Capt Buttkick
Emperor
Mayas and Celts for me too.
Celts are just a little GS-head ahead
Celts are just a little GS-head ahead
The most powerfull civ?
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dojoboy
Tsalagi
Maya!
nameless_one
Chieftain
any civ i can win with
Revolutionary
Anarchy!
come on guys everybody knows the most powerful civ in the game is the all mightly Random civ 
bru
Prince
My votewould go to the Ottomans and or Persia.
Goober
Turning Right ...
Anything Religious for me. In Civ 3, Culture is my most important thing I try to accumulate. I generally am the Egyptians or the Byzantines, since I usually play with random maps, one never know what the map shall look like. UU's do matter that much for me, as Most of my wars are Industrial or Modern, and there aren't many good UU's then.
Tranquility
Grand unifier
In my opinion...all civs are great(to deffirent deggres of course) but my favorite for wrmongering are china(never tired celts..there'S somehting i doNt like about early war). For culture, i prefer babylon.
Mayans are awsome, they have the 2 msot flexibles trais there are(neither of theyre traits are amde for only one thing...they can ehlp any sort of player)
I,m staritng to wonder i fi shold go random...i always thoguth all sides in a game we'Re very powerful is used good.
Mayans are awsome, they have the 2 msot flexibles trais there are(neither of theyre traits are amde for only one thing...they can ehlp any sort of player)
I,m staritng to wonder i fi shold go random...i always thoguth all sides in a game we'Re very powerful is used good.
So far I liked Maya and Celts.
On my last large map with Maya, my java throwers encounter so many barbs that by Middle Ages, I have a horde (50++) of free workers and I end up with only 4 of my own workers all the way to the end of the game!
Gallic Swordsman is very good too, better than the Immortals due to their mobility I.M.O
On my last large map with Maya, my java throwers encounter so many barbs that by Middle Ages, I have a horde (50++) of free workers and I end up with only 4 of my own workers all the way to the end of the game!
Gallic Swordsman is very good too, better than the Immortals due to their mobility I.M.O
Park Ranger
Wonder hog
I voted Iroquois mostly because I noticed no one else had!
Sorry, but this Poll is already flawed with exclusion of Persians, Dutch, etc.
Anyway I haven't tied them yet but the Iroquois in C3C with new traits comm + agri look very appealing and I think I can do well with them. Only thing is I want to try England first they also look formidable now with huge commerce bonuses from their traits and a UU that actually might be useful for a while.
Looking at results so far it seems the Maya, Ottomans, and Celts are the perceived powerhouses in an otherwise balanced distribution of votes. For Mayas this must be the enslavement capability, which some have already said is unbalancing. Ottomans and Celts seem to have the votes because of their UU's, which I think are not too powerful because they are balanced by higher costs.
Sorry, but this Poll is already flawed with exclusion of Persians, Dutch, etc.
Anyway I haven't tied them yet but the Iroquois in C3C with new traits comm + agri look very appealing and I think I can do well with them. Only thing is I want to try England first they also look formidable now with huge commerce bonuses from their traits and a UU that actually might be useful for a while.
Looking at results so far it seems the Maya, Ottomans, and Celts are the perceived powerhouses in an otherwise balanced distribution of votes. For Mayas this must be the enslavement capability, which some have already said is unbalancing. Ottomans and Celts seem to have the votes because of their UU's, which I think are not too powerful because they are balanced by higher costs.
Darkness
Shadow creature
Ottomans. Period. They have the best UU in the game and 2 of the 3 best traits (agricultural, industrious and scientific), IMHO...
SiggyLlama
Chieftain
Scandinavians! Especially now that they're not expansionist.
But I almost always pick Random. I'll pretty much take any civ that's not expansionist. Although last night I started a new game and got the Incans... on an island....
But I almost always pick Random. I'll pretty much take any civ that's not expansionist. Although last night I started a new game and got the Incans... on an island....
Zardnaar
Deity
Englands powerful but is somewhat map dependent and weak in the ancient age. Ottomans are very good- there UU is to good? Normal Calvery are great so lets take them and make the attack 8 instead of 6 give them 2 excellent traits and make the UU the same cost as calalry.
The Last Conformist
Irresistibly Attractive
Zardnaar: Sipahi act'ly is a 25% price hike on reg'lar Cav.
Still, they're very good. I did vote for the Ottomans ...
Still, they're very good. I did vote for the Ottomans ...
The Maya,
Agricultural=more people
more people = more shields and commerce
Industrialous=more shields
more shields= more units(settlers, J. throwers etc.)
The maya have the best trait combo, if there were onther civ like them it'll be great 'cuz i don't like a early GA.
Agricultural=more people
more people = more shields and commerce
Industrialous=more shields
more shields= more units(settlers, J. throwers etc.)
The maya have the best trait combo, if there were onther civ like them it'll be great 'cuz i don't like a early GA.
Zardnaar
Deity
In Conquests I'm sure Sipahi cost 70 shields just like a regular Calalry. I might have my wires crossed.
Duke Togo
Golgo 13
Turner's right. What might be the most powerful in the players hands, might not be in the AI's.
Park Ranger
Wonder hog
To help you uncross them:
According to C3C editor, regular cavalry are 80 shields, Sipahi 100.
Still, since Ottomans are Industrious, the extra cost is not paralyzing. During a GA or under wartime mobilization producing hordes of Sipahi should not be a problem.
Zardnaar
Deity
My bad I got confused with Knights. I usually don't bother with looking at shield costs. Most of my "best" cities can pump out Calalry in 2-5 turns.
Doh
Doh
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