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This, without question. Added bonus: easier to code AI prioritization of resource acquisition based on their "personalities".

And iron producing sites have extra hammers which gives you extra production...which in turn simulates the fact you have easier access to a freely available resource (both in reality and in the game). After all which resource is harder to get hold of...right now....iron/steel or uranium ...

Steel uses iron as its base, it is a refinement not a resource. Is it simplified ? Yes, but would you really want to have to use iron,coal and oil (ignoring the resources not currently in the game) to produce all units beyond the ancient era ? It is, imho, a good way of simulating the...

As has been mentioned for previous versions, resources go "obsolete" once you reach the technology level at which it is deemed to have been (relatively) easy to obtain in historical terms. Iron becomes less relevant.

The DLC annoying ? Interesting premise. DLC has become the prevalent method of maintaining revenue stream, when combined with an active patch cycle it is certainly acceptable. Currently Civ 5 has an active patch cycle, indicating that the DLC method is functioning as it should. Ultimately...

For the concept. Against the implementation. I abstain.

Did it ever occur that he designs according to the requirement given ? In which case the games you despise (I do as well incidentally..plus I don't understand the obsession with virtual scrap-booking. Yup that's what Facebook is) are proof of the mans ability to hit the target in game design...

Civ V, issues ? Yea some, many that are, however, opinion based. New Vegas issues ? Yea some..for some. But it's Fallout so who cares ? We'll fix it with Science!. Seriously the problems with NV are/were minor and mostly gone with the initial patches on PC.

QFT. Been "electronic" gaming for over 30 years now. Somehow I don't think I'd play River Raid with the same intensity as I did then. Heh, floppy drives damned new fangled tech. Give me audio microcassettes. Civ V is however far from the worst letdown in PC Gaming. Not even top 20...

Personal opinion: It is not really the game that has caused the backlash. Not its style or substance. I find more and more on the release of any game that it is community that has changed. It seems almost obligatory to slash and burn any new title on its relevant fansites (even moreso on...

Not exactly civ style.....but Age of Wonders series was quite....elegant.

DX11 1920X1080 (prefer 52" screen for Civ) SLI 460s - 250 for physx (All EVGA..460's have custom cooling and are overclocked) 8GB ram QX9650@ 4.4 (Stable) phase exchange cooling. (changing to i7 not showing it's worthwhile for me yet) Installed on SSD. Have seen no crashes.

You get a gold rebate.

Nobody forced anything on you. It's a choice. Want to play the latest PC games ? you have three choices : Draconian DRM of the Ubisoft variety, Steam registration and light DRM or the Impulse no DRM,but must register to get patches, variety. What do they all have in common now ? A net...

Different ? most certainly. Dumber ? No, not all all. Different decision process at higher levels. More tightly focused warfare. Greater complexity in governmental style. You actually get a better feel of "Guns or Butter" than in any previous incarnation. I have high hopes that by the...

Large invasion force ? Not always needed. Napoleon learned to fear the English in my current game as I swept in with Ships of the Line to clear his land units. Established a beachhead. kept him at bay with bombardment. THEN moved in the main force. There is always more than one way to...

Loving it. It's STILL Civ.....but it's new and different Civ.:goodjob: (Still hating the river graphics tho'......cosmetic, but jus' saying)

key phrase here "is going to be". Until you try you won't know. Embarkation does change the equation. Plus no city is truly unguarded anymore. Hello bombardment........ Incidentally with the way units are handled now...taking cities on other landmasses is no longer a cakewalk either. The...

Huge, Marathon, King,Archipelago, English. I have found pushing forward that maintaining happiness and culture are key in my game. Golden Ages combined with Liberty "tree" have enabled me to spread out reasonably fast to establish my powerbase. Never let happiness fall below zero. Key techs...

Good. The water (ocean) is fantastic the terrain is reasonable (if somewhat stylized and static) but the rivers are horrible. Truthfully, I'm curious where all the graphical oomph! went, as the overhead is high, the return is 'meh'.