How will you navigate March patches and dlc?

[oaks2ninja]

Just started a new round last night as Greece. Now I see that in a few days the next patch and dlc hits.

Part of me wants to finish my current game, the other part wants to wait for the 4th to take advantage of the new Civs and patch stuff.

But then, maybe it makes sense to wait till the end of the month then for the other batch of content and patches? That's a long time to go without playing though. Sigh.

What is everyone's gameplay? Continue with current round? Wait it out? How to navigate the content rich month of March?

 

[Leyrann]

Just keep playing.

Worst case you start a new game once the patch hits.

 

[gdr_willter]

Time atack: finish full playthrough before the patch

 

[Evolena]

Play until the near end of Exploration, transition to Modern with the patch to see the updated Cultural Legacy Path?
Or same with Antiquity to Exploration, to be able to convert Holy Cities.

 

[DukeSammael]

I have one game in Exploration running, but I'm not very happy with how it's proceeding so I'll wait for the patch & for the mods to be updated after the patch and then start a new one.

 

[uppi]

Time atack: finish full playthrough before the patch

It's 4 days until the patch, including a weekend. Should be enough for 2 playthroughs

 

[stealth_nsk]

I'm going to finish my playthrough before patch, then look through the detailed list of the changes and plan my next game with patch in mind.

 

[StargazingDog]

I just do what I have been doing. Play the game. It’s not like the current version is not fun. Why would I intentionally deprive myself of enjoyment?

 

[CliffCo]

Keep playing, try a different leader, there's so much to learn the more you play the better you will become.

 

[Disgustipated]

I don't plan on buying the dlc right away. Honestly I feel it's a cash grab. I haven't even had time to play all the leaders released for the game yet. And I still feel the game needs more work. The pacing is still weird. Just last night I barely started getting into my game with Rome before I get the message for the crisis. You conquer 4 cities and the age is over. Rome has a cool kit, too bad I can't see most of it. And this is with the longer age setting and epic speed.

 

[Noble Zarkon]

What is everyone's gameplay? Continue with current round? Wait it out? How to navigate the content rich month of March?

I just finished my 4th full game, really want to move to standard size but likely will play one more small map before the patch drops then move up at that stage.

 

[Buni0ns]

Patches - wait and see / play it out.

DLC - wholly ignored.

 

[marius_kaparius]

My plan: “Don’t do this to yourself, wait for the UI to improve, you have so many unfinished games including BG3 which you love”

What’s going to happen: I’ll make a cup of tea and continue my Catherine playthrough, cursing at the UX as I go.

 

[Disgustipated]

On a side note, how long are you guys spending in one game? I plan on finishing my Augustus Rome, Spain, France game tonight. I work on the weekends, so I certainly won't start another game until after the weekend. But I might still squeeze in one more on Monday. I haven't timed it, but I'm guessing one of my games is 10 to 12 hours.

And do we know what the patch is going to change?

 

[moondog385]

I don’t play games enough to even have my current run finished by the time the patch and DLC releases lol.

 

[bbbt]

On a side note, how long are you guys spending in one game? I plan on finishing my Augustus Rome, Spain, France game tonight. I work on the weekends, so I certainly won't start another game until after the weekend. But I might still squeeze in one more on Monday. I haven't timed it, but I'm guessing one of my games is 10 to 12 hours.

And do we know what the patch is going to change?

I've played 4 games (primarily on standard speed but longer ages), and Steam says I've played for about 50 hours. The first two games took me a long time as I was figuring things out, so 10 to 12 hours sounds about right.

Yeah, they've specified what they are working on per patch: https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/news/civ-vii-update-check-in-feb-27/

 

[StargazingDog]

I don't know how you folks are finishing games in 12 hours. Is this standard speed? Are you actually fighting wars? My games are averaging 20 hours. I'm not complaining as they have been engaging so far. I thought the play time would go down as I became more familiar, but it's actually increasing due to spending more time planning cities and fighting wars. I'm also playing standard size now, but my first three games were small and still took 20 hours.

 

[Leyrann]

On a side note, how long are you guys spending in one game? I plan on finishing my Augustus Rome, Spain, France game tonight. I work on the weekends, so I certainly won't start another game until after the weekend. But I might still squeeze in one more on Monday. I haven't timed it, but I'm guessing one of my games is 10 to 12 hours.

Probably 20-30 hours per game for me.

And do we know what the patch is going to change?

We know what's in here:

Thread 'Update 1.1.0 is coming March 4 + New Development Roadmap'

Feb 27, 2025

Hey Civ fans! March is right around the corner, and so is Update 1.1.0 for PC and consoles.

Since launch, our team has been hard at work addressing key areas of Civ VII. I want to give a massive thank you to everyone who's shared feedback with the team, whether it's here, over on our Discord, or in the Steam discussion forums - we continue poring through all of your feedback and keep it top of mind as we prioritize and put work into patches and updates.

Today, we're giving some more info on what you can expect in 1.1.0, what's coming late March in 1.1.1, and beyond that, a look into the...

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[stealth_nsk]

I don't know how you folks are finishing games in 12 hours. Is this standard speed? Are you actually fighting wars? My games are averaging 20 hours. I'm not complaining as they have been engaging so far. I thought the play time would go down as I became more familiar, but it's actually increasing due to spending more time planning cities and fighting wars. I'm also playing standard size now, but my first three games were small and still took 20 hours.

I play on standard speed and something like 12 hours or even less. First, I tend to have quite few wars, even avoiding them completely in many playthroughs. Second, I try to avoid micromanagement, which saves a lot of time.

 

[tedhebert]

On a side note, how long are you guys spending in one game? I plan on finishing my Augustus Rome, Spain, France game tonight. I work on the weekends, so I certainly won't start another game until after the weekend. But I might still squeeze in one more on Monday. I haven't timed it, but I'm guessing one of my games is 10 to 12 hours.

And do we know what the patch is going to change?

I've played 4 games (primarily on standard speed but longer ages), and Steam says I've played for about 50 hours. The first two games took me a long time as I was figuring things out, so 10 to 12 hours sounds about right.

Yeah, they've specified what they are working on per patch: https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/news/civ-vii-update-check-in-feb-27/

I don't know how you folks are finishing games in 12 hours. Is this standard speed? Are you actually fighting wars? My games are averaging 20 hours. I'm not complaining as they have been engaging so far. I thought the play time would go down as I became more familiar, but it's actually increasing due to spending more time planning cities and fighting wars. I'm also playing standard size now, but my first three games were small and still took 20 hours.

Yeah I’m the same as StargazingDog, I usually take about 20h per game, but I always play standard map, normal speed, long ages… I tried small map once went much faster, so I figure that’s the culprit for me…