Pre-order was a mistake.

[konglin]

I should've waited until I saw the game demos before deciding to purchase. I'll never do that again. I trusted Firaxis and I was let down. I paid C$175 for the whole game with all the expansions. I didn't think that the new Civ game would be a version of Humankind (with leaders). You can play a leader for the whole game, but you have to change civs every era. You'd think that there would be minimum 5 eras to represent the span of human development, but there are only three. What a joke.

[SLG]

Did you not see the videos before pre-ordering? There were some showing gameplay. You can refund it now if you really want to.

[Oaks]

Just refund it then. Problem solved.

[dumba]

You can un-pre-order it, it's called a refund.

[gimlikos84]

So you like to preorder games , that you have no idea what you are preordering.Hahahaha

[Oaks]

Caveat emptor.

[skunkno1]

If you're going to be forced to switch civs at transitions I'm glad there's only 3 of them. Plus each era ends with a crisis. Too many of them would end up dominating the game. I wouldn't want crisis management to be my main focus. I get enough of that in the real world. lol

Since you're all in for the full amount anyway, try to be optimistic!

[Duck from State Farm]

If you don't like what your pre-ordering then you can refund it. Problem solved. It does help to know what you are pre-ordering first before you pre-order the game

[Alkahest]

Getting this feeling that a lot of those who pre-ordered the game actually have no idea about the civ change mechanic.

[SLG]

Alkahest lähetti viestin:

Getting this feeling that a lot of those who pre-ordered the game actually have no idea about the civ change mechanic.

I think most know now. If not, then it is on them, not Firaxis. They have stated it on their socials, their Youtube channel, their Twitch channel, the official Civ 7 site, etc.

[Alkahest]

Lee lähetti viestin:

Alkahest lähetti viestin:

Getting this feeling that a lot of those who pre-ordered the game actually have no idea about the civ change mechanic.

I think most know now. If not, then it is on them, not Firaxis. They have stated it on their socials, their Youtube channel, their Twitch channel, the official Civ 7 site, etc.

Look at Dragon Age Veilguard. The game came out about two weeks ago, and it topped the charts for a while. Yet the refunds are skyrocketing and the game is being traded at Gamestop so fast that used copies of the game are flooded and being discounted with a trade-in value of only $14 cash.

Not so many customers nowadays read descriptions, or even do basic background checks before buying.

[The Doctor]

It's not entirely unreasonable to think that a good number of Civ fans pre-ordered a new Civ game upon notification without doing any further investigation because it's Civ and they've played them all since whenever. But this is a pretty radical departure from the Civs of old so there's bound to be some disappointment.

I tend to research games quite carefully but I've learned that there are plenty of folks who do next to no research at all and complain later that they 'expected' something different. With a well-established franchise such as Civ, it's reasonable to expect to get more of the same.

[THARN]

???? like everyone else said-- under 2 hours game play refund it...
you must be aweful at keeping your economy up in civ games..

[Rootiga]

i mean, if you purchased before even seeing a single video about the game then you REALLY make bad decisions

[Oaks]

Rootiga lähetti viestin:

i mean, if you purchased before even seeing a single video about the game then you REALLY make bad decisions

This is a long running series. I have logged hundreds of hours in Civ 3,4,5, and 6. I'm pretty certain I'll do the same in 7. I don't find it so farfetched to preorder if that's your thing and you enjoyed the previous installments.

[katzenkrimis]

konglin lähetti viestin:

You have to change civs every era.

What a joke.

And that's my biggest selling point.

Aside from a dozen other very important artistic, technical, and gameplay changes.

If that's your only gripe, then I have a feeling you'll be crawling back within a year to take the game for a spin.

Especially after the game parks the bus in Steam's top 20 and never leaves.

Civilization VII patiently awaits your return.