EdwardtheElder
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Hey this is the most enjoyable thread on the entire site. I am amongst my fellow peers.
Moments you really just give up
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GeneralMatt
Emperor
Well, this was one of the hardest times for me to quit (You know, duty to my citizens) but..
I (English, Elizabeth I think) started on a continent, on the eastern coast. Had Catherine as a neighbour to the left, Monty to the North, the Ottoman guy was up above him, the Incas were down to the southwest path Catherine.
On the other continent Ragnar, and Shaka and Frederik were sitting. Isabella was between Monty and the Ottomans.
I make friends with Catherine, and we go on a joint war on Monty. A few turns after I capture one of his city's she vassalizes him. I think nothing of it. Later, I fight the Spanish with the Russians again (As she is getting big) and fight a seesaw war with Isabella. She vassalizes to the ottomans. Just before redcoats, I declare war on the ottomans, and send some troops through Russian territory as we have open borders. I take a couple cities when I get redcoats, which was a frustrating experience. I had to take a city, then withdraw the knight I had captured it with onto the forested hill with my redcoats. I then let them capture it back, and I wore down the longbow and knights they sent in one at a time so I wouldn't be demolished all at once as I had been before. I finally take a couple cities, and the Russians declare war. And then they vassalize the Ottomans when I wanted to! By now I was getting a little ticked off at Catherine for continuingly taking my vassals, but I didn't think I could take her on. She had like 20 cities to my 8 maybe.
Though I did reach rifles before she did but anyways..
I was now about friendly with both her and the Incan fellow, and Spain had been destroyed by Monty in the last war.
I beeline for Fascism to get permanent alliance, to get one with her, and then realize I hadn't turned them on.
So, I get to oil and find I have none, so I prepare an expedition to capture a small island from the Zulu's to get some. I take it, but have to capture an island on the mainland so there culture wouldn't be overpowering it. Guess what? Then Catherine declares war and vassalizes the Zulus! Boy was I mad. I knew I was behind in tech, but I was preparing a defensive frontier to declare war on them all. Lots of choppers, and marines, infantry, sam, and tanks. But before I could do that Ragnar declares war on me, so I think, great! This way I can get big without fighting her! As she has a defensive pack with the Incas to.
So I build up my fleet, and have lots of fun at it. Ship my whole army almost over there, and take the Vikings island near the old Zulu one It has oil to. For a while Catherine and her satellites even help me fight! And then, guess what? Catherine, along with the Incas, Monty, the Ottomans, Shaka, they all declare war on ME! Fortunately Ragnar made peace willingly, but it was too late. My elite army was half the world away, and they came marching across my borders with MA, and MI, and artillery and lots of choppers (I hate them), to meet a few grenadiers, and infantry..
The hardest part was She was friendly with me up to the end! Grr. My fleet was a nice size, and distinguished themselves even in the face of jet fighters, but with my half my territory gone, it was over. With a heavy heart I resigned. I MIGHT have had a chanc had
#1 I turned on permanent alliance
#2 Not taken my army to fight Ragnar..
Grr..
Edit: Oh yah, Frederick was a vassal of Ragnar the whole time I knew him. I even had a whole amazing strategy to fight that Ragnar/Freddy war, if it wasn't for Catherine..
I (English, Elizabeth I think) started on a continent, on the eastern coast. Had Catherine as a neighbour to the left, Monty to the North, the Ottoman guy was up above him, the Incas were down to the southwest path Catherine.
On the other continent Ragnar, and Shaka and Frederik were sitting. Isabella was between Monty and the Ottomans.
I make friends with Catherine, and we go on a joint war on Monty. A few turns after I capture one of his city's she vassalizes him. I think nothing of it. Later, I fight the Spanish with the Russians again (As she is getting big) and fight a seesaw war with Isabella. She vassalizes to the ottomans. Just before redcoats, I declare war on the ottomans, and send some troops through Russian territory as we have open borders. I take a couple cities when I get redcoats, which was a frustrating experience. I had to take a city, then withdraw the knight I had captured it with onto the forested hill with my redcoats. I then let them capture it back, and I wore down the longbow and knights they sent in one at a time so I wouldn't be demolished all at once as I had been before. I finally take a couple cities, and the Russians declare war. And then they vassalize the Ottomans when I wanted to! By now I was getting a little ticked off at Catherine for continuingly taking my vassals, but I didn't think I could take her on. She had like 20 cities to my 8 maybe.
