Why can't I access the Rise and fall expansion?

[Cyrus: Emperor of Mankind]

I pre-ordered this game and gto the 25th annivesary soundtrack, but I don't remember which season pass it was, but it was a high gold one. So why can't I acess the new expansion?

[leandrombraz]

Because you didn't buy it. Read the Deluxe Edition store page.

[klionh87]

Oh for the love of Cthulhu, don't buy stuff without reading their description.

Would you buy a new house without even looking at it?
Would you buy a new PC without knowing its specifications?

Then why the heck do you buy a game without reading what's included in it?

For crying out loud.



...sorry, had to get that out of my system.
Now for the actual answer.
You don't have access to the expansion because you haven't bought it. The deluxe edition Civ6 you bought included the soundtrack and the first 4 pay DLC to be released. You actually got 6 because of regional price issues. It didn't include, and never claimed to include any expansion.

[LuminousRats]

Originally posted by klionh87:

Oh for the love of Cthulhu, don't buy stuff without reading their description.

Would you buy a new house without even looking at it?
Would you buy a new PC without knowing its specifications?

Then why the heck do you buy a game without reading what's included in it?

For crying out loud.



...sorry, had to get that out of my system.
Now for the actual answer.
You don't have access to the expansion because you haven't bought it. The deluxe edition Civ6 you bought included the soundtrack and the first 4 pay DLC to be released. You actually got 6 because of regional price issues. It didn't include, and never claimed to include any expansion.

The problem is the origional description for the deluxe addition was a little missleading to some. It said:

"Expand your empire further with the Civilization VI Digital Deluxe which includes the full base game, the 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack, and access to four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount."

To most they thought this would include any expansions as they are dlc. But istead they got a few civs instead. It was just a bad description. It is like buying a house and finding out later that it has asbestos.

[Dread Bunnys]

It is quite deceptive.

[xycotta]

It was actually very clear. People just read more into than it said.

I do not think 'most' is an accurate term, 'some' or a 'few' misunderstood

[Viper]

Originally posted by 0b1lvion5402:

Originally posted by klionh87:

Oh for the love of Cthulhu, don't buy stuff without reading their description.

Would you buy a new house without even looking at it?
Would you buy a new PC without knowing its specifications?

Then why the heck do you buy a game without reading what's included in it?

For crying out loud.



...sorry, had to get that out of my system.
Now for the actual answer.
You don't have access to the expansion because you haven't bought it. The deluxe edition Civ6 you bought included the soundtrack and the first 4 pay DLC to be released. You actually got 6 because of regional price issues. It didn't include, and never claimed to include any expansion.

The problem is the origional description for the deluxe addition was a little missleading to some. It said:

"Expand your empire further with the Civilization VI Digital Deluxe which includes the full base game, the 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack, and access to four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount."

To most they thought this would include any expansions as they are dlc. But istead they got a few civs instead. It was just a bad description. It is like buying a house and finding out later that it has asbestos.

It details exactly what you are receiveing. There is no misleading going on.

"four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount."

Does that describe a major expansion.

[Bouncer]

Originally posted by Viper:

Originally posted by 0b1lvion5402:

The problem is the origional description for the deluxe addition was a little missleading to some. It said:

"Expand your empire further with the Civilization VI Digital Deluxe which includes the full base game, the 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack, and access to four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount."

To most they thought this would include any expansions as they are dlc. But istead they got a few civs instead. It was just a bad description. It is like buying a house and finding out later that it has asbestos.

It details exactly what you are receiveing. There is no misleading going on.

"four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount."

Does that describe a major expansion.

Also this is the 7th addon to the game. You even got 2 extra dlc after they changed it to 6.

Nothing is going on here except people not reading and trying to blame others for it.

[Cyrus: Emperor of Mankind]

Okay so how come then I got Persia, Macedon, Nubia, Poland, Australia, Khmer and Indoesnia for free? That's seven so far.

Okay reading the comments it seems I'll have to buy the new expansion. Doesn't matter and thanks for your replies.

