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    I just realized I passed the 500 hour mark...

    46 hours...I started playing Minecraft around the same time CiV was released and the former won me out :-P It's a struggle for me just to make it through a game: I think I've only "beaten" one game so far, I tend to bail after 150 turns or so...tech advancement just isn't the same as it was...
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    Release dates breakdown?

    I would expect an expansion after XCOM is released, but that would be well beyond the timeline of previous Civilization expansion packs (at least, for the past two games in the series) It certainly looks like the game has been essentially abandoned, no doubt a product of the fact the game...
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    Boredom with CIV5 demystified

    Are you suggesting that Super Mario isn't a well-designed game?:eek: The point the OP is trying to make is that there are basic fundamentals of game design that don't change, no matter what year the game is released or what technology is available to implement a design. Yeah..Reynolds is at...
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    Boredom with CIV5 demystified

    Bibor, you nailed it: the combat of CiV is easily the best of the series, but when every other element pales in comparison to CivIV, everything falls apart. I've been trying to figure out for a long time why I couldn't get into CiV like I did with it's predecessor, and I think you've nailed it...
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    1 unit/tile overkill

    Nice contrast between the two posts, but I think you both are overstating 1UPT: it needs some adjustment, but it is a large improvement over the stacks of doom. It makes no sense for civililian units, and I don't see why military units can't travel in stacks (with some sort of large combat...
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    Some things I think Civ V does right

    I agree completely with all your points, except one :p. The "play to win AI" (theoretically speaking, since the AI is currently quite broken) is not nearly as fun as an AI that randomly makes mistakes on purpose. It's Chess AI vs. Fun AI, and I like an AI who wins because of a general failure on...
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    a way to unpatch and get puppet state exploit back?

    It's not the way the game was intended to be played: if you want to control a cities production, then annex it. Exploits are cheating, plain and simple, and Firaxis already stated that there are no cheat codes for Civilization 5. If you want to cheat, play on settler, then you can annex every...
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    Why Steam is bad for you

    I've never had any problems with steam in the 6 years that I've used it. Don't call people zealots just because they have the sense to realize that steam is the best DRM software available, and without good DRM we'd all be complaining about our Xbox360 not running Civilization 5 correctly...
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    Hide / Remove Score-table possible?

    It's more a question of allowing more options: it's not even available, and I don't understand why :(. Having to open up the diplomacy overview and screen through it (since the text is way too big) is not a good alternative. It's so simple, and I've seen it in tons of strategy games: press one...
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    Weaker AI or more complex game?

    :lol: Funniest thing I've seen on the forum all day: does that mean it was really funny, or the forum is still flooded with trolls? :) Good analysis, but it really is quite a bit more difficult in Civ5, because Civ4 allowed you to simply pile all units (and counter-units) into one, neat stack...
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    The heal unit promotion defeats the improved tactics in Civ V.

    It's a random factor, just like battles themselves. I find it to be a very interesting promotion that has potentially excellent short term value (for when you're very low on health and are faced with an opponent who is not), but requires sacrificing a useful long-term promotion. With individual...
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    Which Missing Civ IV Feature do you Miss the Most?

    Health and/or City Happiness. I want one of those back (likely health), because I miss some element of micromanaging. Too much of it has been taking out, and my cities so longer feel special anymore: their names are the only thing that distinguishes them from each other. City positioning seems...
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    Swapping 1UPT

    :agree: The trees are not to taste for me: too soft with little definition. It's obviously a painterly kind of look, so I can't say they specifically look "bad", I just prefer the look of CivIV (much bolder colors). It took awhile to get use to the terrain, I was also straining for awhile, but...
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    Oh catherine, we hardly recognize you

    I love that statue...I wish they'd use that image exactly. She doesn't look particularly sexy in Civ5: the giant ball gown dress just makes her look like cinderella than the ruler of a nation. She looks like the captain of the navy in CivIV: it'd be nice to see her has the ruler of a country for...
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    Age Poll: Fans vs Critics

    So there is a trend toward older players being more likely to dislike the new game, compared to younger players: the youngest group liking Civ5 the most, and the oldest group liking it the least (and the other age groups moving in that direction as they get "older"). Overall, though, more people...
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    Shock! Gasp! We're the beta testers!

    Oh take it to the Starcraft 2 forum: the first portion is a full game unto itself. You can't say they cut it into portions to make a quick buck: then why haven't they raised the monthy subscription of WoW ONCE in the entire 6+ year history of the game. That has been there cash cow since 2004...
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    Shock! Gasp! We're the beta testers!

    No more please: buy the game, and then you can make cute threads about us being the beta testers: they already closed the beta phase awhile back (even if they shouldn't have) and the game is definitely what Firaxis considers to be "initial release" state. I don't know if I agree (not units...
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    As a old player of CIV series for 15 years, I have to say CIV5 is the worst

    I'm sorry to hear it doesn't give you any excitement: I love the game, even if it is a different experience form CivIV (and it has its share of problems...that shouldn't be there). Play into the Modern Era and I think you'll get the same wow factor I did: seeing a rocket artillery obliterate a...
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    Zoom To Cursor (Thank you Firaxis!)

    Hehe, I actually hate zoom to cursor, and since the alternate zoom only works with zooming out (which makes no sense) I'm stuck with it for zooming in, for now. I particularly dislike it when I'm in the city screen and trying to zoom in on a improvement. I'm sure I'll get use to it, but it's not...
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    Stack Move + Overcrowding, making armies easier to manage

    It's something that has been mentioned before, throughout varying topics, and I think it's an excellent idea: a combat penalty so that fighting while stacked would be a very bad idea (unless we're talking tanks vs. warriors). The ability to move them all at once is really the only thing I miss...
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