Civilization 7's Overhauled Gameplay Systems Have Some Serious Pros - And Cons

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When launches on February 11, it will include extensive changes to many of the core gameplay systems from the franchise, including a complete overhaul to combat mechanics, city building, a new Ages system, and more. Developers for the new installment aim to reduce micromanaging aspects of civilization development by streamlining or simplifying some of the more tedious tasks. By reducing the amount of mundane tasks, hopes to draw in a broader audience and prevent some of the log jams and bottlenecks from and its predecessors.

This approach to more entertaining and efficient gameplay comes with many pros, such as making combat more dynamic and less confusing, but it also comes with many cons, like having a limited number of leaders to choose from at the start of each Age. Balancing some of the problem areas from previous games might come at a cost, and it remains to be seen whether these larger changes to gameplay will end up making things less cluttered and overwhelming in the endgame.

In an early update from developers at Firaxis, the intention behind introducing the Ages system as well as updating many of the core systems in the game was to make the late stages of gameplay more fun and less cumbersome. The three core problem areas include a «snowballing» effect that makes a comeback after falling behind excessive micromanagement, and an overall lack of Civ balance in the endgame.

To put it simply, players get bored or overwhelmed and lose interest in the game about halfway through, and wants players to enjoy it from start to finish. will attempt to overhaul the systems from in order to reduce snowballing, which makes and ultimately reduce the amount of actions the player needs to take to complete a game.

For example, to replace Builder units, will include a point system that Similarly, the new combat systems will introduce a Commander unit that streamlines siege warfare tactics. Overall, these changes will likely accomplish their intended goal, even if that comes