Do You Lose Very Often?

[RX2000]

Just wondering if you guys lose very much, and what you think about it.

 

[RX2000]

Personally, I play on Regent level when I should be playing on Moarchy/Emperor. I cant ever remember losing a game now that I think about it. I just get REALLY upset if the comp takes a city from me...... like punching holes in the wall upset, so playing on a higher difficulty wouldnt be good for my walls I think.

 

[WildFire]

I win when I play Chieftan-Monarch.
I lose when I play Emperor-Diety

Simple as that.

Of course there was that one time on diety when I did win. Course, I think that was just partially luck.

 

[Bismarck]

I win 90%+ of the time on Monarch and below.

I win around 40-50% of the time on Emperor.

 

[Ocelllis]

I just start start a new game when i feel that i have no chance
to win

 

[DaveMcW]

After I could beat deity consistently, I started playing with new rules to let me lose more often.

 

[JAWiseman]

I like to play where I feel I have a very good chance of losing. That keeps the interest level high and keeps me from "going through the motions".

Right now I play mostly Monarch but Monarch is getting too comfortable, so I will begin playing Emporer in my next games and stick with that until I have mastered it.

Diety sounds too mechanical to be fun, it sounds like every move must be done exactly right or you end up in big trouble. I'm sure I will try that level out but it does not sound that fun, maybe in that your options and strategies may be severely limited.

 

[cromagnon]

The AI still gives me a run for my money on Monarch. I haven't been able to beat Emperor yet.

 

[Allemand]

Depends on what you mean by "lose" - I can beat the victory conditions every time on deity, so I have to set my own objectives. But, if I miss getting a key wonder, then I consider it a loss. At the high levels, controlling the wonders is not as easy, but everything else is a piece of cake.

One thing I've noticed, expansion is faster on deity than on regent. Playing an expansionist civ, I normally get just 2 cities/settlers from the huts on regent level. On deity, I get 6-8 cities/settlers from the huts. Seems it is based a lot on need, and because the AI expands faster than me on deity, I have more need. So I don't build any settlers until after 1500 b.c.

 

[Scyphax]

I normally play regent/monarch on a standard map and aim for a paricular type of victory.

If I go for a culture win then I probably win 90% of the time.
50% for OCC, Domination, Diplomatic victory or Space race.


I have only ever won at emperor level on tiny maps.

The hardest losses are when you almost won.
The best wins are the ones where you had the most difficultly.

 

[Gothmog]

I'm with DaveMcW on this one. I've been a gamer all my life.