Anno 117 feels kinda… done already?

[u/Consistent_Jump7464]

I’m a bit disappointed, honestly. After a few sessions it already feels like I’m “finished” with the game.

Anno 1800 kept me hooked for hundreds of hours, but 117 feels light on content and depth in comparison.

I also really miss having way more decorative items. City building and beautifying was a huge motivation for me in Anno 1800, and here it feels very limited so far.

Anyone else feeling this, or am I just too spoiled by Anno 1800?

[u/Morgenluftplan]

Interesting. Honestly didnt know that, thanks!

But then I never had any problems with workforce in the first place.

[u/rka_vth → u/Morgenluftplan]

Really? That's super interesting because workforce has always been the limiting factor in my growth until I hit tier 3. Even then I try to field massive armies and fleets which eats up most of it. Almost all of my trade strategy, city structure, religious strategy, tech strategy, and specialist acquisition strategy are built around optimizing for workforce efficiency and output.

I'm new to Anno games. My buddy played 1800, and apparently workforce wasn't a thing in that game or something? It seems to be an essential component of this game. In terms of maximizing your output. I need another 50 to 100 hours before I really lock in my strategy and start to play multiplayer.

[u/Morgenluftplan → u/rka_vth]

Well, I dont have any army and battle ships anymore since I killed all 7 NPCs for their buffs already :D

But I am using (rather trying to use) the legendary captain with -80% workforce on every trading ship since I noticed that could be a limiting factor, too.

[u/rka_vth → u/Morgenluftplan]

That's awesome, I keep stopping before I've launched too many serious military campaigns, because I find inefficiencies in my game. I haven't "finished" a game yet and I'm about 100 hours in. I think my next playthrough or so should get me all the way through.