Gods and Kings vs Brave New World

[Broken War Horse]

What is the difference; both seem to deal with religion. I cannot find a convincing reason to buy either. What does the community say about them and which one should I buy? (And yes I did read the FAQs and did some research.)

[Kronk's Shoulder Angel]

Brave New World is a must have! It adds ideologies, trade, espionage, tourism, more civs and more wonders :)

[FreezingFlame]

From what I've seem (I only have G&K) BNW adds everything G&K has, and more.

[Broken War Horse]

thank you

[Matthew]

If you are only going to get one, get BNW. But you should just get complete version and get all DLC.

[Bullwinkle]

I've played G&K for over a year and enjoyed it tremendously. I'm finally about ready to move on to BNW. I think this is the best way to get the most bang for your buck. I started with vanilla, but it didn't hold me. G&K is great all by itself, but probably not so much if you have already seen BNW.

[Yawzheek]

Whichever one is the 100 point damage system (100 point units versus 10) is an absolute requirement. I mean, sure it's bull that you need to pay money for a piece of DLC that makes such a minor change and should have been there by default, but... ya know how it is buying games now?

But BNW is pretty sweet. Loads of civs, new mechanics, improved mechanics, etc. If I recall, I think there's a gold edition fairly cheap that includes everything, so I'd go for that. There's even an option to upgrade existing versions, if I'm not mistaken (though it's entirely possible I am.)

EDIT: Looking at the store page, the complete edition is $50 (I don't know if there ever was, or is an upgrade version. I vaguely recall it, but it has been too long, and if there is, get that, obviously) whereas G&K and BNW are both $30 each, which is ridiculously overpriced, but it is what it is, and you'd clearly be better off, even if you already own the game, to buy the complete edition, rather than both of them separate.

[LSD]

G+K was the first expansion, BNW was the second.
Besides a few civs, BNW adds everything G+K added, along with all its own new features.

BNW is an absolute requirement. The game without the expansions is absolutely horrendous, on so many levels. On top of that, the expansions aren't just new gameplay elements, but patches too.

So basically, wait for a huge sale.