So at a time when we'd all be clamouring for a big new expansion to sink our teeth into, they've announced that the next sort of expansion is going to slowly trickle out in bimonthly releases over the next year.
https://civilization.com/new-frontier-pass/Sounds like a load of Civilization packs bundled up into a season pass.
Continue your quest to build your greatest empire with the Civilization VI - New Frontier Pass, featuring eight new civilizations and nine new leaders, and a variety of new gameplay content, including six new game modes. Delivering six DLC packs on a bimonthly basis from May 2020 to March 2021, the New Frontier Pass includes:
PACK 1: MAYA & GRAN COLOMBIA PACK
Available May 2020
Adds two new civilizations and leaders, one new game mode*, new City-States, Resources, and Natural Wonders.
PACK 2: ETHIOPIA PACK
Available July 2020
Adds one new civilization and leader, one new game mode**, one new District and two new Buildings.
PACK 3
Available September 2020
Adds two new civilizations and leaders, one new game mode**, new World Wonders, and one new map.
PACK 4
Available November 2020
Adds one new civilization and leader, one new game mode, new City-States, and numerous new Great People.
PACK 5
Available January 2021
Adds one new civilization and two new leaders***, one new game mode, a new District, and two new Buildings.
PACK 6
Available March 2021
Adds one new civilization and leader, one new game mode, new World Wonders, and one new map.
*New game mode requires the Gathering Storm expansion to play.
**New game mode requires either the Rise and Fall or Gathering Storm expansions to play.
***New leader requires Rise and Fall expansion to play.
Game modes can include additional content such as new units, buildings, or improvements and can be turned on or off during game setup to apply significant and dramatic changes to the rules of the game.
Don't like season passes, or want to wait and see what's worth picking up rather than paying for all that in one go? Oh no, looks like you'll be missing out on changes to existing leaders because the new persona packs for Teddy and Cathy are paywalled behind the bundle cost.
EXCLUSIVE BONUS: TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND CATHERINE DE MEDICI PERSONA PACKS
Two of Civilization VI's leaders are transformed with a new look and new abilities when you lead America and France! “Rough Rider Teddy” excels at keeping the peace on his home continent, and “Magnificence Catherine” can use Luxuries to overwhelm the world with Culture and Tourism. Each Persona Pack contains a brand new take on a favorite leader, with a new leader model and background, new gameplay bonuses, and an updated agenda that reflect the changes to the leader’s personality. The Persona Packs are available exclusively to owners of the New Frontier Pass and will be delivered with the second add-on pack.
Pretty underwhelmed by this. There had been rumours about a new expansion for a little while now, and I was hoping we were going to get something more substantial, that would finally make this version the compete package, the way Civ games always new a few expansions to be compete. Until we get details on these new games modes, this just feels a bit piecemeal.
Not expansion related, but I still really struggle to properly get into this version of the game. The level of city planning required by districts and wonders just isn't that enjoyable. I like to play Civ in a way where you allow your cities and civilisation to evolve naturally over time, and I'm much more concerned about making the better immediate choice, and seeing where that takes me, rather than having to pre plan what I might want this or that cities focus to be in a few eras time. The lack of space or ability to stack buildings in cities makes it so much more difficult to play this well, unless you're constantly thinking about the end game, which I just don't find a fun way to play.