Germans. . .:(

[The Art of War]

In every game I've played, they always end up getting pushed off of the main land and onto their islands. They don't ever seem to be able to get a good defensive army built up. I usually end up helping them, and feeling really sorry for them, esp. with their great UU that they could have.

 

[God]

Yeah i've noticed how the Germans really neglect defensie units. They don't bother with spearmen early on although they get it from the beginning of the game. I always conquer them first because they usually have a small empire and don't bother expanding that much and they usually get bad terrain.

 

[Aristos]

Unless you play the Germans...

They absolutely rock!!!!

So far, my best wins were playing the germans. History?

 

[Mr Spice]

Funny, in my games the Germans are often the strongest civ (except me of course). They are more agressive than even the Aztecs and the Romans, which makes them powerful when they are in luck and extinct when they are out of it.

 

[Dralix]

Originally posted by The Art of War
I usually end up helping them, and feeling really sorry for them, esp. with their great UU that they could have.

I remember one game I played where England declared war on me when they were hopelessly outclassed. I wasn't too interested in taking their cities since they were far away on another continent so I just sent my bombers to hammer them, while some other civ they were at war with took all their cities. After taking away access to all their resources and leveling their cities, I started to feel sorry for them too.

 

[The Last Conformist]

I agree with Mr Spice - in most of my games the Germans are big Civ with a fearsome army. Seen them trample thru' several peaceful AI civs.

 

[Lt. 'Killer' M.]

Originally posted by The Art of War
In every game I've played, they always end up getting pushed off of the main land and onto their islands. They don't ever seem to be able to get a good defensive army built up. I usually end up helping them, and feeling really sorry for them, esp. with their great UU that they could have.

hmmmm, usually they rock! But I`ve also seen then annihliated often, since they pick loosing fights too often. So maybe they always get bad starting points with you or strong neighbours.... Try culturally linked locations on and off... They always end up next to Russia nad France with on and for me that means the have to difficult neighbours so they either win out big in early times or the die. If they start next to the Iroqus or so they usually end up giving me LOADS of trouble.....