Expansionism or Perfectionism?

[Yiannis]

Do you prefer to make a huge country or a huge culture in a Switzerland country (tiny, rich, well organized)? The real question is: Cultural or Domination victory?

In the poll, please don't select all of the options.

 

[warpstorm]

I generally go for a large high culture civ.

 

[IbnSina]

I see these as two examples of the same thing. Conquest is always a large part of my cultural victories (more cities = more culture). If I want to play a smaller empire, I go for diplomatic victory.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I really can't get a culture win without tons of conquest in order to get enough cities to make enough culture.

 

[ForTheEmpire]

I can't stand the waiting involved with culture victory. And I don't like not being at war wiping my enemies out. Domination over cultural for me, but conquest more satisfying and preferable over all types.

 

[-Gladiator-]

I prefer Donination victory...it is just more fun than waiting for the cultural victory(but as the others said these two actually go together-you conquer other civs and get more culture)

 

[Aggie]

I see these as two examples of the same thing. Conquest is always a large part of my cultural victories (more cities = more culture). If I want to play a smaller empire, I go for diplomatic victory.

You don't need to have culture buildings in your large empire. I mostly choose to go domination and I don't bother building cathedrals. I can get my hapiness from luxuries.

I really can't get a culture win without tons of conquest in order to get enough cities to make enough culture.

You can get a one city culture victory.

 

[WickedSmurf]

Usually (9/10 times) I play as Babylon. Cultural victory you say? No. I have all victory conditions but conquest and domination shut off. Violence is the key.

 

[Longasc]

Well, as most people, I simply destroy any opposition...

 

[Sarevok]

I traditionally create a vast, elite empire.

 

[Lennon]

I love going ballistic too, by the time I get to late industrial I can't help myself. I MUST INVADE. But one thing I never really got a hang of is the difference between Domination and Conquest. I think I read that Domination mean controlling 2/3 of the world's land mass, whereas Conquest means wiping all other Civs out. Now, wouldn't you already have gained a Domination victory before Conquest? I've never been sure or looked it up properly, so I basically always shut all victory options except Conquest off. This way the game gets as long as I want it to be...

 

[earthguido]

I asked myself the same question several times, is it possible to achieve conquest? don't you always achieve domination first?

I like culture conquering, that's boosting culture of my outermost cities so that my neighbours' cities flip to me... whithout shooting one round.

 

[Aggie]

You can eliminate everyone by razing their cities. You don't HAVE to occupy all the land. I had several One City Challenge Conquest wins.

 

[BobV]

I’m an incurable warmonger. Capture their cities, turn them into comedians, and watch them starve. The world is mine and the only good Civ is a dead civ

 

[Longasc]

lol BobV!!

Entertain them to death, yeah!

 

[Vizurok]

Great question! I would vote for abstain...

 

[dgfred]

I usually get Domination wins , but my empire MUST be orderly and nicely
bordered . I also wondered about difference b/w Conquest/Dom.
, but I didn't really THINK about it right (raze) :suicide:

 

[Tomoyo]

I usually get Space Race and Diplomatic wins, and 20K culture if I really try. That means I suck at warfare. (especially modern)

 

[Black_Hole]

domination! its the closest to conquest...

 

[nameless53]

i went by RoNs motto for china's special trait at first.

power of culture.

so i build temples/library/wonders frequently.