Recent content by smachy

People do not say they care about flexibility, but they still care about it. A bottle of coke is better value than a can of coke. But, consumers still buy the can when he only plans to consume a can of coke. Considering the oz. bought, buying a can is stupid, but considering the oz. actually...

I have no idea how things look from the point of a game developer, but as a customer, I don't see why DLC is inherently wrong. Expansion has more content offered for better value. I do not see any use in denying that. But, expansion does not offer any flexibility. Customer has it or does...

Yes, Firaxis promised that "Leaders will speak their own mother tongue." I see two ambiguous words in this promise. First, What is the antecedent of "their?" Second, what does mother language mean? :confused: A reasonable antecedent of "their" is leaders. According to Merriam Webster's...

It is bad argument. But, there is more to the post. Any argument can be made bad by taking it out of context. There are more than one sentence. The argument Game play > realism is bad argument because it is bunch of buzz words, meaning it has no meaning. I am not contesting game play...

Game play> Realism is a bad argument because simply because it is a bad argument. It's just bunch of buzz words. A simple rule is better for game play because players can easily see what can be done and not done. It takes out the frustration of "why can't I do this?" and "I don't know what...

Au contraire, I would be disturbed if this thread had a high rating.

I'm not knowledgeable enough in programming to understand how you understand it, so I cannot comment on it. I would be happy to learn a little more about it if you wish to explain more. But Ad infinitum is Latin phrase commonly used in English like ad nauseum, or at least it is supposed to be...

You should define what old Rome is. If it is Roman Empire after Constantine, things may not go well for you. :mischief: But back on topic, I am wondering who the leader should be. Justinian comes to mind because he is famous for the Justinian's Code. But, because this is a mod, there is...

:) Now, you must prove why I must prove that you must prove to the developers that your idea is good. This can go to ad infinitum, but there is actually a reasonable way to put the burden of proof on me. But, you have not done that, so I have no burden of proof. While I am nice enough to...

I find that making and eating a good dish is more fulfilling then eating that same good dish made by some one else. I can understand how creating a good mod is more fulfilling then playing a good game. :) When the question is about taste and happiness, drinking beer is as good as works of...

Quite simple. The archer can run 999.99 miles, shoot his arrow, and run back 999.99 miles. :crazyeye: Bad joke aside, larger worlds is not a problem as long as it is an option and playable, but playability should be trump absolute map size.

I appreciate that you assumed my intentions correctly. I should have said "THE SOLUTION" or something of that sort. At least we can agree that war should not be so dominating that the other part of the game should not matter. The answer of "developer is lazy" is reasonable inference; it is...

The problem with your suggestion is that you are pushing the game in one direction too much. Let me take 3, war as an example. By giving more benefits to war, war becomes the best solution to every problem. To get technology, player should go to war rather than to use diplomacy or research...