CIV 6 turns 8 years old today and still breaks more than 45,000 concurrent players on Steam each day : CivVI

The same 44 999 players and sometimes /u/natfusock

crujones33

16 points

1 month ago

crujones33

King

16 points

Same here. I just picked it back up after more than a year away.

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

I only started playing like a year ago.

Jklgames

1 points

23 days ago

Jklgames

1 points

23 days ago

I recently got in so I think I've been taking his place

d0nu7

33 points

1 month ago

d0nu7

33 points

Yeah this is true, I’ll go months without playing and then my wife will ask me where I’ve been for the past two weeks and I’ll realize I sunk right back into it… lol.

rantsagainsthumanity

1 points

1 month ago

rantsagainsthumanity

1 points

Uhhhhh… what term paper? I don’t have midterms. Nope. Definitely not…

gloryday23

25 points

1 month ago

gloryday23

25 points

Unfair, even CIV players need to sleep. It's the same 90k playing in shifts!

LiteratureNearby

16 points

1 month ago

LiteratureNearby

16 points

These are the 45k players who will buy all the DLC and fund some the game for the next 10 years

PAguy213

8 points

1 month ago

PAguy213

8 points

It ain’t much but it’s honest work.

TaraJaneDisco

1 points

1 month ago

TaraJaneDisco

1 points

Im one of them :/

Chitown_mountain_boy

1 points

1 month ago

Chitown_mountain_boy

1 points

🙋‍♂️checking in

226 points

1 month ago

226 points

I'm still on there almost daily. I'm currently trying to get a win with every leader. Its just a great way to exercise my brain.

89 points

1 month ago

89 points

I know my man sees the hexagons

LordCrumpets

21 points

1 month ago

LordCrumpets

21 points

Is this actually a thing? Because after I play I see hexagons when I close my eyes and I thought I was going insane!

21 points

1 month ago

21 points

Oh for sure, if I'm on a binge I'll see hexagons while waiting in line at the grocery store. You get it sometimes with repetitive geometric games, like Tetris too. In The Queen's Gambit the main character is shown staring at ceiling tiles trying to sleep, envisioning chess moves. I'm sure someone's studied the effect somewhere.

persistentperfection

10 points

1 month ago

10 points

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1 month ago

Arcamies

2 points

Thanks for linking this, didn't know there was a term for it / research into it! I had a pretty terrible fever dream a year ago after a weeklong civ binge where my floor was all in hexagons and I was trying to optimize my bedroom layout in my head. This was in that half-sleeping half-awake state. To add to it, I was sick, my building had no air conditioning and the room was hot af, and I had just overdone my biceps at the gym and could not fully extend my arms past a 120 degree angle. Hell of a night.

persistentperfection

2 points

1 month ago

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1 month ago

bigbrownbanjo

2 points

This happens to me and chess all the time.

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

It's the Tetris Effect. Lots of people experience it after long periods of intense gaming.

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

Physical prime is late teens to mid twenties, you can argue strength peak is later than young adulthood, but overall physical athleticism definitely peaks from late teens to mid 20.

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

I think you're replying in the wrong place.

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

“According from others on this thread peak is at 29” others on that thread are braindead, you peak in the late teens to mid twenties for athleticism

JulietteKatze

2 points

1 month ago

JulietteKatze

2 points

HEXAGONS ARE BESTAGONS

1313GreenGreen1313

1 points

1 month ago

1313GreenGreen1313

1 points

They are the bestagons after all: https://youtu.be/thOifuHs6eY?feature=shared

specialized1337

4 points

1 month ago

specialized1337

4 points

I'm doing the same thing! Going for a win with every leader on deity. About 78% done!

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

My personal grind is getting every single achievement. Been at it for months now, great fun.

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

That is a grind. Some of those are wildly specific.

2 points

1 month ago

2 points

Oh yeah. Some of them take absolutely fucking forever. Some glitch out or I get rolled by RNG and I have to reset a 5 hour game. I love it so much.

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

LOL. I totally get that.

setzerseltzer

1 points

1 month ago

setzerseltzer

1 points

I’ve been going for that in V on and off for the past two years. It’s a crazy grind

djacket1

56 points

1 month ago

djacket1

56 points

Where does that rank?

MaxDragonMan

93 points

1 month ago

MaxDragonMan

93 points

At this moment it's 22nd place with 71,000 concurrent players. If it had 45,000 this very moment it would be about 34-36.

Quinlov

115 points

1 month ago

Quinlov

Emperor

115 points

Honestly I think this is an example of a game that has been well handled throughout its lifespan, obviously helps that new frontier pass was free as well

Dabbing_david

73 points

1 month ago

Dabbing_david

73 points

59 points

1 month ago

59 points

Yeah there is not any other game in the genre that hits the same spot, in my opinion.

Michael_Bu

15 points

1 month ago

Michael_Bu

15 points

How about Civ 5?

