January 19th, 2015, 12:30
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http://www.gamespot.com/articles/firaxis...0-6424728/
Quote:2K also teases that Beyond Earth and Starships will feature cross-connectivity for people who own both games. The developer isn't talking specifics, but says that this integration will "enhance and expand upon both game experiences."
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January 19th, 2015, 13:01
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Why is this beating a dead horse? We don't know if it's even Civilization-derived at all. Maybe it's more like FTL. It could be the fresh TBS experience that Beyond Earth isn't.
And what's wrong with cross-connectivity? Nintendo does it all the time and people like it.
January 19th, 2015, 13:02
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It's beating a dead horse simply from the title: Sid Meier is going to come out with a brand new razor design at this rate.
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January 19th, 2015, 13:34
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(January 19th, 2015, 13:02)Krill Wrote: It's beating a dead horse simply from the title: Sid Meier is going to come out with a brand new razor design at this rate.
Maybe you mean that they're wringing every last drop out of the Civilization franchise, not that they're beating a dead horse?
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January 19th, 2015, 13:51
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I think the name used to have some meaning, that it came from good stock. I don't think that's the case anymore, the name does not suggest good quality. In this instance, I do believe that Dead Horse fits and it isn't an Eggcorn (our PB18 conversations were truly interesting, weren't they?)
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January 19th, 2015, 14:47
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You can play it on iPad so it won't be a big AAA game, but it looks more promising than Beyond Earth did.
January 19th, 2015, 17:03
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(January 19th, 2015, 13:01)T-hawk Wrote: Why is this beating a dead horse? We don't know if it's even Civilization-derived at all. Maybe it's more like FTL. It could be the fresh TBS experience that Beyond Earth isn't.
And what's wrong with cross-connectivity? Nintendo does it all the time and people like it.
From the way they talked about the games "cross-connectivity", I bet Starships will be more MOO-esque than Civ-like. Control one planet in BE, which turns out to be one planet in a big federation in Starships, blah blah, blah.
January 21st, 2015, 01:54
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(January 19th, 2015, 13:01)T-hawk Wrote: Why is this beating a dead horse? We don't know if it's even Civilization-derived at all. Maybe it's more like FTL. It could be the fresh TBS experience that Beyond Earth isn't.
looks like the player will be moving spaceships around in 2d hexgrid space and doing quests.
the last Sid's baby is CivWorld 
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January 21st, 2015, 02:05
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(January 21st, 2015, 01:54)Hail Wrote: the last Sid's baby is CivWorld
Didn´t that brainchild baby of the facebook games hype disappear already?
I am reserving judgement until this comes out, but since BE, there is no day 1 buy for me anymore from Firaxis.
January 21st, 2015, 07:09
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(January 19th, 2015, 17:03)GermanJojo Wrote: From the way they talked about the games "cross-connectivity", I bet Starships will be more MOO-esque than Civ-like. Control one planet in BE, which turns out to be one planet in a big federation in Starships, blah blah, blah. your bet is on. I bet Starships will be more Ace Patrol-esque than Civ-like. Control one planet in BE, which turns out to be the Homeworld. do a quest for a planet. blah, blah. the planet joins your federation. blah, blah. Says Meier, "We want people to get invested in these individual ships so that you recognize them from one encounter to the next.
(January 21st, 2015, 02:05)TheArchduke Wrote: (January 21st, 2015, 01:54)Hail Wrote: the last Sid's baby is CivWorld Didn´t that brainchild baby of the facebook games hype disappear already? it did. but nothing is forgotten. 
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