Roll Call: Are you playing Civ V?

**notyoueither** · November 12, 2010, 18:37

Posting this to see who and how many players we may have around now.

Feel free to post to elaborate on your answer.

**Nikolai** · November 12, 2010, 18:44

I play several times a week.

**jnh140** · November 12, 2010, 18:48

Bananas, because I have it, but have not had time to go through more than a couple campaigns. So i havn't set it aside, per se.

**gdijedi7** · November 12, 2010, 18:59

Downloaded the demo, and found out that, yes, technically, it does work, but waiting a minimum of thirty seconds to draw each frame means that I'm not going to get it until I get a computer that will actually run it.

So... no. I'm not playing Civ 5, even though I'd like to.

**Jaybe** · November 12, 2010, 19:00

I play about 1 epic game per week. Except for this week, when I started my 1st marathon game and am now about to abort it (I'm in a very sorry state ... obviously don't have the pacing right) and start over.

My basic problem with civ5: I'm LOSING 3-4 times as often as I did with civ4.

**Ming** · November 12, 2010, 19:01

I'm still playing whenever I can... It's not a "great" game yet, but as it is with all new releases, I expect it to get better.

**SmartFart** · November 12, 2010, 20:06

I have it but didn't installed it yet.

**fed1943** · November 13, 2010, 05:08

I have and play it; but just a few turns each time... can't handle the same long journeys of previous civs.

**Proteus_MST** · November 13, 2010, 06:43

Have it, played a little at the beginning, but don´t play it at the moment, thanks to RL and LotRO.

So I count it as "have it but put it aside" (although not permanently...probably just for the next couple of weeks)

**Axel Rhodd** · November 14, 2010, 05:29

Playing it almost every day

**fani** · November 14, 2010, 07:59

Put aside, for now...

**dregor** · November 14, 2010, 11:09

I play a couple games, then put it aside to complete another game, but I keep coming back for more. I enjoy the game now, and am really excited for how good it could become in the future.

**Adagio** · November 14, 2010, 11:56

Play it almost every day

**Donegeal** · November 14, 2010, 19:47

Gunna be a Christmas gift. I imagine I'll play it everyday (a few turns) once I get it.

**OzzyKP** · November 14, 2010, 22:57

I have it and enjoy it. But haven't played recently mostly due to lack of time. Plus I'm probably due for a computer upgrade.

**mike2h** · November 15, 2010, 02:33

dont have it, dont plan on getting till/if i hear better overall experience from users.

**vulture** · November 15, 2010, 03:50

Don't have it, don't plan on getting it any time soon. Might wait till a few patches after the first expansion pack, and see if it is worthwhile then.

Plus I don't much care for steam, which makes the bar that civ 5 has to reach to be purchase-worthy that little bit higher.

**Aeson** · November 15, 2010, 06:57

I don't have it yet, probably won't get it... would like to though. Some of the changes look interesting.

**DaveV** · November 15, 2010, 07:35

Another vote for "downloaded the demo, and it is painfully slow on my computer". From what I've read so far, I'm not trotting out to buy a new machine just to play this game.

**Asher** · November 15, 2010, 10:21

Got it, played a couple game. This preview seems neat, I think I will enjoy the full game when it is released in a few years.

**iamakka** · November 15, 2010, 11:28

I have it and am playing it -

Sporadically. I'll find myself playing for an evening, and then not picking it up for another 10 days, and playing other things instead.

I suspect that as with Civ IV it won't fully grab my attention until it has been polished by a year or so of patches and expansions.

**Hermann the Lombard** · November 15, 2010, 14:15

Originally Posted by Jaybe

My basic problem with civ5: I'm LOSING 3-4 times as often as I did with civ4.

Wow! That's the first time I've seen that complaint! Mostly I see people saying that the game isn't a challenge unless you handicap yourself in some way. [I'm sorry if that seemed like a criticism, I'm getting enough challenge for my tastes!]

**fed1943** · November 16, 2010, 04:28

Civ5 not yet 2 months. I guess Jaybe not speaking about his victories/defeats on civ4 in its first 2 months...
Experience...not just from one own games but also (and more important) from other people posts.
Very few posts about strategy indeed (well, I made none); not a good signal.

**Asher** · November 16, 2010, 10:48

Originally Posted by Hermann the Lombard

Wow! That's the first time I've seen that complaint! Mostly I see people saying that the game isn't a challenge unless you handicap yourself in some way. [I'm sorry if that seemed like a criticism, I'm getting enough challenge for my tastes!]

That's just because some strategies people are used to doing do not work anymore. Others work better. Balance is off.

**Supr49er** · November 16, 2010, 13:50

I play it in bursts, but don't feel obsessed to fire it up constantly.

**Jaybe** · November 16, 2010, 16:33

Originally Posted by fed1943

Civ5 not yet 2 months. I guess Jaybe not speaking about his victories/defeats on civ4 in its first 2 months...
Experience...not just from one own games but also (and more important) from other people posts.
Very few posts about strategy indeed (well, I made none); not a good signal.

While civ5 is not 'mature' yet, it may also be true that players of the game haven't got a solid handle on strats yet, which may be a GOOD signal.

Personally, I've come to the conclusion that I'm just not aggressive enough towards my neighbors. Which results in low scores or losses (especially when a civ on the other continent reaches critical mass and goes on a conquering spree).

**SpencerH** · November 16, 2010, 17:12

I voted bananas. I dont have it (due to my issues with the security of the Steam Client), and may never have it, despite my desire to play it.

**Zoetstofzoetje** · November 16, 2010, 17:19

Originally Posted by Jaybe

While civ5 is not 'mature' yet, it may also be true that players of the game haven't got a solid handle on strats yet, which may be a GOOD signal.

i lost my first game, and won every game since up to the one below deity. i'm pretty sure i could beat that one by early rapid expansion, and with an archipelago map. that way, the AI's bonuses are offset, and an AI deficiency is exploited (naval activities).

the key is getting a hang for what to do and what not (how/where to expand, what to research first, etc). i hope future versions of Civ5 will decrease the AI's bonuses at higher levels, and significantly increase its comprehension of proper long-term strategy and battle tactics.

**Jaybe** · November 17, 2010, 02:12

Originally Posted by Zoetstofzoetje

i lost my first game, and won every game since up to the one below deity. i'm pretty sure i could beat that one by early rapid expansion, and with an archipelago map. that way, the AI's bonuses are offset, and an AI deficiency is exploited (naval activities).

So you are saying that if you played other than archipelago you could have more of a challenge, or even perhaps enjoy the game more (hint, hint, nudge, nudge)?

I don't play the game to manipulate the AI in most cases (except when desperate). Once I am comfortable with the game, I'll even play by 'house rules' to avoid exploiting the AI (again, desperation excluded).

I've never played archipelago with any of the civ series. It's always been some sort of continents (continents, terra, or the perfectworld2 maspscript for civ4). I think I may have played pangaea only once or twice. More immersion for me that way.

**Zoetstofzoetje** · November 17, 2010, 08:29

Originally Posted by Jaybe

So you are saying that if you played other than archipelago you could have more of a challenge, or even perhaps enjoy the game more (hint, hint, nudge, nudge)?

Nope! I haven't abused this yet! I'm just saying that with deity the AI bonuses are so big that I would see it as the only way.