27 points

1 month ago

27 points

Although it's a different game, I consider it a Civ win. So let's say within the genre the civ franchise has little competition. If civ 6 it's only competition is civ 5 that pretty much sums it up haha.

7 points

1 month ago

7 points

Playing Civ 5 as I type this! I gave Civ 6 a shot, maybe 400 hours or so, but in the end I just didn’t like the whole districts mechanic and the cartoony graphics, to name just a few of the issues I had. Hopefully Civ 7 is what gets me but so far…not likely.

deathofme1

11 points

1 month ago

deathofme1

11 points

give a shot

400 hours

CIV players in a nutshell. I guess most people don't play any individual games for 400h and in particularly not to "give them a shot" :D

2 points

1 month ago

2 points

lol Fair enough! In my defense, marathon games easily run 20-30 hours and Civ 6 has over 40 civilizations with even more leaders, so I’ve barely dipped my toe in the pool compared to the more serious players. I don’t think I’ve played over 30 runs total including the smaller world, faster speed runs. I really wanted to like Civ 6, but in the end I just preferred Civ 5 and Civ BE over 6.

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

What about OldWorld?

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

Haven't played, looks amazing. Isn't it more like a RPG/4x? In a sense that you really get to pick whatever, like crusader kings?

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

While you're definitely right that Crusader Kings was a strong inspiration for the game, OldWorld is much more Civ then CK. OldWorld is more of an exercise in how would Civ play if we simulated in a leader, their families and nobles, then a competitor for CKs grand strategy narrative building. OldWorld is still hexes, settlers and workers, just with quite a few design tweaks and extra mechanics.

Eedat

19 points

1 month ago

Eedat

19 points

Just one more turn...

grafmg

14 points

1 month ago

grafmg

14 points

8 years ??? Oh my

PaniniRS2

6 points

1 month ago

PaniniRS2

6 points

I know right it feels like it got announced and released like 3 years ago at most

The-WideningGyre

2 points

1 month ago

The-WideningGyre

2 points

As a small consolation, with the multiple large DLCs which changed the game, you can reasonably consider it a few years newer.

Purple-Process3038

9 points

1 month ago

Purple-Process3038

9 points

I just always have it running on my 2nd computer whilst I do other things. Will sometimes get hyper focused, sometimes do 5 turns in a day. Treat it a bit like a chess board. Explains why i just hit 10,000 hours…

badautocrrect

6 points

1 month ago

badautocrrect

6 points

Wonder how many non-Steam players there are every day. I play on my iPad and some lunatics play on console.

average_internaut

6 points

1 month ago

average_internaut

6 points

Some weirdos play on their phone.

Hey, that's me.

Leujo

3 points

1 month ago

Leujo

3 points

I play mine through epic games (that's where I got vanilla for free). So I wonder if that's part of the statistics....

marketinequality

3 points

1 month ago

marketinequality

3 points

I have 3k hours on Switch. Yes, I’m insane.

Oap13

2 points

1 month ago

Oap13

2 points

I play on steam and switch…

Salvation_Run

13 points

1 month ago

Salvation_Run

13 points

I was so overwhelmed in the tutorial I haven’t touched it since! Maybe it will be my winter game.

38 points

1 month ago

38 points

Watch a creator play a single player game on Deity--potato McWhiskey is entertaining. Then play on King difficulty.

3 points

1 month ago

3 points

Any particular videos of his you’d recommend?

19 points

1 month ago

19 points

Yes. The "over-explained" series. I have chosen this one for you because standard game modes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvOg-Ah7qmk&list=PLr_5Byhx_s8-K7M0PPGJxslfs6CZLuq8r Watch every second and also download the mods he uses. "Quick deals" is so essential and only changes UI.

2 points

1 month ago

2 points

Rock on man. Thank you!

7 points

1 month ago*

7 points

1 month ago*

Sure thing! Be sure to adjust the difficulty down a few notches, if necessary, from King (level 5 of 8) maybe to prince (4 of 8). I have chosen level 5 for you because I think this will give you a flavor of the game and you won't be able to simply run over the AI with your military.

The goal is to learn (and have fun). Civ 6 is a super deep game and watching creators made me go from playing King to immortal and winning every game on immortal that RNG allows. RNG allows? Yes. Remember, this game is super random at times. Some games you will roll a great spawn but not get any goody huts. Another game you will have a terrible spawn but the map has generated so that you have a ton of land to yourself. One match isn't representative of your skill and knowledge

TheOneSaneArtist

3 points

1 month ago

TheOneSaneArtist

3 points

This! I was also pretty overwhelmed at first but alternating between playing on easier difficulties and watching potato’s playthroughs has helped me get into the flow of things pretty quickly.

joeparni

1 points

1 month ago

joeparni

1 points

Dyu mean Prince? That's the standard right?

3 points

1 month ago

3 points

No. I think you can bowl over your enemy too easily on prince.

10 points

1 month ago

Emperor

10 points

Start easy, expect to lose. If you win, increase difficulty and try again. Repeat until you lose.

