Speculation: New patch and/or DLC on the 21st of november

[Rob (R8XFT)]

As for an expansion or more DLC, we haven’t announced anything at this time!
2K Greg "

What does the bolded text mean? Does it sound promising to you?
Is it more like "No such plans are made"
or more like "Of course there's gonna be an expansion, but we give no details just yet"

He's not really telling us anything new. We all knew that they "haven't announced anything at this time". He didn't say, "we haven't anything to announce at this time" so probably they do have something to tell us, but haven't got round to saying it yet .

 

[Lee The Great]

I'm really wanting to see Byzantine (with Justinian) in thsi game...I'd also like to see Carthage.

 

[Dark_Jedi06]

November 21st is almost here...

 

[nea*Nicu]

As far as I remember, they usually add new steam achievements with 2-3 weeks in advance to the actual release of DLCs, so we will know some time before the next DLC/expansion pack will be purchasable from Steam.

 

[nokmirt]

November 21st is almost here...

The update 2K Greg posted did not give an exact date for release. Only that they were still working on a patch.

 

[Pouakai]

Yeah, but this topic was started about speculation that we're going to see something on November 21st, because that's when the CivWorld ad ends. I think, if we're going to be seing anything, that there is a chance it will be announced on the 21st, with release aroung the time we got Spain & Inca last year.

 

[nokmirt]

Yeah, but this topic was started about speculation that we're going to see something on November 21st, because that's when the CivWorld ad ends. I think, if we're going to be seing anything, that there is a chance it will be announced on the 21st, with release aroung the time we got Spain & Inca last year.

I see. Well we can only hope that is the case.

 

[ShahJahanII]

Yeah, but this topic was started about speculation that we're going to see something on November 21st, because that's when the CivWorld ad ends. I think, if we're going to be seing anything, that there is a chance it will be announced on the 21st, with release aroung the time we got Spain & Inca last year.

Was that really a year ago?
Man, things are moving fast.
Anyone want to write an "in retrospect" article for Civ V.

 

[Pouakai]

One month from today, in fact.

 

[Louis XXIV]

I'm really wanting to see Byzantine (with Justinian) in thsi game...I'd also like to see Carthage.

I hope it isn't Justinian. I would prefer one more tied to Byzantium as distinct from Rome. First off, someone who spoke Greek as their first language. Second, one that was concerned more with the well-being of the Eastern Empire than restoring the glory of the Roman Empire as a whole. Plus, some of his conquests were pretty detrimental to the Empire.

I'd much prefer Alexius Comnenus or the awesomely-named Basil the Bulgar Slayer.

 

[fat_tonle]

New Language civs only... I don't want any more redundancies.

 

[Louis XXIV]

New Language civs only... I don't want any more redundancies.

Well, the Almoravids would be a longshot anyway. Even if they did speak Arabic, it would be a different dialect. Ideally, Carthage would speak Punic (or some Phoenician language). Still, Tunisian Arabic is widely used and also a different dialect (some Arabic dialects are very different from each other. Ramses and Harun al-Rashid sound nothing alike). If they added Byzantium, it would be a different kind of Greek (either Medieval or Modern).

I think I covered all the big ones and each would still bring something to the table. It strikes me as unlikely that Canada, Australia, or New Zealand would become a Civ, so I can't think of any other duplicate languages. I don't see them doing Holy Roman Empire and, even if they did, it might be different from modern German. I also don't particular see a Swedish civ as likely but, once again, it would be a different (if similar-sounding) language.

 

[Pouakai]

If New Zealand were ever to make it in as a civ instead of a city-state, it would be with the Maori, which is impossible given the Polynesians.

 

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[Ford]

November 21st is almost here...

If I was 2k and had planned to release anything at all on Nov. 21st, this whole thread would make me want to release it on the 22nd, because I can.

 

[shahjahen]

rather have a full fledged expansion than half baked DLCs. imagine all the extra money they squeezing out using patches masquerading as DLCs .

 

[Deggial]

I can not see any DLC that "masqueraded" a patch. We got new civs, we got new wonders. That's it. All patches were free.

By the way: expansions usually are used to fix the game in a big way - maybe even more than free patches. And you willingly pay money for them...

