Civ has simply reached the end of its life
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troytheface
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lol
yep
know nothing about it
i take the word of strangers on a message board because they are like wise and stuff
lol
the evidence is clear- Bombastic Maudlin Liars in the Land of Forever
yep
know nothing about it
i take the word of strangers on a message board because they are like wise and stuff
lol
the evidence is clear- Bombastic Maudlin Liars in the Land of Forever
zulu9812
The Newbie Nightmare
Except that people said the same crap when Civ 4 came out
I've played Civ2, Test of Time, Call to Power, Call to Power II, Alpha Centauri, Civilization III, Civilization IV, CivIV: Colonisation and Civilization V. I was blown away by cIV and was immediately in awe of it's greatness. Yes there were bugs, but the essence of great game play was clearly there - just as it is clearly not in ciV.
The problem that the OP is alluding to is that cIV was so good that the only way to bring out a ciV was to aim the game at a different audience. This game is less Civilization V than it is CivRevolutions 2.
Except you missed the part on this and other civ forums when Civ 4 came out about how it was the end of an era, the worst thing to ever happen to the franchise, dumbed down, etc.
Oh yes. History does repeat itself. All too often.
troytheface
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lol
denial
good choice
lets look at "movement" which is alot more accurate then written crap
-on a civ5 message board - even not playing and yet keeping it "alive"
-he/she can see the future because he/she is magic
these are clear indications of accuracy in my book
the evidence is clear- someone joined in 2010 but they are real fanatics and stuff so they thought that they should post now because the game is dead
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lol
denial
good choice
lets look at "movement" which is alot more accurate then written crap
-on a civ5 message board - even not playing and yet keeping it "alive"
-he/she can see the future because he/she is magic
these are clear indications of accuracy in my book
the evidence is clear- someone joined in 2010 but they are real fanatics and stuff so they thought that they should post now because the game is dead
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Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889
lol
This thread is depressing.
No way, this thread is hilarious! I can't believe so many people are taking it seriously when it's an obvious parody.
I assume they just didn't read the whole thing ("Grandpa grandpa, tell us about Civ again" just might be a clue!) and are reacting to the thread title. Simmer down, guys.
Civ4ever10
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I do not visit forums very much. This is the first forum I have ever joined. I simply have to say this as there are too many people in denial who cling to the corpse of Civ as if it is sleeping and not dead. Civ has died. Accept it and move on in your life.
troytheface
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I've played Civ2, Test of Time, Call to Power, Call to Power II, Alpha Centauri, Civilization III, Civilization IV, CivIV: Colonisation and Civilization V.
"This game is less Civilization V than it is CivRevolutions 2. "
lol
its a extension of the one game not listed as having been played?
amazing
lol
"This game is less Civilization V than it is CivRevolutions 2. "
lol
its a extension of the one game not listed as having been played?
amazing
lol
Civ4ever10
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This thread is depressing.
This thread is not depressing. It is a thread of hope. There is life after Civ.
AlpsStranger
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Best. Thread. Ever.
troytheface
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"I do not visit forums very much. This is the first forum I have ever joined"
lol
really?
you stated that civ has been around for 20 years and your so upset and certain of death that you cried, but in all that time never visited a forum?
lol
somehow that seems doubtful at best- but i see the writing on the wall- talk about your death because i see that you do not care for truth
lol
lol
really?
you stated that civ has been around for 20 years and your so upset and certain of death that you cried, but in all that time never visited a forum?
lol
somehow that seems doubtful at best- but i see the writing on the wall- talk about your death because i see that you do not care for truth
lol
Poor Civ.
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I'm glad somebody noticed.
zulu9812
The Newbie Nightmare
You must think you're really clever.
It's true that I've never played CivRevolutions, as I don't play console games.
How then have I come to the conclusion that Civ5 is more of a successor to CivRevolutions than it is to Civ4?
Because a Firaxis producer said so.
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*Gasp* This thread's about to get SRS y'all.
Zechnophobe
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I feel you man.
I haven't told this story to many people, but your open-ness has touched my heart.
When I was younger, my parents loved me and each other. But as I grew up they started to fight, and it was clear to even the young boy that I was, that they didn't love each other anymore, and maybe not me. Every night they would fight, and the only solace I had was locking myself in my room (figuratively, sometimes literally) and playing civ 1. In Civilization I learned how to make people happy, I learned how to deal with my problems by advancing past them, and then nuking them while the problems still only weilded sticks.
My Parents divorced, but I got through it.
In High school, as an older boy, I suffered another crisis. This time due to the ever increasing pressure from my now single father to perform. He wanted me to be a Lawyer, or a Banker, or a Pastry Chef, but I just couldn't do these things for him! I tried very hard in math class, and statistics, and even home economics, but anything less than a 100% wasn't enough for him. I got terrified of showing him my grades or letting him taste my latest confections. Would my knowledge of the legal system be enough? Would my projections of the third quarter stock market match up? Would the Chocolate Creme ganache stay firm at room temperature, but melt deliciously when put to the tongue? That's when I discovered Civ 2. The sequel. It taught me that sometimes you don't need technological advantages, when you have 8 times the military. That sometimes even lowly spearman can defeat a tank. You don't NEED to be the best, you just Need to be Fundamentalist and have a lot of production.
I graduated high school, and eventually college with a degree in Combat Proctology.
A third Crisis in my life occurred though when I finally set out into the world. I wanted a Job and a good salary. But the field of Combat Proctology was far too narrow, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't insert myself into it. A ninja monk in the far East said my Resume did not include enough combat experience to fulfill is needs. The Proctologist Battle Arena in Washington said that my knowledge of anatomy wasn't up to snuff. I couldn't even get a single lubricated foot into the door anywhere. That's when civ 3 came out.
