Marshall Thomas
King
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2005
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The "cottage economy vs. specialist economy" question is definately one of the most fundamental strategy topics of Civ 4/Bts. It's an important decision that every player has to make each game.
Do you believe that this feature is primarily just a game mechanism or really an abstract representation of history? I understand that it is, of course, a game mechanic and that Civ 4 is a game and not a historical simulation. But most of Civ 4's game mechanics attempt to represent history. Some succeed more than others. But I'm not really certain what historical situation the CE vs. SE question is intended to reflect. When players debate running state property or free market, everyone knows what this arguement represents historically. It's a very abstact representation, though I think it's well implemented -especially considering the scope of Civ 4. But with the CE vs. SE issue, I'm far from certain. Would anyone please offer some ideas? thanks in advance
Do you believe that this feature is primarily just a game mechanism or really an abstract representation of history? I understand that it is, of course, a game mechanic and that Civ 4 is a game and not a historical simulation. But most of Civ 4's game mechanics attempt to represent history. Some succeed more than others. But I'm not really certain what historical situation the CE vs. SE question is intended to reflect. When players debate running state property or free market, everyone knows what this arguement represents historically. It's a very abstact representation, though I think it's well implemented -especially considering the scope of Civ 4. But with the CE vs. SE issue, I'm far from certain. Would anyone please offer some ideas? thanks in advance