No, this is not a BtS-bash. I'm not even talking features here, at least not in detail. I absolutely love what I read about BtS so far, and if things are only half as good as they sound BtS is gonna be awesome. Actually, it sounds too good to be true. I wonder, where's the catch?
Now let's take a look at the facts:
- BtS is the the biggest XP ever released- so big they could easily make two xp's of it and get away with it.
- They made the game moddable on a very professional level, even more with BtS
- Firaxis seems to have listened to the fanbase like never before with BtS
- The Vanilla-Warlords-BtS triad somehow feels very... complete
From an optimistic point of view, I'd say they learned a lot and they focus on replayability big time.
The nagging little pessimist in me wonders, why do they give away an opportunity for making even more revenue? Possible conclusion: It's a strategic decision. That said, two possible reasons for it keep tapping on my shoulders:
a) Firaxis wants to quit the franchise. No ciV, ever. Nor more XP's for IV.
b) We're not gonna see a new XP/Civ V in a loooooong time
I tend to prefer the latter b/c it better fits the move to say bye with a big bang ensuring at the same time that the franchise will be still on ppl's minds when they return to make a new incarnation of our beloved game by making it moddable as they did. Trust the civfanatics to keep the franchise alive!
What do you think?
Now let's take a look at the facts:
- BtS is the the biggest XP ever released- so big they could easily make two xp's of it and get away with it.
- They made the game moddable on a very professional level, even more with BtS
- Firaxis seems to have listened to the fanbase like never before with BtS
- The Vanilla-Warlords-BtS triad somehow feels very... complete
From an optimistic point of view, I'd say they learned a lot and they focus on replayability big time.
The nagging little pessimist in me wonders, why do they give away an opportunity for making even more revenue? Possible conclusion: It's a strategic decision. That said, two possible reasons for it keep tapping on my shoulders:
a) Firaxis wants to quit the franchise. No ciV, ever. Nor more XP's for IV.
b) We're not gonna see a new XP/Civ V in a loooooong time
I tend to prefer the latter b/c it better fits the move to say bye with a big bang ensuring at the same time that the franchise will be still on ppl's minds when they return to make a new incarnation of our beloved game by making it moddable as they did. Trust the civfanatics to keep the franchise alive!
What do you think?