Civ3 and real-life

[Uiler]

The most recent article in slashdot discussed this Wired article:

http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,66225,00.html

It talks about how after one has played a game too much, one starts having trouble distinguishing reality from the game. For example a Sims player who thinks "what % full is my bladder" or the racing car game enthusiast who knows not to drive for about an hour after his gaming session.

Since lots of people here have marathon Civ3 sessions, has anyone had similar experiences? After that 10 hour gaming session, anyone gone, "Hmm. All this unhappiness due to the Iraq war. Why don't they just increase the luxury rate?"

 

[Stoo.W]

They did - it was called "Christmas"!
Did you not enjoy it?

 

[Tearor]

To the "average" gamer there should be no trouble but some do. I use too on the old Sim City games. I kept seeing the toolbar where ever i went. But with CivIII it doesn't seem to happen to me but it may too you. I have this odd feeling that the world is gonna end once i start to lose but it all evens out in the end since i have never lost. remember, everyone is "special".

 

[Nintendo]

What? If this was a civ game the Americans would have won by now!! but guess what it's not, people need to "get out".

 

[tR1cKy]

Well, 2 of 3 times i had a dream in which i was playing civ3... when such things happen (and i remember the dream of course) i quit playing for a day or two...

 

[cpikey316_]

Many times this has happened to me! I remember playing Dancing stage euromix (the dancing game all the kids play in the arcades) and everytime i closed my eyes i'd see the arrows moving upwards!

Also while playing Medal of honour a lot, id be walking along and thinking to myself "this is a good spot for an ambush" or "that'd be a great place to snipe from!" Not to mention the WW2 dream I had after watching 8 hours of Band of brothers!

But ive never dreamt about Civ 3! yet! hehe

 

[Tomoyo]

It's not that much game-related, but when I was walk with one of my friends, he said, "My first thought at this place was that it is a great fortification. It is on high ground, there is a straight wall, it has the shelter of a building, and is somewhat forested for cover."

 

[cpikey316_]

What? If this was a civ game the Americans would have won by now!! but guess what it's not, people need to "get out".

Wouldn't the Russians or Chinese be closer to a domination win than the Americans?
Though saying that, perhaps the Romans would have had a cultural win all those years ago

You are right, i need to get out more.....

 

[Tomoyo]

No, China would have won Cultural.

Anyway, if not, then China would win by Histograph. Either that or there's a UN win...

 

[The Omega]

Weird.....stuff like that happens to me all the time.....I've started thinking of my life as a giant civ game.......

 

[Tearor]

well for some of us it is. just think we all start off small, get bigger, then are brutally masicured by someone who you didnt even know existed but soon realized they did. and in technologies we all learn new things in order to do better thing and make better things. we all also learn how to fight and build up a big army then loose it to old age and upkeep costs then are annihilated since we have no protection.

Some of us are defeated early in the game by someone who istantly goes and attacks his neigbor, sorta like what happens when babies are killed when the americans attack.

 

[Babbler]

Haven't you read the "100 clues that you are playing to much civ3?" It covers all the basics of real life-civ confusition.

And the Americans are going to win with spaceship, I'm sure of it.

 

[Tomoyo]

I'm sure that the Chinese won by culture around 500AD...

 

[Tearor]

yes but the british could win a diplomatic with their complex language skills and funny tasting tea.

Spot of Tea anyone?

 

[Tomoyo]

No, the Americans have UN and the Brits don't have enough land to qualify for a vote.

 

[Kayak]

Did China have enough wonders to win by culture?

My problem is after playing computer games (especially realtime) I catch myself thinking "no problem I'll just puase or restart" for real life events. Its scary

 

[Tearor]

the american were founded by the british empire and it used to expand all over the world so the sun never set on the british empire. or at least that is what it said on the back of the cup with a spot of british tea in it. and another thing...... i forgot but i know this, the british were origanlly taken over by the romans way back when so the romans would have won a conquest victory over the known world in their time.

 

[klopolov]

Well, Soviet Union did launch the spaceship first (1961)...

I too had a dream about playing civ3! (after only 3 weeks of playing!!!)

I played GTA3 too much and was allways thinking of how I could take the cops' car and do some missions... or what would be a perfect place for a rampage...

 

[Tomoyo]

Did China have enough wonders to win by culture?

Wonders barely affect culture 100K (or different depending on map size), so yes.

 

[Tearor]

but wonders do wonders for your culture and your civ


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