How will you navigate March patches and dlc?

[Nikolai II]

I haven't done the real maths, but I did check the play time I had between two points earlier this month, which were about 20 hours. In that time I finished at least 2 or 3 full games, all 3 ages. Sovereign and Immortal difficulties.

 

[bbbt]

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.

For me it is standard speed. I do war, but I usually end a war after taking one or two cities. And I've so far unfortunately found the Civ 5 and 6 strategy of "Let the AI throw themselves at your ranged units and then mop up when they are out of units" works pretty well.

I also, frankly, find the ages a bit repetitive and diminishing returns in terms of the core mechanics (like over building). So my games might look something like 7 hours ancient era, 4 hours exploration era, 1 hour modern era. So far in the modern era I've basically just raced to whichever victory condition will come the quickest (cultural or economic). I'm not really founding new cities or paying much attention to city planning by the modern era.

 

[thecrazyscot]

I'll for sure be starting a new game as Carthage.

 

[Disgustipated]

I did take 5 hours for my modern age last night, so perhaps my games are longer than I realize. Although modern age is perhaps the longest age. I did draw it out a bit since I was trying to complete some of those "challenges". Don't get my started on those challenges, I feel like I'm OCD and have to do them. I managed to max out both military and diplomatic tree last night, but had to use a couple future civic/tech to do it.

As for the patch, this patch doesn't look to change a whole lot. It seems like the later March patch will have more significant change we are all looking for. But perhaps I'll not start a new game until after the patch.

 

[Yzman]

I will finish my current modern age game and likely hold off next one until the patch.

 

[Tanel]

My games are taking around 20 hours now (standard map and speed) down from 25 from when I was still learning the game which is pretty close in line with the previous Civ games. No idea how people finish games with 12h or less. Are they playing in RTS mode haha?

I'm currently in the end of a playthrough so the patch will line up quite perfectly for the time to start a new game. Will all the changes affect previous games? The main change in the patch is the Culture victory I think so if the changes will effect ongoing games then it would make sense to hold off from finishing Exploration and transitioning to Modern before the patch.

 

[mbbcam]

I'll be navigating the DLC by doing as @Marbozir suggests -- by not buying it. Sorry, but I'm not enamoured of the game. I'll be waiting to see what they can sort out in the coming months. I'm not very hopeful, however.

 

[Cymsdale]

I got three full games in, which I enjoyed. I'll likely switch to other things and then come back to this in a month or so. It's good that I've left culture victory for last since that's apparently changing.

 

[stealth_nsk]

I decided to take small break in playing civ until patch and DLC are out. Already waiting for the things to come.

 

[StargazingDog]

I'm going to try to pound out modern age in my current game before tomorrow.

 

[99-percent-sure]

There's no telling what time the patch will be available tomorrow, so this could mean not playing for a couple of days. I'm still more or less in my honeymoon phase with Civ 7, so I suspect I'll continue the Trung Trac game I'm on (an Immortal-level marathon game that just finished Antiquity, which is certain to turn into all-out war soon), and then discontinue that game once the patch comes out. I'll probably start a new game playing as Ada Lovelace, whom I find interesting as a leader choice.

I wish the adjustment to AI forward settling was going to be in tomorrow's patch.

 

[The Mighty Quinn]

I shelled out a hundred bucks for the base game, I'm not planning to buy anything else until it's deeply discounted.

 

[Leyrann]

I shelled out a hundred bucks for the base game, I'm not planning to buy anything else until it's deeply discounted.

If you paid a hundred bucks you either already get this content, or you're using a currency that's less valuable than the dollar and euro (at least according to the conversion rate used for the pricing of the game).

 

[The Mighty Quinn]

Wait, I get DLCs for free with my $99 purchase? Sweet!

 

[stealth_nsk]

Wait, I get DLCs for free with my $99 purchase? Sweet!

$70 is the base version, $100 includes first 2 DLC batches (both coming this March) and $130 version includes 4 DLC batches (2 more coming later this year)

 

[marius_kaparius]

$70 is the base version, $100 includes first 2 DLC batches (both coming this March) and $130 version includes 4 DLC batches (2 more coming later this year)

No, I think the Founder's edition only covers the Crossroads and Right to rule. Those are the first 2.

 

[stealth_nsk]

No, I think the Founder's edition only covers the Crossroads and Right to rule. Those are the first 2.

I mean crossroads are split in 2 parts - first will be delivered tomorrow and the second later this month.

 

[99-percent-sure]

I briefly thought about getting Founder's, but I wound up getting Deluxe for $88 (15% off on Fanatical) because I didn't see anything in Founder's that seemed to be worth paying for. The big things to me were the early access and the Crossroads of the World DLC, which were included in both. For those who did get Founder's, what's exclusive to that edition that you thought was worth the extra money?

 

[stealth_nsk]

I briefly thought about getting Founder's, but I wound up getting Deluxe for $88 (15% off on Fanatical) because I didn't see anything in Founder's that seemed to be worth paying for. The big things to me were the early access and the Crossroads of the World DLC, which were included in both. For those who did get Founder's, what's exclusive to that edition that you thought was worth the extra money?

Right to Rule.

There are 2 DLC packs, $30 each. Deluxe has one of them, Founders have both. Price totally reflects it.

 

[99-percent-sure]

Oh, ok. I see it now as I look it up. That's right, two leaders and four civs that hadn't been specified at the time. No biggie, I'll wait until there's a DLC sale down the road. No rush on that.