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If we will see a first look, it will be one of the obvious ones. Korea, the Dutch or the Mongols, and most likely one of the latter two.
Do you guys think there is going to be any sort of secondary edition of R&F with some more stuff added in (like how I got the Digital Deluxe version of the base game) or anything like that?
Or maybe I should be asking: is there any reason for me to not just pre-purchase what is already on the Steam store right now?
Well, going to nitpick a bit, but the Niyragongo didn't killed a lot of people, just a few hundred but it was more indirect casualties form collapsing buildings.It had a famous eruption in 2002 which unfortunately killed a lot of people. I think it's one of the most famous African volcanoes. Meanwhile, right now Agung is preparing itself for a medium to large eruption right now, so interesting times ahead. And in Iceland, a volcano that didn't erupt in 300 years is also preparing itself for an eruption / awakening / showing activity so our next Iceland natural wonder in civ VII may very well be Oraefajokull.
I believe he's referring to social rather than military advances, but the North Russia Intervention in an essentially rural area of northern Russia during the civil war was of no consequence in that regard.
No guarantees, actually. They could release more content DLCs after expansion.Nah. If they follow the Civ V model (which I think they've hinted they will), the days of individual DLC are over, and any future expansion will take the same form as Rise & Fall.
But also there doesn't seem to be any reason to pre-purchase: no discount, no preorder bonus. I'm going to wait until release.
Nah. If they follow the Civ V model (which I think they've hinted they will), the days of individual DLC are over, and any future expansion will take the same form as Rise & Fall.
Well, going to nitpick a bit, but the Niyragongo didn't killed a lot of people, just a few hundred but it was more indirect casualties form collapsing buildings.
The city was half razed though, and there is nowadays a district called "Les Volcans" rebuilt upon the lava path.
Anw, back on topic: for me the biggest concern is still the AI: I'm no way a very good civ player, I think I got 150h in civ6 so far, but I can arguably tell that deity is a joke; my last Polish game, was toying around religion and playing supbar. Runaway AI can't even manage to get a space victory with more than 25 tech ahead! Entered the 5th in the Space and finished easily with the second having a least 1tech + 2modul to go.
As others have said, with more complexity, it's not going to better itself, rather the contrary!
I'm curious how having the 'digital deluxe' this time around is going to affect that model - in the sense that iirc, about 3-6 months after Gods and Kings they released the Civ 5 'gold' edition - essentially Gods and Kings + all the individual DLC until that point. I guess they'll likely discontinue the Deluxe edition and then just release a gold edition that's essentially the Deluxe edition + Rise and Fall.
I'm sure that'll be another round of internet complaints. The majority of new negative steam reviews continue to be complaints about the deluxe edition (I think spurred by the announcement of the expansion not in the deluxe edition) and DLC pricing in general.
Well I'm not playing Civ because it's nice on my wallet but because I think it's a great game series so whatever, I'll cough up whatever they demand of me and just live with it
I wonder how many of the eurekas will change and will now have to do with the new mechanics.
And I also wonder if we'll just get additional policy cards, or if some will disappear... Will policies related to the new alliances or loyalty make diplomacy slots more valuable?
I think so too. If we take a look at the calendar, we can see that the release is about 10 weeks away. If Firaxis releases information on one new leader (+civilization) every week before launch, that only leaves the week they announced the expansion (which is this current one) and the week when they actually launch the expansion (which is the last one).I doubt we will get first looks this week. The release is still some time away, and with the announcement of the expansion this week, they probably don't need to release anything until next week to keep the discussion going. I would love to be wrong, though. The first looks will hopefully reveal more details about the new features.
I really hope they do something more interesting with a lot of the policy cards. Things like "Corvée", "Serfdom", "Colonial Taxes", "Raj", and "Police State" are terms loaded with rather more meaning than the current bland bonuses suggest. Sure, Police State has a negative modifier, but none of the others do. I want to see powerful bonuses that impact Loyalty/Amenities more severely, and they've hinted about a Dark Age policy of Isolationism similar to, say, the Eastern Bloc or Edo period Japan.
I'd like government cards to represent the nasty side of history in more than name - you can get a production bonus from Serfdom or Slavery, say, or a financial bonus from cities on different continents with Colonial Taxes and Raj, but at the cost of your citizen's satisfaction and loyalty that makes them more likely to revolt.
I wonder how many of the eurekas will change and will now have to do with the new mechanics.
And I also wonder if we'll just get additional policy cards, or if some will disappear... Will policies related to the new alliances or loyalty make diplomacy slots more valuable?
Well, even if we had anything else, difficult to put anything else beside Charismatic imo.I really hope we get some new diplomacy cards. In the early game you only have the coice between "Charismatic Leader" and "Diplomatic League". I think Loyality cards will fit into the green slot.