The Biggest, Baddest Unit

[Darth Caesar]

I for one welcome our new robot overlords.

 

[D712]

I think it sucks how everything that 2K Greg posts lately isnt enough for most of you guys. I agree, the GDR is a bit much, but still. He is trying to make us happy and eveything you guys post says how it sucks and you dont like it. I understand your entitled to your opinion but some of goes a bit too far.

Cant we all just get along?

 

[Schuesseled]

I really hope they remove archers from the game because I really dislike f k n archers! They don't belong in vanilla version at all!

what has an archer ever done to you!


I for one will shout this out

THANK YOU GREG AND FRIENDS, GDR'S ARE AWESOME

 

[CultureManiac]

I'll have to see how it plays out, but at first glance it appears to belong more to a SciFi/Space game than civ, or maybe someone was inspired by Avatar?

 

[aziantuntija]

So if I understand you, you don't dislike GDR because they are unrealistic, or because they are too futuristic or because they're not good tactically. You just don't like them because you don't like them. That's some really good reasoning, but you might want to be a little bit more rational if you want to convince people. If you don't want to try to bring people to your point of view, then fair enough, but them I see little reason in posting about it several times.

I really hope they remove archers from the game because I really dislike f k n archers! They don't belong in vanilla version at all!

So i should give you guys the correct reason why i dont like GDRs and then you deside if the reason is good enough for you or not? If the reason that i give you is somehow wrong or just not good enough for you then i must like GDRs?


My reason for NOT liking GDRs is that i dont want to use robots units in civ game and go to war with them.


If you dont like my reason then dont, but by NOT liking my reason doesnt make you any better than me not liking GDRs in civ vanilla. Get it?

 

[CultureManiac]

So if I understand you, you don't dislike GDR because they are unrealistic, or because they are too futuristic or because they're not good tactically. You just don't like them because you don't like them. That's some really good reasoning, but you might want to be a little bit more rational if you want to convince people. If you don't want to try to bring people to your point of view, then fair enough, but them I see little reason in posting about it several times.

I really hope they remove archers from the game because I really dislike f k n archers! They don't belong in vanilla version at all!

Archers? Can't remember the last time I actually built one of those ...

 

[Me,myself,and,I]

I just wish they had more legs, and a BONUS attacking cites.

 

[LegionSteve]

Giant Death Robots - awesome

 

[SammyKhalifa]

I hope they also include Leonardo's Workshop so I can REALISTICALLY upgrade all my units in an INSTANT after I build it.

Or turn my horseman into a helicopter.

 

[aziantuntija]

Im not annoyed about the realism, im annoyed about those GIANT f k n DEATH ROBOTS wich IMO, doesnt belong in vanilla version at all!

I really hope they remove archers from the game because I really dislike f k n archers! They don't belong in vanilla version at all!

Looks like Giant Death Robots in vanilla version are as important to you as are archers in vanilla version.

 

[member66170]

So i should give you guys the correct reason why i dont like GDRs and then you deside if the reason is good enough for you or not? If the reason that i give you is somehow wrong or just not good enough for you then i must like GDRs?

No, you should ask yourself why you don't want GDRs in the game. By being open minded and trying to work out why you hate them so much, you might realise that you actually dont. At first, I was disappointed that such a unit came up, but then I realised that this might give a more climatic end to a civ game, rather than it just tailing off with me getting bored as I enter the end of the industrial era. The idea of having a centre pin around which post-modern war unfolds is quite an attractive proposition to me. Sure, the tongue-in-cheek nature of the civilopedia description isn't my favourite sense of humour, but I still get a mild chuckle from it.

Saying that you don't like them because you don't want to use them isn't an explanation, its merely tautology. If you want to have a discussion about the pros and cons of them, then please tell us why you don't want to go to war with GDRs?

If you don't want to have a discussion, then that's perfectly fair, you are more than entitled to just state your opinion, but repeating it several times without expanding on it is not merely pointless, it can derail a thread who's purpose (like any forum in general) is discussion.



EDIT: My comment about archers was just a was just a way of showing that an opinion unaccompanied by any explanation of how that opinion was formed is a waste of just about everyone else's time.

 

[Crezth]

There are a lot of problems with this "Giant Death Robot" so-called, or as I call it "Death of the Civilization Genre Robot."

Firstly, Robots aren't real. I play this game to have fun, not to - no, wait. I play this game to overindulge my OCD in a fictional universe, not to have fun. Having robots will destroy my preconceived notions of what I think the Civ universe should be.

Secondly, when I was a kid there weren't any graphics. Everything ran on wood-power. Nuclear-powered robots? Hah! This is ridiculous fanboi nonsense. Nuclear power is fiction.

