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inm8num2 said:
Civilization VI announced. Releases October 21.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1bfgARmuGQ

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Is the steam controller even good? I had a bro that really love Civilization on xbox so I might buy the bundle for him.

 
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KeeperOfWind said:
Is the steam controller even good? I had a bro that really love Civization IV on xbox so I might buy the bundle for him.
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from what ive read its just ......... different. It doesnt particularly excel at anything and despite previous claims isnt all that great for strategy games. They are still far better with kb/m

 
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KeeperOfWind said:
Is the steam controller even good? I had a bro that really love Civilization on xbox so I might buy the bundle for him.
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It's a decent controller. There are a few things to consider though.

It is known that the controller will be followed by another revision sooner than expected. I see the controller as a prototype or some kind of.

Unless your friend or you have plenty of money or don't have an xbox controller (which seems he does) it doesnt make much sense at this moment.

And I have it.

My personal and honest opinion.

 
Baltore said:
Actually sounds like the diet of most Bernie supporters.
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The joke was that they're gluttonous slobs, not that millennials don't know how to cook or get the munchies when they're stoned. Also, I'm surprised nobody said "granola" because Bernie is an insert-wrongly-used-term-that-I-don't-know-the-definition-of-but-I-heard-it-on-Fox-News who wants "to give everything away for free," which actually means a better tax system that doesn't involve billion-dollar financial loopholes, office buildings in Delaware, or offshore tax havens. Why am I supposed to be mad at poor people and immigrants when there's a family in America worth $166.7 billion who pays less than living wages to their welfare employees that a portion of my taxes subsidize, contracts immigrant workers to build stores, and imports most of their inventory from China and other foreign countries with lax labor laws?

 
Tebow liked Bernie b4 Bernie was cool okay more like ranted and raved about like a maniac but still

Just sayin

 
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Yea Civ is definitely something I would never buy on release. The older version with patches/dlc/mods is going to be better. Definitely a game where it pays to wait a couple years

 
Sir_Fragalot said:
I feel like Civ VI is too soon.
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Civ IV to V was a 5 year difference. Civ V to VI is a 6 year difference. It's a pretty similar release frame, even if you take into consideration expansions. I think part of why it may feel too soon is because they came out with Beyond Earth in the interum.

 
Jon7 said:
Civ IV to V was a 5 year difference. Civ V to VI is a 6 year difference. It's a pretty similar release frame, even if you take into consideration expansions. I think part of why it may feel too soon is because they came out with Beyond Earth in the interum.
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You mean to tell me I have not been playing my copy of Civ V for six years now ?? Man time flies when you don't play the games you buy.

 
Civ V is one of the very few Steam games I've played the hell out of.

That said, I'm sure there's going to be 23 Game of the Millennium Platinum uber nucular editions plus 844 pieces of DLC and a paid patch released as a new game remixdux director's cut, not to mention 2,863 sales, 972 bundles and 4 free giveaways.

So I'll wait.
 
Remember when everyone was upset about Civ V requiring Steam? I probably spoke out against it, too, like the rube I was (though I'd already been using Steam for awhile). There were tons of reddit posts and reviews with comments like this:

STEAM OF WAR
The game requires OnLine Activation (and rumored perpetual reactivation every few days) and has to be tied to a STEAM account. Effectively this means that the game is a piece of rentware the buyer never really owns and yet it is sold at full price. I realize that to some people this may not be a serious issue so, in case you are wondering, I deducted a single star from my overall rating of the game because of its DRM scheme. To every other gamer however, you can now make an informed decision.
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Kind of funny in retrospect to see how the landscape has changed. If anything Civ V was probably responsible for a huge influx of users to Steam.

2010: "Steam? No buy!"

2013: "No Steam? No buy!"

2016: "y u no buy?"

