It is rightly done BECAUSE of that.
Those seemingly random combos are designed to:
1- Check for consistency (e.g. have rated an aspect the same way throughout the survey?);
2- Check every permutation, in part based on previous answers.
I understood that "Challenge" included that. "Updates/balances/fixes" might also include a bit of this.Please note that there was no question, not even a slight mention, about the state of AI or AI in general.![]()
Are you sure that Firaxis also meant that?I understood that "Challenge" included that.
Are you sure that Firaxis also meant that?
I disagree. I definitely think they include it in the other categories, especially challenge. It would be weird not to.
This one was a hard one for me, I'm not sure if the groupings was random, but each time balance fixes appeared, it seemed to be coupled with all the things I wanted LEAST, for instance:
Balance fixes + New multiplayer modes
Balance fixes + New scenarios
So I basically ended up skipping over that one every time, even though it's actually quite high on my list.
Are you sure that Firaxis also meant that?
Indeed - on the one hand, it bodes well that they are (apparently) planning some further DLC for Civ VI; on the other hand, if they are testing the waters for different kinds of DLC for Civ VI now, it doesn't necessarily bode well for a third expansion - at least not one any time soon, as if they were planning to release one next year it would be well under way by now.My first reaction to this survey was "OK a new expansion, nice!" but as I got further into it, I started to doubt my initial reaction. It will be interesting to see what will happen.
My first reaction to this survey was "OK a new expansion, nice!" but as I got further into it, I started to doubt my initial reaction. It will be interesting to see what will happen.
Indeed - on the one hand, it bodes well that they are (apparently) planning some further DLC for Civ VI; on the other hand, if they are testing the waters for different kinds of DLC for Civ VI now, it doesn't necessarily bode well for a third expansion - at least not one any time soon, as if they were planning to release one next year it would be well under way by now.
To me there are two likely ways to read this:
1. They are definitely planning more DLC for Civ VI, but not a full expansion - they just want to see how the playerbase would react to different possible DLC packs, or
2. They are planning something more for Civ VI but are looking into possible DLC models for Civ VII - this would surprise me a little but I guess anything's possible.
Personally I hope I'm wrong and there is a third expansion but this is making me think they started developing one and decided that actually they don't have enough content to make one viable (maybe they're happy to add new leaders/Civs and so on but don't want to add more big game features like climate change?) and are now looking at ways of parcelling it up. Which would be a shame.
UI changesIf you think about it, what else can "Challenge" mean apart from the AI in a game played against AI opponents. ..
You forgot Florence, Axum, Hanoi, and Tségháhoodzání, (Window Rock) Arizona.Should we ask Ed or Anton if either has vacationed to Lisbon, Vienna,ConstantinopleIstanbul, or the Yucatan recently?