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 11 points 3 months 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 1 points 3 months ago

It's probably to make cross-platform easier (since it's releasing same day on all platforms)

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

Uh-oh. That's the sort of thing that would lead me not to buy it.

[–] HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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.

Edit: I wonder if this will be moddable: I now wanna see Master Chief teabagging Cleopatra when I declare war

[–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months 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