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Weekly "What games are you playing?" #95: A thread to stand the test of time

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What are you playing currently?

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2024

I'm aware the dates aren't exactly right but I like to keep things refered to their planned date. They are still weekly after all.

#1 --- 043 - [07 Jan 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #43 -- mayflyalt :marseyblowkiss:

#2 --- 044 - [14 Jan 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #44 -- lc

#3 --- 045 - [21 Jan 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #45 -- lc

#4 --- 046 - [28 Jan 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #46 -- lc

#5 --- 047 - [04 Feb 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #47 -- lc

#6 --- 048 - [11 Feb 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #48 -- lc

#7 --- 049 - [18 Feb 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #49 -- lc

#8 --- 050 - [25 Feb 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #50 -- lc

#9 --- 051 - [03 Mar 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #51 -- lc

#10 --- 052 - [10 Mar 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #52 -- lc

#11 --- 053 - [17 Mar 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #53 -- Ninjjer :marseyloveyou:

#12 --- 054 - [25 Mar 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #54 -- lc

#13 --- 055 - [7 Apr 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #55 -- Ninjjer

#14 --- 056 - [14 Apr 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #56 -- Ninjjer

#15 --- 057 - [21 Apr 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #57 -- Ninjjer

#16 --- 058 - [28 Apr 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #58 -- Ninjjer

#17 --- 059 - [5 May 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #59 -- RWBY

#18 --- 060 - [12 May 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #60 -- Ninjjer

#19 --- 061 - [12 May 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #61 -- Ninjjer

#20 --- 062 - [26 May 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #62 -- Ninjjer

#21 --- 063 - [2 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #63 -- RWBY

#22 --- 064 - [9 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #64 -- RWBY

#23 --- 065 - [16 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #65 -- Ninjjer

#24 --- 066 - [23 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #66 -- Ninjjer

#25 --- 067 - [30 June 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #67 -- Ninjjer

#26 --- 068 - [7 July 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #68 -- Ninjjer

#27 --- 069 - [14 July 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #69 -- Ninjjer

#28 --- 070 - [21 July 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #70 -- Ninjjer

#29 --- 071 - [28 July 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #71 -- Ninjjer

#30 --- 072 - [4 Aug 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #72 -- Ninjjer

#31 --- 073 - [11 Aug 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #73 -- Ninjjer

#32 --- 074 - [18 Aug 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #74 -- Ninjjer

#33 --- 075 - [25 Aug 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #75 -- Ninjjer

#34 --- 076 - [1 Sept 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #76 -- Ninjjer

#35 --- 077 - [8 Sept 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #77 -- Ninjjer

#36 --- 078 - [15 Sept 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #78 -- Ninjjer

#37 --- 079 - [22 Sept 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #79 -- Ninjjer

#38 --- 080 - [29 Sept 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #80 -- Ninjjer

#39 --- 081 - [6 Oct 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #81 -- Ninjjer

#40 --- 082 - [13 Oct 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #82 -- Ninjjer

#41 --- 083 - [20 Oct 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #83 -- Ninjjer

#42 --- 084 - [27 Oct 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #84 -- Ninjjer

#43 --- 085 - [03 Nov 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #85 - - Ninjjer

#44 --- 086 - [10 Nov 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #86 - - RWBY

#43 --- 087 - [17 Nov 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #87 - - Ninjjer

#44 --- 088 - [24 Nov 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #88 - - Ninjjer

#45 --- 089 - [1 Dec 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #89 - - Ninjjer

#46 --- 090 - [8 Dec 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #90 - - Ninjjer

#47 --- 091 - [15 Dec 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #91 - - Ninjjer

#48 --- 092 - [22 Dec 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #92 - - Ninjjer

#49 --- 094? - [29 Dec 2024] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #94 - - Ninjjer

2023

I'm aware there are previous weekly or so megathreads and I'll eventually add them ( green = official, red = fake, yellow = misc, blue = losercel)

#0 - [22 Jan 2023] - some1 should make weekly vidya threads marseytf2spy

#1 - [28 Jan 2023] - Weekly "Whatcha Been Playing" Thread #1

#2 - [4 Feb 2023] - Weekly "Whatcha Been Playing" thread #2

#3 - [11 Feb 2023] - Weekly Gaming Thread #3

#3.5 - [13 Feb 2023] - [Weekly Gaming Thread 2] You will own no NFTs of video game microtransactions and you will be happy edition-- dramamine

