I asked the Civ 7 team some hard questions...

[@FiraxisGames]

ALWAYS a good time to sit and chat, Potato -- thanks for the great questions!

[@tritan3900]

❤ Love civ ❤

[@zeytelaloi]

What will happen to TSL games? True Starting Locations. Will we still be able to play on Earth? And what about preserving your civ?

[@konstantinbreen]

super happy for you Carl grats for baby!

[@wxcvbndu51]

Whatever just remove Denuvo

[@ZzolllozZ]

I have a guestion, too Can you mod DIZ NUTS ON YOUR CHIN ? HUH, GOT'EM!

[@ExamplePrime]

"Before we ask any questions I have a question" Found this funnier than I should have

[@nitehawk86]

yo dawg, I heard you like questions...

[@CaptainHandsome]

Imagining Potato nervously eyeing his wallet when they talk about fixing the map generation system to always give good start locations

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

Unironically

[@woodysmith2681]

Biggest news was actually that Age 2 will be naval warfare/exploration and religious expansion. I think that might address the underlying weakness of naval gameplay in previous civs, by making an Age dedicated to it. Because the Renascence Period was a period dominated by naval warfare over land-based warfare. [Apologies to Potato, but yes, the fact that England was an island played heavily into it.]

[@wifeofanacrobat3654]

i'm 100 sure that medieval and more ages will be added in future expansions

[@Sondrebol]

@@wifeofanacrobat3654 i'm not sure. Considering how vastly the game will change between ages, having more than 3 ages sounds like it could be a bit tiresome.

[@Kuddochan]

@@wifeofanacrobat3654 More ages doesn't make the game better, in fact it was one of the biggest problems with Humankind's version of it. You need enough time per era to properly be able to settle in with your current civ and get to use their unique things to the fullest before you move on to the next one. If you add in more eras you either need to reduce the timespan of each of them, or extend the whole duration of the game significantly, neither of which are probably desirable.

[@cinattra]

​@@SondrebolWell, hopefully in a future dlc they will have an option for how many ages you want in your game. I love long games. I would love 4 or 5 ages with the 5th age being a future age.

[@Shidan174]

I don't see any chance of there being new ages introduced in the middle of the timeline. The stuff from those eras is not missing, so it would involve a massive restructuring of the current ages to rework another into the middle. Medieval is already covered by the late Antiquity and early Exploration eras. Seems like a lot of wasted effort imo. Though I personally think I would have like a separate Medieval age. If they added any new ages, it would on the ends imo. So some sort of prehistoric age, or a future age. Or they could copy their competitors' ideas again implement alternate age variants like Millennia did. None of this is likely imo though, outside of maybe a future/information age, as truly modern technology has been seemingly absent from everything we've seen.

[@deerdren]

The hardest hitting question: will the game have a functional multiplayer? 😂

[@joshuasimmons512]

True

[@mwm776]

Really wish he asked some multiplayer questions. It’s the most loyal part of the community

[@calamity916]

You are hitting up the wrong youtuber. Potato has stated many times he doesn't care about multiplayer.

[@DarthDre]

*I asked Civ 7 team some hard questions* ❌️ *I spoke with the Civ 7 team and had questions to Aksum* ✅️

[@TheW83]

Yeah pretty bad title and I probably wouldn’t have watched without that word. I guess that makes it clickbait?

[@Flipflopskipskop]

​@@TheW83 100% click bait. Unsubscribed

[@justsomeperson8806]

@@Flipflopskipskop lol

[@moonverine]

I imagine Sid's office as featuring at least one huge model railroad.

[@elutes215]

The game never feels complete until an expansion or two. I know there are economic reasons for this, but it would be nice to see a complete game at launch.

[@etienne8110]

There are so many dlcs now that the expansion model feels far away.

[@LoganChristianson]

Part of it is also that players getting their hands on the game shapes its trajectory. It doesn't feel "complete" on launch because the last 3 civ games have had core parts of the game overhauled in DLC as a result of player feedback (well, maybe not Beyond Earth). That and mods. I think it "not feeling complete" is something that you impose on the game, not the other way around.

