Nubia First Look

[Leathaface]

Nothing at 10am EST; the wait goes on.

 

[Cerilis]

Playing as Monty with Kongo, Cleo, and Gorgo on a hot wet huge map.

Sounds like a swinger party.

 

[AvianBritish]

I don't know whether to be worried or not with the delay, because I can't actually play it until I land back in the UK on Wednesday! So maybe they are delaying it just for me so I won't get jealous out here in Sicily?

 

[RohirrimElf]

I think Cleopatra is the hottest leader on civ 6. Anyone else disagrees? I`m not really into Gorgo`s voice. Poland is a good 2nd.

 

[Janskey]

Sold all my Steam cards. My wallet is ready. You can release Nubia now, Firaxis

I usually do this before summer/winter sales. They've made it really tedious now, though. Want to buy a 50€ game and gift it to someone? "OK. Sure. No problem."
Want to sell a card that will net you 0.03€? "Whoa there, buddy! Not so fast. 11-step confirmation needed. Because we care."

 

[luigilime]

I don't know whether to be worried or not with the delay, because I can't actually play it until I land back in the UK on Wednesday! So maybe they are delaying it just for me so I won't get jealous out here in Sicily?

Where exactly in Sicily? I have acquaintances there

 

[slyone14]

I just have this sinking gut feeling that its going to be next week before anything is released. I hope im wrong though

 

[AvianBritish]

Where exactly in Sicily? I have acquaintances there

I was in Riposto (north of Catania) for the past 4 nights, now I am in Cefalú (east of Palermo) for 5 more nights

 

[Katakanja]

I just have this sinking gut feeling that its going to be next week before anything is released. I hope im wrong though

Perhaps you are right and we are getting excited over nothing, but that last flurry of activity on SteamDB last night seems like it was the first steps in preparing for release.

 

[anandus]

I usually do this before summer/winter sales. They've made it really tedious now, though. Want to buy a 50€ game and gift it to someone? "OK. Sure. No problem."
Want to sell a card that will net you 0.03€? "Whoa there, buddy! Not so fast. 11-step confirmation needed. Because we care."

Well they've improved the confirmation in the phone app (Android), so you don't have to do each card by itself, but you can batch-confirm. And I'm very lazy, so I use Enhanced Steam to easily sell the cards ('quick sell'-button).
Still very tedious, though, but less than before.

 

[Uberfrog]

I don't know whether to be worried or not with the delay, because I can't actually play it until I land back in the UK on Wednesday! So maybe they are delaying it just for me so I won't get jealous out here in Sicily?

Given the way the weather has been the last week or so in the UK, I can promise you that we're the ones who are jealous of you being in Sicily, not vice versa.

 

[RohirrimElf]

I just have this sinking gut feeling that its going to be next week before anything is released. I hope im wrong though

I`ve got no idea what to do with my time till Tuesday if it does not got released today. I`m all set for civ 6 the next couple of days

 

[AvianBritish]

I just have this sinking gut feeling that its going to be next week before anything is released. I hope im wrong though

I hope you're right! {^v^}

 

[RohirrimElf]

Given the way the weather has been the last week or so in the UK, I can promise you that we're the ones who are jealous of you being in Sicily, not vice versa.

Well, It is understandable that Northern Europe works a bit harder. We dont have the option to lay down at the beach as much in the sun. We`ve had a lot of rain as well in the Netherlands. It looks more spring or autumn then summer over here.

 

[luigilime]

I was in Riposto (north of Catania) for the past 4 nights, now I am in Cefalú (east of Palermo) for 5 more nights

Been to Cefalù it's not bad lovely beach and all

 

[Liksomkatt]

I think Cleopatra is the hottest leader on civ 6. Anyone else disagrees? I`m not really into Gorgo`s voice. Poland is a good 2nd.

I would say Hojo Tokimune followed by maybe Tomyris. Cleopatra is pretty far down on the list for me, since she seems quite manipulative and sometimes mean. She has some of the funniest animations, though.

I wouldn't really call any of the characters really hot, though, mostly because they are basically caricatures.

 

[Zaarin]

Personally I think the old, moody Liz really suits her. The stubborn, old, "virgin" queen that spent her entire life on the throne who was grimmer and understood that it was her duty to give her life to the throne and to England. The young, chipper Liz we've seen doesn't reflect that so much.

To be fair, Elizabeth was always pretty moody and mercurial, but she definitely got grimmer with age.

Well they've improved the confirmation in the phone app (Android), so you don't have to do each card by itself, but you can batch-confirm. And I'm very lazy, so I use Enhanced Steam to easily sell the cards ('quick sell'-button).
Still very tedious, though, but less than before.

Now if they'd just make it so those of us without smartphones could easily sell cards again.

 

[Kimiimaro]

I would say Hojo Tokimune followed by maybe Tomyris. Cleopatra is pretty far down on the list for me, since she seems quite manipulative and sometimes mean. She has some of the funniest animations, though.

I wouldn't really call any of the characters really hot, though, mostly because they are basically caricatures.

Funniest? I swear, her animations will give me nightmares once.

 

[bite]

Moderator Action: Please get back on topic which is the new Nubian civ

 

[God of Kings]

Actually the title Kandake implies both warrior and leader. Just like Roman terms like Consul and Augustus implied military leadership in the Republican & early to late-mid (even quite late) Imperial period respectively, or Pharaoh during virtually all of Egyptian times. There will always be exceptions, but someone in said role is expected to be militaristic.
Also evidence we have uses phrases that translate to "the Kandake" meaning it's very unlikely to have been a general term used for generic royal women. That concept is often confused because it could be held by several women at once, such as the current Queen and the Queen-Mother.

Interestingly enough, Candace is an uncommon girl's name and is etymologically from Kandake.