What is your favorite Difficulty Setting?

[CaptainKapow]

Immortal.

Emperor allows for lots of variation in play but is a little too easy and I don't feel like I have to engage myself to win.

Deity is nice for the challenge but I can only beat it using "optimal" play that I find boring after a few times in a row. If I try an alternative strategy or get a quirky start I inevitably get murdered or just fall behind and someone else wins.

Immortal is that sweet spot for me that provides fun, engaging gameplay but doesn't restrict me to a narrow winning pattern.

 

[bozosmithy]

Emperor as its fun game where i dont have to spam units and can get good balance of buildings etc

 

[bcaiko]

I want to know who voted for Settler?

 

[ShahJahanII]

I want to know who voted for Settler?

Beginners?
Or experienced players that never learn or just have a hard time.

 

[Ruler]

Ive played tons of Immortal games. One could say Ive truly mastered it. Still like it as it gives nice flexibility to the player and offer good challenge. You dont need to play optimally. Just make sure you build NC/GL soon, take the most out of your happiness, bulb a few scientist and it should be it.

 

[FromBirth]

I voted emperor.
I've won on immortal but only by domination (good job I love warmongering). Any other VC make me feel under pressure for the whole game. I can't take the stress!!
Agree that a level between emperor and immortal would be just perfect for me.

 

[Deggial]

Interresting poll!

Seems, as if the bell curve is out of balanced a little bit: Too many players on harder difficulty levels. Most players should vote for an medium difficulty level, optimally.

There are some beginners voting for "Settler", but I'm pretty sure, they would perfectly be able to start at Warlord, too.

So, maybe discarding the lower difficulty levels and "spreading" the higher ones (@: FromBirth!) would be a good thing to do.

By the way: I favour emperor level.

 

[Blanchflower]

I want to know who voted for Settler?

One of them was me! I guess I am not a hardcore Civ player!