[@Jack_Rakan]

@@LoganChristianson True, for me getting directly into Civ 6 at launch definitely felt like a complete game. I liked the changes added in the expansions, and if I went back to do a game without the expansions it probably would feel incomplete, but it definitely didn't feel like it at the time.

[@Sandman10032]

@@LoganChristiansonciv 6 was a buggy mess at launch as well as missing key features. Religious and diplo victories weren’t in the game and now that they are they’re the least liked. Combine that with gathering storm’s hated global warming mechanic. So I don’t really see it as “player input” in how the game is developed. As well as asking for $70 upfront when the games have a history of launching incomplete and buggy I can see why people are passing on it

[@apeflight5553]

"complete game" is a pretty meaningless phrase, really. You can say you want a game with more stuff. But "complete" or "incomplete" is just nonsense

[@LandBark]

"I asked the Civ 7 team some hard questions..." Press x to doubt.

[@corphish8]

the nice 'will there be mod support' softball opener

[@peterpantoffel727]

"I spiked the ball for the Civ 7 teams a few times and here is what they planned to tell you" lol

[@hanksoandso8778]

Like: "Did you get any meaningful input from the competitive players, or fans with thousands of hours in Civ 6, before making foundational and game breaking changes to the Civilization formula?" I didn't think so.

[@TheSilentScreamX]

@@hanksoandso8778 Didn't realise you'd played it. Tell us more about how the game is broken.

[@TheCube2424]

⁠​⁠@@hanksoandso8778 you haven’t even played the game, it might be a little early to be confidently talking about “game breaking” changes

[@JJV7243]

Big question - can you play a game (and win) in a single age by multiple victory types? Like can you set the game to be ONLY a single age and somehow get a science/culture/domination victory within that era?

[@subsonicsubway8894]

@@JJV7243 Pretty sure they mentioned you could play a single-age-only game before.

[@Nothing2150]

Yes, they said all ages are playable completely separately as a self contained game

[@kristianvincentzrygaard3767]

Poor Sound died 22:41

[@RogerMacCallum]

Poor Ed was under the weather…

[@jaspervanheycop9722]

I'm glad to hear about adressing map balance and start bias! That's one of my biggest frustrations with civ 6, a bad spawn (i.e. neighbours like 5 tiles from your capital, barbarian insanity or just desert/tundra iceball with a civ that has zero bonus to it) can ruin your game, and a godly spawn can ruin it as well, where you blast past everyone in the Classical Era and are hopelessly running away without any hope of challenge or intrigue. I've abandoned so many games because I got ganked in the first ~20 turns or where by turn 100 I'm already "done" and the next 200 are just a formality to click through.

[@KasumiRINA]

I wish balanced spawns are a togglable option, because I kind of hate where everyone has the same power level and all civs are equal it's more fun and realistic to have some outliers.

[@JefeBoss]

As usual, I'll start playing it when all the expansions have been released.

[@danieleads1266]

My one question. If I missed it I am sorry. Do they add an “undo last click” option?

[@michaelbeale559]

I sure if they added that, it would've been featured in the stuff they've showcased by this point.

[@hanksoandso8778]

You mean for Civ 7 entirely? Sadly no.

[@erikhudepohl754]

it would be to overpowered. Eg scout in one direction, then undo and scout the other direction

[@manuelkumli5393]

That would be cheating

[@danieleads1266]

@@erikhudepohl754 yes I see that, but I hate when I misclick, they could maybe make it an option for those of us that aren’t using it for advantage and just are playing it drunk at night and misclick a movement.

[@Tentacl]

I know those guys don' control this, but the high prices alongside no regionalized monetization made this game completely impossible to buy in Brazil. The base version costs R$ 350, meaning it's almost double other AAA games (many cost R$ 200,00) and the complete one cost R$ 650,00 - our monthly minimum wage is R$ 1.412,00. This is based on a 44h week work hours, or aprox. 132 montly hours. For reference, this is worth USD 260.03 with today's currency conversion. In the US, the mimnimum wage it USD 7.25 per hour, so considering the same work hours, UDS 957 per month. So yeah, no more 2K games here.

