Ah, so that’s why your leader now appears when you are communicating with a different civ. They had to add this for bullshit skins monetization.
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alilbee@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoIt doesn’t. They mentioned there would be a unique skin for Napoleon if you signed up but it didn’t sound required.
HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s the same as civ 6. Having a 2k account gave an extra leader for Rome, all leaders have unique abilities, it’s not just cosmetic.
It is probably moddable as custom leaders were possible in civ 6
blanket@lemmy.one 4 weeks ago
The steam page literally says that it requires a 3rd party account for online play (just not required for offline play). so I’m not sure if that’s what you’re referencing.
alilbee@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Ah, there’s the catch and confusion. Not required for single player but required for multi, I guess? Not sure how others play Civ but that’s not gonna affect me. I’ve only ever played these games solo besides a very rare duo game.
arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s probably to make cross-platform easier (since it’s releasing same day on all platforms)
mox@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
Uh-oh. That’s the sort of thing that would lead me not to buy it.