What civ will you play as first?

[Sir Jaref]

Always random! ^^

All of the new abilities look interesting

 

[Stuie]

First game for me has always been Rome since the first Civ.

 

[Dodge_272]

Random. Everything on random makes for a brilliant game.

 

[JonoLith]

The Iroquois, provided they actually have a unique unit that facilitates Marauding enemy territory. If they basically just get picked off by the city proper, then meh.

 

[Mustakrakish]

Rome. Then random, random etc...

Take a guess.

Russia. Double Uranium means double GDRs.

Kinda saw that coming...

 

[Sneaky Snake]

Probably America. I always play as them when I get a new Civ game.

 

[ilikepies]

Deustchland! Not because I am German but because I have played them in every previous Civ game first and liked them most. FUROR TEUTONICUS!!!!!





and that's what the first day I get CiV will look like

 

[bite]

I'll probably play as America, it makes changing them over to the magical nation of OZ much easier than the others

 

[stealth_nsk]

Voted for Russia first, but after second thought - I don't know. I think I'll read Civilopedia for details first to have some picture for strategy

 

[Lyoncet]

Arabia. I like playing a more economy-based game, and between the extra gold from trade (not sure exactly how trade/commerce work in Civ V, but we'll see) and double the oil, they could be a pretty serious powerhouse in that department. Plus it looks like Camel Archers are going to be immensely exploitable, which is nice.

After that, probably Greece for strong UUs and nice city-state diplo, China for crazy great generals and a sweet looking UU, and Persia for ultra golden age dominance. I'm a big fan of the Ottomans historically, but I'm not quite sold on them yet. Serious potential with their UUs though.

 

[Anon Zytose]

I wish to choose a civilization that is great with research and industry. If I can't have both, I'll go with a civ that is great with research.

So I suppose which civilization I choose will depend on what unique bonuses they provide.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Egypt

1) wonder-whore bonus

2) early mounted ranged unit that requires no horses

 

[bjbrains]

I wish to choose a civilization that is great with research and industry. If I can't have both, I'll go with a civ that is great with research.

So I suppose which civilization I choose will depend on what unique bonuses they provide.

http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ5_civilizations.html
There aren't any civs with a 'research advantage' or a simple 'industry advantage'. There are several with abilities that will aid your economy or your military though.

 

[Lyoncet]

http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ5_civilizations.html
There aren't any civs with a 'research advantage' or a simple 'industry advantage'. There are several with abilities that will aid your economy or your military though.

Don't forget, however, that we know painfully little about unique buildings. Of course it seems like only about half the Civs have one, so you can rule out those that don't if their SA isn't economically-oriented.

For special abilities, the only one I can think of that is unquestionably economic is Arabia and the only that's certainly production-oriented is Russia. But there are a few that could still contribute to production and economy, such as Egypt (easy wonders), Ottoman Empire/Germany/Songhai (some sort of revenue from military ventures), France (earlier tech/industry social policies), Rome (quicker buildings), and Persia (longer golden ages, which generate extra commerce and industry). Of those, Arabia, Russia, Songhai, and Persia also have unique buildings that may or may not contribute to one or the other. Further, we know that Arabia's UB, the Bazaar, replaces the Market, so it's very likely to generate extra commerce.

 

[comatosedragon]

Most likely Iroquois.

 

[Llotyhy]

Ottomans probably! Gonna build my own barbary pirate fleet!

 

[ruskyandrei]

England, can't wait to try to recreate the British Empire, never could do that in Civ4 for a variety of reasons.

 

[nomooon]

Gonna use China and its army of GREAT GENERALS!

 

[Venereus]

My guess is that America will make a good first civ. The UA doesn't alter your playstyle much, since it just cheapens a base feature you'd use anyway. Also, the Minuteman allows for a defensive game, so you can relax and learn the new stuff, instead of trying to conquer the world while trying to figure out what's going on.

 

[flamingzaroc121]

Definitely random and then go through the list and play everyone