Every CIV player has experienced the awkward adjustment period that occurs when they move up in difficulty level. It is often debated which 'move up' in level is the most difficult to adjust to. Certainly the move from Warlord to Regent comes to ones mind. The first few times a player faces the game on an equal footing with the AI can take some getting used to. There is however another 'move up' which many players that have reached Deity level point to as the moment when the game takes on an almost completely different feel - almost as if you were playing a different game with the same mechanics. The 'move up' I am referring to is the move from Monarch to Emperor.