[@CarKiller92]

if u are working for minimum wage, maybe you could find better stuff to do than civ.

[@NunyaBizness-gn1lp]

You can thank US minimum wage workers for that. They don’t understand economics and vote/pressure government to mandate pay raises without any accountability from them. They overestimate their value causing more harm than good.

[@Tentacl]

@@CarKiller92 I'm a lawyer smartass. I'm just trying to show a comparison of economy scale and currency value.

[@Whynot-yu2tt]

@@CarKiller92 Yeah man, minimum wage workers don't deserve to be happy or have fun.

[@Voron_Aggrav]

@@CarKiller92 anyone, no matter how much they earn, or where they live should have the right to spend time with Hobbies, and have ways to deal with stress and have fun with their time,

[@chrisslaughter8448]

i love developers who are open with the modding community but i can’t stand a developer placing faith in modders to fix their mistakes and balance issues instead of just taking time to make it good themselves

[@runescapevsminecraft]

You should reframe how you look at the modder/dev symbiosis. Think of the devs like chipotle, they hire all the workers, buy and prepare all the ingredients, run all the background logistics etc. You get to enjoy their product how you like. For civ it’s Single player, multiplayer, early game, late game: think of it like rice, beans, protein, toppings. You then have the freedom to go home and add whatever else you want to your bowl they even give you the tools to do it. So you can go home and “mod” your chipotle bowl and add Oreos and pickles and whatever weird shit you like. It makes zero financial or logistical sense for chipotle to stock every store with Oreos and pickles for the niche community that wants that esp when you can just do that at home. Same thing with game dev, it doesn’t make sense to try and balance your game to try and serve every niche cub community. Especially when you know that community is just going to regulate itself anyway. It makes far more sense to give them the freedom and tools to cater to their specific need rather than wasting time and energy trying to add Oreos and pickles to your game just for them.

[@KasumiRINA]

They are expecting mods to fill the gap of missing civs, not balance and mistakes, at least from this interview, it is obvious with eras split the game will lack content. Expect MANY leader pack DLCs too.

[@dennyahh]

happy about the "less monolithic" comment regarding designing mods that want to affect certain eras or specific systems.

[@JMSouchak]

It always seemed to me that rainforests shouldn't generate science until the modern era. 😅

[@joelquinn5347]

You need to see it this way; the people living there saw a new animal every other day. Or they died by something new each other day, hence learned quite a bit.

[@marekkos3513]

They have balls , thats for sure !

[@sncy5303]

The biggest question for me is if they really plan to release the game with the denuvo malware. If so, that would be a no-go for me, and I won't buy it.

[@christophstahl8169]

same

[@inmanis2924]

yup pretty much. was rocky with the midge civ change stuff, and then denuvo on lunch sealed the coffin

[@TheSilentScreamX]

Of course you will, and they know it.

[@kire5991]

@@TheSilentScreamX not everyone is weak like you, unable to stand for their values and giving in because they want to play the game

[@luke1119411]

​@@kire5991 Or some people just don't really care about Denuvo.

[@gokuchickengirl]

audio seems to be broken at 22:40 for a few seconds

[@Joe-qn3dk]

And at 16:50 maybe said something juicey ? I cant work it out

[@Ganjena2k]

@@Joe-qn3dk came to the comments to see if anyone else noticed!

[@Creddz69]

Lip readers go!!!!

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

Just me fucking upr somewhere in the edit probably

[@VanBradley]

This was a super fun video! Fantastic work from all involved. Would love to see more of these in the future 🎉

[@deinonychus6860]

I can’t believe we got a Beyond Earth shoutout! I love that game, but it is effectively unplayable because it was abandoned in 32 bit.

[@KasumiRINA]

What do you mean? I can still play ancient games like Fallout 1/2 or Baldur's Gate 1/2 on Windows 11, you don't need a 64 bit .exe to make game playable on newer systems.

[@deinonychus6860]

@@KasumiRINA The game loses its video and sound effects, especially after a few turns, because it can’t handle as much as it wants to. It asks for 64, but only can output 32, in simple terms.

