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[quote who="jirkaesch" reply="66" id="3405278"] Yeah, Norseman, I feel your pain. I deeply believe that Stardock will keep the GalCiv to be grand strategy game with tactical battles on top of it, NOT devaluating it! No shortcuts for "less advanced players" or to make the game more "accessible". [/quote] My objection to tactical combat is that adding it won't really make the game "deeper." It merely gives the illusion of a deeper game. Consider the case of including auto

I am cautiously optimistic about GalCiv3, having enjoyed the previous two titles. However, I am concerned about the general trend of feature creep these days in game design. Some strategy games try so hard to please all of their fans and add feature after feature, with sprawling tech trees, fully customizable ships with dozens of components, RPG elements of heroes and leveling up ships/commanders. These is a lot of emphasis on freedom and allowing the player to do whatever he wants. This is o