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Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Platinum Edition is free to claim on Epic (store.epicgames.com)
submitted 8 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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And yes, you can redeem the expansions even if you already have Civ 6 in your library. Patient gamers win once again~

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Epic. Ew

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago

Eh, I play everything through Heroic. I haven't paid a dime to EGS, but I've claimed a fair number of games, so they just live alongside my GOG purchases.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago

I and many others agree. But I got like 75 games for free off there. Only played like 3 of them lol but I think of it as my backup if anything happens with steam.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Just a warning, 2K's new EULA is EXTREMELY invasive.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 hours ago

Any exerpts worth mentioning?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Thanks! I have Civ 5 on Steam, but I've never played 6.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Civ 6 is worth playing... Watch out though. You'll blink and suddenly have 1000 hours of play time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 hours ago

I still play 5. Six wasn't my cup of tea and 7 is still too new/expensive and - in the views of some people - even worse.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If you like V you might not like VI. Probably more likely to enjoy the Vox Populi mod if you want something fresh.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I'll give 6 a shot. The price is right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 42 minutes ago

Worth it just to get your socks blown off by the opening theme, if nothing else.

It's not the best Civ has ever been, but RomanHoliday's AI rework seemed to mostly resolve the biggest problem I had with it, which was the AI falling apart by the Renaissance.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That it is. Might as well, right?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago

Well, it's downloaded and installed, I got a cold Sierra Nevada Pale Ale pounder in the fridge, no work this evening, and it's pouring rain outside. I think it's time to give it a go.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Does Epic still scan yoir Steam account and steal all of your data?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Only if you let it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Better than VII!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Did 7 get any better with the updates? I bought it on release but it couldn't hold my attention for more than an hour, and I haven't been back.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago

It’s still infected with Denuvo malware, so even if the gameplay weren’t a disaster the answer would still be “no.”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Oh right. It's Thursday. Hail Thor! Hail the Protector of Mankind!