CivAddict2013
Warlord
- Joined
- May 4, 2013
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- 221
I've been playing a lot of Civ VI lately and I just can't enjoy the game with barbarians on. I understand they're meant to add challenge; but it just seems unfair. You already have to deal with the AI beating you to religion, the AI teching super fast and the inevitable DoW from your aggressive neighbor. Barbarians just seem like a nuisance.
In the early game, you simply do not have the money to deal with the endlessly spawning barbarian units. Rather than cursing at my computer screen in frustration, I would rather just turn them off. Barbarians in this game just feel like the game is screwing you over before you can do anything about it. Maybe if you could just make an archer and a warrior and fight them off it would be cool.
But no; you have to build an entire army to fight off the barbarians. But when you build a big army early on; it kills your early gold. Meanwhile the AI is beating you in science, religion and cultural. It just doesn't seem worth it to play with barbarians on. A barbarian encampment can spawn an entire army before you can even get ancient walls.
I can deal with an early rush from the AI because I can usually build ancient walls in time. But barbarians? No, I just can't deal with them.
So from now I think I'll just play with barbarians off to save myself from frustration. Some people like when a game screws you over before you can do anything about it; but not me.
In the early game, you simply do not have the money to deal with the endlessly spawning barbarian units. Rather than cursing at my computer screen in frustration, I would rather just turn them off. Barbarians in this game just feel like the game is screwing you over before you can do anything about it. Maybe if you could just make an archer and a warrior and fight them off it would be cool.
But no; you have to build an entire army to fight off the barbarians. But when you build a big army early on; it kills your early gold. Meanwhile the AI is beating you in science, religion and cultural. It just doesn't seem worth it to play with barbarians on. A barbarian encampment can spawn an entire army before you can even get ancient walls.
I can deal with an early rush from the AI because I can usually build ancient walls in time. But barbarians? No, I just can't deal with them.
So from now I think I'll just play with barbarians off to save myself from frustration. Some people like when a game screws you over before you can do anything about it; but not me.