Recent content by sketch162000

I think this is where a lot of rage at the SoD model comes from, and conversely why a lot of people prefer 1upt--I know that it's why I was initially glad to see stacking go. The problem is that, for the most part, the larger army SHOULD win, realistically. Sure, you have an odd Thermopylae...

Not everyone enjoys the game at that level, even if they know the mechanics. For many people, the choices are less about maximizing the benefit in order to win, but instead about taking a role and making decisions that support your narrative. If I'm playing Egypt, I'm probably going to try to...

I'll throw my hat into the ring, here. Funny, I have always read it opposite--that the ones who mastered Civ IV and played with the express goal of "beating" the game (as opposed to role-playing) were more satisfied with Civ V. Like many others here, I see much of myself in your play style...

Yeah, I probably would return it--not even for the cash, but on principle. The game's gotten better but I did not appreciate the 7+ months of disappointment it took to get to this point.

I'm pretty sure that the board game angle was emphasized in the design in Civ V which, unfortunately, put a lot of people off who were used to sim elements in previous games. Approaching Civilization as if it's just a game of Risk ruins a lot of the fun, IMO. *shrug* To the OP's question, I...

I usually go small continents/random Civ. Definitely standard time. Long time no see, Charon.

The tutorials are bugged, I hear. I get through one and then I crash to desktop. I seem to be getting somewhere at this point--I'm England and trying to conquer Ireland without pissing too many people off. :p Getting enough magistrates to actually do anything between wars is a big PITA for...

Yeah, I just got EU3 because I heard all the acclaim on these boards, but I am at a total loss as to how to get going. It looks right up my alley--empire management, colonization, diplomacy, trade, science!! But I have to begrudge the fact that the game really doesn't help noobs to get the ball...

136. Nations that adopt warrior classes will never be able to abolish them.

I have to admit it, I had a bit of trouble turning away from my first post-patch game when the missus began nagging me for attention. :) I played (still playing) on small continents, standard time, as Ramesses. I got isolated on my own landmass save for a tiny CS on the northern tip, so it's...

*Ahem* Here's me butting into your other replies :p I'm very skeptical about the "tactical" part. War certainly has always been a piece of the puzzle, but tactics, in the sense of battlefield maneuvers, seems to have been shallow or nonexistent in previous versions. Outside of maybe terrain...

And so the alternative of painstakingly moving several units one by one across a continent only to have them engage in a prolonged, grueling duel for (in-game) decades is a better option? Different strokes. It just shows that "fun" is very subjective. You are a much better player than me, I...

This is exactly what stacking was pre-Civ V. The trick was in stack composition--bringing the right (and the right number of) units to the battlefield. In my opinion, this is where Civilization needs to be. Tactical 1upt puts an unnecessary amount of focus and management on battle. The insanity...

This rang true for me. I remember being so frustrated with how difficult it was to stave off AI SoD's in Civ IV several months ago. And then I roflstomped legions of enemy troops in V, and began to miss the challenge.

Another excellent post. I never understood complaints about stacking that reduce it to some mindless exercise. For my part, it was kind of difficult to build and maintain a successful Stack of Doom. To build as many units as would nullify the rest of the game was a very specific objective for...