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I still haven't played VI, despite both owning it and the Civ series being one of my favorite games (all the way back to I). I really hate micro (ADHD and tedi

I still haven't played VI, despite both owning it and the Civ series being one of my favorite games (all the way back to I). I really hate micro (ADHD and tedious repetitive tasks don't mix well) and usually automated my workers as quickly as I could. I heard that this isn't possible in VI. That, along with the huge time commitment increase and the terrible AI have so far made me unwilling to bother playing. Is it worth a shot? I'm torn between finally playing that, and the fact that CK3 just came out.

RangerScience 6y ago
I would definitely say yes. It's extremely well made, and the core mechanics are extremely well polished. You do still get the "big empire" management issue, but for worker in particular, I find that it's really spread out. You only have a little bit to do with workers at a time, but that little bit is pretty consistent over the course of the game. Two of the changes that affect this are: every worker action only takes one turn, and workers don't build roads. (The "worker charges" mechanic also allowed, I think, for things like roman legions to one-time drop forts, which is awesome) The unstacking of cities is mostly a good thing, although I do find that I spend a lot more time planning cities (Due to all the different adjacency bonuses and requirements between districts, terrain, and wonders).
laksdjfkasljdf 6y ago
NO! I've played VI 6 after it was free on Epic store. It is the worst game experience i have ever had! You can play in full 3D (lame as hell) map, or strategic (2d map). Both of them give you a really bad view of the map, no matter what. The UI is full of bugs and things you need to click twice, and full of pitfalls (pressed space but an event was just jumping on the screen? too bad now your worker just moved next to that barbarian and will be lost next turn) The graphics completely destroy your GPU even though it is a freaking Civ game! no matter if you play on 2D view, your GPU will smoke just the same. no idea how they screwed that up. Then, even without considering graphics performance, my i5 top of the line was taking a whole 30s between unit moves in the later rounds of the game, and a full 3+ minutes for the CPU players turns. Avoid that game like the plague! unless you have a multi thousand dollars gaming PC. then just play it to laugh at all the times Gandhi will declare war on you on first contact. Edit: oh and i tried to play on the Surface. Despite being impossible because of performance, the UI is unusable without mouse over, and there's no way to show the mouse overs windows with the touch mode. Complete disaster of a game. I'd be ashamed to have my name on the credits. edit 2: I actually had lots of fun with https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv on the surface. and for newcomers to the series, play the original ones or even the Nes one on an emulator.
- fakedang 6y ago
  This was pretty much my experience too. Such a letdown from Civ5.
InitialLastName 6y ago
CK3 is better (which is saying a lot for a Paradox game that just came out and a Civ game with a lot of added content). Civ 6 feels like they optimized for the tedium: Do you like moving hundreds of units one at a time? How about having to constantly reallocate your citizens among EVEN MORE OPTIONS just to get them to do reasonable things?
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lazzlazzlazz 6y ago
I've played every Civ since Civ II, and VI might be the best of the genre in terms of replayability and depth. It's excellent.
- alasdair_ 6y ago
  It’s super interesting that out of the four responses, two are emphatic “no” and two are emphatic “yes” - I think it’s time for me to make up my own mind :) Thanks for the input!

RangerScience 6y ago

I would definitely say yes. It's extremely well made, and the core mechanics are extremely well polished. You do still get the "big empire" management issue, but for worker in particular, I find that it's really spread out. You only have a little bit to do with workers at a time, but that little bit is pretty consistent over the course of the game. Two of the changes that affect this are: every worker action only takes one turn, and workers don't build roads. (The "worker charges" mechanic also allowed, I think, for things like roman legions to one-time drop forts, which is awesome) The unstacking of cities is mostly a good thing, although I do find that I spend a lot more time planning cities (Due to all the different adjacency bonuses and requirements between districts, terrain, and wonders).

laksdjfkasljdf 6y ago

NO! I've played VI 6 after it was free on Epic store. It is the worst game experience i have ever had! You can play in full 3D (lame as hell) map, or strategic (2d map). Both of them give you a really bad view of the map, no matter what. The UI is full of bugs and things you need to click twice, and full of pitfalls (pressed space but an event was just jumping on the screen? too bad now your worker just moved next to that barbarian and will be lost next turn) The graphics completely destroy your GPU even though it is a freaking Civ game! no matter if you play on 2D view, your GPU will smoke just the same. no idea how they screwed that up. Then, even without considering graphics performance, my i5 top of the line was taking a whole 30s between unit moves in the later rounds of the game, and a full 3+ minutes for the CPU players turns. Avoid that game like the plague! unless you have a multi thousand dollars gaming PC. then just play it to laugh at all the times Gandhi will declare war on you on first contact. Edit: oh and i tried to play on the Surface. Despite being impossible because of performance, the UI is unusable without mouse over, and there's no way to show the mouse overs windows with the touch mode. Complete disaster of a game. I'd be ashamed to have my name on the credits. edit 2: I actually had lots of fun with https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv on the surface. and for newcomers to the series, play the original ones or even the Nes one on an emulator.

fakedang 6y ago
This was pretty much my experience too. Such a letdown from Civ5.

InitialLastName 6y ago

CK3 is better (which is saying a lot for a Paradox game that just came out and a Civ game with a lot of added content). Civ 6 feels like they optimized for the tedium: Do you like moving hundreds of units one at a time? How about having to constantly reallocate your citizens among EVEN MORE OPTIONS just to get them to do reasonable things?

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lazzlazzlazz 6y ago

I've played every Civ since Civ II, and VI might be the best of the genre in terms of replayability and depth. It's excellent.

alasdair_ 6y ago
It’s super interesting that out of the four responses, two are emphatic “no” and two are emphatic “yes” - I think it’s time for me to make up my own mind :) Thanks for the input!