I'm not a vet or anything, I bought Civ 5 the week it came out, and that was my introduction to the series. However, despite watching dozens of LP's, reading LOTS of threads and articles, logging over 500 hours in the game (much of that in the NQ group), and going so far as to both write down benchmarks on paper and print out the Pantheon/Religious beliefs (so I can take my time to decide in advance in MP games)...
...I still feel like I suck. I've never won an MP game, I've won a few SP games but even those I win late and always a Turtle-4-Science Victory.
At some point I grasped that beakers were really important and since then I think I've improved a lot, but in any MP game I'm always trailing behind everyone else.
I almost always play 4-city Tradition, aiming for Science or perhaps Diplo Victory. If I roll a warmongering civ I play their style though.
Civ 5 is just so mind-bogglingly complex, (not complicated). I grasp the basic concepts well enough, but the intricacies of timing and long-term strategy do not come so easily to me. I do start games just to sit down and analyze the mechanics but knowing how the pieces function doesn't really help me put them together.
I could post the specifics of my play, but I'm just curious as to how you more experienced players suggest learning this game. I know that playing a lot is important, but any specific tips would be greatly appreciated.
...I still feel like I suck. I've never won an MP game, I've won a few SP games but even those I win late and always a Turtle-4-Science Victory.
At some point I grasped that beakers were really important and since then I think I've improved a lot, but in any MP game I'm always trailing behind everyone else.
I almost always play 4-city Tradition, aiming for Science or perhaps Diplo Victory. If I roll a warmongering civ I play their style though.
Civ 5 is just so mind-bogglingly complex, (not complicated). I grasp the basic concepts well enough, but the intricacies of timing and long-term strategy do not come so easily to me. I do start games just to sit down and analyze the mechanics but knowing how the pieces function doesn't really help me put them together.
I could post the specifics of my play, but I'm just curious as to how you more experienced players suggest learning this game. I know that playing a lot is important, but any specific tips would be greatly appreciated.