▲ 141 ▼ Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Gameplay Reveal Trailer (www.youtube.com) submitted 2 years ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world 60 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] alilbee@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) It doesn't. They mentioned there would be a unique skin for Napoleon if you signed up but it didn't sound required. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blanket@lemmy.one 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) The steam page literally says that it requires a 3rd party account for online play (just not required for offline play). so I'm not sure if that's what you're referencing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] alilbee@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Ah, there's the catch and confusion. Not required for single player but required for multi, I guess? Not sure how others play Civ but that's not gonna affect me. I've only ever played these games solo besides a very rare duo game. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago Uh-oh. That's the sort of thing that would lead me not to buy it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's probably to make cross-platform easier (since it's releasing same day on all platforms) permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Ah, so that's why your leader now appears when you are communicating with a different civ. They had to add this for bullshit skins monetization. Edit: I wonder if this will be moddable: I now wanna see Master Chief teabagging Cleopatra when I declare war permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's the same as civ 6. Having a 2k account gave an extra leader for Rome, all leaders have unique abilities, it's not just cosmetic. It is probably moddable as custom leaders were possible in civ 6 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blanket@lemmy.one 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) The steam page literally says that it requires a 3rd party account for online play (just not required for offline play). so I'm not sure if that's what you're referencing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] alilbee@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Ah, there's the catch and confusion. Not required for single player but required for multi, I guess? Not sure how others play Civ but that's not gonna affect me. I've only ever played these games solo besides a very rare duo game. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago Uh-oh. That's the sort of thing that would lead me not to buy it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's probably to make cross-platform easier (since it's releasing same day on all platforms) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alilbee@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Ah, there's the catch and confusion. Not required for single player but required for multi, I guess? Not sure how others play Civ but that's not gonna affect me. I've only ever played these games solo besides a very rare duo game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago Uh-oh. That's the sort of thing that would lead me not to buy it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's probably to make cross-platform easier (since it's releasing same day on all platforms) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Ah, so that's why your leader now appears when you are communicating with a different civ. They had to add this for bullshit skins monetization. Edit: I wonder if this will be moddable: I now wanna see Master Chief teabagging Cleopatra when I declare war permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's the same as civ 6. Having a 2k account gave an extra leader for Rome, all leaders have unique abilities, it's not just cosmetic. It is probably moddable as custom leaders were possible in civ 6 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's the same as civ 6. Having a 2k account gave an extra leader for Rome, all leaders have unique abilities, it's not just cosmetic. It is probably moddable as custom leaders were possible in civ 6 permalink fedilink source parent