#4 - [18 Feb 2023] - Weekly 'What're You Playing?' thread #4

#4.5 - [20 Feb 2023] - Welcome to the new weekly vidya thread! Week 1 - 2/20/23 -- robotron2084

#5 - [25 Feb 2023] - Weekly "What're You Playing" Community Thread #5

#5.5 - [2 Mar 2023] - So, what do you dipshits play all day? -- horned waifu shill

#6 - [4 Mar 2023] - Weekly 'What're You Playing' Thread #6

#7 - [11 Mar 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' thread #7

#8 - [18 Mar 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' Thread #8

#9 - [25 Mar 2023] - Weekly 'What're You Playing?' thread #9

#10 - [1 Apr 2023] - Weekly 'What are you playing?' Thread: #10: Whooaaaa Those are some HILARIOUS patch notes edition

#11 - [8 Apr 2023] - Weekly 'What are you playing' Thread #11

#12 - [15 Apr 2023] - Weekly 'What are you playing' thread #12

#13 - [23 Apr 2023] - What're you playing thread #idk

#14 - [29 Apr 2023] - Weekly 'What Are You Playing' thread #14

#15(1) - [6 May 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' thread #15

#15(1).5 - [10 May 2023] - marseyg*mer Gaming Thread - What are you playing this week? -- cynic

#15(2) - [13 May 2023] - Weekend 'What've you been playing?' Thread #15 -- he fricked up the ordering here I'll just go with it

#16 - [20 May 2023] - Weekly "What Are You Playing?" Thread #16

#16.5 - [28 May 2023] - Weekly "What are you playing" thread -- carp

#17 - [3 Jun 2023] - Weekly "What have you been playing?" Thread #new one

#18 - [10 Jun 2023] - Weekly "What are you playing" thread #18

#19 - [17 Jun 2023] - Weekly 'What're You Playing' thread #19!

#20(1) - [24 Jun 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are you Playing?' Thread #20: Modern Warfare III

#20(2) - [1 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' Thread #20: Summer Salestice -- same reason as above

#21 - [10 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What're you playing?' Thread #21: loli_esports forgot got chudded edition -- basad

#23 - [15 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing?' thread #I think it's actually 23 -- should be 22 but I'll go with his ordering

#24 - [22 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing?' thread #24: Lot of stuff coming out all of a sudden, feels like

#25 - [29 Jul 2023] - Weekly 'What games have you been playing' thread #25

#26 - [5 Aug 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #26

#27 - [12 Aug 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #27

#28 - [19 Aug 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #28

#29 - [26 Aug 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #29

#30 - [2 Sep 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #30

#31 - [9 Sep 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #31

#32 - [16 Sep 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #32

#33 - [23 Sep 2023] - Weekly 'What Games Are You Playing' thread #33

#34 - [30 Sep 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread # 34

#35 - [7 Oct 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #35

#36 - [27 Oct 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #36 -- tulpa

#37 - [26 Nov 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #37 -- losercel

#38 - [03 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #38 -- losercel

#39 - [10 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #39 -- losercel

#40 - [17 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #40 -- losercel

#41 - [24 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #41 -- losercel

#42 - [31 Dec 2023] - Weekly "What games are you playing" thread #42 -- losercel

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!commenters I finally went to the effort of typing out a proper response. Also replied to a bunch of other people in this thread if you're gay enough to care.

The original Civilization was fricking mindblowing when it came out. It had some roots in other games. The most basic core of the gameplay (a map, cities, units built by cities) was from Empire and a lot of the code was obviously from Sid's last game, Railroad Tycoon. But the moment I saw it, it was like the first time I saw Doom. I knew this was going to change the world.

What's really incredible is that the 4X genre didn't exist and while in the process of inventing it, Sid Meier managed to get the formula down perfectly. In the last 33 years there really hasn't been that many changes, even in UI, and most of those have just made things worse. He had the audacity to make a game about the entire history of the world and nailed it on his first try. This is Isaac Newton level genius and he isn't even an incel wizard. I guess there's not much to say about Civilization itself since all the later games are just variations on it. It still holds up well to this day.