 
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Nothing371 said:
You mean to tell me I have not been playing my copy of Civ V for six years now ?? Man time flies when you don't play the games you buy.
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I think were in the same boat. Except I bought my copy from KMart and I think it's still in the shrinkwrap.
*checks shelf*

Nope, apparently, I opened it at some point. The poster-like manual still smells new though. ;)

 
Jon7 said:
Civ IV to V was a 5 year difference. Civ V to VI is a 6 year difference. It's a pretty similar release frame, even if you take into consideration expansions. I think part of why it may feel too soon is because they came out with Beyond Earth in the interum.
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Christ, 6 years. I did not realize it was that long ago. Well yeah I guess it's due for a new Civ game then.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/11/three-ways-sid-meiers-civilization-6-radically-reinvents-itself-city-building-science-and-diplomacy#prclt-s61pv5bB

Actually looks like Civ VI is turning out to be pretty damn good.

 
inm8num2 said:
Remember when everyone was upset about Civ V requiring Steam? I probably spoke out against it, too, like the rube I was (though I'd already been using Steam for awhile). There were tons of reddit posts and reviews with comments like this:

Kind of funny in retrospect to see how the landscape has changed. If anything Civ V was probably responsible for a huge influx of users to Steam.
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Okay you GTFO and go to Albania.

Also, there's still people living in the stone age Europe that think shit like that.

Just look at the comments of the GOG Zealots from a post on Reddit today

https://se.reddit.com/r/GameDealsMeta/comments/4iwnoa/question_is_gog_worth_buying_from/

And I dont like the idea of DRM free
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WTF? You're going to have to elaborate on what you mean.
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For me personally GOG doesn't offer any benefits that makes it worth buying from them.
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*passive agressive downvotes*

What do you have against "DRM free"? why don't you like the idea? personally I think its better as will have less problems running game and a show of respect from their part as they assume you'll will not pirate their game and gave you total freedom to share it with your friends (as if you have a physiscal copy) So for me all are advantages and no disadvantages.
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I just like when I but a key and put it on steam, origin and so on
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DRM doesn't mean you'll always have access to software you have purchased, it actually means exactly the reverse... DRM software will lock you out of old software using things like activation limits. In the past DRM software has even damaged computer hardware!
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this makes no sense what so ever. DRM restricts what you can do with the software (like install it when you are disconnected from the Internet). Being DRM-free doesn't prevent you from doing anything.
I take it that you are one of those people who can't cope with owning games that aren't on their Steam list (and who doesn't know that they can add non-Steam games to that list). If that is the case, then why bother asking this question? It seems to me that you have already made up your mind about this.
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So why do I need to spend $60 on Civ VI when there is Civ V with mods?

I feel like Civ VI is too soon.
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Christ, 6 years. I did not realize it was that long ago. Well yeah I guess it's due for a new Civ game then.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/11/three-ways-sid-meiers-civilization-6-radically-reinvents-itself-city-building-science-and-diplomacy#prclt-s61pv5bB

Actually looks like Civ VI is turning out to be pretty damn good.
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@Sir_Fragalot

So are you going to spend $60 and fakeybro-it or what...? :p

 
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A Vive order update (because I just know you were all waiting for one):

. . . but first, a minor preface: I got a raise today. A pretty good one, too, so that probably put a different spin on my mindset.

So, an "unknown" number called me, out of nowhere today, and a strangely seductive, slightly Asian, sounding woman told me she was calling from HTC, concerning the request to cancel my order. And, when I say seductive, I mean, the tone and cadence of her voice bordered on 900 number ladies of telephone pleasure. I was not at all prepared for such a strange turn of events and I'm nearly positive this "sexy voiced Asian temptress" is a tactic HTC probably uses rather recklessly, considering the effect it has over men, but, I digress...

Anyway, short story long, I kept my Vive order and got a semi chub at work.

The End, for now.

 
About DRM-FREE vs. Game-Client Platforms...

Let's be realistic here: there are pro's and con's to both platforms. 

Game-Client Platforms (which often have DRM):

The problem for most Game-Client platforms like Steam is this - none of them offer the amount of options or are as feature-rich that Steam has. It's often why most of us prefer Steam in the first-place. Steam has turned game-clients into something for gamers to want b/c they have the BY FAR the biggest + best community; Achievements; Steam Cloud support; Steamworks Multiplayer support; Big Picture Mode; Screen-Shot Taking; Game-Time Tracking; Steam Reviews; and other really cool stuff. Unfortunately, nobody else is on Steam's level w/ their game-client and nobody is even bloody close to it, which make all of the other platforms (Origin, UPlay, Battle.Net, etc) vastly inferior to theirs. No wonder everybody really want all their eggs in one Steam basket.