Civ 3 taught me that sometimes you need to try completely new things, even if they might not work right away. Collect the resources you need for success, and sometimes when your favorite unit attacks it will spark a golden age throughout the world. It also taught me that sometimes knowledge isn't enough, and that you must inundate yourself in culture or Gandhi will take all your cities from you.
Late still in my life, I started to feel lonely. I had gotten a job as a junior Combat Enterologist (slightly different from my degree) but had found no love. I remember when I first met HER. She worked at the same place. I had just finished a 'plunging cow' maneuver while dueling with a one eyed samurai monkey (it was sweeps that week) when SHE caught my eye. Literally. The monkey had landed a good hit with his little katana and she had amazing reflexes. While massaging the ball back into my face, I realized that I needed her as my wife. But I'd never done anything like this, and why would she ever like me?
So I went home and fired up my new copy of Civ 4. Playing this game was harder than others, and not just because my left eye was half blind. It taught me that there were ways to make friends, and to figure out how much they liked me. Using that information you can learn to make them like you. I also learned that health is an important thing, and to not neglect it, or your cities will start and turn a nasty green color.
So I converted to her religion (Reverse Mormonism, she believed someone in the future would read golden tablets to tell people how to live, but that it hadn't happened yet). We were married within an hour.
But... things have soured since then. Even though I am now Chief Combat Enterologist, I feel she doesn't respect me. She says that when those tablets do get read, it'll say I'm a d-bag. I'm not even sure what that is, and I don't know how to argue it. I give her flowers? No help. I sleep on the couch? Nothing. I tell HER to sleep on the couch? STILL nothing.
And the real kicker? I've been playing civ 5 trying to figure out what to do, and it isn't helping! All it teaches me is that people are inconsiderate and may attack you at any time! I've learned that generating food is something you let OTHER people do, and that happiness isn't important unless you want to grow.
What do I do now? My entire life is ruined.
I haven't told this story to many people, but your open-ness has touched my heart.
When I was younger, my parents loved me and each other. But as I grew up they started to fight, and it was clear to even the young boy that I was, that they didn't love each other anymore, and maybe not me. Every night they would fight, and the only solace I had was locking myself in my room (figuratively, sometimes literally) and playing civ 1. In Civilization I learned how to make people happy, I learned how to deal with my problems by advancing past them, and then nuking them while the problems still only weilded sticks.
My Parents divorced, but I got through it.
In High school, as an older boy, I suffered another crisis. This time due to the ever increasing pressure from my now single father to perform. He wanted me to be a Lawyer, or a Banker, or a Pastry Chef, but I just couldn't do these things for him! I tried very hard in math class, and statistics, and even home economics, but anything less than a 100% wasn't enough for him. I got terrified of showing him my grades or letting him taste my latest confections. Would my knowledge of the legal system be enough? Would my projections of the third quarter stock market match up? Would the Chocolate Creme ganache stay firm at room temperature, but melt deliciously when put to the tongue? That's when I discovered Civ 2. The sequel. It taught me that sometimes you don't need technological advantages, when you have 8 times the military. That sometimes even lowly spearman can defeat a tank. You don't NEED to be the best, you just Need to be Fundamentalist and have a lot of production.
I graduated high school, and eventually college with a degree in Combat Proctology.
A third Crisis in my life occurred though when I finally set out into the world. I wanted a Job and a good salary. But the field of Combat Proctology was far too narrow, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't insert myself into it. A ninja monk in the far East said my Resume did not include enough combat experience to fulfill is needs. The Proctologist Battle Arena in Washington said that my knowledge of anatomy wasn't up to snuff. I couldn't even get a single lubricated foot into the door anywhere. That's when civ 3 came out.
Civ 3 taught me that sometimes you need to try completely new things, even if they might not work right away. Collect the resources you need for success, and sometimes when your favorite unit attacks it will spark a golden age throughout the world. It also taught me that sometimes knowledge isn't enough, and that you must inundate yourself in culture or Gandhi will take all your cities from you.
Late still in my life, I started to feel lonely. I had gotten a job as a junior Combat Enterologist (slightly different from my degree) but had found no love. I remember when I first met HER. She worked at the same place. I had just finished a 'plunging cow' maneuver while dueling with a one eyed samurai monkey (it was sweeps that week) when SHE caught my eye. Literally. The monkey had landed a good hit with his little katana and she had amazing reflexes. While massaging the ball back into my face, I realized that I needed her as my wife. But I'd never done anything like this, and why would she ever like me?
So I went home and fired up my new copy of Civ 4. Playing this game was harder than others, and not just because my left eye was half blind. It taught me that there were ways to make friends, and to figure out how much they liked me. Using that information you can learn to make them like you. I also learned that health is an important thing, and to not neglect it, or your cities will start and turn a nasty green color.
So I converted to her religion (Reverse Mormonism, she believed someone in the future would read golden tablets to tell people how to live, but that it hadn't happened yet). We were married within an hour.
But... things have soured since then. Even though I am now Chief Combat Enterologist, I feel she doesn't respect me. She says that when those tablets do get read, it'll say I'm a d-bag. I'm not even sure what that is, and I don't know how to argue it. I give her flowers? No help. I sleep on the couch? Nothing. I tell HER to sleep on the couch? STILL nothing.
And the real kicker? I've been playing civ 5 trying to figure out what to do, and it isn't helping! All it teaches me is that people are inconsiderate and may attack you at any time! I've learned that generating food is something you let OTHER people do, and that happiness isn't important unless you want to grow.
What do I do now? My entire life is ruined.