I consider Civ II to be the high point of the series. It took the original and added some clever new features that fixed annoyances in it. For example, hit points so that a phalanx doesn't one-shot your battleship and treaties that stop the AI from just slipping a settler through your territory to build a city in your backyard. But Brian Reynolds was careful to not frick up a good thing by just making changes for changes' sake. The one downside is I think it's kinda ugly. I prefer the art in the original.

Civ III I barely remember. It looked great and had some interesting new ideas but for whatever reason I was turned off by it.

Civ IV added a lot of features that are actually good: borders, culture, strategic resources done right, unit upgrades, improved diplomacy. It's a great game. It has flaws though. It falls apart toward the end of the game. I always end up with cities with no more improvements or wonders to build. My enemies have armies so huge that even if I kill them all I find it annoying. When you've got more than about 10 units on each side it makes combat boring. It takes away the importance of each individual unit so you don't care much if you kill one of them or lose one of your's. It gives the AI a huge advantage because it has infinite patience so it can handle an infinitely large army. I don't want to build 50 units of my own to take him on because I'll be bored out of my mind.

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This is Isaac Newton level genius

Comparing a goon cave incel game dev to Isaac fricking Newton

!chuds !g*mers this r-slurred COOMer has lost his mind. Take your meds BIPOC

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Nothing Isaac Newton did is impressive, he was just the first to bother writing down the shit everyone else thought was too obvious to mention. "Apples don't float up into space and it hurts more to get hit with a heavy object," groundbreaking stuff.

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He invented calculus. Also his rules were revolutionary. People before him thought that people just fell to the earth because they did, celestial objects rotated just because they did. To tie that all to an attractive force caused by math was new.

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90% of Europeans could do calculus in their head before wh*tes genocided the BIPOCs.

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Early european farmers probably couldn't count to ten

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The indigenous BIPOCs of Europe were so wealthy they didn't need numbers under ten, before yt fricked things up no one could imagine having less than ten of something.

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Imagine being so jealous of a 400 year old dude's achievement :marseysmug2:

You want to huff some more COOMpium

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I feel like George Zimmerman when the media put out those doctored audio recordings to make him sound racist. Except I wouldn't know how it feels to walk in the shoes of a latinx man in our society. :#marseysmughipskorean:

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I reiterate

TAKE YOUR MEDS R-SLURRED COOMER

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It gives the AI a huge advantage because it has infinite patience so it can handle an infinitely large army. I don't want to build 50 units of my own to take him on because I'll be bored out of my mind

This is legitimately very insightful. I really like 4X games, but a common criticism that I've generally agreed with is that endgame is "painting a map". The AI essentially being immune to attrition isn't something that I've considered, but after you've mentioned it I can think of dozens of times that victory is basically assured, but I suffer a minor setback due to just mass skipping turns and sleepwalking to a wincon when I realize the computer has backdoored one of my wonder-type buildings, adding another 30 turns to the clock and causing me to just close the game and call it a win.

Recently I've really enjoyed Age of Wonders 4, but I suspect that any meta knowledge I accidentally gain will heavily detract from the experience. As great as the game is, what you describe can be a problem when I have more than like 3 armies and I just set most of them to auto explore because I'm tired of being prompted to direct them.

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I can think of dozens of times that victory is basically assured, but I suffer a minor setback due to just mass skipping turns and sleepwalking to a wincon when I realize the computer has backdoored one of my wonder-type buildings, adding another 30 turns to the clock and causing me to just close the game and call it a win.

This is the worst thing you can do to a player. They're going to win and then you piss them off at the very end with busywork. I don't remember this being part of Joseph Cambells's "hero's journey".

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>Redactor is a terrible military leader

:#marseynotes:

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Play Shadow Empire with me f-slur. We'll see who knows what they're doing. Oh wait, I'm sorry, does that game require a little too much brain power for you? :marseysmug2:

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It is me! Redactor! Of the Shadow Empire! :#marseypalpatine:

:#marseypalpatine: You will play this game with me, f-slur! You will! You must!

:#marseyletsfuckinggo2: NOOOOO! I'll never play Shadow Empire with you!

:#marseyshook: (*idea*)

:#marseydeterminedgenocide:

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I wish it would be that dramatic. In reality it would be an hour of me rejecting randomly generated planets for us to play on because they didn't have exactly the right gravity and axial tilt that I want. Maybe George Lucas' idea of storytelling is actually better than mine.

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you're fricking bananas if you think I'm reading all that, take my downmarsey and shut up idiot

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