NEVER Build Barracks!

[blitzkrieg1980]

Barracks are worth it if you have a high hammer capital and/or an aggressive leader. Because it's worth it to have if you can build quickly, or whip early on. Not to mention the fact that with an AGG leader, you can have specialized troops very early on (IE shock/cover/medic Axeman and Swordsman) also freeing up your first GG to be attached rather than settled.

However, for a fast rush, holding off on a non-AGG barracks might work out better in the future. I wouldn't say NEVER build barracks. I would say "perhaps hold off on barracks until your initial rush is successful" (which also depends on if a military rush is even necessary).

 

[DMOC]

What's with obsolete talking about "shields?" I thought this was Civilization IV.

 

[Pindrus]

2. Build barracks in your HE city - then point 1 applies only more so....

ORLY? I almost never build a barracks in my HE city. Only when agg leader with stone after I've built the GLH.

 

[pi-r8]

I think the other guy made a good point about not building walls. This is just stupid.

 

[blitzkrieg1980]

Come on peoples, it's idiocy to skip a barracks after building a forge (a must) and while in OR (+25% ) in your military city. It's like a 4 turn build on Marathon in a decent city. So what if every unit you build in that city ONLY gets +3XP (only?? ) until the end of the game. That's only about a ridiculous # of free XP

 

[The Snug]

And another sarcasm thread goes serious ....

So then what's the deal with all of the sarcasm threads lately? Why is civfanatics degenerating to such milieu?

 

[r_rolo1]

I would say that is the lack of yellow cards, Snug :/

 

[The Snug]

I never build barracks bcz I let the AI capture my out-lying bait cities so that I can take advantage of the partisan event that will give me free units.

 

[blitzkrieg1980]

LoL. I never switch into slavery to avoid the slave revolt events which totally suck!

 

[bestsss]

LoL. I never switch into slavery to avoid the slave revolt events which totally suck!

Absolutely true to OCC games, though

 

[The Snug]

LoL. I never switch into slavery to avoid the slave revolt events which totally suck!

I actually went through a period of time when this was true for me.

Now I avoid it, bcz I believe it is immoral and I can't differentiate a game from real life. Besides, aren't all movies based upon true stories?

 

[ori]

I would say that is the lack of yellow cards, Snug :/

which could be changed

Moderator Action: this thread is dangerously close to being closed as a spam thread

 

[Sid the Lucid]

Eh, go ahead and pull the trigger. The thread exists only to mock another poster anyway. It's pointless and somewhat mean.

 

[obsolete]

Ok, this thread made me log on and post for the first time in how many years? (I am not posting that much really)

Absolutely brilliant thread!

Thank you obsolete!! Even though you should probably tone down your post a bit to allow more people to see the light...

Thanks for the support, but I have to confess, I plagiarized this from the war-academy/strategy papers thingy, if you can believe it...

 

[civvver]

actually I used to never build buildings in civ1 because they cost gold- maintenance was charged per improvement back in civ1 and 2, not city size or count, and I wanted to run max science all the time. Of course I was 8 and playing the game with no instruction manual and soon figured out buildings are good.

 

[Agent327]

Darn. Almost ALWAYS build barracks (and walls). If only I knew I shouldn't...

 

[SouljahAtWar]

I think this is a joke thread from the thread "Never Build Walls", which I believe was a ridiculous statement. What's the next joke threat going to look like? "Never Build Workers"? I dare somebody to make a thread out of that!

 

[Sprig]

Surely the point of this thread has been made. Though it seems as if some are still missing the point.

 

[dannythefool]

 

[ori]

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