[@wxcvbndu51]

"Yes, we made a love letter to fans by making you unable to play the offline game if you don't connect to the internet every now and then to make sure you actually love us" Ah yes, I know people with similar definition of love, sounds pretty toxic to me tho

[@TheSjuris]

Single player is 100% offline. Oops.

[@hikariluanGC]

@@TheSjuris He's talking about the denuvo anti-piracy system which is considered a malware. The game will come with it as they announced it would. And, in order to repel piracy, it has to connect to the internet periodically to check your game version which literally destroys the game performance in many systems including older computers. Therefore, in CIV VII, even the single player mode is not 100% off line. As a matter of fact, it will need connection for you to even be able to play it.

[@TheSjuris]

@@hikariluanGC you’re thinking about anti-cheat which would also eliminate modding. The game is verified to be 100% offline with modding ability. Again don’t like it, get rid of the pirates which have been a problem for millennia. It’s a one time check.

[@hikariluanGC]

​@@TheSjuris Well, as per what I know how it does work is that it needs to be checked periodically with denuvo which is the system that they are using and it is not anti cheating, it is anti hacking for anti piracy issues. It is not a one time check at all and you're not getting it. Also, I don't know if I will play civ vii or not. I will probably wait a few years since the game is always a mess on launch and needs dlc to actually start being a game. Firaxis and their fans are delusional about what the company is actually able to churn out. I'm not that big of a fan of the genre and there are more games to explore which are way more worth of my time and money. I'm not worried one bit about if CIV VII will be a success or badly fail, that is not my problem at all. It is a huge nope for me as long as they have denuvo. As for me commenting, I was just trying to explain how denuvo works to you and seems like you're either not getting it or trying to twist the truth to make Firaxis look more competent than they actually are.

[@KasumiRINA]

@@TheSjuris millenia? Are you seriously comparing people downloading games to like, Barbary pirates raiding settlements and selling slaves lmao? And are you seriously telling people who BUY games to "get rid of piracy", like how, if they're ALREADY buying? If anything, Denuvo always hurts suckers who PAY for a virus on their PC. It's SecuROM all over again. I used to install noCD patches for games I owned discs for just to remove the DRM.

[@briankelly1240]

'hard question' 'were you inspired by human kind'?

[@DigitalDeath88]

Humankind was not the first game of that style...

[@jameshealey6121]

​@@DigitalDeath88 Woooosh! Right over your head

[@DigitalDeath88]

@@jameshealey6121 Zero whoosh, people keep saying this like humankind made something new.

[@michaelmoran2125]

Hey bud calm down... noones ever heard of the game you failed to mention and these guys are the only 2 in this entire comment section asking the only pertinent question. ​@DigitalDeath88

[@DigitalDeath88]

@@michaelmoran2125 Because it's not singular at all. There are hundreds of games that came before humankind with the same mechanics. It's part of the entire genre. Stop flailing.

[@marko93ns]

Really lovely of the devs engaging with the community. I am looking forward to more!

[@joechavez1761]

Dang, who gave King Spud this kind of access to the dev team? Truly the ideal representative for the civ community.

[@Marshal_Dunnik]

So you just know that every new strategic resource that appears once the Age changes will spawn right underneath your well-developed city and wonder tiles.

[@randomizednamme]

Hard questions? These are all softballs

[@zacharykusztos]

yeah why didn't he ask we the leader models look so outdated

[@europaisch2109]

@@zacharykusztos came here for this question, thanks for saving my time

[@Kenraali]

@@zacharykusztos And why they have been "unpersonalizing" leaders since V. I miss my Montezuma II's altar room with all the boos and cheers in the background. 7 leader scenes look super fucking LAME.

[@mort-m5b]

No word on asset limit, even though it's the most atrocious thing everyone had to deal with when using mods :')

[@majdees]

@@zacharykusztos because they will cut his funding lol

[@Cryten0]

Has the light touch of sponsored content. Naturally enough of course.

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

I was not paid for this interview

[@Cryten0]

Shame they didnt give you money for the promotional effort. At least you got the prestige of insider access.

