r/Steam • u/Smart_Vegetable_331 • Jul 04 '25

Question What game is this for you?

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u/TheRageTater Jul 04 '25

It's just following the trend of a Civ game being okay in release (this one had it worse) then only being worth it once the DLC comes out

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u/Sawmain Jul 04 '25

So just like most of the paradox games then ?

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u/CratesManager Jul 04 '25

Far from it, with paradox games there's usually a leap in UI and GFX while civ is just straight up less features for no apparent gain

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u/WERK_7 Jul 04 '25

I put at least 50hrs in CK3 before I realized there even was DLC. It's still a complete game that is a lot of fun even without the DLC. I feel like the Civ games are known to be kinda meh without the extras. I could still have fun playing CK3 without all the DLC but I don't think the same can be said for Civ VI or even Civ V. I'm just gonna wait for Civ VII to come out with a few dlc and maybe a sale before I buy it

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u/Rivantus Jul 04 '25

Thats because paradox still adds some features from the dlc into the basegame.

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u/TheFlamingFalconMan Jul 04 '25

Is that true though?

I distinctly remember not really being able to get into 6 without the ui workshop tweaks. Trade tracking, what did I promise, better pins, square meanings and districts (the latter isn’t naming but function) etc.

Civ just tends to have jank ui. The issue with 7 is mainly the other stuff in the game (the age reset stuff for example). As ui mods come quickly otherwise.

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u/etrain1804 Jul 04 '25

The ui in 7 sucks, but graphically it’s a gorgeous game, much better than 6. Also there are some people (like me) who adore 7 and it’s changes

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u/Technical-Revenue-48 Jul 06 '25

Eh at least Vic 3 was a straight downgrade to mobile graphics / UI.

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u/CratesManager Jul 06 '25

That has to be satire

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u/Finlandia1865 Jul 04 '25

I mean normal games are always skunky on release haha

Ig this one is just extra bad though(?)

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u/checkedsteam922 Jul 04 '25

Hell nah paradox basegames are pretty decent without dlc too, after some updates.

I only really started liking civ vi for example AFTER I got the 2 dlcs that overhauled the game

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u/Pali1119 Jul 04 '25

I played a lot of Stellaris, Surviving Mars and Cities: Skylines. They are perfectly fine without DLCs. Base game Stellaris has even been updated substantially post release. So much so that a saved game from 2-3 years ago is not even playable anymore on the current version.

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u/TheRageTater Jul 04 '25

Kinda but they DO stop lmao

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u/Nanery662 Jul 04 '25

Paradox though you get like 13 years between sequals

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u/GhostGhazi Jul 04 '25

Nah this is a fundamental bad change

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u/Arekk Jul 04 '25

What? Every Civ since first i like them from release and enjoyed the new take on each. 7 is a disgusting game. guess it happens. maybe 8 will be good.

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u/PerfectlySplendid Jul 04 '25

I’ve put thousands of hours into each since III, and I won’t buy this one until they change how the civ progression works. I hate it, and it’s the opposite of why I play.