Next patch anticipation thread

[Tacgnol]

"There are also balance changes and bug fixes coming in this update, ranging from trade routes to ice caps, obsolete units to AI upgrades."

Oh god please fix the maps so there aren't impassable continents stretching from ice cap to ice cap dividing the world into isolated oceans

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Ed Beach tweeted that they will discuss the patch more during tomorrow special livestream.

forecast update: today even less likely

 

[drmuser]

forecast update: today even less likely

Comment from Pete on reddit in response to a question if the patching is going live today:"probably not going to be today."

 

[MaximusPlatypus]

I think I can finish my game by Tuesday. Maybe Thursday, I'll just stay in Steam offline mode just in case. Speaking of culture bombs, I'm having a great time with Poland on the crowded Europe TSL map with this mechanic.
On topic, thanks Eagle Pursuit for your diligence in this thread.

 

[Katakanja]

Comment from Pete on reddit in response to a question if the patching is going live today:"probably not going to be today."

Sounds like he either knows exactly when they're putting out the patch and he's just teasing, or they're operating under an 'as soon as its done' attitude and it could appear at any moment.

 

[drmuser]

Sounds like he either knows exactly when they're putting out the patch and he's just teasing, or they're operating under an 'as soon as its done' attitude and it could appear at any moment.

That was my initial thought as well, being part of the marketing department does involve being vague and teasing.

 

[MaximusPlatypus]

I read a comment where a poster said "patch tomorrow confirmed" and his reply was "That's a big assumption"

 

[Leyrann]

Sounds like he either knows exactly when they're putting out the patch and he's just teasing, or they're operating under an 'as soon as its done' attitude and it could appear at any moment.

The "probably not going to be today" sounds, to me, as "as soon as it's done", but that's probably because I'm used to Riot Games, who indeed just work on stuff all the time and have 2-week patch cycles and just put out everything that's ready for the patch. To be honest I expect Firaxis to have a set date.

 

[Leyrann]

I read a comment where a poster said "patch tomorrow confirmed" and his reply was "That's a big assumption"

I don't know him well enough to know if he's teasing or if he means that it's not going to be tomorrow yet...

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

I don't know him well enough to know if he's teasing or if he means that it's not going to be tomorrow yet...

Sounds like teasing to me. Pete is good at obfuscation.

 

[V. Soma]

my Steam notification had a alert on soemthing civ related "event" - but I could not catch it - what is it and where to check it at Steam?

 

[Katakanja]

I don't know, on one hand if you take the previous patch where they put up the videos at the same time as the content being released, it seems like they wanted to release it today and ran in to some last minute issues as someone was speculating earlier. On the other, if they're having a livestream tomorrow to talk about the changes, it does sound like they have a set date in the near future and want to build some hype in the time they have.

 

[SupremacyKing2]

my Steam notification had a alert on soemthing civ related "event" - but I could not catch it - what is it and where to check it at Steam?

Most likely the livestream tomorrow.

 

[Gorbles]

There's a difference between making a DLC before release and "okay, these are 30 leaders that we might wanna put into the game in DLC's, these are 1-paragraph texts about what they did, please read it aloud while we record it."

Sure, but that's not the original post that started this chain off, so let's not shift the goalposts. I'll quote it for the record.

TBH I bet they have a selection of civs already made and ready to go with a few balance changes but they just pick which one to release based on patch times and whatnot.

 

[Falk]

Great to see them actually talking to us. And of course great to see AI upgrades!

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

I'm amused that our off-topic discussion of international seasons became relevant.

 

[RohirrimElf]

I'm amused that our off-topic discussion of international seasons became relevant.

If we keep on posting this tread might become legend (sticky) someday

 

[oakdragon]

I'm amused that our off-topic discussion of international seasons became relevant.

It would not surprise me if they read this thread and did it specifically to mess with us.

 

[DJ_Tanner]

I'm amused that our off-topic discussion of international seasons became relevant.

OK so the real question is which civ has the best seasonal tie to the next three months?

 

[Leyrann]

Sure, but that's not the original post that started this chain off, so let's not shift the goalposts. I'll quote it for the record.

I have to say that "shifting the goalposts" comes off a bit agressive to me. I have a hard time pointing out why it's wrong (it certainly is) without being a jerk, but with you not using a quote in your post and the last post on the matter being that someone found it weird that they'd have Sean Bean come over for just those few lines, it's only logical that I'd say there's a difference between making a DLC and recording some voiceover lines.