[BTS] Favorite Era?

Nimzo Lord · Nov 17, 2009, 08:30 AM

So which of the six stages of the game do you like the most?

Antilogic · Nov 17, 2009, 10:53 AM

Hard pick, but I'm going to go with the Renaissance. I think the Ancient Age is a little too formulaic--your capital is your only serious city for most of this period, so whatever you do comes down to what you started with.

Stuff starts to get exciting once you establish your borders, get siege equipment, and start getting more civics. I think it reaches its peak by about the Renaissance, but I've always been a sucker for the massed rifles, cannons, and the Age of Sail.

Junuxx · Nov 17, 2009, 05:23 PM

Classical, I think. Lots of strategy in city placement en teching choices.

It's a shame the jumps to rifles and then tanks are so huge, because their tactical advantage make the following strategy rather dumb.

0range · Nov 17, 2009, 05:51 PM

Industrial!

globaooba · Nov 17, 2009, 06:44 PM

I like classical best mostly because of the music. Aincient music is just boring and the medieval music is boring chanting and stuff.

Antilogic · Nov 18, 2009, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Junuxx

Classical, I think. Lots of strategy in city placement en teching choices.

Definitely. Once the borders start emerging, that's when the real game starts. Everything else is just a prologue.

KeloGBites · Nov 18, 2009, 02:55 AM

Industrial here. It's when Wars start feeling like Wars and not just petty skirmishes.

Darth Fred · Nov 18, 2009, 03:42 AM

Renaissance. Hands down. I see I'm not alone.

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pi-r8 · Nov 18, 2009, 11:06 AM

I WANT to like the modern/future era the best, because there's so many cool options for military units at that point. However, usually the game is decided one way or another before I get there. I said renaissance, because that's usually the most critical time in my games. Everybody's finished settling cities, the map is fleshed out, I've (usually) won the liberalism race and now it's time to go to war!

Raizer · Nov 18, 2009, 07:47 PM

In peacetime, I like the Classical era, because that's when you start founding your 2nd, 3rd, 4th cities. Slow, peaceful expansion and undisturbed teching, except for the occasional barb.

I voted Medieval, though, because I prefer warring in that era. It's the time where units are advanced enough to be more than just a bunch of suicide attackers, and primitive enough that the game retains the "history" feel.

binhthuy71 · Nov 18, 2009, 08:23 PM

Interesting poll. I would have added an option for "No Preference" because I don't have a favorite era. Each has its own challenges and rewards for me.

Nimzo Lord · Nov 18, 2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by binhthuy71

Interesting poll. I would have added an option for "No Preference" because I don't have a favorite era. Each has its own challenges and rewards for me.

That didn't occur to me.

Antilogic · Nov 18, 2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Raizer

In peacetime, I like the Classical era, because that's when you start founding your 2nd, 3rd, 4th cities. Slow, peaceful expansion and undisturbed teching, except for the occasional barb.

I voted Medieval, though, because I prefer warring in that era. It's the time where units are advanced enough to be more than just a bunch of suicide attackers, and primitive enough that the game retains the "history" feel.

Do you mean secondary, tertiary, etc. cities (as in, second tier cities), or literally you don't found a second city until you get to the Classical Age? I was a little confused when I read through your post.

binhthuy71 · Nov 18, 2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nimzo Lord

That didn't occur to me.

It's a good poll. Most people do have a favorite. I, on the other hand, can lose easily and with much practice in any era.

Shafi · Nov 19, 2009, 12:12 AM

Ancient for me -

1) The thrill of exploring the map is just cool.
2) No to mention some early rushing

Joecoolyo · Nov 19, 2009, 03:03 PM

Modern just because the warfare becomes really interesting. Now that everyone (at least should) have huge armies, you're no longer just invading with one giant stack of everything, but should have multiple huge stacks. Plus the added layer of strategy with air vehicles just adds even more fun!

Saiko · Nov 19, 2009, 11:11 PM

I like the rennaisance era because that's when you can colonize new continents and stuff.

Glassfan · Nov 20, 2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by binhthuy71

I, on the other hand, can lose easily and with much practice in any era.

Bwa-ha-ha!

w2w2w · Nov 20, 2009, 08:51 PM

I voted for medieval because I think thats when you get to build castles, when you research construction and engineering

kochman · Nov 20, 2009, 09:38 PM

Medieval... you have the most tech parity there, and the defense can really make some stands. Castles, knights, macemen, trebuchets...
Castles I find to be very cool.
This is also a time when space is probably severely limited, so this leads to more wars too.

I like the tech choices you have to make here to get to your way out of the period.

Interestingly, of the civs I made, most of them were rolling high during this period too.
Renaissance would be next... then classical.