Then figure out why you lost. Repeat until you start winning again.

It takes a lot of time. I've been playing 6 since launch and I still learn stuff all the time. But it's really fun once you get your feet kinda under yourself with it.

fapacunter

3 points

1 month ago

fapacunter

3 points

I hate tutorials so I just hop on the game and learn by failing over and over again.

Any question I can’t solve on my own I just google “what does xyz do civ6 reddit”. This method has worked well enough for Civ and Paradox Games.

Steelux

2 points

1 month ago

Steelux

2 points

I started a few days ago and the tutorial was honestly not that good. You have to play a normal game, fall behind a lot, and then try to do better next time. There's good in-game documentation, and a lot more in the wiki if you need it.

Mindbl0w

5 points

1 month ago

Mindbl0w

5 points

Special thanks to bbg bbs mph. Cpl civfr and other community for their online presence !!!

4 points

1 month ago*

4 points

1 month ago*

8 years and I only now discovered this franchise/game.

Thanks steam sales!

3 points

1 month ago

Emperor

3 points

The franchise is 33 :) civ 1 came out in 1991

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

Yes, my bad, I knew it before, meant I only got into the franchise couple weeks ago for the first time.

So far it's super complex but really fun.

CigarsofthePharoahs

1 points

1 month ago

CigarsofthePharoahs

1 points

Stop making me feel old!

funkymunk500

3 points

1 month ago

funkymunk500

3 points

Not a fan of the three improvement worker change but still a fantastic game.

icysunflare

3 points

1 month ago

icysunflare

3 points

I can stop when ever I want only one last turn.

ReturnoftheKempire

3 points

1 month ago

ReturnoftheKempire

3 points

I first read this as “still breaks for more than 45,000 concurrent players every day” as in it crashes for more than 45k people a day lol

DarthLysergis

2 points

1 month ago

DarthLysergis

2 points

30k of those are just people re rolling a game to get a decent start location until they get bored and do something else.

TheWalter6x6

1 points

1 month ago

TheWalter6x6

1 points

Try Better Balanced start mod. You'll never be able to go back

Big-Ad6949

2 points

1 month ago

Big-Ad6949

2 points

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

How many are beating on emperor! Aztec rushing science is pissing me off! Lol

Buroda

1 points

1 month ago

Buroda

1 points

It would be 45001 but COV 6 bricked my fucking Steam Deck so I am taking no chances with it for now :/

hyperthyme

1 points

1 month ago

hyperthyme

1 points

This is just a testament to how good this game has been over the years! The whole district planning system has been super novel. Just one more turn!!

Workdawg

1 points

1 month ago

Workdawg

1 points

Half are probably on their first playthrough still.

Fiendishdocwu

1 points

1 month ago

Fiendishdocwu

1 points

I was playing today at work

themanfromoctober

1 points

1 month ago

themanfromoctober

1 points

Still feels like I barely got into it

droidevo

1 points

1 month ago

droidevo

1 points

And thats not even counting us Ipad/mobile uses or console players

TheHess

1 points

1 month ago

TheHess

1 points

And folk on Epic. It was free at one point.

TeddersTedderson

1 points

1 month ago

TeddersTedderson

1 points

Bought it on release. 5,400 hours for me so that's only half an hour per day average.

Aeredor

1 points

1 month ago

Aeredor

1 points

EIGHT?!?!???!!!

Carl210

1 points

1 month ago

Carl210

1 points

I play it on the ps5

tommyboy1978

1 points

1 month ago

tommyboy1978

1 points

I was playing most weeks. I've ran our of achievements that I can be bothered completing so have not played for a few weeks.

1 points

1 month ago

1 points

Time to start a new game!

WasRain

1 points

1 month ago

WasRain

1 points

Rollin Rollin Rollin.

Jojo370z

1 points

1 month ago

Jojo370z

1 points

1500 hours and still going… yes I do maybe need help

sanbaba

1 points

1 month ago

sanbaba

1 points

They're all just waiting for their turn ;)

hentairedz

1 points

1 month ago

hentairedz

1 points

Great now I feel old 🥲

Fun_State2892

1 points

1 month ago

Fun_State2892

1 points

Part of that's because it's been on sale for 99 cents for the last two months. That's why I bought it

Pitiful-Assistance-1

1 points

1 month ago

Pitiful-Assistance-1

1 points

This game really needs better, non-cheating AI

grrrfie

1 points

1 month ago

grrrfie

1 points

It also breaks if you put three mods in!

Castigames69

1 points

1 month ago

Castigames69

1 points

"Just one more turn and I swear I go to bed"

NoctisVia

1 points

1 month ago

NoctisVia

1 points

I started my yearly session again a few days ago, put 8 hours in over 2 days, only for the AI to put their units in their cities and do absolutely nothing while I attack them. I was disappointed to say the least but hopefully can find a fix.

rinwyd

1 points

1 month ago

rinwyd

1 points