Multiplayer: Stopping greeks

[pi-r8]

thats just theory in reality you will loose 1 CC after your single attack because of simultaneous turns. no chance to move in and get out. 5 spears will eat your CC at breakfast. MP is not like fighting a stupid KI. and as i said build walls of units, at best behind 1 tile away from a river

for cities, build them at hills, build a wall and you will stay much longer.

OH OK all you have to do is start in the best possible defensive terrain, spam spears right from the beginning, and build all cities on top of hills and with city walls. Right- perfectly balanced! Of course, if Greece decides to just contain you with the CC and expand aggressively, you're screwed, but never mind that...

 

[kcmarkwell]

I enjoyed beating ermak, or should i say slaughtering him with the greeks

I do believe they are somewhat overpowered, but not game breaking every game, just need to know how to defend correctly

they are the praetorians of Civ 5 for sure, but not unstoppable

 

[Knut_Are_M]

get oligarcy and a moderate army.(horsemen and spearmen are good.)
fortify your inf and build quite a few of them.
exspand as much as possible.

it will make you safe if you play france or build some culture or buy some tiles.
+33% is usually enough to give your own horsemen the strength you need on the defence.

try to take him in the long game, although it will be hard if he doesnt do something foolish as attack you in your own culture.

Spearmen+33% and fortified on rough is=7x2.08 or a bittle more then 14 in strength vs inf/archers/siege. or 21 vs cav.

 

[Antarion]

OH OK all you have to do is start in the best possible defensive terrain, spam spears right from the beginning, and build all cities on top of hills and with city walls. Right- perfectly balanced! Of course, if Greece decides to just contain you with the CC and expand aggressively, you're screwed, but never mind that...

why not? i always plan my border towns strategic more then anything else. they get at first walls and i buy the land normally except i got france or representation. (which leads to a economic powerhouse with lots of units)

i dont think to spamm cities just near luxuries is the right tactic to win a MP game.

my setting btw for MP are always FFAs im not talking about team games, then i rather play starcraft before i do a turn based game.

 

[Tabarnak]

if barbs are enabled they can slow down everyone a bit, and many FFA hosts want them.

Spamming spearmen doesnt mean you have to build them with only 1 city. In fact, you are better to build 2 more cities (with 1 or 2 spearmen between) and then build spearmen with all cities. You expand normally AND building a nice defence for a possible threat, if you feel you need it.

4 or 5 cities are usually well enough to have a chance to win, with Greece opponent or not.

I made some tests with lot more cities and its not recommended for FFA games, unless you have a lot of land to claim and ressources, and a nice choke point. The problem is you have to build colesseums, and they take a lot of hammer/cost 500 gold. You need a lot of workers too.