[The Yeen Queen]

Originally posted by The Triumph of Rome:

I pre-ordered this game and gto the 25th annivesary soundtrack, but I don't remember which season pass it was, but it was a high gold one. So why can't I acess the new expansion?

Because expansion =/= DLC. I know a lot of people try to use the terms interchangeably these days, but they're wrong. Think of it this way: An expansion is a side dish to a meal. DLC is garnish and condiments.

[The Yeen Queen]

Originally posted by Dread Bunnys:

It is quite deceptive.

No, it's assuming people have a grasp on the proper terminology that predates the very existence of DLC.

[Keaton]

A harsh lesson to be sure, that you always have to do proper research before buying something.
This pretty much applies to everything. I know this can be annoying, but after a while you start doing it automaticaly and it has prevented me from some akward situations.

[No]

DLC can mean Expansion, but doesn't have to, either way i'm terribly dissapointed, civ 5 season pass gave you the expansions, and it feels more like the game was unfinished to make me pay even more money.

[Bouncer]

Originally posted by The Triumph of Rome:

Okay so how come then I got Persia, Macedon, Nubia, Poland, Australia, Khmer and Indoesnia for free? That's seven so far.

Okay reading the comments it seems I'll have to buy the new expansion. Doesn't matter and thanks for your replies.

It were 6 dlc packs that came with 7 civs and some scenario's. The deluxe was also always clear you were getting minor things. Not expacs. Plus it only cost 20 bucks extra, of course you are not getting 6 dlc and 1 expac for that.

[klionh87]

Originally posted by 0b1lvion5402:

Originally posted by klionh87:

Oh for the love of Cthulhu, don't buy stuff without reading their description.

Would you buy a new house without even looking at it?
Would you buy a new PC without knowing its specifications?

Then why the heck do you buy a game without reading what's included in it?

For crying out loud.



...sorry, had to get that out of my system.
Now for the actual answer.
You don't have access to the expansion because you haven't bought it. The deluxe edition Civ6 you bought included the soundtrack and the first 4 pay DLC to be released. You actually got 6 because of regional price issues. It didn't include, and never claimed to include any expansion.

The problem is the origional description for the deluxe addition was a little missleading to some. It said:

"Expand your empire further with the Civilization VI Digital Deluxe which includes the full base game, the 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack, and access to four post-launch DLC packs that will add new maps, scenarios, civilizations and leaders for a bundled discount."

To most they thought this would include any expansions as they are dlc. But istead they got a few civs instead. It was just a bad description. It is like buying a house and finding out later that it has asbestos.

To me it seems more like buying a house that was advertised as "deluxe, central location in a major city, with close access to many services".
You don't inquire about which city we are actually talking about(for...some reason) and then, after you move in, you complain because the house is not close to the beach.
Of course it's not on the beach! It is downtown in a major city!
Ok, sure, there's a few "major cities" that have beaches close by their downtown...but the vast majority do not. There's really no reason to assume you're moving close to the beach unless you've specifically been told that the house is in Miami Beach or Dubai or...I don't know...Honolulu?

In the same way, when you are promised a few "DLC packs" with "new maps, scenarios, civs and leaders", there's really no reason to think of an expansion unless it has specifically been mentioned...which it hasn't.
Also, you only have to look at the already-established predecessor, Civ5, to easily see what it meant by "DLC". There have been plenty in the same league as Civ6's.

The description wasn't misleading in any way, unless you were not really thinking at all when you read it.

[SamBC]

Originally posted by The Triumph of Rome:

Okay so how come then I got Persia, Macedon, Nubia, Poland, Australia, Khmer and Indoesnia for free? That's seven so far.

Okay reading the comments it seems I'll have to buy the new expansion. Doesn't matter and thanks for your replies.

Because they expanded the DDE to include 6 DLC because it worked out more expensive in some countries than buying the 4 separately would have. Two of those 6 packs had 2 civs in, 3 had 1 civ in, and one had no civs in. 6 packs, 7 civs.