Diplomacy is getting a pretty major overhaul in Firaxis' 4X sequel Civilization 7, set to launch later this month, but some balance changes were only approved because the game's director hilariously got his butt handed to him by some fellow developers.
The tidbit comes via PC Gamer Magazine's 405 issue where Civilization 7 director Ed Beach breaks down some of the sweeping changes coming to the diplomacy system. In past games, diplomacy between civilizations didn't feel as 'grand' as you might expect - it essentially boiled down to trading resources in exchange for other stuff. In the iconic strategy series' seventh mainline game, things are changing, though. You can sign treaties, join other civs on mutually beneficial initiatives, and spend 'Influence' to move the game in more dynamic ways than before.
