EU3 vs Civ 4

[TriMiro]

The thing that I like most about Rhye's is that every civ requires a specific strategy in a specific setting. Egyptians require very efficient whip management, Babylonians require specialist micromanagement, Persians are the warmongers and so on. The AI in RFC however sucks, it plays as if it were a regular game and does not understand the historical victories. There are also some balancing problems in the game, some of the civs are ridiculously easy, while others are almost impossible.

Either way I enjoy the variety.

[Virulent]

I always wanted to try EU3 but I never got around to it yet. I think I might hold off a bit longer as there is supposed to be a second expansion coming out in a few months for it that is supposed to do to EU3 what BtS did for Civ IV.

The only downside is, if I am hearing things correctly, is that unlike BtS you are going to need the first expansion (Napoleon's Ambition) in order to run the second.

[Kataphraktoi]

I would say the thing the frustrates me most about cIV is that nothing ever happens until you make it happen(wars), i never feel like the AI is actually trying to win(or has any grasp of the concept of winning), and finally its way to balanced. I remember sometimes in other TBS like civ3 when a AI civ would get totally out of control and it actually seemed like a active menace to my-and everyones-survival.

And all the scenarios basicly suck, imo, the graphics and map size ruin everything for scenarios. Civ2 had some amazing scenarios like redfront, nothing like that is possible in cIV without supercomputers. I mean, world maps where 1 city=spain, germany?? come on.

[Jaybe]

I would say the thing the frustrates me most about cIV is that nothing ever happens until you make it happen(wars)

Kataphraktoi, I would guess that you do not play BtS using Bhruic's Unofficial Patch along with the Aggressive AI setting.

[Zero]

it seems like warmongering got a big nerf in civ4. i did enjoy the massive wars in civ3.

its good cause peacemongering is viable, but sometimes you just wanna warmonger. and AIs are horrible at initiating that. They either dont wanna attack you because you are brothers of faith or don't want to attack you because you have too many allies. And that grid lock is rarely broken.

[Hauptman]

Originally posted by Zero
it seems like warmongering got a big nerf in civ4. i did enjoy the massive wars in civ3.

its good cause peacemongering is viable, but sometimes you just wanna warmonger. and AIs are horrible at initiating that. They either dont wanna attack you because you are brothers of faith or don't want to attack you because you have too many allies. And that grid lock is rarely broken.

We must not play the same CIV. Cause they jump me every time I stop watching them, often very suicidal behavior.

Mayhaps you require a level bump...