So you've been backstabbed by that one civ that you were always suspecting would do so sooner or later. And yet you still feel betrayed or mad at them. Maybe you're not surprised, but it's still annoying. Who was that civ? Have they done it more than once? I'm sure there are some civs that are to never be trusted, even when you're friends with them. Or sometimes even more when you're friends with them. That is how a backstab is determined, is it?
So then, tell me your backstab stories. And the civs that have done it. I'd like to hear which neighbors will end up disagreeing with your friendship at some point in time, if for no other reason than the sky is a bit cloudy that day. The last couple of games I have been in, Assyria has somehow popped up as my nearest or second-nearest neighbor. And Ash is one two-faced (POSTMAN).
We usually start out having a good relationship with one another, becoming friends. As soon as my power rating goes down in the slightest by comparison to his, however, he goes out and backstabs me without a second thought, ramming the entirety of his military might into my cities closest to his own.
What the hell, man?
That city fell quickly and I sued for peace soon afterward, planning my eventual re-taking of the glorious town of #yoloswag420 and ultimate conquest of Assyria later in the game.
Another game later, Assyria once again wants to be friends, is my neighbor, and backstabs me when he thinks I'm getting too close for comfort and our strengths are roughly equal. Granted, Ashur likes to betray me when I'm in the middle of my own war and has done so at least two or three times by this point. I defended my city valiantly and I sued for peace.
Ash and I were unsteady rivals while I was laying waste to the empire of Brazil, who was previously my friend until Pedro denounced me while we had been friends for a long time. That was the reason I waged war against them in the first place and liberated three major cities from them, one of which was won in a peace offer.
During the peace period, Ash and Pedro became friends as I quickly upgraded and grew my military, while positioning them in a more favorable terrain for my next assault on Rio. Cut to the next war against Brazil, Ash decides to backstab his then-friend Pedro after I crush Brazil's pitiful cannoneers in a single turn with my artillery.
Brazil didn't last long under the combined assault of Ashur and (mostly) I, and soon Rio was mine and everyone in the world took notice. This being, because I had previously rid the world of Indonesia and adding Brazil to that tally raised some eyebrows. After my campaign, Ash immediately asked for us to be friends...I'm pretty sure you know where this is going, right?
Long story short, if Ash wants to be your friend, just say no.
So then, tell me your backstab stories. And the civs that have done it. I'd like to hear which neighbors will end up disagreeing with your friendship at some point in time, if for no other reason than the sky is a bit cloudy that day. The last couple of games I have been in, Assyria has somehow popped up as my nearest or second-nearest neighbor. And Ash is one two-faced (POSTMAN).
We usually start out having a good relationship with one another, becoming friends. As soon as my power rating goes down in the slightest by comparison to his, however, he goes out and backstabs me without a second thought, ramming the entirety of his military might into my cities closest to his own.
What the hell, man?
That city fell quickly and I sued for peace soon afterward, planning my eventual re-taking of the glorious town of #yoloswag420 and ultimate conquest of Assyria later in the game.
Another game later, Assyria once again wants to be friends, is my neighbor, and backstabs me when he thinks I'm getting too close for comfort and our strengths are roughly equal. Granted, Ashur likes to betray me when I'm in the middle of my own war and has done so at least two or three times by this point. I defended my city valiantly and I sued for peace.
Ash and I were unsteady rivals while I was laying waste to the empire of Brazil, who was previously my friend until Pedro denounced me while we had been friends for a long time. That was the reason I waged war against them in the first place and liberated three major cities from them, one of which was won in a peace offer.
During the peace period, Ash and Pedro became friends as I quickly upgraded and grew my military, while positioning them in a more favorable terrain for my next assault on Rio. Cut to the next war against Brazil, Ash decides to backstab his then-friend Pedro after I crush Brazil's pitiful cannoneers in a single turn with my artillery.
Brazil didn't last long under the combined assault of Ashur and (mostly) I, and soon Rio was mine and everyone in the world took notice. This being, because I had previously rid the world of Indonesia and adding Brazil to that tally raised some eyebrows. After my campaign, Ash immediately asked for us to be friends...I'm pretty sure you know where this is going, right?
Long story short, if Ash wants to be your friend, just say no.
