This game had a good degree of complexity and things you could do before this expansion. With the expansion there's even more things pulling at you to be done every single turn. I'm just starting my journey with it, but so far for me it makes things a little too tense, where it was once a chill relaxing experience. However, I'm not going to say that makes the expansion bad, but it does make it not for everyone.

And because it's not for everyone, what makes this expansion bad, is that they force you to play it in matchmaking. Players with it can not select to play without it. Players without it still have to play with it on even if they don't own it. I understand a desire not to split up your playerbase if it can be helped, but with changes to the core game this drastic, it should be optional.

And because everyone has to play it in matchmaking, if you're just gonna be playing matchmaking, there's no point in buying this. You get access to the gameplay of it without purchasing. So... why is that not more clear on the store page?

Expansion also came with bugs, which I would forgive and give time to work out if it weren't for the above issues.

I love the base game, and will recommend it to anyone, but I don't understand the logic behind how they implemented this expansion.

This game had a good degree of complexity and things you could do before this expansion. With the expansion there's even more things pulling at you to be done every single turn. I'm just starting my journey with it, but so far for me it makes things a little too tense, where it was once a chill relaxing experience. However, I'm not going to say that makes the expansion bad, but it does make it not for everyone. And because it's not for everyone, what makes this expansion bad, is that they force you to play it in matchmaking. Players with it can not select to play without it. Players without it still have to play with it on even if they don't own it. I understand a desire not to split up your playerbase if it can be helped, but with changes to the core game this drastic, it should be optional. And because everyone has to play it in matchmaking, if you're just gonna be playing matchmaking, there's no point in buying this. You get access to the gameplay of it without purchasing. So... why is that not more clear on the store page? Expansion also came with bugs, which I would forgive and give time to work out if it weren't for the above issues. I love the base game, and will recommend it to anyone, but I don't understand the logic behind how they implemented this expansion.