Preferred Game Pace?

[HazzMadd]

So I'm curiouse as to what speed people play on the most. I know alto people, veterans of civ especially, prefer the longer, slower paces. (Personally I do too, but the length that it took to hand some prehistoric d-bags a few wooden clubs and tell them to hit things was always a pet peace, luckily found a mod to fix that).

 

[AfterShafter]

Marathon! Where else do I have to be, anyways?

 

[CleverFool]

More and more I find myself playing Standard. I found the epic would really drag towards the end of the game (when I knew I already had all but won). Standard sets a pretty good pace overall.

 

[thadian]

I use normal settings, small map + 2 civ + 4 city state.

I use slomo science, im juggling between 20 and 30% tech pace reduction.

This allows units to stay valid longer before obsolete.

 

[Esoteric Arcane]

Marathon, for almost all games, allows a particular period to be fought longer by older weapons than rushing for modern.

 

[Alrin Kharr]

I mostly play Standard; I've only tried Epic a couple times, and Marathon not at all. While I can understand the appeal of a slower-paced game, I prefer to be able to finish my games in a more expedient fashion so I can move on to the next one. Perhaps that will change once I'm a little more experienced with the game, or if I start pursuing Domination victories more often. Right now, I rarely go after Domination unless an opportunity too good to pass up presents itself (AI civs taking several of each others' capitals, for instance).

 

[HazzMadd]

Marathon! Where else do I have to be, anyways?

I know right?

 

[Adjuvant]

In my opinion, from experience, marathon effectively "reduces game difficulty by 1 slot". The AI, even with improvements, doesn't match a human's tactical advantage, and in marathon you're "moving troops" 2 to 4 "times as fast" as other speeds.

I prefer epic because I'm admittedly an O/C city production min/maxer and in standard speed it seems I'm constantly "wasting half turns".

 

[dexters]

Mostly standard.

 

[Kabloosh]

I'm mixed between standard and epic right now. I do like marathon except that it starts so slow and production of certain things can just take forever.

They really need to spread out ancient through medieval eras too. I find myself in the industrial in no time especially if you are doing research agreements. Its 1945 in my current game and I've got lasers and rocketry already researched.

 

[Flying Mathias]

I used to play marathon almost exclusively in Civ IV, but now in Civ V I always go quick.

I don't know why, I just do.

 

[geebo]

Almost always epic, a few times standard. I like for the units and eras to last a bit longer.

 

[binhthuy71]

Epic. I like to play a few turns and then go do something else. The only time I play for a lot of turns is if someone DoWs me.

 

[elniallo]

I find epic to be the best balanced for my play style.

 

[smallfish]

Been playing standard lately, previously it was epic.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I only play epic and huge maps.

 

[Glassmage]

Standard but I change the culture and science cost to 25% higher so I have more time playing with unique units.

 

[Veneke]

Marathon all the way.

It might be slightly easier (maybe) but you actually get to use your units. I tried standard once in Civ 5 and by the time I had my units on the front line so to speak I had basically made them all obsolete. The game ended shortly after in a thoroughly unsatisfactory victory.

 

[cain3456]

standard to epic, pretty much for the same reasons as in Civ4.

 

[Civ_43]

Never tried any other game pace then Standard.