View Full Version : What difficulty should we play?


TheDuckOfFlanders
Mar 27, 2002, 08:56 AM
Well ,what difficulty do you prefer?

edit: Other cabinet's ,feel free to post poll's on wich civilization to chooses ,map size etc. as i have some work to do right now.

eyrei
Mar 27, 2002, 09:03 AM
The poll needs to be edited. Prince should be regent, and regent should be monarch.

Shaitan
Mar 27, 2002, 09:04 AM
Diety is my favorite, despite the fact that I generally get the snot beaten out of me. I voted Emperor as that's the level I can expect to win on. With the large amount of micromanagment and assistance provided by a committee play style, this should be a challenge but one we will succeed at.

Knight-Dragon
Mar 27, 2002, 09:05 AM
Eyrei's right. I suggest regent which is the average level, to start things off.

TheDuckOfFlanders
Mar 27, 2002, 09:05 AM
updated.

So ,can you hold the other poll's?

eyrei
Mar 27, 2002, 09:13 AM
Originally posted by TheDuckOfFlanders
updated.

So ,can you hold the other poll's?

Give me a few minutes. I'll prepare the civ thread.

Grey Fox
Mar 27, 2002, 09:14 AM
I voted Emperor, because that's the Difficulty that is Hard but still beatable for me, would take Deity if the Step to Deity from Emperor wasn't that big.

eyrei
Mar 27, 2002, 09:21 AM
The only problem I have with emperor, is that we may get crushed very early from a poor starting spot, and hordes of Zulu impi that they start with. My vote is for monarch.

Cyc
Mar 27, 2002, 11:23 AM
i'm with knight-dragon. the middle of the playing field.

Pggar
Mar 27, 2002, 01:26 PM
I voted for emperor, as a lot of people here seems to have beaten the AI at that already.
If we get crushed at the begginig we can always start a new game. So that's not a big deal.
The important thing is to have a good challenge
Regent is not one since it's too easy, for most people here.

Suggestion: after the closing of this poll, a new one should be opened with the two most voted options. I think that is more fair. Otherwise even if the majority of people wants to play in a level under emperor, the poll might make we play in the emperor level.

Arathorn
Mar 27, 2002, 03:03 PM
Emperor is winnable from nearly any start, with good play. A bad deity start can pretty well doom you. Playing Monarch or easier with this level of micromanagement is a pointless exercise, IMO.

Arathorn

Black Fluffy Lion
Mar 28, 2002, 06:18 AM
the average level, as Cyc and Knight-Dragon have said

Mr Spice
Mar 28, 2002, 09:50 AM
Voted regent as well. That way we make it easer for not-so-experienced palyers to participate in the government. If we choose a higher level some people will probably think they are not up to the task, even though they have lots to contribute with.

Shaitan
Mar 28, 2002, 09:57 AM
I don't think there's going to be any need to repoll on this one. Emperor, Monarch and Regent are the only ones that have received a vote so if we repoll with the top three it will turn out exactly the same. Take the happy medium - Monarch.

Cyc
Mar 28, 2002, 01:17 PM
sounds like a plan, shaitan. let's go for it. one down, how many more to go?

Daaraa
Mar 28, 2002, 01:29 PM
I voted monarch because just about anyone can win on regent no matter what the civ as long as you know what your doing. So I went with monarch as it was the middle of the road. :)

Grey Fox
Mar 28, 2002, 01:47 PM
Yes Shaitan is right, let's go for Monarch.

Knight-Dragon
Mar 28, 2002, 07:39 PM
Originally posted by Arathorn
Emperor is winnable from nearly any start, with good play. A bad deity start can pretty well doom you. Playing Monarch or easier with this level of micromanagement is a pointless exercise, IMO.

Arathorn The point about the demo game is all the micromanagement, all the discussions, voting, comradely talk etc.

I am not even particularly interested in winning, truth to tell. :lol:

Make it too difficult, well less people will join or feel they can participate, which in turn will defeat the point about a democracy game.