View Poll Results: Prefered Era?
Ancient	12	9.84%
Classical	25	20.49%
Medieval	19	15.57%
Renaissance	31	25.41%
Industrial	26	21.31%
Modern	9	7.38%
Voters: 122. You may not vote on this poll

Nov 17, 2009, 08:30 AM	#1
Nimzo Lord Chieftain Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 34	Favorite Era? So which of the six stages of the game do you like the most?

Nov 17, 2009, 10:53 AM	#2
Antilogic Sheepishly Statist Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: United States Posts: 9,762 Images: 2	Hard pick, but I'm going to go with the Renaissance. I think the Ancient Age is a little too formulaic--your capital is your only serious city for most of this period, so whatever you do comes down to what you started with. Stuff starts to get exciting once you establish your borders, get siege equipment, and start getting more civics. I think it reaches its peak by about the Renaissance, but I've always been a sucker for the massed rifles, cannons, and the Age of Sail. __________________ Patron of fine and wholesome iced-cream manufactories.

Nov 17, 2009, 05:23 PM	#3
Junuxx Emperor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 1,140	Classical, I think. Lots of strategy in city placement en teching choices. It's a shame the jumps to rifles and then tanks are so huge, because their tactical advantage make the following strategy rather dumb. __________________ Check out my Atlas MapGenerator for Civ 4! In the beginning, the Earth was without form, and void. But the Sun shone upon the sleeping Earth, and deep inside the brittle crust, massive forces waited to be unleashed.

Nov 17, 2009, 06:44 PM	#5
globaooba The Wolpertinger Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 130	I like classical best mostly because of the music. Aincient music is just boring and the medieval music is boring chanting and stuff. __________________ "Forgive me for I have sinned. I have had thoughts of nuking Isabella because she demanded my bananas." ~ParadigmShifter

Nov 17, 2009, 05:51 PM	#4
0range Chieftain Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CA Posts: 84	Industrial!

Nov 18, 2009, 02:55 AM	#7
KeloGBites Warlord Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 274	Industrial here. It's when Wars start feeling like Wars and not just petty skirmishes.

Nov 18, 2009, 03:42 AM	#8
Darth Fred Prince Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lawrence frackin' Kansas Posts: 397 Images: 4	Renaissance. Hands down. I see I'm not alone. F

Nov 18, 2009, 11:06 AM	#9
pi-r8 Luddite Join Date: May 2006 Location: Babylon Posts: 2,361	I WANT to like the modern/future era the best, because there's so many cool options for military units at that point. However, usually the game is decided one way or another before I get there. I said renaissance, because that's usually the most critical time in my games. Everybody's finished settling cities, the map is fleshed out, I've (usually) won the liberalism race and now it's time to go to war!

Nov 18, 2009, 07:47 PM	#10
Raizer Chieftain Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 29	In peacetime, I like the Classical era, because that's when you start founding your 2nd, 3rd, 4th cities. Slow, peaceful expansion and undisturbed teching, except for the occasional barb. I voted Medieval, though, because I prefer warring in that era. It's the time where units are advanced enough to be more than just a bunch of suicide attackers, and primitive enough that the game retains the "history" feel.

Nov 18, 2009, 08:23 PM	#11
binhthuy71 Emperor Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern California foothills Posts: 1,849	Interesting poll. I would have added an option for "No Preference" because I don't have a favorite era. Each has its own challenges and rewards for me. __________________ If you need to look up one of our many Civ-related acronyms (UA, CKN, MPM, NC, etc) or terms try the Civ5 Guide to Acronyms and Terms.

Nov 19, 2009, 12:12 AM	#15
Shafi King Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 636	Ancient for me - 1) The thrill of exploring the map is just cool. 2) No to mention some early rushing

Nov 19, 2009, 03:03 PM	#16
Joecoolyo 99% Lightspeed Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago! Posts: 7,347 Images: 6	Modern just because the warfare becomes really interesting. Now that everyone (at least should) have huge armies, you're no longer just invading with one giant stack of everything, but should have multiple huge stacks. Plus the added layer of strategy with air vehicles just adds even more fun! __________________ Still Failing to Build an OT Serial Thread Empire

Nov 19, 2009, 11:11 PM	#17
Saiko That one guy Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 139	I like the rennaisance era because that's when you can colonize new continents and stuff.

Nov 20, 2009, 08:51 PM	#19
w2w2w Warlord Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 120	I voted for medieval because I think thats when you get to build castles, when you research construction and engineering Last edited by w2w2w; Nov 20, 2009 at 08:51 PM. Reason: eek! spelling mistakes

Nov 20, 2009, 09:38 PM	#20
kochman Deity Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,627	Medieval... you have the most tech parity there, and the defense can really make some stands. Castles, knights, macemen, trebuchets... Castles I find to be very cool. This is also a time when space is probably severely limited, so this leads to more wars too. I like the tech choices you have to make here to get to your way out of the period. Interestingly, of the civs I made, most of them were rolling high during this period too. Renaissance would be next... then classical.

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