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Subject: Re: Civ VII: OMG they're selling horse armor
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 08:55:58 +0000
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On 19/03/2025 18:52, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>> ...I'm beginning to think I'll stick with IV, V and VI.
> You're not the only one.
> 
> Apparently fewer people are playing "Civilization VII" than are
> playing "Civilization 5" right now (and it's about half of those
> playing "Civilization VI").* It's not a good sign when a game released
> one month ago is being trounced by a game released a decade-and-a-half
> earlier.** And the publisher's intent to push monetizations hasn't
> made users any happier.

You have to be a special kinda dev. to muck up the release of a Civ game.