Humankind: Together We Rule Expansion Pack Review (alexcasino)
The diplomacy feature itself is fine and improves the game but the way you gather the necessary currency for it is absolutely tedious.
I like the new diplomatic options to sabotage other empires. Building up sway to outvote opponents in the congress is also fun.
The base game has no finicky micromanagement for infrastructure, culture and religion unlike Civ VI. So why introduce ambassadors chasing grievances to gain leverage? This feels completely out of place to me. I wish this was implemented in a more abstract way.
The spying system is not worth interacting with. I'm pretty sure that the AI has 100% map awareness i.e. your stealth units get chased down relentlessly. Even if you succeed the rewards are not worth the hassle.
Moving around spies and ambassadors has caused plenty of personal grievances to me over the years but I can't rate this expansion negatively since I recommend the game overall and I play with this addon enabled.