Recent content by BazaarJack

Did you miss "beef it up from there"? Yes, having 1 additional spy starting in Reniassance is weak, that's not what I was saying. I meant : have the bonus start in Renaissance, but make it more powerful to make up for the lost advantage. Perhaps, increase the tech stealing rate? I also mentioned...

I thought there were many other good alternatives mentioned by others, so I didn't weigh in. I've been pretty busy defending myself for using the word primitive. And yes, I agree it's been a distraction, but it's not all on me. I think the spying bonus should be moved to Renaissance, beef it up...

She doesn't just undermine the top dog. Every single game that I've played against England, she moves the spy to me. If this happens in a later era, it's not a problem, but when it happens in the Ancient Era it's a re-roll. The wonder races are tight, and not all of us are playing conquest...

I'm not trying to win points, I'm trying to get the design changed to support better gameplay for players. Your 3 sentence response : "England is fine" isn't a good look either. Just sit up on your throne and point the thumb up or down pal with zero discussion. "Everyone who disagrees with me"...

They are empty claims from people that clearly aren't playing the game. She doesn't even need to be your neighbor, the pathfinder movements are so quick that England can be very far away and the spy can be on you in 10-15 turns. You have zero chance (not a small chance, a zero chance) to send...

So everyone else here is biased except for you.. very objective, but you play on Diety (thanks for letting us know since that helps the context).

Another enlightened fellow - glad to see you've been paying attention. Using the word primitive does not constitute chauvinism, but I hope you sleep so well knowing how much better a person you are than me. I actually think that England's political history is disgusting - their treatment of...

Case in point - the word is now filtered out of forums, because its "dated and offensive". Wake up sheeple! Please do not derail threads, stick to the topic. leif The word begins with an R and ends with a D. It wasn't created to offend anyone, it became offensive when 'sensitive, caring'...

I'll save most of my response to a private message at this point, as it doesn't benefit the public discourse in any way. However, I will address a few points briefly. [paraphrasing you] "you can't use the word primitive without "triggering" people" : I'm glad you made posted this. It is...

My interactions with you have always been poor, and I don't expect that to change. You focus on the one element that almost has nothing to do with the point I'm making. That sentence is also explained in the following sentence. Should we not say that the Maya/Inca/Aztecs are primitive...

Yeah, that must be it. I don't see why we can't have a wooden Panzer for Germany starting at Classical. It doesn't make sense, but I'm sure it could be balanced.

Based on what? We aren't talking about balance here. Sure, England is balanced, but it's a silly mechanic that ruins perfectly good games. Can you answer to this sentiment? Also, I didn't bring this up as a "nerf England" rant. They are generally underpowered in my opinion and are regularly...

Couple of issues with England: 1. Starting Spy : Anyone else think we should get rid of the starting spy? I know many other use Really Advanced Setup to remove England/Mongolia/Venice. I actually enjoy playing against Mongolia/Venice and liberating CS's but I don't enjoy ancient era...

Ok - mission accepted, now your turn to read carefully - fair? Your first statement "the game should be balanced around deity" isn't even the issue at hand. In fact, I'd say the fact that G added Pottery for AI at deity only strengthens the proof that he is attempting to balance the deity...

Well, I guess you should be glad that G made deity so much harder for you, so it won't be so easy... I think you made some good/well reasoned points in your "rant" (max XP fighting CS having unintended consequences, free tech for deity AI is unpopular, etc), but demanding that your opinion...