From what we're told the official announcement may come before the embargo is lifted so we can't hit publish until they announce or the embargo lifts.
The reason for this post is simple. While the age is pretty much a copy/paste there are a few changes. The biggest change is to the tech tree and in our view it is not a positive change.
Does anyone remember when QI first came out and you needed to chose a path? Well it looks like that failed experiment has made it's way into the tech tree and that's a problem. With QI the map changes daily so any regret about taking the wrong path only lasts one day. Well if the tech tree we saw makes it into the game there will be problems. Players will be asked to go down one research path or another. The choice is final and the implications of that choice may not be realizable when that choice is made. In other words it's possible that players will be making a forever choice with incomplete information about what's coming next which will surely lead to a flood of requests to in-game mods to reverse that choice.
I know they want to try new things but this is a mistake. They've been warned and they're plowing ahead it seems so buckle up. You may not think it's a big deal at the time but it is. In a game where we're fine-tuning every tile to maximize efficiency every tiny bit matters.
My hope is they introduce an "unlearn" tech to compensate for this preventable error.
Speaking of which a memory spell to age-down would be awesome.
The second issue is because the GB revamp isn't out yet one of the GB's will be held back leaving only one GB for the new age. After a long delay this new age just feels incomplete.
The colony looks gorgeous by the way but maybe introduce the GB changes and the new age all at once and just rip the band aid off?
So not a peep from Inno on the GB update?
ReplyDeleteI would like nothing more than to convert the draft post to "publish" but they're still making changes. They changed the SAD GB's a few days ago. While it all seems ready it appears there is some tweaking going on so just hold tight.
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