CivIV: Beyond the Sword

[Adagio]

As long as random events can be turned off I don't mind it being in the game

[Harovan]

Originally posted by CyberShy

Events as described for BTS have a large impact on the game and are completely random, drawn from thin air.

events are hardly described so far and I don't think that we can draw ANY conclusions from the description we got so far. we don't know what kind of events will happen, not what their impact is, not their nature and not even their cause. In fact we just only know that events will happen at a random base.

# Events: New random events - such as natural disasters, pleas for help, or demands from their citizens - challenge players with obstacles that must be overcome for their civilizations to prosper.

I can read. Can you?

[proviisori]

That really doesn't say much about the events.

[Harovan]

What natural disasters can you think of that wouldn't have a large impact on the game?

[Robert]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
What natural disasters can you think of that wouldn't have a large impact on the game?

You don't know how the impact will play out at all. We know that random events are in, but not what the impact on the game will be.

[LordShiva]

New Wonders

There are too many already. Why cheapen them even more?

[Will9]

Adding new wonders forces you to decide what wonders you need and therefore prevents one nation from getting them all.

[LordShiva]

It also forces there to be wonders like Shwedagon Paya and Moai Statues in the game.

And this "equal opportunity" wonder philosophy is BS. "Let's have enough wonders in teh game so that everybody can build some and nobody will feel bad "

[Will9]

It also forces there to be wonders like Shwedagon Paya and Moai Statues in the game.

And this "equal opportunity" wonder philosophy is BS.

That post is LS (Lord****a)

[Harovan]

Originally posted by CyberShy

What natural disasters can you think of that wouldn't have a large impact on the game?

You don't know how the impact will play out at all. We know that random events are in, but not what the impact on the game will be.

They are probably called disasters because they don't have any impact at all.

[LordShiva]

[Harovan]

You can't really discuss with somebody who thinks atheism is a religion.

[Robert]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
You can't really discuss with somebody who thinks atheism is a religion.

Atheism is a natural disaster :P

[Dis]

I seriously doubt events will be overly dramatic.

I expect something like drought causes -1 food production/square for 10 turns in one city's farms. Something like SMAC.

Maybe hurricanes, but not the city killer one's. Hurricane causes -1 commerce/square in a city for 10 turns.

[LordShiva]

WTF is Events?