Thirdly, when I play Civ I expect HISTORICAL REALISM. The Civ series has historically been realistic, such as the Cure for Cancer wonder, or the extremely feasible Alpha Centauri victory condition. I don't want this robot ruining my realism.

Those are my points. I hope 2K changes the game now or I will complain some more.

Sincerely,
John Q. Wittenborough esq.
Age: 708

 

[MrBanana]

There are a lot of problems with this "Giant Death Robot" so-called, or as I call it "Death of the Civilization Genre Robot."

Firstly, Robots aren't real. I play this game to have fun, not to - no, wait. I play this game to overindulge my OCD in a fictional universe, not to have fun. Having robots will destroy my preconceived notions of what I think the Civ universe should be.

Secondly, when I was a kid there weren't any graphics. Everything ran on wood-power. Nuclear-powered robots? Hah! This is ridiculous fanboi nonsense. Nuclear power is fiction.

Thirdly, when I play Civ I expect HISTORICAL REALISM. The Civ series has historically been realistic, such as the Cure for Cancer wonder, or the extremely feasible Alpha Centauri victory condition. I don't want this robot ruining my realism.

Those are my points. I hope 2K changes the game now or I will complain some more.

Sincerely,
John Q. Wittenborough esq.
Age: 708

I'm assuming you didn't read the entire thread, and didn't realize GDRs are more realistic then a lot of parts of Civ, like the space race victory.

Besides, Civ is a GAME. Not a simulation. If you want perfect historical realism, then make your own game, because there are none yet. Or, it's not on Earth but it's detailed, play Dwarf Fortress.

I for one welcome our new giant death robot overlords.

 

[SammyKhalifa]

I'm assuming you didn't read the entire thread, and didn't realize GDRs are more realistic then a lot of parts of Civ, like the space race victory.

Besides, Civ is a GAME. Not a simulation. If you want perfect historical realism, then make your own game, because there are none yet. Or, it's not on Earth but it's detailed, play Dwarf Fortress.

I for one welcome our new giant death robot overlords.

Sarcasm?

 

[salaminizer]

I'm assuming you didn't read the entire thread, and didn't realize GDRs are more realistic then a lot of parts of Civ, like the space race victory.

Besides, Civ is a GAME. Not a simulation. If you want perfect historical realism, then make your own game, because there are none yet. Or, it's not on Earth but it's detailed, play Dwarf Fortress.

I for one welcome our new giant death robot overlords.

*woosh*

and then sarcasm flew over MrBanana's head

 

[TheChanger]

OMG another thing to look forward to! Nuclear apocalypse here i come!

 

[GeoModder]

"Hey, isn't that a sorta spear on top of the walker? It can defeat my tanks!"

 

[epicivfreak]

Civ 5 has officially gone stupid...
I'm glad I already cancelled my preorder when the D2D thing was announced.

 

[aziantuntija]

No, you should ask yourself why you don't want GDRs in the game. By being open minded and trying to work out why you hate them so much, you might realise that you actually dont. At first, I was disappointed that such a unit came up, but then I realised that this might give a more climatic end to a civ game, rather than it just tailing off with me getting bored as I enter the end of the industrial era. The idea of having a centre pin around which post-modern war unfolds is quite an attractive proposition to me. Sure, the tongue-in-cheek nature of the civilopedia description isn't my favourite sense of humour, but I still get a mild chuckle from it.

Saying that you don't like them because you don't want to use them isn't an explanation, its merely tautology. If you want to have a discussion about the pros and cons of them, then please tell us why you don't want to go to war with GDRs?

If you don't want to have a discussion, then that's perfectly fair, you are more than entitled to just state your opinion, but repeating it several times without expanding on it is not merely pointless, it can derail a thread who's purpose (like any forum in general) is discussion.



EDIT: My comment about archers was just a was just a way of showing that an opinion unaccompanied by any explanation of how that opinion was formed is a waste of just about everyone else's time.

Your like asking somebody why he doesnt like chocolate and he answers that he doesnt like the taste of it then you say "Saying that you don't like chocolate because you don't like the taste of it isn't an explanation, its merely tautology."

Belive me that i AM trying hard to like them, why? Because they are the ONLY bad thing i have heard about this game.

BUT..

..Why in the hell they couldnt put it in somekind of optional future era?

 

[Silvestris]

Your like asking somebody why he doesnt like chocolate and he answers that he doesnt like the taste of it then you say "Saying that you don't like chocolate because you don't like the taste of it isn't an explanation, its merely tautology."

A Giant Death Robot is not made of chocolate.