What innovation do you hope to see more of next gen?

[Mummelmann]

sethnintendo said:

Mummelmann said:
Buffering and AI, its sorely needed in both areas, especially for consoles.

AI in Civ game please...  The only thing they know how to make the AI better in Civ games is give computer opponents unfair advantages.  Civ is an awesome game but the AI has always sucked.

Yeah, that always annoyed me in strategy games and especially Civ which is so deep and complete in other areas. AI doesn't apply clever tactics or plot your doom 200 turns ahead, they simply cheat their way into endless resources and go bonkers. Another sign of this is the fact that the AI in Civ almost always goes for military victory, regardless of standings with other factions, starting position and resources available.

Starcraft, Age of Empires and a lot of others are guilty of the same (remember the Havoc bot in Age of Empires II?!).