[@Arjay404]

I really want to know how the map expansion works on Pangea map. Obviously on Pangea there is no New World, so what happens there? What I think would be cool and would keep the to theme of map expansion is that on Pangea map when you hit Exploration Age that the map would break apart and no longer be one massive landmass. It could break apart and some parts of it still be connected, some parts of it will be disconnected and even some new landmasses rises up from the ocean or breaks off from the Pangea map and floats off and creates bigger land masses. If non of this happens then it seems like there won't be any change to Pangea map (which I think is one of the more popular map types.).

[@paximo2]

The only question I would ask is "how far are you away from switching the leader UI back to first person?" and be relentless with follow-ups.

[@Drago02129]

If you get a second interview, can you ask them to explain what the “opening up the map further in the second age” means exactly? Obviously it means they’re going to add the tech to cross deep water but what if you pick a pangaea type of map where you don’t worry about that? Will certain areas be prohibited for you to access until then?

[@James_Haskell]

Since certain civs might need certain start positions e.g. Egypt and navigable rivers - maybe they should just add spawns next to a navigable river into the civs description

[@brynley]

They gave a bunch of Civ creators a promo interview well before they've released most of the info about the game. Potato did well.

[@woodysmith2681]

Commander Types: Think in terms of an Age/Era-based structure. Ancient commanders were Very Important People with either a military background or a military role in government that grabbed up troops to deal with problems or launch wars. They also served as their own Field Commanders, essentially, or All-in-One leaders. Middle Ages, you had permanent/standing military persons under the King/Queen or central government but who had to levy troops as needed when the central government required a task. Less a Field Commander now and more of a Rallying Point Recruiter. It would also fit with Exploration as Cortez recruited discontent rebels to take on the Aztecs, Pizzaro the same against Incas, long naval trips required persuading/coercing random island inhabitants to give over supplies, etc. Modern Era, you had both a standing military chain of command and a professional army. The commander type now became Logistics Leaders and Strategic Commander. Field command was delegated, homefront officials handled recruitment, but doing the Grand Chessboard with armies and generals was the primary goal. They turn mobile forces, artillery pieces, and infantry into a Combined Army.

[@larkendelvie]

Thanks Potato and Firaxis -- being the owner of all Civ games it's always fun to get down into the weeds.

[@longdeadchannel8311]

I really enjoy your content and thoughts in a lot of cases, and make sure I watch your videos on Civ - you're really the only Civ KZbinr I watch - but nothing about these questions were 'hard'. They were the very definition of softballs, and I honestly wouldn't care too much if you didn't clickbait and say that these were hard questions. Not going to be one of those 'I unsubscribe >:(((' commenters or whatever, I generally like your content (you expressing honest opinions is refreshing) but I do hope that you represent yourself more truthfully in the future to your audience.

[@theunwelcome]

yeah, when he says "hard questions" I want to hear pointed discussion about things people have been worried about, like the insane prices being thrown around, and the denuvo spyware

[@Kazihirom]

Adjusting the yield to make all the tiles the same sounds dumb. That said I’m gonna play the game.

[@todangtall]

Potato must be sweaty af, the way his hair is sticking up. Edit: As a filthy casual (almost as filthy as your mom) who recently started dipping his toes in deity. I would appreciate the need to not constantly reroll so I don't immediately get bum rushed by a war happy civ or a horde of barbarians.

[@josuecallejero9864]

Maybe builders/workers could be locked to antiquity, and later ages use the building system. I just miss my little guys so much!

[@NunyaBizness-gn1lp]

@@josuecallejero9864 You’ve played the game?

[@peterpantoffel727]

this would be nice

[@rohangondor6250]

Yeah, I feel like we’ll miss out on a lot of interactivity with the map without them

[@JorisQC]

Very cool! I met Carl very shortly at Gamescom! He seems like a very passionate guy and I'm looking forward to Civ 7! :D

[@benabaxter]

This is the exclusive content that is good for devs and fans and content creators. Well-done by everyone involved.

[@richchappell]

Regarding movement... I didn't have much of a problem with the unit having movement points left but needing more in order to actually move to surrounding terrain. What I did have a problem with is air units like observation balloons and drones moving like land units, where it cost extra movement points to go from plains to hills or to cross a river or go from land to sea.

