Recent content by slightlymarxist

"I like pigsch." Yeah we heard about that, old Beanie...

In my around five games on BNW, Order is definitely the most frequent. Once someone has taken Order, the remaining civs pick from Freedom or Autocracy (I've even seen Egypt pick autocracy fwiw). I guess Order therefore needs a nerf? If even the AI thinks +2 happiness from Monuments is way...

Emperor, Continents, all settings standard. I'm playing as Sweden, got a really nice tract of land that I quickly settle. I decide to not go warmongering this time, but instead try a cultural win. Now, to the northeast I meet Assyria. That's fine, they're warmongers but I can handle as...

Glad I could entertain you. ;) And I assure you, I'm quite cheerful. I don't think Sweden will be included, not for quite a while. Obviously Firaxis hopes to cater to the Scandinavian target group by including some kind of Viking nation. My beef with choosing "Denmark" instead of something...

Denmark? That's stupid. Way to alienate Norwegians and Swedes, Firaxis. "Norse" would've been good, and inclusive. Even "Vikings" would be okay. "Denmark" is just daft, unless you're talking about the period following the Viking Age, but then you could include any number of small european...

Not all marxists are Swedes and not all Swedes are marxists. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was a member of the Marxist-Leninist Revolutionary Committee?

This is a huge step, the game is much harder and this is a good thing. I now find myself really thinking about which cities I need to conquer, if I need to play defensively, if I need to try for a peaceful victory rather than just zerging the AI with a flood of units. MUCH IMPROVED. Thank...

This thread is funny. Kudos to OP for that at least. :D I bought Civ5, and I like it. So I guess the answer to your question is "no"? Or n/a rather. But I guess you won't listen to me, since I, by liking the game, don't "display the same level of intelligence" as yourself. :crazyeye:

They could add Norse/Vikings without altering or removing Stockholm, Copenhagen or Oslo as City States, because those cities are more significant and iconic to "modern" Scandinavia anyway. There are plenty of other appropriate old Norse town names like Trondheim, Birka, Uppsala, Kaupang...

2 new civs and a scenario isn't enough for me to spend money. I say this as a "fan" (well, "not angry" ;) ). I understand that this DLC was probably decided upon long ago. In order for me to buy something, I need AT LEAST a new feature, some wonders and a snazzy theme. Something like this...

Don't get me wrong, I personally wouldn't mind having Israel in the game at all. There is certainly a case for it - monotheism, the exodus, many interesting achievements through history. I'm just pointing out that it would be problematic if Firaxis wants to avoid bad press outside of the US. I...

I'm sorry, but it's true. And it's quite surprising how few pro-israeleans that seem to understand this. Including Israel would be unbelievably controversial. * Players can play as Germany and raze Israel cities. * Players can play as Israel and raze Arabic cities. * Media/internet would...

I disagree. ICS does make you skimp on military. You're spending your Capital production on Settlers, and your new (non-optimal) cities are building Colosseums to make up for the happiness hit. Opportunity costs: Each Settler cost 89 hammers/food. Each Warrior cost 40 hammers, each...

Good point about Science. That seems like a plus. Social Policies get nerfed though, and so do the generation of Great People iirc. But even without exploiting/rushing, is the opportunity cost of ICS viable? I can see how building a city in the middle of nowhere just for the basic...

I fail to see how Settler spamming is a good strategy. If you're spending all your time building Settlers and Coliseums, how do you find time to build a proper military? What about the lag in happiness and income? Why not spend those resources building more units and approach the happy cap by...