PolyCast Episode 103: "For What It's Worth"

[DanQ]

Whatever you will are willing to listen for it. The one-hundred-and-third episode of PolyCast, "For What It's Worth", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua" and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew.

PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding and RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution.

[DanQ]

- 04m42s | Multiplayer
Initial Civilization V multiplayer experiences leading to some Artificial Intelligence (AI) ponderings based on them.
- 11m03s | Concerns
CivV concerns considered shortly following release.
- 17m37s | Units (General)
General introduction to the game's units and mechanisms, including seeing how one's economy dominates manufacturing capability.
- 25m47s | Units (Ranking)
Ranking CivV Ancient and Medieval units on typical usefulness, from first through fifth; similarly considered Renaissance and Modern units, and then on Zones of Control.
- 33m59s | Cities X 2
The impact of Puppet cities and City States.
- 36m32s | Great People
The place of Great People in Civilization V.
- 39m29s | Diplomacy
First reactions to the game's Diplomacy system.

- Intro/Outro | Miscellaneous
Context setting, and ignoring people on a certain social networking site.

[Snotty]

is polycast going to be covering civ5 now? This has got to be worth listening to I put podcasts on my ipod and listen to them while commuting

[DanQ]

is polycast going to be covering civ5 now? This has got to be worth listening to

Yes, PolyCast is covering CivV post-release along with CivIV still. There will be a blend of both on the show into the foreseeable future.

I put podcasts on my ipod and listen to them while commuting

[Supr49er]

Another good show Dan

[DanQ]

Another good show Dan

Thank you kindly. Glad you enjoyed the listen!