Recent content by Blackadar

I like Civ V, but I find that the endgame gets terribly bogged down. I tend to want to build large empires and I'm penalized in G&K with a large empire since every city seems to add research cost to any particular tech. In my last game I was cranking out almost 2k beakers per turn, yet modern...

This one is easy - go with DW. GalCiv2 is dull as dishwater.

Distant Worlds and Eador:Genesis (found on GOG) are far better options than either Endless Space or Fallen Enchantress, both of which are mediocre at best. There's far more depth and "soul" in Distant Worlds (though you need the expansions) than in Endless Space. It's just a deeper and...

Been playing Civs much longer than most since I started playing Civ I within a week of release back in 1991. Short answer to the OP's question: Yes.

Repeated polls here, QT3 and various other websites reflect what the general public thinks. Given the sample sizes in the polls, the possible margin of error that these don't reflect the gaming public as a whole is almost statistically impossible. It's possible I suppose...just not very...

So long as you agree that 81% aren't negative about the game. ;)

I'm with you until the last statement. If anything, history shows that there should be a positive bias trend, not a negative one, for future (post patch, post expansion) reviews. Civ 4 started with bad Amazon reviews, got worse and then ended up fine. Why wouldn't the same pattern hold for...

No, I pointed out a poll that showed 3 out of 4 are. We've already been over the "mehs" - they don't count as positive or negative. That's two pages back.

At 50+ hours of entertainment, I'd say that I've gotten my $40+ worth.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=382765 Just because you are bored doesn't in any way invalidate the opinion of those of us who aren't bored. Obviously the reviewer feels the same way as the (*ahem* majority *ahem*) of the members of this board.

The AI in Civ V is incompetent - something with which most of us agree. The AI in Elemental was virtually non-existent. It's worse than incompetent - it pursues things that are directly contrary to winning. Characterizing them as being "exactly equal" isn't really fair or accurate. In...

Which shortcomings exactly? Because you're going to have a mighty tough time convincing anyone that the shortcomings in Elemental were the same and of the same degree (i.e., "the exact same problems") as were in Elemental considering that was one of the messiest releases in recent gaming...

You're right - I was incorrect that your version of Civ 4 did NOT have the expansions. My apologies for mis-characterizing it. My bad. However, the reviews/ratings for that version have taken place over time - long after the patches and expansions have been released. Go look at those reviews...

1. People who have a negative impression of a product (ANY product) are far more likely to post a review about it than those with a positive impression. That's statistically proven many times over in many industries over. That's why with most any release the aggregate user score is less than...

Yet he didn't claim that either. Again, you're reading something that's not there. It's not that your opinion is invalid. (again, where are you getting that?!?) It's that it's a minority opinion to the point that support can't be considered lukewarm as posted by the OP. Unless you...