R2K launcher is utter trash.

[Lemminkainen86]

Why would you ADD another layer between a player and his games? Civ VI was tough enough to load before, but I just want to get an hour in before I have to go to work. Now with the R2K launcher causing a crash 50%+ of the time I just can't play anymore.

Get rid of that thing and revert back to previous iterations of the game. No one wants this R2K launcher.

[Glitch Babe]

Legit I didn't know you could make a launcher this bad. Did 2K let someone drink and code? Because friends don't let friends drink and code.

The game itself is stable as hell whenever you actually get a game going, but startup is a gamble.

[Literally Me]

Does the launcher also make DX12 run bad? Ever since the new launcher DX12 will have sub 60 fps leader animations and it's kinda gross

[crsouser]

I cannot even get into the game since they added the launcher.. total fubar.

[Loviatar]

It's added because 2K wants you to go through their launcher, not Steam. It's another layer of advertising for them while attempting to appear 'convenient' in having all your 2K games in one launcher.

First thing, if you haven't done so, is to look up one of the 'launcher broke the game' threads and follow the instruction to bypass the launcher. It's simply adding a line of text to the launch properties. I had a ton of issues like most here, and after adding the bypass, I haven't had any issues. Just completed my third huge map game with the new and improved Canada and Urban Complexity mods. Smooth as glass.

[Sticky Wicket]

Indeed the only people that want this launcher are 2K.

They need to be more mindful of the people that actually buy their games, not whatever ignorant board-meeting decision they made that thought it would boost sales or whatever.

[mzolezzi]

There is a subset of gamers that really are a bunch of entitled whiners.

Thanks to the OP for posting this hot, hot take. The other two dozen threads complaining about this didn't seem suitable.

[Loviatar]

Well, to be fair, when a company does something that literally breaks the game for a large percentage of your player base, and have left it to go on for weeks without even so much as an apology, I think players are allowed to vent some of their frustration.

Still, as you say, there are a ton of other similar threads already, so didn't really need a new one. On the flip side, it wasn't a mystery what this thread would be about and could be easily skipped if desired.

[BitterKlinger]

If some people would put their cash into newer rigs, instead of OF accounts, I imagine using the launcher wouldn't be such a traumatic experience. Be an enthusiast.

[F]

The launcher is bad.

[mutineer]

Wow, their QA is as bad as the company I work for.

[Glitch Babe]

Originally posted by C.Martell:

If some people would put their cash into newer rigs, instead of OF accounts, I imagine using the launcher wouldn't be such a traumatic experience. Be an enthusiast.

Because *obviously* the launcher has higher system requirements than the game itself, and that's the issue. Launcher's unstable due to poor design? lol download more ram about it

[zetasquared]

If this is not fixed in the next 48 hrs...I will be demanding a full refund on everything I purchased CIV 6 and all DLCs (I have them all). This is not OK. Also, you should give an update on a thread on what you are doing about this...what is the time expectation. Unbelievable that this went live. Somebody should also lose their job(s).