Venereus
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Yes, actually, there was quite a bit of discontent on this very forum when Civ 4 came out.
But its not the point of fear of change, and I'm not accusing anyone of being afraid of change. That has nothing whatsoever to do with it.
Its about approaching them as completely different games. If Aion doesn't have what WoW does, and you prefer WoW, go back to WoW. Endlessly complaining that Aion is not WoW does nothing for anyone. Everquest 2 was not Everquest part 2, it was a completely different game set in the world of Everquest. Diablo 2 was a new game in the Diablo series that released barebones compared to Diablo 1 in its current state at that time, etc.
I like Civ IV, and I like Civ V. To me they are completely different games, and I don't view V as a sequel, because its not, its a new game in the franchise. Personally, I like V much more than I did IV at release, however, if asked to compare V to IV BTS, there is no comparison, but its also not realistic to compare the two. No installment to any franchise will release with as much material or as many goodies as a previous iteration that's had years to develop...this will never ever happen. Its just not financially feasible.
The key thing to remember here, is that this is the fifth stand alone game of the franchise, not that it is a sequel in any way, shape or form. It is an entirely different game with different mechanics that, like all games of any franchise, will take time to build up to the content of its predecessor. If there had never been a single mod or expansion for Civ IV, and we got Civ V, everyone would praise it as the best thing since sliced bread.
On a side note, I played Empire Earth III for all of two hours before I tossed that crap in the garbage. In retrospect, maybe I should've visited the forum and voice my displeasure over and over because it wasn't EE II. Again, different games, I just didn't like it.
Would you agree that Civ V should not be named as such then?