How does it affect you #2

[Cyrus The Mike]

So... The big scarry question, Does Religion Affect your playing? Example: Lets say you are a christian, do you go for founding christianity? or do you go for the first one you can found?

[Nacht]

I'm an atheïst and I very much like founding religions in civ. So I guess I have to choose the banana option.

[MightyTiny]

Bananas for me to, as being an atheist, I don't have a religion.

Whether or not I found a religion depends much on my strategy for the game - I usually end up founding at least one religion though.

[ColdPhoenix]

I was born christian but am not practicing. It's probably the religion I've founded the least given the way I play.

[Tattila the Hun]

Eh, I just grab the nearest religion someone else founds...

[proviisori]

Originally posted by Tattila the Hun
Eh, I just grab the nearest religion someone else founds...

same here... preferably just after they built a shrine for me


But the answer to the poll:

I'm atheist, so there is no "my religion"

[Adagio]

I was born a Christian, but I don't count myself as Christian... and no, it doesn't affect me at all, I just grab what I can get, Christianity is the religion I've founded the least (only founded it once or twice since I got Civ IV)

[Dis]

not at all. I go for hinduism every single game. I'm not hindu. I don't even know the ins and outs of the religion, nor do I care. I play noble, so I can get an early religion (not buddhism, that's impossible)

I consider myself a theist (just barely). I don't believe in any particular religion.

[LordShiva]

When I play Ashoka, I found Hinduism, not because my ancestors were Hindu but because it's easy.

When I play Romans, I let the other civs found my religions for me

[eris]

As a member of none of the six major religions, I just use the religions as part of gameplay. I am sure that is shocking to some, but there it is. I am just happy my religion even gets mentioned as the default religious civic joice. Pagans, rejoice! We have reached the equivalent of accidental footnote status! Huzzah!

[Tattila the Hun]

Originally posted by proviisori


same here... preferably just after they built a shrine for me


But the answer to the poll:

I'm atheist, so there is no "my religion"

There really should be atheist "religion"... Faster research, no happines benefits...

[ZEE]

i usually take the first religion i can get honestly...

If i dont get one i go for theaters and other culture and happiness related buildings... THEN i conquer one

Every game is different however...

[Alexander I]

Well, I'm a Christian, but I don't think I found Christianity much more often than the others. Unless I'm playing as a Spiritual civ, I usually miss Buddhism and Hinduism, so I think I usually get Judaism, Confucianism or Christianity. Daoism and Islam come too late for my playing style.

[proviisori]

Originally posted by Tattila the Hun
There really should be atheist "religion"... Faster research, no happines benefits...

how come, no happiness benefits?

We can sin our asses off and not worry all the time about getting into heven.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Tattila the Hun

There really should be atheist "religion"... Faster research, no happines benefits...

How is atheism a religion? I thought by definition it was the lack of belief in God. Who goes to atheist church?

Just turn on freedom of religion.