Inglip! My political compass: Economic Left/Right: -1.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.82

Mar 02, 2013, 02:38 PM	#5
KerwiniusJones Chieftain Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 11	Yay! Death to all mobile / social network games (aka games with all strategy, story, or any thinking removed). People thinking games like this are games is hurting the industry.

Mar 02, 2013, 03:09 PM	#8
Antilogic Sheepishly Statist Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: United States Posts: 9,921 Images: 2	Is anyone seriously surprised by this? __________________ Patron of fine and wholesome iced-cream manufactories.

Mar 02, 2013, 04:05 PM	#9
Vortilex Imperator Mundi Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St. Augustine, FL Posts: 1,392	Tbh, I had almost completely forgotten about CivWorld. __________________ Hail Inglip! My political compass: Economic Left/Right: -1.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.82

Mar 02, 2013, 05:43 PM	#11
Tigranes Armenian Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,554	I did play couple of games there (and became highest ranking player once). Massively multiplayer aspect of the game was very fun -- for the first time a player could experience internal rivalries and tension INSIDE his empire -- very realistic aspect totally missed by franchise so far. Mini-games were silly for strategy players, though. This idea should be further polished and developed, not shut down. Sad. __________________ All-Human 36-Civ Modern DominEarthion PBEM!. Dare to glare!

Mar 02, 2013, 06:21 PM	#12
CivFart Warlord Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 125	I think Sid Meier cancelled Civ World because the designers portrayed Sid Meier with gray beard on the title box, this must have been a huge insult to a creative man like that. Last edited by CivFart; Mar 02, 2013 at 06:25 PM.

Mar 03, 2013, 02:20 AM	#13
Maniacal the green Napoleon Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 17,303	Good riddance. __________________ Civilization Fanatics Steam Usergroup (I am) Fresh Prince of Buckingham \| Game Sales & Bargains Thread Insults are the last refuge of the out-argued.

Mar 03, 2013, 04:03 AM	#14
lordofcivs Lord of The Civilizations Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Civland Posts: 129	Good to learn about this. The game was really bad, and could not be simply 'revised' for improvements. It should have been shut down long ago. __________________ The Three things you can't fake are : Erections, Competence and Creativity. TO SUCCEED AS A TEAM IS TO HOLD ALL OF THE MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR EXPERTISE. __________________________________________________

Mar 03, 2013, 08:51 AM	#15
SMA333M Warlord Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Romania Posts: 141 Images: 14	They could make this as a browser based TBS, on it's own website, not on Facebook. And you should be able to have your own civilization. This way, it could be much more interesting. And instead of having the civs from PC version, you should just give what name you want to your civ and choose some benefits, at the beginning. Custom Civs. You know... managing your cities like in Civ 5, doing battles like in Civ World, researching, etc. Could be interesting. I'd play that !

Mar 03, 2013, 08:52 AM	#16
AlpsStranger Security breeeeeaaaach! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,608	I never like to see a game go down, but a Facebook game. Eh. Not so sure it's a bad thing. What they need to do is make a high quality mobile Civ.

Mar 03, 2013, 10:37 PM	#18
kiwitt Road to War Modder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Auckland, NZ (GMT+12) Posts: 3,874 Images: 1	Tried it ... didn't like it. If I want multi-player, I have PBEM ... in 9 current games now!! Also ... Civ 4 BTS - The End - everything after that was bad - Civ 4: Colonisation, Civ:Rev, Civ 5, Civ:World ... I hear Civ 7 will be a version of Tic-Tac-toe using hexes ... what an innovation that will be. http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=400676 and its expansion pack http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpo...9&postcount=11 __________________ Now developing Modern Earth (Giant), which will have nearly 800 cities and 5,000 units. Completed The Road to War - Historical 1.04a" - which is based on The Road to War - Original and has already had 4,700+ downloads. Dale (author of The Road to War) says "But what KiwiTT has done is take my core and expand the realism to form a version of RtW that is pleasing for the hard-cores. For that, KiwiTT gets a dip of my hat. - For future development and info see ... Facebook" * Need help installing Civ4 onto Windows7/Vista read my thread in here * IOT GM of the year for 2011 for Iron and Blood 1 Last edited by kiwitt; Mar 03, 2013 at 10:54 PM.

Mar 03, 2013, 11:21 PM	#19
subanark Warlord Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: WA Posts: 119	Personally, I liked the direction that Civ 5 was going. I just don't think they got there. A good game should not overwhelm the players with options. The 1 unit per tile went in that direction, but the combat didn't quite work out as well as could be hoped.

Mar 04, 2013, 01:22 AM	#20
Antilogic Sheepishly Statist Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: United States Posts: 9,921 Images: 2	Civ needs innovation on the military side--the economic side of the game has developed well since the first two iterations. Some kind of gradually-expanding OOB system would be perfect for the turn-based nature of the game. __________________ Patron of fine and wholesome iced-cream manufactories.

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