Re: Civ VII: OMG they're selling horse armor

On Sun, 09 Feb 2025 11:58:13 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:38:36 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:
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4 profile customizations
Embellish your player profile with these cosmetic customizations,
including a striking new badge, a regal new title, an ornate new
banner, and an eye-catching new portrait that will all make you stand
out from other players!
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1 alternate scout skin
Give your scout recon unit a brand new look with this cosmetic outfit!

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I can't think of anything more pointless than cosmetic skins in Civ. Are
they aiming this thing at MP so you can impress your friends? MP in Civ
is like play-by-mail. I doubt they can fix that.
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...I'm beginning to think I'll stick with IV, V and VI.

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Yeah, Civ7 is off to a very rocky start. The general opinion seems to
be that while many of its new ideas are conceptually interesting, the
actual implementation is often poor, and the sheer volume of the
changes made the game not feel like a Civilization game.
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Its getting hammered in its Steam reviews... and its not even
officially released yet. If its most ardent fans --the ones who love
the franchise enough to payto get pre-release copies-- aren't happy,
that doesn't bode well for when it officially releases. Meanwhile,
Take Two (publishers) seems to have its head in the sand regarding the
whole issue. It's just those pesky legacy players who are whining,
they say. Because Civilization is such a mass-market product that you
can just ignore those fans in favor of the 'casuals', right?
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But we get MTX and cosmetics with this release, so that'll make it
okay. ;-)
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Exactomundo. I don't know. It sounds like the playbook they're running
from is "How to kill a franchise." I think they've reached the "wring
blood from a stone by burning up the brand reputation phase."

It popped up for sale on my Switch today. The first listed product was a
$119.99 bundle with all the MTX and hoo-hah preloaded. The sticker shock
of that alone probably drove off half their business. I really had to
search to find the $69.99 basic edition.

But playing Civ (or any 4x) on a console system? It just feels... dirty.

--
Zag

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