Edit:
I recently talked to the developer of "Anno 1404". He stated, that there will be definitely NO further patches, as there is already an expansion and there will be no further money to be urned out of this game ("Anno 2070" is comming soon).
And, guys, he stated, that things would look different, if there would be a buisiness model like DLC, granting some/good revenue long after the original game came out.

So, instead of continuous complaining about all the money "they squeeze out of us" (erm... nobody *forces* you to buy anything!), you should think about DLC in this way: It guarantees constant interest. We, the consumers, have something new to play around with and the company is willing to keep patching the game.

 

[ShahJahanII]

I can not see any DLC that "masqueraded" a patch. We got new civs, we got new wonders. That's it. All patches were free.

By the way: expansions usually are used to fix the game in a big way - maybe even more than free patches. And you willingly pay money for them...

Edit:
I recently talked to the developer of "Anno 1404". He stated, that there will be definitely NO further patches, as there is already an expansion and there will be no further money to be urned out of this game ("Anno 2070" is comming soon).
And, guys, he stated, that things would look different, if there would be a buisiness model like DLC, granting some/good revenue long after the original game came out.

So, instead of continuous complaining about all the money "they squeeze out of us" (erm... nobody *forces* you to buy anything!), you should think about DLC in this way: It guarantees constant interest. We, the consumers, have something new to play around with and the company is willing to keep patching the game.

I like this answer.
Note that leader screens are way more expensive in Civ V than civIV.

 

[shahjahen]

I can not see any DLC that "masqueraded" a patch. We got new civs, we got new wonders. That's it. All patches were free.

By the way: expansions usually are used to fix the game in a big way - maybe even more than free patches. And you willingly pay money for them...

Edit:
I recently talked to the developer of "Anno 1404". He stated, that there will be definitely NO further patches, as there is already an expansion and there will be no further money to be urned out of this game ("Anno 2070" is comming soon).
And, guys, he stated, that things would look different, if there would be a buisiness model like DLC, granting some/good revenue long after the original game came out.

So, instead of continuous complaining about all the money "they squeeze out of us" (erm... nobody *forces* you to buy anything!), you should think about DLC in this way: It guarantees constant interest. We, the consumers, have something new to play around with and the company is willing to keep patching the game.

my point is if you charging 30 bucks for a game than deliver 30 bucks worth of entertainment and not a beta version with alot of things unfinished. it's like ordering burger in TGI fridays and finding meat was uncooked? would you eat it saying it will digest in my stomach and that any medical treatment with bills to pay is fine and that Fridays was right to charge me full amount and not deliver on service?

As to not buy DLCs if you dont want to? it doesnt work they purposely kept civs and wonders out of main game to squeeze us for it.
sorry if i sound harsh, i am not. Just got my accountant thinking hat on.

 

[Louis XXIV]

If New Zealand were ever to make it in as a civ instead of a city-state, it would be with the Maori, which is impossible given the Polynesians.

Yeah, they would either have to break up the Polynesians (not particularly likely) or have one specific Polynesian tribe (in which case, Tonga is competition for the Maori). They certainly aren't likely to have more than one Polynesian-speaking people. They do have two English speakers and two Arabic speakers, but that's the extent of it (in the longest of longshots they could have two Spanish speakers or two Portuguese speakers, but it isn't likely).

BTW, I think I was mixing up my threads last time (which is why I started with the Almoravids). To answer more fully what I think, in retrospect, was fat_tonle's point. Byzantium is usually associated with two languages, neither of which would be technically in the game currently. The first is Latin, which I would not prefer. It is associated with Justinian so, if they went with him, that's what they would use. However, the smart thing would be an Ecclesiastical Latin. Although I'm not actually sure if Justinian would tried to have spoken Classical Latin instead (which had been dead for centuries). However, if they use a Greek-speaking Emperor, things are different. That's because Alexander in the Game uses Attic Greek, i.e., the Greek of Ancient Athens. You can hear it most prominently in words like "Theon," where he pronounces it with an aspirated T rather than a Th. A Byzantine Emperor would likely speak Medieval Greek (like they actually spoke) or Modern Greek (which is relatively similar to Medieval Greek).