The funny thing is - well, Steam can throw DRM-FREE games at us, if they want. Dev's + pub's just don't ship the game with CEG and/or don't ship the game with any other 3rd party DRM-crap (Securom, IronShield, Denuvo, etc) in the first place. Sure, you still need Steam game-client to download and all - but for many of those No-DRM Steam games (i.e. just see Wizardy 8), after downloading and keeping the files - you can find ways to get them going w/out needing Steam, if need be.

DRM-FREE:

Yeah, it's great a game's DRM-FREE and has nothing of much in your way of really backing installer-files/game-folder files-up (once you get them), installing the game, modding the game, replacing EXE's if need be, playing a game, booting a game, etc etc. You own the game - do what you want with it and the files. Awesome! :)

Problem is - most DRM-FREE platforms don't have much of a game-client or don't have any sort of game-client at all. GOG just launched their Galaxy game-client platform not too long ago and that is WAY behind almost every other platform out there, also. It's not as feature-rich as Origin, nevermind even Steam. It's cool I can run GOG games without the Galaxy client and all - but frankly speaking, GOG's Galaxy client sucks!  :(

 
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agentghost said:
so basically, if it's not Steam, it's not blessed by the fart of Lord Gaben and thereby, a worthless +1 to e-peen? :D/
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I wouldn't say worthless +1. There are some great titles that ain't on Steam - i.e. DA: Inquisition is Origin exclusive, for example.

I think for most Steam-fanatics, the problem for them is that there are some games elsewhere that just ain't on Steam. So, for them, they'll just have to deal w/ another service b/c of that, if they really want to play a certain game and/or have a +1 elsewhere.

Examples:

Arcanum is not on Steam, for some bloody reason; but it's actually on GOG.

Killer Instinct + Quantum Break on PC are W10 Store Exclusives.

Most EA games released after BF3 are ONLY on Origin - i.e. BF3+4; BF: Hardline; DA: Inquisition; Mass Effect 3; etc etc.

 
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agentghost said:
Civilization Revolution on console was actually decent.

An accessible and fun game for the newcomers of the genre...

Of course, the hardcore ppl will point you to the Civ PC version ... :whistle2:
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Wait - why the heck did Firaxis + 2K not release this on the PC at a later date sometime, really cheap and all?

 
Motoki said:
Okay you GTFO and go to Albania.

Also, there's still people living in the stone age Europe that think shit like that.

Just look at the comments of the GOG Zealots from a post on Reddit today

https://se.reddit.com/r/GameDealsMeta/comments/4iwnoa/question_is_gog_worth_buying_from/


*passive agressive downvotes*
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I cleansed myself of brainwashing from the DRM-free cult long ago - no need for me to expatriate! Those reddit comments are hilarious. I do like DRM-free packages for older games, but for modern games DRM-free is a hassle not at all worth the premium you pay for the inconvenience of having to download giant installers, back them up, then download manual patches that come days after the auto updates on Steam.

I'm fine with clients which as MysterD pointed out aren't necessarily DRM, depending on whether the developer utilizes that particular feature (e.g. Steamworks). I just stay the hell away from nasty 3rd party DRM like Tages, Starforce, and SecuROM of years past. The good news is it seems few games use that kind of DRM (Denuvo) today. Steamworks gets the job done in a non-intrusive manner and is seemingly nothing more than a toggle switch in the developer's Steam settings.

 
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inm8num2 said:
I cleansed myself of brainwashing from the DRM-free cult long ago - no need for me to expatriate! Those reddit comments are hilarious. I do like DRM-free packages for older games, but for modern games DRM-free is a hassle not at all worth the premium you pay for the inconvenience of having to download giant installers, back them up, then download manual patches that come days after the auto updates on Steam.
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The automatic-updating process is probably the ONLY thing GOG Galaxy does right - I've had Galaxy basically do updates before to basically fix the files that I downloaded from GOG via the web-browser (game-installers for the entire game, DLC's, and patches) in the first-place. Like Steam, If you have Galaxy enabled to do updates - it'll just update whatever it needs to, whenever it needs to.

Pretty much, GOG Galaxy has fixed my Witcher 3 a few times. [shrug]

EDIT:

I think for newer games + games still getting updates, it just might be best if you get a GOG Version to just deal w/ Galaxy first. Once the game's done with its final run of official patches, updates, DLC's, and whatnot - then you can download from the web-broswer while signed-into GOG the actual installer files + patches so you can keep 'em for back-up purposes (in case you're offline and need to reinstall).

