Gr5 - Persian AW Demigod, Standard Continents

[Greebley]

For civs other than Persia, I think the extra swords don't help much. You do want the power of the knights and MDI and pikes. This game we didn't get Gunpowder from the GLib which is unusual. Also one often gets Construction from the GLib which is a required tech.

For Persia, with its 4 attack with swords - well that may be one civ I could see this argument for. Basically, with that UU you want to be advancing the same time you build the GLib. If however your advancement stalls, you are then doomed without the GLib. You will be too far behind.

In this game we met too many Civs all within a short period of time. This led to needing a lot of units so we had no research. That makes the GLib less useful compounded by not getting Gunpowder or Chemistry. (getting Chem means a quick jaunt to Cavalry which are definitely worthwhile). I consider stalling in tech generallly fatal.

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This leads to the question: Do we want to try Persia again or another civ?.
I am open to either. If you have an opinion on the civ then post it.

 

[Northern Pike]

I'd like to try Persia again.

 

[LKendter]

too bad on the loss, there were too many Civ's on our continent I feel. And, again I think it's better to meet AI earlier rather than later. War mode slows them down a lot.

The core AW issue that I don't think has even truly been decided. I hate what we had in this game with meeting 2 civs at the same time. All of my strongest AW wins had been were one civ was beat a bit before meeting the second.

 

[handy900]

All of my strongest AW wins had been were one civ was beat a bit before meeting the second.

Absent a geography that you can exploit such as a choke point or an island map I think this is a big key at AWE & higher. Other keys that come to mind are access to fresh water, plenty of food, hills you can settle on to advance your front, a narrow front, and access to iron, lack of AI access to iron.

 

[LKendter]

lack of AI access to iron.

That is where is got screwed this game. We saw Zulu MDI, Gallic Swords, Knights from several civs and Cavalry from at least two. AW does the best when you have at least one lame civ sending longbows. The Ottomans where a bit lame, but we still had 3 strong civs.

 

[Greebley]

I am thinking of starting Gr6 after my current glut of SG's is taken care of.

 

[ThERat]

All of my strongest AW wins had been were one civ was beat a bit before meeting the second.

I think it isn't that easy to say. In HNDY15 we met 2 Civ's at once and are able to defeat them. I think resources and luxes play a huge role in AW.
I this game we had all AI's somehow access to all resources it seems. That is a killer.

Greebley: please take me in for GR6


just a comment: went to a german bookshop yesterday and saw some CIV IV screenshots myself...no comments...we can only hope the gameplay is spendid...

 

[bed_head7]

No, I think it is fair to hope that graphics improve as well. It looks pretty awful as is. But the game isn't finished yet, so things will surely look better come November.

 

[Greebley]

Ya, I was counting on you ThERat

I got two more games to play and I will start.

 

[Greebley]

I started up GR6.

Here is the link.