Civilization V Coming This Fall

[murphy55d]

I imagine an X2 4800+ and an 8600GT will run it well enough, wouldnt you think? Max I play at is 1600x1050. I don't need it to be at full specs. No money for PC upgrades with a baby on the way though.

 

[murphy55d]

paperfist, thanks. the extra civilization would be cool. i hate not having hard copies of my games tho. ill keep an eye out.

 

[endlessmike]

Cripes, $10 extra for Babylon? Haven't they been included every initial Civ release since the dawn of time?

 

[minmaster]

probably babylon will be given in a patch few yrs down the road or at least a very cheap DLC.

but i hope they don't start going down the DLC route and start making bunch of new civilizations/leaders and start selling them.

is Nebuchadnezzar II the only babylonian leader?

 

[StinkyPinky]

Charging 10 dollars for a civ.....sigh. Looks like DLC's are here to stay. It annoys me because developers are deliberately leaving out stuff to release as a DLC a few weeks after release.

 

[minmaster]

10 bucks is 1/5th worth of the game. it is definitely not worth 1/5 the content of a full game, why is it so freaking expensive? and i don't care for the stupid exclusive video or soundtrack crap anyways.

 

[nastymoon]

I prefer <spam?> but i also have all the civilizations this game is still in my list

 

[minmaster]

still haven't tried out colonization from my civ4 complete pack but i tried the old one and couldn't figure it out so i never bothered. it seemed like a completely different game than civ.

 

[BoberFett]

Charging 10 dollars for a civ.....sigh. Looks like DLC's are here to stay. It annoys me because developers are deliberately leaving out stuff to release as a DLC a few weeks after release.

In the video linked earlier, the developers were talking about the community and mod-ability. If they hold true to that, and then have overpriced DLC, it seems the community could just create their own. Not sure how the two will coexist.

 

[A5]

In the video linked earlier, the developers were talking about the community and mod-ability. If they hold true to that, and then have overpriced DLC, it seems the community could just create their own. Not sure how the two will coexist.

The community-made civs for Civ 4 were really bad. It's pretty easy to see how Firaxis would compete there.

 

[lupi]

colonization was pretty interested, particularly if you wanted to play without too much warfare as you could generally live in peace.

 

[paperfist]

colonization was pretty interested, particularly if you wanted to play without too much warfare as you could generally live in peace.

For me it's hard as hell to play, every time you get a good army going the king easily matches you. Taxes are obviously killer too. I get the impression Colonization isn't a turtle players game

paperfist, thanks. the extra civilization would be cool. i hate not having hard copies of my games tho. ill keep an eye out.

From your other post, knowing that Firaxis knows a large portion of their audience doesn't have bleeding edge hardware makes it all but certain those specs you have will be fine. They use those artsy type of graphics for a reason anyway. I'm curious about the CPU requirements as the new game AI has 3 levels of 'thought' so it will be interesting if it taxes that part of the system.

As far as a hard copy goes, a lot of players are up in arms that the only way to get the bonus content is through digital distribution. Boxed copies will not offer that.

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The DLC is pretty new for Firaxis, but I'm thinking it's $10 simply because it's pre-order. A few weeks after launch I bet it drops at least $5. I'm paying the $60 though as Firaxis is one of the few outfits still true to the PC gamer. Yeah I'm a sucker

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

10 bucks is 1/5th worth of the game. it is definitely not worth 1/5 the content of a full game, why is it so freaking expensive? and i don't care for the stupid exclusive video or soundtrack crap anyways.

Yea, this selling games piecemeal trend really leaves a bad taste in my mouth; atleast some companies make it look like they went and developed some more content to sell. Now, they don't even try to hide that they're just ripping you off. Probably won't even bother with the game at this point.

 

[crazylegs]

$10 for one Civ + some stuff nobody would want :/

Not impressed at all.

Sad thing is that some people will pay for it...

I might pick the game up in like a year or so - when there is a 'Gold' edition or w/e, selling off game + xpacks + DLC all for less than the original price (Y)

 

[Bateluer]

Charging 10 dollars for a civ.....sigh. Looks like DLC's are here to stay.

Agreed. If people stop buying it, though, it'll go away.

