Recent content by Sid the Lucid

Eh, go ahead and pull the trigger. The thread exists only to mock another poster anyway. It's pointless and somewhat mean.

Hi Jungle. I appreciate your concerns (and also that you voiced them constructively and politely), although I don't necessarily share them. I'm not a regular player of the GotM, so perhaps my viewpoint holds little weight, but allow me to share an alternate way of looking at things. Well...

Hmmm. IIRC is most often immediately followed by woefully inaccurate data. In many instances it can safely be replaced by "And now here's a load of crap...".

Correct! Now here's Johnny to tell you what you've won.

Wow, you're a fun guy. I hope your cushion is firmly attached to your chair. :p

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Suboptimal, as you then lose the accumulated defense bonus. Remember, the fortification bonus builds up to max over 5 turns.

Not sure which empire...

What you say is true of almost every game with an expansion pack. The EP is always considerably less work than creating the original engine in the first place. And almost every EP costs at least $30 USD. Bottom line - what you are saying has no relevance on how EPs are priced. They are...

But then you'd be a slimy piece of rat-dung and obliged to kill yourself for the good of society now wouldn't you?

Barbadosians?

Flexibility. It is better to have a sound opening plan and then adapt to the ever-changing situation as it unfolds. The game is fluid, and there is no single best strategy - it is all about spotting opportunities as they arise and being flexible enough to adjust to whatever happens. It is...

And using a computer game forum as a means to spout political rhetoric is both presumptious and ignorant. You have made your views known. Arguing politics on the internet is a dead-end street. You are not going to change anyone's politics, any more than they will change yours. You are not...

This is NOT a forum for communist propaganda! PLEASE discuss the game or let this thread die! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

So, it's important to you that Civ be played by 14-year-old Korean schoolboys who get paid big money and are considered superstars by the pop-press idiots in their own country? Why? Because you are tired of fantasizing about being a Warcraft 3 pop star and now wish to fantasize about being a...