duxup
Prince
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- Dec 31, 2001
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Background: I gave Civ V a run for a while after the release and recently have returned and been giving it a spin after the last big patch.
One change from Civ IV to V I've found is that I don't bother trading for luxuries or resources much at all in Civ V. I find the diplomacy to be a bit too unpredictable and the moods of the other civs swing so much that trading for anything I want / need seems dangerous. I worry about having a sudden change of mood (or just plain not wanting to trade anymore) plunging my civ into unhappiness when I'm at war or strategic resources pulled out from under me weakening some of my units.
The few times I do make a few trades are post war when maybe I've got a few cities I've annexed and my civ is a bit unhappy and I need some luxuries to make them happy until I finish annexing or destroying those cites / build some stuff to make everyone happy again.
As for selling I've not found that most of the time AI doesn't offer much luxuries / resources. That also doesn't seem worth bothering with much.
Does anyone else feel the same way or are folks trading like crazy and I'm just being silly?
One change from Civ IV to V I've found is that I don't bother trading for luxuries or resources much at all in Civ V. I find the diplomacy to be a bit too unpredictable and the moods of the other civs swing so much that trading for anything I want / need seems dangerous. I worry about having a sudden change of mood (or just plain not wanting to trade anymore) plunging my civ into unhappiness when I'm at war or strategic resources pulled out from under me weakening some of my units.
The few times I do make a few trades are post war when maybe I've got a few cities I've annexed and my civ is a bit unhappy and I need some luxuries to make them happy until I finish annexing or destroying those cites / build some stuff to make everyone happy again.
As for selling I've not found that most of the time AI doesn't offer much luxuries / resources. That also doesn't seem worth bothering with much.
Does anyone else feel the same way or are folks trading like crazy and I'm just being silly?