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I agree that it is harder. Mostly because cities are way stronger. I need to build more units and figure out the optimal combination of units to take a city. I'm just used to being able to take a city with 3 units and now I can't. They will die before I get to take it. The city combat strength...

I realize that, I meant specifically in this thread.

I have a question about the Fountain of Youth. It says that units that stand next to heal twice as fast for the rest of the game. Do you heal twice as fast after moving away from the Fountain of Youth? Does it stack with other healing bonuses like being inside your own borders? I haven't...

Okay, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Natural Wonders. I heard nothing of this before I actually played the new patch. Natural Wonders are actually something you want to have. The bonuses they provide are gigantic. One gives 500G to the first person to discover and yields five culture...

I agree that it's tempting, but I find building Wonders and accumulating Social Policies just as addictive. So, I'm fine with doing both of those. Science and Diplomacy victories are just my back up victories when going for Domination. If I feel it's going to take me too much time or too much...

The added Spain and the Inca. I'm pretty much good here. No complaints, no leaders or nations I feel that should definitely be in the game. Maybe Maya and Korea? But I don't care too much about that. 4 DLC leaders. I think we're pretty much done with new Civs until an expansion. At least that's...

Horseman need a nerf, and other units needed a buff. This is happening in the next patch. Each unit feels more specialized. I feel like I'm going to want a more balanced military as opposed to as many Horseman as I can build. Get a nice mix. Siege, Archers, Melee, Horses. And Horsemen still...

All good suggestions. Like MykC said, it really really helps when your luxury resources are gold/silver/gems. As you can just head straight to Iron Working. You don't need to pick up Writing that early though. In my experience the AI is fairly persistent about heading towards Writing fairly...

Me too! Easily my favorite Civ of Civ IV. :D

You're just slicing hairs now. None of that breaks the spirit of the one unit per tile. You see that in some situations there are two units per tile and you think the system is broken. Stacking a military unit on a civilian unit doesn't increase the combat strength on that one tile at all. This...

I don't really understand how the one unit per tile rule is fake. You can't stack military units. I suppose you can stack a military unit on top of a non-military unit, but I don't really think that makes 1upt a "fake" rule. The design isn't to punish the player for having multiple units...

I've been practicing it. I'm used to picking up honor and saving the rest for Order and Autocracy. I don't think I'll ever fill out the Order or Autocracy trees ever again after the patch, seems like it would take too long. I usually stick with Piety and Honor. Sometimes I'll pick up with 33%...

I disagree. Immersion is the most important factor in Civ games. If all the nations were renamed to Team Green/Blue/Red/etc, and all the units renamed to Unit A-Z then I wouldn't play it. Historical immersion. It's the most important thing about the game, and it's why I play it. On to the topic...

Songhai is really good. I've never had a better economy than the games I've played as them. Embarking units as them is nice too. Makes war on non Pangaea maps so much easier.

Aztecs are my favorite Civ as of yet. I'm okay with the current state of his UA. It gives you a lot of incentive to be at war as much as possible. Which, is how I feel one should play Montezuma. Units are no longer just obstacles in your way on your way to victory, they're delicious culture. As...

I was concerned that people wouldn't read the post or would ignore it and it would be once sided towards Greece or China. But I think most people understand that while some Civs are better then others, you can win with any Civ. You eventually find one Civ that pokes your fancy and suits your...

I looked at that and while it is very tidy, I'm confused as to why there is a "religion focus". Didn't we do away with that?

D: Wants more Civ V Let's Play.

Just played my first game as the Iroqouis. I have to say they come pretty close to the Aztecs as far as fitting my play style. Early UU, a fantastic UB considering how hard hammers are to come by. His UA is pretty nifty too. Saving that extra gold on road costs really helps an early empire.

What is your favorite Civilization? I know this poll has been done to death, but I don't just mean it's your favorite just because you think it has the absolute best UA/UU/UB. Otherwise it would just be Greece, China, etc. You can vote for whatever reason you like obviously, but I'd like to get...