I've seriously had more issues before Galaxy existed on GOG with Legend of Grimrock 1, Outcast + W3 getting proper installer game-file builds, patches working properly, re-downloading files (often b/c of corruption issues), re-downloading installer (b/c newer-builds came out and newer patches only worked with those), DLC's being recognized properly (W3 issues), and other non-sense. GOG sucked with file-integrity, until Galaxy came out and fixed that issue.

 
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inm8num2 said:
Remember when everyone was upset about Civ V requiring Steam? I probably spoke out against it, too, like the rube I was (though I'd already been using Steam for awhile). There were tons of reddit posts and reviews with comments like this:

Kind of funny in retrospect to see how the landscape has changed. If anything Civ V was probably responsible for a huge influx of users to Steam.
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A month later, I was crying about Fallout New Vegas.

In other 4X news, Stellaris is fuck ing great. I'm probably going to end up preordering both Endless Space 2 and Civ 6, but it's going to be real hard going back to turn-based stuff after this. Anyone who had a hard time dealing with the tactical combat in ES but liked the space exploration and expansion should give Stellaris a look. And yes, there will be tons of DLC, but you probably won't need it. I'm about 25 hours into my first game...only have explored approximately 10% of the medium-size (600 stars) galaxy and met 6 out of the 20 AI civilizations.

 
indef said:
A month later, I was crying about Fallout New Vegas.
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I was glad Obsidian for Fallout: New Vegas went w/ Steam.

I'd rather deal w/ Steam than that God-awful Microsoft-made trainwreck called GFWL that Bethesda used on FO3.

 
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MysterD in 18 different posts in the last two pages said:
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So, how bout that Red Dead Redemption PC port? How much VRAM do y'all think it will use? And when it will go on sale for $5? ;)

Curses, foiled by RCsample. But we can always divert the subject to that time The Secret World was $5 at GMG.
 
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As I sit here with my 970 and my Oculus Rift, I wonder what life will be like when I can finally add Civ VI to my Steam account next to other Civ games I haven't played. 

CAG, feelin' good. 

 
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indef said:
A month later, I was crying about Fallout New Vegas.

In other 4X news, Stellaris is fuck ing great. I'm probably going to end up preordering both Endless Space 2 and Civ 6, but it's going to be real hard going back to turn-based stuff after this. Anyone who had a hard time dealing with the tactical combat in ES but liked the space exploration and expansion should give Stellaris a look. And yes, there will be tons of DLC, but you probably won't need it. I'm about 25 hours into my first game...only have explored approximately 10% of the medium-size (600 stars) galaxy and met 6 out of the 20 AI civilizations.
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i thought ES was a good starting point for 4X sci fi genre newbies.. How's accessible is Stellaris?

 
The funny thing about the DRM debate is that Steam has many games that are actually DRM free. Steam itself is not even a form of DRM, but rather it is Steam CEG which is the actual DRM. Some games even use Steamworks while remaining entirely DRM free at the same time. 

And regarding DRM, Steamworks certainly trumps the Securom, Tages, and Starforce of yesteryear. I have mixed feelings about Denuvo because it seems unnecessary for titles that use Steam DRM already. The current form of Uplay is alright, but the original always-online variant definitely had major issues. 

 
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Civ V was fun but nothing really great until Gods & Kings and Brave New World came out.  I don't see any reason to rush into VI (and the cartoony graphics are kind of a turn off).

 
Steam DRM / CEG: Cracked in 5 seconds

Denuvo Cracked in ... (we still don't know).

Hitman, Primal, Just Cause 3, RottR are still uncracked and require tons of stuff to play illegally.

So you could argue that Denuvo works (for now).

 
agentghost said:
i thought ES was a good starting point for 4X sci fi genre newbies.. How's accessible is Stellaris?
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For me, Stellaris was easier to get into, although I had to restart a couple times because I clicked past a few of the tutorial bits without paying attention and ended up missing some vital info. Once you get into the research/explore/build loop, the game flows nicely. Instead of a gigantic tech tree to dig through, you have a RNG card draw system for research. Ship building is also a simple drag & drop interface. The UI is a little imposing at first, but not nearly as complex as the typical Paradox GS games.

 
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