thecaesar
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This is not "Which leader is your favorite to play as", so don't just pick your favorite civ, please.
I am definitely like shaka.
I am definitely like shaka.
Which leader do you play most like?
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thecaesar
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When it came down to the last few I had to choose not to include, it was really hard to eliminate some... I tried to pick the most distinct personalities.
The7Sins
Hungry Burger
I play like a combination of Toku, Monty, and HC. Isolationst + Wars with anyone (and as I never upgrade units will on occasion get Warriors or Spears or Samurai vs Infantry in addition to my Tanks or Modern Armor vs the Infantry) + tries to Wonder Spam.
And no Toku option in the poll = I am disappoint.
And no Toku option in the poll = I am disappoint.
Probably a cross between an aggressive warmonger like Boudica or Shaka with Catherine's treachery. I tend to view most of my cities as resource extraction camps or barracks until late in the game. Wonders are only built when I can supply my front lines without that city's production.
Cathy has nothing on me for treachery. Try pissing off an Irish girl and see why. 
I suppose I play mostly like Monty after too many trips to the Imperial Tequila Fountain. I don't drink whilst playing anymore, but I kept the play style for sentimental reasons. I'm pretty good at balancing my economy, so one could probably toss in a FIN leader of choice, as well.
I suppose I play mostly like Monty after too many trips to the Imperial Tequila Fountain. I don't drink whilst playing anymore, but I kept the play style for sentimental reasons. I'm pretty good at balancing my economy, so one could probably toss in a FIN leader of choice, as well.
Optical
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I'm a Cathy the REXing backstabber 
thecaesar
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Wow. That is exactly how I play.
I always find spots where I can get at least one resource from my cities, and usually I like spots with two or three. This tends to mean my cities are spread out, so roads are very important to me in the early game, as I need to defend cities from barbs and AI's, as well as have trade routes (but that's minor), and get my fresh units to battle quickly.I don't play as HC, because I spend most of the very beginning building barracks etc. to make my capital good, then I build settlers to try to grab Iron (for praetorians, of course
), and by that time the AI's usually have Axemen. 
Farm Boy
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Probably Mansa. Overbuilder to a fault. Trade techs like it's going out of style, then couple a fatal tendency to underbuild units with a healthy dose of untrustworthiness in the mix. Usually don't war too much past what is strictly necessary. Just too much turn time overhead.
Cathy has nothing on me for treachery. Try pissing off an Irish girl and see why.
She speaks the truth. My wife is Irish...an agony I know all too well.
I voted for Ragnar since I tend to keep large armies, but stay well funded and on par tech wise. I am not afraid to war early and often for territorial gains, or just to slow down an enemy by pillaging all his resources and stealing workers. I have noticed Rag's AI is very good at this.
Cathy has nothing on me for treachery. Try pissing off an Irish girl and see why.
I suppose I play mostly like Monty after too many trips to the Imperial Tequila Fountain. I don't drink whilst playing anymore, but I kept the play style for sentimental reasons. I'm pretty good at balancing my economy, so one could probably toss in a FIN leader of choice, as well.
Given the erratic nature of my warmongering, Monty might be a substitute for Catherine. I tend to be technologically middle-of-the-pack or advanced, though, usually due to the library-scientist supplement to my rapidly expanding [and crashing due to maintenance] "normal" sector. Where I am in the spectrum depends on which possible trading partners I have and which bridges I haven't burned yet.
Wow. That is exactly how I play.
I don't play as HC, because I spend most of the very beginning building barracks etc. to make my capital good, then I build settlers to try to grab Iron (for praetorians, of course
I can't play HC well--even though I play Pangaea maps, nearby Protective opponents can still stall a Quecha rush. Or if they have built on hills. Or if they are Creative and get a culture defense bonus. It's too much of a gambit unless you are somehow able to get out a massive number of Quecha and throw them away in human wave-style attacks. And usually, the best way to get that production is with copper, horses, or iron, so you might as well build the better units anyway.
I used to be a Civ3 builder, but then I started experimenting with strategies with Conquests. By the time Civ4 came out, I was incredibly violent. I'd guess the reason why is that I generally don't cave to the AI's demands, which tends to get me in a lot of wars.
I do like to trade when I can, but generally the trading opportunities get glum as time passes. I've found that although individual turns are longer in wars, at least you are moving units and fighting (so it's fun, something is happening), but it takes far fewer turns to win by domination than it does by Space Race (I have no patience for that).
You've described me better than I did!
@Antilogic. I definitely understand. CivIII was very much a war game, more so than CivIV. In CivIII I would war for resources, and more cities were always good. Even cities built on the coast with nothing but forests or surrounded by deserts. So capturing cities was always good for the economy. Even if I was going for space in III, I'd start a number of wars for luxuries.
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Eh, something like Bismark since I like to build wonders, and occasionally war with large armies if it's convenient. But I do tech trade a bit.
uat2d
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Monty on steroids. More aggressiveness, more backstabbing and more concern with technological lead.
Basically I never conduct diplomacy, only build military oriented wonders and have military oriented civics while treating all my cities as little more than barracks till Factories come around.
The only thing that might slow me down militarily is when my science starts dropping to the 60% or so. Other than that, it's always building swords/maces/knights/trebuchets/rifles/cannons/tanks and mowing down the AI.
Basically I never conduct diplomacy, only build military oriented wonders and have military oriented civics while treating all my cities as little more than barracks till Factories come around.
The only thing that might slow me down militarily is when my science starts dropping to the 60% or so. Other than that, it's always building swords/maces/knights/trebuchets/rifles/cannons/tanks and mowing down the AI.
Well, my wife is sensible and practical, and hardly ever gets angry. I'm quite sure that you have the better deal of the two of us. It's very hard to have a good quality temper tantrum if the wife won't play along and get mad at you.
The7Sins
Hungry Burger
Seriously the OP or a Mod needs to add Toku into the poll so I can actually vote in it.
To play like the AI Toku you would not open borders, trade minimally, underexpand and fall behind in tech. Not many of us play like the AI Toku. He may be a favorite leader to play as for some, but few of us play like him.
The7Sins
Hungry Burger
I play like hybrid Toku, HC, and Monty. And yes I almost never trade techs and never open borders (unless sending a stack to kill someone across the map)
However I do not underexpand or tech badly but that is where my hybrid nature comes into effect.
I would argue Civ4 is still a wargame. Scoring fundamentally favors early conquest and domination victories. Rapid expansion, although slightly penalized by the maintenance factors, is still the best strategy irregardless of which victory you are pursuing. So long as your economy can turn a profit at 0-20%, you are fine (use the library-scientist to pump your research in the meantime).
What people freak out about is the slider. When they see the sliders fall to 40% science, they start freaking out. What people tend to forget is that 40% of 100 commerce is greater than 70% of 50.