[@KasumiRINA]

Oh, also helicopters and drones being unable to fly over water and embarking is ridiculous!

[@chessguy99]

This is same format as Ursa Ryan's video posted earlier today. Wonder how many others of these will pop-up on the KZbin feed.

[@Kjotleik]

I heard no hard questions here... only placating Firaxis people. It basically crossed the line from interview over to commercial spot.

[@noahlederer8587]

Ed liking slay the spire is the most based thing i have ever heard. This is what i imagine lead game designers are like! i love him now

[@mattanthony2277]

More choices, more ways to react to "not quite winning so far" will always be good. As long as there aren't a few paths that will always win it should make the game more fun. The best mods are the ones that make the interaction easier, hopefuly some of the civ 6 mods have been incorporated.

[@MadMage86]

I feel like the modding question was too glossed over and 'soft'. You should have lead into it by asking about plans for additional content and pricing, THEN asking about if they felt modding would 'muscle in' on potential profits from possible microtransaction-based content.

[@carlotheemo]

"gonna play assassins creed shadows" my condolences

[@zjsz4954]

Oh yeah rivers will be an obstacle now, you’ll have to walk around or build a bridge overtop

[@seanbirt1745]

so these really was not the questions ive seen the community worried about. My biggest issue is so much is changing is this going to feel like civ. They sounded like in the beginning they were saying they changed things to change things so im worried that is just a new game IP almost and not really Civ 7

[@KasumiRINA]

That's literally what they did in Civ 3, Civ 5, and Civ 6, and everybody always complained. I am more worried about limited civs and waiting for expansions to fix stuff: Civ 6 was pretty much feature complete from the start, but 5 without expansions was painful.

[@seanbirt1745]

I didn't play anything before 5 so can't speak to that but I didn't feel 5 to 6 felt like a different game just steps forwards or changes in direction. I'm worried they have changed alot just for the sake of changing it and it seems like in this interview they said they went out of thier way to change things so hopefully they knock it out and its amazing. I'm just worried it will be mid and not feel like civ. And totally agree civ 5 was rough in launch compared to where it got after expansions. 6 did that alot better. ​@@KasumiRINA

[@Skyblade12]

I am a bit disappointed in these questions. There were not any that I would consider "hard". You didn't even ask about what was, supposedly, the absolute "I will never stop complaining about this if it isn't changed" point of the two leaders facing each other instead of talking to the player.

[@Nothing2150]

That's not a question. That's just a complaint, he would say I don't like this and they would say "okay, I'm sorry"

[@MrDraehl]

Glad to see Ed plays Slay The Spire. One of the best releases since Civ6 came out. Curious if they take any Roguelike/Roguelite influences beyond maybe the new goodie hut choice system.

[@ExamplePrime]

Him saying that makes sense for all the progression systems that are now in Civ VII

[@blzdCoockie]

Love letter to fans? Denuvo getting added to any game is a fuck you to all people who buys it.

[@LNER985]

No, it isn't.

[@Lunaboops]

@@LNER985 Kernel-Level anticheat is a massive middlefinger to any legitimate purchases of the game as it means those who pirate it will have a much better, and more playable experience Denuvo does not stop cheating, it does not stop Piracy, all it does is make the game laggier for those who actually bought it. All Kernel level anti-cheats are terrible, but Denuvo takes the cake in that regard.

[@benoitlabrecque4513]

Do you actually think the Devs are the one who made that corporate choice?

[@ArseniyShved]

that is on the publisher, not the devs

[@blzdCoockie]

@@ArseniyShved Doesnt make it any less of a fuck you though does it? The fans still suffer

[@luizm.1549]

Man, CIV in space expansion would be great!!!

[@IIIIIVEERATIIIII]

I do think this will be a fun game and I'm sure lots of effort was spent on it and the team is listening to the community, but I can't express how disappointing it is that Denuvo is a part of it. Besides all the privacy concerns, Civ is already a big game to run and with Denuvo on top of that I don't think I can. I have to wait a whole year or however long it takes for them to remove Denuvo before I can even buy the game.

