I think Germany is a fun Civ to play. They are very flexible and good at many situations. The furor teutonics is supposed to represent the fact that Germany is a militaristic civ, they have always been militaristic ever since ancient times. Although they do get cheaper maintenance costs which also reflect that. I think that the UU is supposed to show that the Germanic tribes was the "pinnacle" of the barbarians, or at least the most ferocious warriors out of all the barbarians (barbarians as defined by the Romans). So according to civ V, the Germanic tribes had an advantage when fighting other northern European tribes, and the other tribes of northern Europe would defect to the Germans and integrate with their civilization.
But at the same time, the "Germanic tribes" are not really the same thing as the German civilization. The tribes where the ancestors to the civilization, but to the civilization itself. I think that the true German civilization started sometime around the Holy Roman Empire. The nation of Germany didn't exist until 1871, but I feel their civilization started long before that. The modern day nation is just another expression of the civilization which is about 1,000 years old. So if we look at Germany from that perspective, anything that happened during tribal times is pretty much irrelevant.
I like Germany the way it is, but if the UU did change, I would like to see something related to science/engineering/production. It would be cool to somehow integrate the 3 together into one UU. Somebody else was saying that Germany is a cultural civ, and I agree. Look at all the classical music that came from Germany for example. But I think that other civs are better known for culture, civs like France, and maybe even America with Hollywood and everything. The science/engineering/production would be perfect for Germany, because German scientists and engineers are probably the best in the world.
But at the same time, the "Germanic tribes" are not really the same thing as the German civilization. The tribes where the ancestors to the civilization, but to the civilization itself. I think that the true German civilization started sometime around the Holy Roman Empire. The nation of Germany didn't exist until 1871, but I feel their civilization started long before that. The modern day nation is just another expression of the civilization which is about 1,000 years old. So if we look at Germany from that perspective, anything that happened during tribal times is pretty much irrelevant.
I like Germany the way it is, but if the UU did change, I would like to see something related to science/engineering/production. It would be cool to somehow integrate the 3 together into one UU. Somebody else was saying that Germany is a cultural civ, and I agree. Look at all the classical music that came from Germany for example. But I think that other civs are better known for culture, civs like France, and maybe even America with Hollywood and everything. The science/engineering/production would be perfect for Germany, because German scientists and engineers are probably the best in the world.