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A Rabid Dopsis

Warlord

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165

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The land of Ire

• Jul 13, 2012

• #1

There's been a bit of kvetching about the annoyance of having Austria devour everything and I'm with that to a point...

... but I just played into the renaissance as them for the first time. It was so fun! I sold everything and scarfed the Vatican. I pumped up my economy and took out Italy. Protestantism made a showing and hello Wittenberg! I just found the whole thing to be fun in a way I can't explain. Never change Austria!

Bella gerant alii: tu felix Austria nube!

 

Itstrucktwice

Chieftain

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Jun 8, 2012

Messages

33

• Jul 14, 2012

• #2

Well yeah it is a blast for the person PLAYING Austria lol. Just like the Huns getting a battering ram ruin or Spain starting next to El Dorado and the GBR.

 

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aceflamingo23

Chieftain

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82

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missippi

• Jul 14, 2012

• #3

man in this one game i beat down da australians because they be triflin.

 

Furycrab

King

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914

• Jul 14, 2012

• #4

Itstrucktwice said:

Well yeah it is a blast for the person PLAYING Austria lol. Just like the Huns getting a battering ram ruin or Spain starting next to El Dorado and the GBR.

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Skilldorado isn't as bad as it used to be. Yes you get 500g, but settling it is only a culture bonus.

I don't know why people go nuts over Battering Ram ruins... When the Tech to get them is a wooping 18 turns deep. I do think they are a little ridiculous when used properly, not sure what I would change considering both UU upgrade into crap and the UA isn't that good so you rely on snowballing from a good aggressive start.

 

GoodSarmatian

Jokerfied Western Male

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9,408

• Jul 14, 2012

• #5

I've yet to see Austria marry a CS. Ever since I read that their CS can't be liberated again I do everything to keep them down.

 

Waywocket

Warlord

Joined

Jul 5, 2011

Messages

143

• Jul 14, 2012

• #6

Furycrab said:

Skilldorado isn't as bad as it used to be. Yes you get 500g, but settling it is only a culture bonus.

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I thought that's what it always was?

 

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DrunkenRine

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• Jul 14, 2012

• #7

Furycrab said:

I don't know why people go nuts over Battering Ram ruins

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well with my first battering ram ruin i destroyed the aztec civilization on turn 7

 

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Ulthwithian

King

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733

• Jul 14, 2012

• #8

Furycrab: If you're doing it right, El Dorado is, what, 1000g (total), 10cpt, and 8fpt? I'd like it.

DrunkenRine: The issue I've noticed with Battering Rams is that they aren't very good against cities on hills. My experience with hill cities is that if you get unlucky with RNG, you die on the second turn, and if they have a unit in the city, it gets much worse.

 

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DrunkenRine

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• Jul 14, 2012

• #9

yeah the point is the luck factor, with some luck some civs are just uber-op