 

[minmaster]

D2D deluxe version will come with "FREE Premium DLC Get the first Double Civilization and Scenario Pack for FREE when available " in addition to babylon. looks like they are going to be pumping out tons of DLC and additional civs. there's already like 3 zero day DLCs.

http://www.direct2drive.com/4/9620/...ivilization-V-Digital-Deluxe-Edition-Download

2k has come out and said they will make all these DLCs purchasable for the ones who buy the game from other vendors.

 

[Homerboy]

D2D deluxe version will come with "FREE Premium DLC Get the first Double Civilization and Scenario Pack for FREE when available " in addition to babylon. looks like they are going to be pumping out tons of DLC and additional civs. there's already like 3 zero day DLCs.

http://www.direct2drive.com/4/9620/...ivilization-V-Digital-Deluxe-Edition-Download

2k has come out and said they will make all these DLCs purchasable for the ones who buy the game from other vendors.

That jsut pisses me off. If its there on launch day RELEASE IT WITH THE GAME. DLC is going to nickel and dime gamers to death not to mention kill the modding world.

 

[minmaster]

oh and the amazon preorder has "Pre-order "Sid Meier's Civilization V" and receive a code to access the exclusive DLC--"Cradle of Civilization: Asia" map pack."

i hate what they're doing to the game. everything is being picked apart and being sold separately.

 

[endlessmike]

I don't care if they sell new map scripts, scenarios expansions etc... down the line at some point, but parting the game out down to things like basic civs and maps on day zero is a load of crap.

I would have certainly bought this at release. Now I'll wait and see what kind of gold edition and sales there are in a year or two. I wonder if this nickel and diming offsets the cost of lost sales?

 

[nanobreath]

Hrm, the day one DLC only worries me if the actual game is adversely affected. My only question is if the retail game is worth the price you have to pay for it. If it is, I'll buy it. If it isn't, I'll wait for a price reduction. I then separately evaluate DLC to see if that content is worth the price I'd have to pay for it. Sure the game would be a better value with the DLC, the question is if it is enough of a value without it.

From a publishers perspective, day 1 DLC is the best DLC option. It is when the most people are interested in the game and the most likely to purchase new content. An enterprising publisher may start trimming stuff out of the original release to make DLC, but they walk a fine line here. Trim too much and initial sales decline, which then declines the market for your DLC. Of course the fun thing about capitalism is that cutoff point for this is different for everybody. Seems like even the offer of DLC on day one is the cutoff for some, but not for the majority of people.

I do not really see how day 1 DLC will adversely affect CIV. The only way I could see this happening is if there are only 8 civs and greatly trimmed research/unit trees...and the game stops in the industrial revolution and to go further you have to purchase the "modern era" DLC. Seeing the plethora of DLC and pre-order specials that are more than just a vanity item, I will certainly keep an eye out on reviews etc for info on exactly what is included in the basic retail game. Thing is that CIV provides hours, days, OMG IT'S FIVE IN THE MORNING, type of entertainment that is an absolutely amazing value at $50. They would really have to fuck things up for me to not find value in purchasing at launch.

 

[tviceman]

$10 for one Civ + some stuff nobody would want :/

Not impressed at all.

Sad thing is that some people will pay for it...

I might pick the game up in like a year or so - when there is a 'Gold' edition or w/e, selling off game + xpacks + DLC all for less than the original price (Y)

I paid for it because - and while yes I agree it is questionable whether or not it's worth $10 - the bonus scenario, civ, and soundtrack are IMO worth my extra $!0. To each his own; it's an option you don't have to buy into if you don't want to.

 

[Mike Gayner]

Jesus people if you don't want the DLC just don't buy it. The game is totally playable and complete without it. Fuck it's impossible to please some people.

 

[Homerboy]

is it September 21st yet?

 

[xboxist]

DLC never makes or breaks a game, in my experiences. I've bought some here and there and never did I once think afterwards, "Man I'm so glad I bought that! This game would have sucked without it."

 

[BladeVenom]

DLC never makes or breaks a game, in my experiences.

Well that's changing. DLC is likely to get bigger and more popular and soon games will almost require it, at least if game companies have their way. Look how many games are free to play, but then you need to buy all the extras.

You want an example of a boxed copy? Rise of Flight, the game only comes with two planes, and you have to buy all the rest.

Starcraft 2 has been split into 3 parts.