What level are you playing on

[fret]

I'm not an RTS nut. At least I wasnt until RoN arrived

I haven't managed to beat Tough yet, enjoying the moderate level. I reckon I'll beat Tough soon, just need to work out how to fine tune the game amidst all the chaos.

 

[Jaybe]

As a TBS (Regent level Civ3) player, I play Tough with Very Slow & Expensive tech (which the AI does relatively poorly on). I play Normal speed but Very Slow during battles, and I pause whenever I want. A 2 hour game may take me 6-8 hours of my time.

 

[zippy]

Currently on Easy, but intend to move up to moderate when I get the time. I am just waiting to finish my CTW campaign.

 

[Paalikles]

I play easy for now. Dont have time to play much - and I have decided to fine tune my skills (shortcuts etc) before I go on upwards. I did beat the AI at moderate 1 time, but decided to stay put for a while. I am a regent player of civ, so I am used to taking the way from "bottom" to "top"...

Edit: I can beat the easy AI with my hands tied behind my back - it is just the "know all strenghts and weaknesses"-thing before you attempt a new challenge, that I suffer from

Edit 2: spelling

Edit 3: I am now more or less comfortable on moderate....

 

[PeteT]

I can beat the easy AI with my hands tied behind my back

Paul Stephanouk, RoN's producer, did say "That's the level my mother would play on"

 

[Japanrocks12]

easiest

i admit it,...

 

[fret]

@Jaybe & Paalikles - I managed to scrape my way up to beating monarch on civ 3, never come close on emporer though. For some reason, on RoN I think I'll be slaughtering tough every game soon, but getting wasted on Tougher no matter what

@Zippy - thats exactly what I did first, had a quick play about and then started a world campaign on easy.

I find you can still win without too much micromanaging on moderate. On tough you have to start thinking about selling crap at the markets and managing your gathering at lot more closely, i still struggle to find the right balence.

 

[zippy]

Just tried moderate last night. Got totally stuffed.

 

[RX2000]

I beat the CTW campaign pretty easily my first time through on Easy difficulty, so I thought I'd retart and play another one on Moderate. I got my ass handed to me. I need to learn the rock-paper-scissors of the units better first too.

 

[Rohag]

I can pretty consistently beat the computer on tough 1v1, but I prefer to play with more nations in Diplomacy games and I rarely can handle two-front wars on that level. Moderate is where I'm happy at present - I can do well in a multinational diplomatic game without having to be too aggressive (which diminishes my fun).

 

[downwithgravity]

i can almost always win on tough now. i think im getting better

 

[DS_CL]

2 on easy. I played moderate once and decided I am not quite ready for that.

 

[Silverflame]

On moderate I can win pretty easily.

On tough, I get whooped.

If I have a team that outnumbers the enemy team on tough, then it's too easy.

If I have a team that is outnumbered against the enemy team on moderate, then I get whooped.

What shall I do?

 

[LedZep]

I can beat Tougher with pausing, without pausing I can beat Tough almost all the time (I usually play diplomacy with many computers though, at least 6).
I also played a total of around 10 games, then I left for a vacation and didnt play at all. First game was on easy, won, second on moderate, I won, third on tough, lost, but then tried again and won, and then one time tried Tougher with pausing where I barley one (had to do a lot of dirty tricks on my allies )

 

[PCHighway]

Silverflame-
On moderate I can win pretty easily.

On tough, I get whooped.

If I have a team that outnumbers the enemy team on tough, then it's too easy.

If I have a team that is outnumbered against the enemy team on moderate, then I get whooped.

What shall I do?

Is even teams out of the question ? Seriously though, I like to play moderate, with Diplomacy on. There is usually a chance of buying off the enemy if it gets to tough, to make peace. The limit for only one ally helps also for the AI in diplo, and you won’t run into crazy 5v1 or anything similar. I like to limit the ages to industrial, the game gets out of hand with nukes, they are far to common and the armageddon part really dampens the game, having no control over AI usage of nukes.

 

[GenMarshall]

I have experiances in playing in Star Wars Galatic Battleground, Empire Earth, and Age of Kings, to play on the Highest level.

 

[puglover]

I need an ally to win on Easy. But I've won several CTW scenarios (not the campaigns) on easy. Does that count?

 

[casual_moose]

eisiest even teams usually

and i still cant destroy them...

 

[zurichuk]

was winning on tough consistently but have now gone back to Civ 3 until Patch 3 is released after the beta tests

 

[Tatran]

The same counts for me,as zurichuk,beat the AI at Tough
several times and one or two (the latest games) at Tougher
level,but than went back to play Civ3.