Recent content by Gozert

Yup, Maze moves are becoming pretty damn scarce during the end game.

Indeed. I just can't get over the fact they are allowing you spend money on a product that is FAR from finished. I don't paying the developer to support them in their work, but there are some HUGE bugs that are frustrating the hell out of me like a chat window close button clickthrough bug...

Figure of speech.

The 'van Oranje'/'of Orange' is merely a title (since he was prince of the city Orange in France) so it can be translated just fine. He was born as Wilhelm von Nassau. Besides, this is an English game... We're not calling Alexander the Great 'Μέγα&#962...

4/5 - It's a fun game but it could've been awesome if it weren't for the lackluster AI

I'm 25 years old and I've started with Civ II in 1998. I really like Civilization V right now, but I still have to see if it has the appeal to last several months, let alone years. I like how they actually mixed things up. People are saying it's simplified and that's true for some parts, but...

I don't agree it's a poor substitute. You're either giving the AI bonuses or handicapping yourself. Either way it creates an advantage for the AI. The difference is that balanced nations are basicly a must for multiplayer games. I do agree just having a better AI than Prince-level is the best...

No idea, I tend to play as him ;).

Plus, if you want more challenge, go up in difficulty... Civilization has a lot of difficulty settings. If you're playing multiplayer, I don't even want to get started why you should balance the various civilizations. It's OK if some civilizations have circumstantial bonuses if the bonuses are...

Yeah, you can't have it all... you have to make choices. Of course you need some food to allow a city to grow but having trade posts on grasslands still makes 2 food for example. You will still need a well placed farm or two and having an allied maritime city states certainly helps, but for the...

"Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for". It's annoying for a lot of people, but if the product is selling well even with all its faults, it's hard to blame them, now is it?

Perhaps, but I usually don't tend to have a lot of useless cities in reserve ;). With the way unhappiness and maintenance work now, I like to make my cities count.

Great idea!

Every building you build in one of your other cities that is already built in your capital will recieve the bonus. For example, if you have a Monument in Rome, Antium will get 25% extra production to building its own Monument.

There are quite some bonuses to defending. Combat Strength on your own land is increased by Social Policies in the Tradition and Freedom tree and you heal more per turn on your own ground. You don't need as big as an army to defend, but you do need an army out there. If your military is adequate...