What is the state of Civilization V these days?

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Hello everyone,

As the subject says - what's the state of Civ V these days? When it came out, basically everyone threw stones at it due to being overly simplistic with many valuable game mechanics removed, having horrible AI (both in combat and in behind-the-scenes diplomacy insanity), performance issues, etc.

The game probably received a ton of patches in the meantime (plus a full expansion), so I'm wondering if the Gold version is worth picking up now, or if I should wait for another year or two until it's bundled with the upcoming expansion.

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Actionhank

Gold version is absolutely worth picking up but only if you like strategies. Otherwise I wouldn't recommend it. The expansion contributes to diversity in gameplay a lot.

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mkrnic

I'm an old Civ fanatic.

But is it good, or is it like SimShitty - pretty at first glance, yet an ugly, stinky mess after you've spent a couple of hours with it?

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axwxaxyx

Most people I know that hated it when it was released turned around when Gods & Kings came.

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GennyLam

i liked both pre GK and post GK. Im pumped for BNW just for new diplomatic and culture options let alone new civs. If you go to GMg and use a coupon code, you can get civ 5 gold for pretty dirt cheap. Even if you dont end up liking it, 10$ wouldnt be such a big waste. GK really rounded things up though, and IMO ancient wonder DLC is clutch.

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mkrnic

10€ is 30% more than $10 ;) And I don't think GMG has any coupons right now.

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Yobilat

GMG always have coupons. GMG20-JLKSA-7A8HA works with Civ5 Gold.

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JollyClaret

I own the game and all expansion, I definitely enjoy it. Then again I haven't played the originals so I couldn't compare.

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Actionhank

original is kinda mangled

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MysteriousSir

Civ IV is freakin awesome, and III is pretty good too.

Haven't played V

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ryuga

I played it and i couldn't really stand the "vanilla" game (and that's weird because I seldom use mods on other games, unless they are somehow flawed and the mod corrects that).

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samstone13

I prefer Civ4 but lots of my friends actually enjoy Civ5 more than it. Honestly, Civ5 is not that bad but there are soooo many pet peeves I can find in it but the rest is fairly or even overly interesting too.

recommend you buy it now since waiting for a huge bundle might take 1-2 years

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Khalaq

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^^^ What he said.

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mkrnic

How's the AI? Is the diplomacy more transparent? No more backstabbing or mental illnesses? What about performance after a couple hundred turns?