[@Ixarus6713]

I think a neat feature for me would be to remove micromanagement to a degree. Well, not remove, more automate. E.g: Add a setting or use advisors to automatically manage cities and their production. Maybe enhance the range of advisors while nerfing their effects slightly, or add a new type of character devoted to managing micro city-scale decisions. So people who want to micromanage can, and those who don't, don't have to. These people would then progress and upgrade cities automatically, using a percentage of your per-turn income, and you could tell them what game route you are taking so they can optimise each city individually e.g: religion, military, financial, science, tourism etc etc.. This would allow beginners to get a grasp of the major mechanics and be able to somewhat compete against older players, whilst allowing growth and skill gaps to remain. They could focus on learning to macro manage before diving on after they have a grip of the basics. The skill gap potential is obvious, as these would not be optimised cities, only mathematically optimised cities that may not evenly spread efficiency. E.g: One city may soak up money while another is left deprived until you're making enough gold to purchase the very expensive limiting building, while an expert player will know to focus something cheaper for early play and will have a more dynamic city layout. Really looking forward to Civ 7 as it's looking to be my first real Civ game. Good luck to the devs, and I have to say I'm impressed with their communication. Most devs nowadays are miles worse than them, and it shows through the passion in the community. Thanks Potato!

[@KasumiRINA]

They already let you focus city on production, food, or science etc. AND have advisors suggest you what to build for this or that, might as well code an option to automate that, not even for new players but for late game where you found cities for a new resource or conquer a huge enemy and now have to manually build 6 granaries and 8 lighthouses.

[@coolmamo]

Waiting on that Ara video 🤤

[@mancavegamingandgardening9901]

When will Denuvo be removed so this game is purchasable?

[@iptf]

Ed's poor sinuses.

[@andrew6815]

Great interview. Well done

[@marcusviniciusmenezesdossa5734]

I was thinking about the possibility of modders adding new ages and things like that, I think would be cool

[@dach829]

we should celebrate creators more than their creation.

[@marekkos3513]

Is it that hard , to make an option to add what ever civilization I can play in the first era to the end ?

[@TheSjuris]

Yes and heard that you will be required to use those technologies for the entire game without ever getting an upgrade. So go attack my tank with your slinger.

[@Isengardtom]

I’m definitely excited about this game. Map looks amazing

[@Bez00]

I'm torn. While it's positive that they support mods in the game rather than fighting against it, developers shouldn't be relying on modders to essentially do a lot of the work for them for free.

[@flyingtoastr]

The meltdown in these comments is pretty wild. Really brings back fond memories of the people screaming about how shifting to hexes from squares was also game ending and that Civ V was going to be the worst in the series and how dare Firaxis make such changes to the very core of the game. Good times.

[@FormerlyDuck2]

It's so much more fun to be optimistic about the game

[@mattanthony2277]

It does seem a bit warm in here, I'm starting to enjoy the thought of civ 7, the changes sound good with more options rather than simply learning patterns. I liked the hex change, I never understood all the fuss.

[@KasumiRINA]

@@mattanthony2277 hex change was easily the best thing they did, now far easier to surround a hex, that and removing stacks of doom. Units fighting to death for minutes was also bad in older games. BUT even then, people said that Civ 3 ruined everything lol. there always will be unhappy people, it's like you have crowd hating on Baldur's Gate 3, but if you looked up old posts, original BG was already accuses of casualizing D&D.

[@karinlindblom2934]

Thanks. This was interesting to listen to and I'm definitly more interested in the game now than I was earlier :)

[@TheOfficalTacoBell]

The guy on the left looks so uncomfortable and annoyed by the guy on the right. ik its not like that fr but its funny to think it

[@ryandelaune139]

Your mom got me alone and asked me questions last night

[@ryandelaune139]

Rip title change

[@DirectorHatman]

Wait if Carl has a child on the way, does that make them... Carl's Jr.?

