summer sale, considering buying

[MockingjayRising]

with the game 95% off im seriously considering getting this game, but i have a few questions:

-i've played both really intense city builders (namely frostpunk) and more leisurely "city" builders (mostly just planet zoo) how how intense/stressful would you consider this game?
-are the DLCs worth it for the current sale price? (around 15 dollars for platinum, 25 for anthology, which includes base game i believe)
-how big of a gap is there between anthology and platinum/is anthology worth it over platinum?
-how buggy/un-optimized is it?
-how demanding is it on a PC? i have a pretty decent one, able to run almost anything at min medium graphics (except you sims, ♥♥♥♥ you <3)

[Catalytic]

Civ is a 4X turn-based strategy game. It's not a city builder. Yes, you do spend a lot of time build buildings, but the game is much more complex than that. The building model is simple, again, because it's not a city builder, but it does ask you to build units, manage an economy, fight wars, etc. Just be aware it's different from the games you mentioned.

Worth it? Yes! 95% off is the right price. $25 for the entirety of Civ 6 is a fantastic deal. Just to play a single game alone will give you plenty of return on investment in terms of dollars per hour of game play. And Civ 6 has a lot of replayability. Many players here have logged thousands of hours on this game. It's a great deal.

Platinum vs Anthology - Platinum will get you the full features of the game. It's a good buy. However, Anthology is the complete game. It includes the New Frontiers Pass and a Leader Pack. This includes ~20ish leaders or personalities (leader variants), a number of new wonders, new natural wonders (map features), city-states, as well as a number of optional game modes that are "for fun" like a zombie invasion. Given the discount available right now, I have to just say don't cheap out. Get the Anthology if you're willing to buy.

Buggy/Optimized? - If you have a SSD, a graphics card, and a reasonably recent processor (ie within the last 5 years), you should expect good performance. The SSD is really key to managing load times which is where older players with traditional hard drives notice the biggest slowdown. Yes, there are bugs. None are game-breaking. A lot of display bugs where things don't update on your UI for a turn, but do calculate properly on the back end, that sort of thing. After 8+ years of development, they've sorted out the worst of it.

[SlasH]

Originally posted by MockingjayRising:

with the game 95% off im seriously considering getting this game

Definitely worth buying even after all these years, I suggest Anthology with all DLC.

[Sstavix]

I would say that Civilization VI is as relaxed or as stressful as you want it to be. If you just want to kick back and relax, turn off barbarians and play at a lower difficulty (like Settler or Warlord). If you want an intense experience, turn on a huge map on deity and apocalypse mode.

Or, as Evrach might suggest, play multiplayer.

Although I have encountered a few bugs, very few of them lead to a crash-to-desktop. I've also heard that a good way to avoid some of the crashes is to bypass the 2K launcher. I haven't done that myself, but it's nice to know that it's an option.

As for how demanding it is... well, it's one of the few games that revs up my gaming laptop's fans, and it's the only turn-based strategy game that I have that does that. It might simply be due to my settings, but I'm surprised at how warm it gets my system. Your experience might vary, of course.

Good luck, and have fun!

[Evrach]

Nah, not this time, bro !
City-builder players aren't good multiplayer material.
Too chill. Too slow.
(But still, you should considere it ^^ playing against bots is boooooooring ).

[MockingjayRising]

Originally posted by Evrach:

Nah, not this time, bro !
City-builder players aren't good multiplayer material.
Too chill. Too slow.
(But still, you should considere it ^^ playing against bots is boooooooring ).

i thought this was single or multiplayer?

[killeregon]

Originally posted by MockingjayRising:

Originally posted by Evrach:

Nah, not this time, bro !
City-builder players aren't good multiplayer material.
Too chill. Too slow.
(But still, you should considere it ^^ playing against bots is boooooooring ).

i thought this was single or multiplayer?

It is single or multi, as you wish. You can perfectly play it alone all the time. The AI is ok after all the updates. In the basegame the AI turned out to be extremely xyz, before they added all these updates. The mods can be very bad for your gameplay, especialy if you try to play a chill game. In one mod, the enviorment will harm you asap youre entering the range of a vulcano (it will berak out iidiately). The barbarians are cunnig guys. If they spawn on a peninsula, they´ll only spawn ships and know how to defend. So killing these guys asap is mandatory. I advice you to turn off "religious win" because the AI player will poop out missionarys like flys. Only way to win this would be: overtaking of the ai capitals and eradicating their religion with inquisition. Btw... i will never play this gae again bc Take2Interactives behavior (accept the new eula or give us all your data, including address, email... and we will exclude you from the new terms)

[SLG]

Originally posted by MockingjayRising:

with the game 95% off im seriously considering getting this game, but i have a few questions:

-i've played both really intense city builders (namely frostpunk) and more leisurely "city" builders (mostly just planet zoo) how how intense/stressful would you consider this game?
-are the DLCs worth it for the current sale price? (around 15 dollars for platinum, 25 for anthology, which includes base game i believe)
-how big of a gap is there between anthology and platinum/is anthology worth it over platinum?
-how buggy/un-optimized is it?
-how demanding is it on a PC? i have a pretty decent one, able to run almost anything at min medium graphics (except you sims, ♥♥♥♥ you <3)

- This not really a city-building game as in those you listed.
-I would get the anthology.
- See above
-If you can play Planet Zoo then Civ 6 should work just fine, too.
- I have not encountered any issues.

[SlasH]

Originally posted by MockingjayRising:

i thought this was single or multiplayer?

It's both, but I strongly suggest playing online only with people you know or in a league (beginner level available).