Though I did reach rifles before she did but anyways..I was now about friendly with both her and the Incan fellow, and Spain had been destroyed by Monty in the last war.
I beeline for Fascism to get permanent alliance, to get one with her, and then realize I hadn't turned them on.
So, I get to oil and find I have none, so I prepare an expedition to capture a small island from the Zulu's to get some. I take it, but have to capture an island on the mainland so there culture wouldn't be overpowering it. Guess what? Then Catherine declares war and vassalizes the Zulus! Boy was I mad. I knew I was behind in tech, but I was preparing a defensive frontier to declare war on them all. Lots of choppers, and marines, infantry, sam, and tanks. But before I could do that Ragnar declares war on me, so I think, great! This way I can get big without fighting her! As she has a defensive pack with the Incas to.
So I build up my fleet, and have lots of fun at it. Ship my whole army almost over there, and take the Vikings island near the old Zulu one It has oil to. For a while Catherine and her satellites even help me fight! And then, guess what? Catherine, along with the Incas, Monty, the Ottomans, Shaka, they all declare war on ME! Fortunately Ragnar made peace willingly, but it was too late. My elite army was half the world away, and they came marching across my borders with MA, and MI, and artillery and lots of choppers (I hate them), to meet a few grenadiers, and infantry..
The hardest part was She was friendly with me up to the end! Grr. My fleet was a nice size, and distinguished themselves even in the face of jet fighters, but with my half my territory gone, it was over. With a heavy heart I resigned. I MIGHT have had a chanc had#1 I turned on permanent alliance
#2 Not taken my army to fight Ragnar..
Grr..
Edit: Oh yah, Frederick was a vassal of Ragnar the whole time I knew him. I even had a whole amazing strategy to fight that Ragnar/Freddy war, if it wasn't for Catherine..
rabidveggie
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oo tough break. When ever I face the computer some a-hole vassalizes the soon to be dead opponents. My last match I just about killed someone who then became a vassal of another, almost killed them and they vassaled to another, almost killed them and guess what? They vassalized to the next opponent. Lucky for me I was at tanks by this time while they were just hitting gun powder, and very quickly my blitzes overwhelmed them.
Lucky for me I was at tanks by this time while they were just hitting gun powder, and very quickly my blitzes overwhelmed them.It might be salvaged if you use your axes
I thought it might be of interest to see how that game turned out:
I experienced first handed how treacherous Genghis Kahn can be. I was up to +6 with him and some others were +3 to +5 with him so I thought I would be save. Sent my main army on some boats to do some conquering when all of a sudden Genghis declares war on me I look around my country to see where the ships are and couldn't see them so I moved my remaining fleet to the side I was expecting him. Press enter. What is that 
Oh crap how I hate it when you don't see or get a warning after the end of your turn. There were 30+ units on one tile. My city, which was even defended by 6 units, fell in the first turn and my second city fell in the second turn while my country was swarmed with knights who pillaged me blind. After loosing my third city I quit.
Never seen such a perfect executed invasion force landed by the AI. He must have had over 15 ships to get all these across. Well back to prince again because monarch Genghis is just too much. And I even gave him a cheap tech to get on his good side. Hmm, maybe it also has something to do with being the scoreboard leader. Damn vile KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHNNNNN (will get you for that next turn)!
I look around my country to see where the ships are and couldn't see them so I moved my remaining fleet to the side I was expecting him. Press enter. What is that Oh crap how I hate it when you don't see or get a warning after the end of your turn. There were 30+ units on one tile. My city, which was even defended by 6 units, fell in the first turn and my second city fell in the second turn while my country was swarmed with knights who pillaged me blind. After loosing my third city I quit. Never seen such a perfect executed invasion force landed by the AI. He must have had over 15 ships to get all these across. Well back to prince again because monarch Genghis is just too much. And I even gave him a cheap tech to get on his good side. Hmm, maybe it also has something to do with being the scoreboard leader. Damn vile KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHNNNNN (will get you for that next turn)!
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