Recent content by Lurking Liu

I'm very much a sub-optimal player, too, but Cataphractoi Abuse seems like a decent enough strategy =P Another strategy, shady as it may sound, is to play Unrestricted Leaders and use your favorite Spiritual leader...

I come here because I like fractious discussions with irritable asses. :) Incidentally, that may be why Firaxis doesn't come here too often. Warned! - Trolling

Random Personality + Unrestricted Leaders --------------------- Infinite replayability.

There's always playing as Boudica of Rome :D

Computers ought to just give +2 Happiness. How else are you supposed to play Civ?

What the... Why is there debate about what Standard Ethanol would be in real life? Standard Ethanol = Standard Oil, AKA S.O., Esso, and Exxon. They were hit with an anti-trust suit back in the early (mid?) 1900s and broken into several dozen smaller companies. One of them chose the name...

The only thing that people are forgetting is that you can use Rivers to trace routes as well, once you have Fishing. You used to be able to do it no matter what, but since BTS you need the Fishing tech.

I can think of one huge reason this isn't in, and I'm really surprised no one has mentioned it--If France and England (in the game) are separated by two continents and a vast ocean, then why should they have a bonus because France and England (in reality) are only separated by a short channel...

EDIT: This was to Halt, I'm replying to your post, JP, in a bit. At work right now. Now, are you talking about the Constitution or the Bill of Rights? Because I'll argue until the cows come home that the Constitution is to be read more or less literally, seeing as how it's basically the rules...

Why would Riflemen be any less effective against Cuirassiers than against Cavalry? That doesn't make any sense. "The enemy is of lower quality than what we're used to fighting, how do we beat it? Oh! Right! THE EXACT SAME WAY WE NORMALLY DO." :P Also, wouldn't Alpine Troops simply be Infantry...

Another solution would be to allow them to be promoted to Mobile Infantry, BUT NOT become obsoleted. Since they start with the Amphibious promotion--not an ability duplicating the promotion's effect--upgrading them to MI would effectively create a stronger SeAL that isn't a UU anymore. This, on...

Just want to say, first of all, thanks for not delving into flames. No one else has said it, so I will: You've done a good job of maintaining a civil discussion about a divisive issue. I think that the most important thing to remember is something Jefferson said in his first Inaugural...

First off--Your name ROCKS. Screw the Sharif if he doesn't like it... Secondly, No Tech Brokering means that no Civ can trade away a tech that they haven't researched themselves. This means that if Boudica trades for Monarchy, she cannot then turn to another civ and trade Monarchy to them for...

Funny thing, not only is it a warmonger's trait, but also a diplomat's trait! If some Civ asks you to change to their favorite Civic, with just about any other leader (pre-Cristo Redentor) they're asking you to fight them. However, with Spiritual that question basically becomes "Do you want +1...

I've got a pole she can put her head on.... ;) ;) ;) ;)