Reply With QuoteBoo. Giant robot walkers will never exist for military applications. They're not practical. Tanks are far superior for a number of reasons.
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Biggest Baddest Unit in Civilization V
The time has come, Civilization V fans, to reveal to you the biggest, baddest, most awesome unit in Civilization V:
Giant. Death. Robot.
I'll let the Civilopedia do the talking:
The "Giant Death Robot" is a giant bipedal mechanical robot armed with a variety of missiles, Gatling gun arms, laser-beam eyes and a deadly kung-fu punch. Although not currently found in the modern battlefield, no doubt across the world governments and evil corporations are secretly developing these metal behemoths even as we speak. When these robots come into service, all of the world's other weaponry will become obsolete, and humanity's fate will be decided by a climactic battle between armies of good and evil Giant Death Robots in the streets of downtown Tokyo (assuming that the giant radioactive monsters don't get us first.)
How about some unit stats?
Combat Strength: 150
Movement: 3
Required Resource: Uranium
Required Tech: Nuclear Fusion
Penalty Attacking Cities
No Defensive Bonuses
Can Move After Attacking
Yeah. I thought you might like that.
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Boo. Giant robot walkers will never exist for military applications. They're not practical. Tanks are far superior for a number of reasons.
Jesus ****ing Christ, what a TERRIBLE ****ing idea.
Seriously. What the ****ing **** is going on over there at Firaxis? Did 2K mandate lobotomies for all staff members?
What the ****?!
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
But this is just for special scenarios, not the normal game, right?
Right?
at the description like it's some cool awesome thing that people have been either salivating over the possibility of having or will look at it and be like "OMG! AWESOME! Why didn't I think of that?!"
Yeah. I thought you might like that.
Oh well. I probably wasn't going to play Civ5 anyway. Never played Civ4. Civ5 doesn't seem like it's going to be that good of a game.
laser-beam eyes and a deadly kung-fu punch
Never say never. Quite possible that in low gravity they are more practical due to ability of jumping...Originally Posted by Al B. Sure!
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
-- Bertrand Russell
I JUST CAME IN MY PANTS
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=84982
APOSTOLNIK BEANIE BERET BICORNE BIRETTA BOATER BONNET BOWLER CAP CAPOTAIN CHADOR COIF CORONET CROWN DO-RAG FEDORA FEZ GALERO HAIRNET HAT HEADSCARF HELMET HENNIN HIJAB HOOD KABUTO KERCHIEF KOLPIK KUFI MITRE MORTARBOARD PERUKE PICKELHAUBE SKULLCAP SOMBRERO SHTREIMEL STAHLHELM STETSON TIARA TOQUE TOUPEE TRICORN TRILBY TURBAN VISOR WIG YARMULKE ZUCCHETTO
QFT
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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And precisely when will low-gravity arrive on Earth, pray tell?
Al: Civ4 is, truly truly, the greatest strategy game ever made, bar none. I do not grant that title lightly.
I have... reservations about Civ5.
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
GDR FOREVER
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Where did I talked about Earth? I was talking about military applications, as it was quoted. It could be Moon...
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
-- Bertrand Russell
Of course HC would love this. And it would be Perfection that pitched the idea to Firaxis back in 2004!
BAN PERFECTION!!!
Nevermind. I get it.
GIANT
DEATH
ROBOT
APOSTOLNIK BEANIE BERET BICORNE BIRETTA BOATER BONNET BOWLER CAP CAPOTAIN CHADOR COIF CORONET CROWN DO-RAG FEDORA FEZ GALERO HAIRNET HAT HEADSCARF HELMET HENNIN HIJAB HOOD KABUTO KERCHIEF KOLPIK KUFI MITRE MORTARBOARD PERUKE PICKELHAUBE SKULLCAP SOMBRERO SHTREIMEL STAHLHELM STETSON TIARA TOQUE TOUPEE TRICORN TRILBY TURBAN VISOR WIG YARMULKE ZUCCHETTO
Yeah. It's going to be in Civ 5 thanks to you. So what?
Bring me the severed head of Perfection.
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
I like the idea, I've always wanted to see technological deveopment in civ go past modern tech and into new concepts.
That said, I'm not really a fan of the name or description.
Me too.I have... reservations about Civ5.
And I originally planned on taking some vacation time to enjoy this game when it was released. Maybe I should re-evaluate that decision...maybe I should re-evaluate doing a pre-order...since I haven't done it yet.
I'm doing the same. Will try the demo.
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
I think I'll now wait until they begin handing out free copies at subway stations.
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Giant death robots are stupid
I hope that all of them die a horrible death at the hands of brave spearmen.
Quendelie axan!
IIRC, there was a civ3 scenario with GDR and other futuristic variants that I played once "just to see". It was a waste of time IMO.
As for walkers themselves, they are "practical" in very tough terrain where tracked and wheeled vehicles cannot go (personally I think mules or donkeys are a better choice). Last time I paid attention though there was a substantial amount of development of walking vehicles funded by DARPA.
We need seperate human-only games for MP/PBEM that dont include the over-simplifications required to have a good AI
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Just one old soldiers opinion. E Tenebris Lux. Pax quaeritur bello.
Giant Death Robots are the best thing since sliced bread.
Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. -Isaiah 41:10
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. - Zephaniah 3:17
Yeah, and they will make Civ V RTS also...
I'm pretty sure they are not 100% serious about this. Not because it's a moronic idea, not because of the silly civilopedia text, just because the robot depicted does not, in fact, have gatling-gun arms. Given their priorities thus far in development, there's no way they'd let anything less than graphically perfect pass, even on an abortion of a concept like this. Also, it's hard to see how that robot could "kung-fu punch." So I believe natural wonders will remain the only utterly retarded thing about CivV. So far.
My theory is, they used up their one April Fools' joke with the "extreme diplomacy" gag and didn't want to let this second idea go to waste.
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WTF is wrong with you people? (The ones who don't like GDRs)
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This is clearly that secret unit that could be unlocked only in a very special way.
It's an easter egg. It's a nodd from Firaxis to the community
It's a joke people.
I love it!
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I think it's awesome. Cool, and fun.
Having any kind of futuristic units is a great idea.
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I most cerntainly hope its a joke.
And @EPW: you could also ask the question the other way around!
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Did not play CIV IV because of performance issues
New PC arrived about 13th of August, so CIV IV is finally playable for me! :)
Why do so many Civ players have so little sense of humour?
Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
Jon Miller: MikeH is a shockingly revolting dolt and a masturbatory urine-reeking sideshow freak whose word is as valuable as an aging cow paddy.
We've got both kinds
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