Fr8monkey
Deity
You play America and everone in the world despises you.... wait that is for real. 
Things in Civ3 that would make no sense in real life
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EuropeanPotato
Warlord
Chicago founded: 3500 BC
Fr8monkey
Deity
In the middle of the Amazon.
EuropeanPotato
Warlord
You can hire/fire scientist, entertainer, tax collect at the click of a button as many times as you want per turn in a city =-D
lord42
Prince
A cataput damages the steel hulled battleship!
Workers are invincible to artillery!
Slaves in the modern age and no one cares!
Workers are invincible to artillery!
Slaves in the modern age and no one cares!
mr_ed
Chieftain
You are guaranteed the spot of leader in a Republic or Democracy without any election
mr_ed
Chieftain
5 cities (and respective farming) can take up a whole continent
dguichar
Warlord
...that people could want a REALISTIC game.
Games at most could be CONSISTENT... reality is far away from computers.
And yes... there are many unconsistent things in Civilization.
But i guess even so the game is enjoyable and please ask yourselves... will more consistance improve the fun?
Keep civilized
David
Games at most could be CONSISTENT... reality is far away from computers.
And yes... there are many unconsistent things in Civilization.
But i guess even so the game is enjoyable and please ask yourselves... will more consistance improve the fun?
Keep civilized
David
Sim_One
Emperor
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As a matter of fact, consistency will improve the fun. Civ3 is a great game, but it has some room for improvements. Some of these inconsistencies in Civ3 add to gameplay woes and could be easily modded by yourself, and/or patched up by Firaxis. Do you want to play an inconsistent game?
Buecephalus
Bolo Mark XXV
In reality, if I surrounded someone with armed men so they would stop walking through my yard, I'd be arrested for holding them against their will.
Buecephalus
Bolo Mark XXV
In reality, if, while standing guard in a jungle I began to feel ill, I would go to the doctor rather than simply stay put and die.
Buecephalus
Bolo Mark XXV
In the real world, I'd slap someone if they tried to give me ivory. In reality hunting whales is wrong. Unfortunately, I'm not totally liberal or animal-friendly 'cause I couldn't care one way or the other about fur (at least not beaver fur).
wilbill
That Old Time Religion
If by inconsistent you mean unpredictable, then yes, I do. Much as I loved Civs 1 and 2, I tired of them fairly quickly in part due to the predictability of the AI's. If you look through the Civ 3 forums you'll find some threads lamenting "Always At War, What To Do?" But you'll also find threads complaining "AI's Never Declare War, What To Do?" To me it appears that the AI operates with an element of unpredictability - and I like that.
Lt. 'Killer' M.
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The French Army can beat Germany WIHTOUT help from the US 
sorry o all French out there, I jsut couldn't resist. You are free to make jokes about us anytime
sorry o all French out there, I jsut couldn't resist. You are free to make jokes about us anytime
hbdragon88
haunted by blackness
It seems that the French are the butt of a lot of jokes. In the "real life" comics about a month ago, they had the French in a joke and the day after the cartoonis for "real life" was saying that he'd gotten a lot of mail from French citizens and even French-speaking people.
- That there are spies are named "Gweeto" and "Guido"
- Joan is hotter than she really was in real history
- Tacticals require space flight even though they're more short-ranged
- That there are spies are named "Gweeto" and "Guido"
- Joan is hotter than she really was in real history
- Tacticals require space flight even though they're more short-ranged
CrazyMrLeo
Wild Child
Zing to the French O_o
Oh, and I suppose that taking 50 years to walk across a city is a bit unrealistic. But then, a realistic game wouldn't be fun.
Oh, and I suppose that taking 50 years to walk across a city is a bit unrealistic. But then, a realistic game wouldn't be fun.
JonathanValjean
Porschephile
Perfectly-shaped 21 square city radii in every city in an empire. (At least when I play, as a builder of metropolises, that's the way my cities are...) 
AND
Having mass amounts of corruption while in democracy in modern times. (If this were true, L.A., San Francisco, and Seattle would have close to no production here in America.)
I am reluctant to post these because I so thoroughly enjoy this game. It feels like I am commiting Civ 3 heresy. It is the best game I have ever played.
AND
Having mass amounts of corruption while in democracy in modern times. (If this were true, L.A., San Francisco, and Seattle would have close to no production here in America.)
I am reluctant to post these because I so thoroughly enjoy this game. It feels like I am commiting Civ 3 heresy.
It is the best game I have ever played.Buecephalus
Bolo Mark XXV
In the real world, rather than starve, I would drive to another city if the one I lived in ran out of food. "What? McDonalds is closed? That's it, I'm going to Thebes for McNuggets!"
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