[@carlosnavarrete1094]

"Now any leader can go with any civilization" - As someone that resonated with the comment early in the video where it said "The rest is history", that decision is definitely not something I would call an improvement

[@feanor5037]

A hard question would have been about this controversial DRM they're apparently going to use ;)

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

Why would I ask them about Denuvo when I don't know what it is? I'm asking them about gameplay

[@feanor5037]

@@PotatoMcWhiskey Lots of people think it'll ruin the gameplay experience 🤷🏻‍♂️ I don't know so just hope it doesn't! Good questions though, I liked that you got them to flesh out more about their thought processes and what they're hoping to achieve

[@colep715]

Jeez, he obviously didn't watch the last AC trailer. It was a train wreck.

[@bwpitlik1290]

I wonder what movie Pedro Pascal has coming up that requires him to method act as an Australian Civilization KZbinr.

[@leech204]

PLEASE, Civ Beyond Earth 2. I LOVE SPACE

[@gayforbrae5693]

'modding will be very familiar' so you mean constant crashes and useless error logs then

[@masterofzero1]

I want more potato civ multi-player streams/videos.

[@YAH2121]

get rid of denuvo and my hype for this game goes up by 5x. The "divisive" changes dont bother me much since the previous games still exist

[@LNER985]

How can you be a gamer and support stealing games?

[@honkinhonk3454]

@@LNER985 professional bot comment

[@PVAPlayy]

Great questions.

[@adventurer6352]

I have started to play civ 6. This my first civ game and also first in the genre. I have never won a single match and i play in settler mode, continent and duel. Its is very addictive and fun to play even if i dont win. It is fun do better each time i play, i just need one win to understand how the game works.

[@TylerAndToast]

I have hundreds of hours, watched a ton of content, and still learn something new every time I play.

[@StaalBurgher0]

Not the best player myself but surely on Settler you win by default?

[@TylerAndToast]

@@StaalBurgher0 if you don't understand the wincons i could see it being tough. Or if you get beat down early. But I'm sure someone new to 4x may have a tough time

[@Vdiffuser]

Well, one more turn deserves another. I'll see myself out, lol

[@SquirrelRocket]

That's the last thing I ever want to hear about a game. The "it's a love letter" statement...

[@randallhollensbe734]

In the Modern Period, will there be up-to-date Science/Engineering like Man-Made Islands or Hydroponics (a la SMAC)?

[@Spanishflea.]

Hard questions? Come on, buddy.

[@stnylan]

Predictability is not necessarily a flaw. And the more they speak the less Civilization (as I have played since the first) it sounds.

[@loran1212]

True, but the older Civ games still exist. Why make the same game again?

[@stnylan]

​@@loran1212 Because you can still improve and iterate, whilst retaining the core gameplay experience of having a single civ stand the test of time. Civ 7 explicitly is about leaders first, and Civs not standing the test of time. But you know, if you want the experience Civ 7 seems to be offering, you can go and play Humankind. I tootled around in that a bit. Decided it wasn't for me, but perhaps it will be for you.

[@rohangondor6250]

Facts

[@peternouwen]

Can I put the implementation of diseases and pandemics on the community christmas-wishlist to the Santa's at Firaxis? I lóóóve the Black Death scenario in Civ6. It feels sóó REAL! Love it!

[@conrage2002]

Awesome, insightful questions from a true fan. Great vid.

[@fifthcolumn388]

Console modding shouldn’t be that difficult, plenty of games do it already (Arma: Reforger, Fallout 4, Skyrim).

[@andrei-cezarodoroaga7960]

Already preorder Ara . Will probably pick up civ 7 in a few years when it's complete

[@dach829]

that will be balanced starts

[@roguecalvinist]

I started with Civ 4: Call to Power

[@TDurden527]

Modding is essential for long term playability, IMHO. I almost never buy a game that is not moldable.

[@closedchill5243]

I would argue you guys didn't go far enough. Gameplay freshness is hugely important. Don't listen to the fans they don't know what they're talking about.

[@EricB-somejibberish]

been waiting for this!

[@512TheWolf512]

no idea why you didn't think to ask about lobby simulator that all the civ games are, and the core reason - p2p networking. have they done anything to finally fix that problem? I think they of course didn't, but at least ask...

[@cooolbigguy]

"Why doesn't my dad love me?"

[@jedicolt18]

“Hard”

[@paulrackouski6609]

I CANNOT WAIT FOR CIV 104... CIV CIV