The Dance of Civilizations [Diplo Game] [Organization Thread Pt1]

[LzPrst]

i agree that BtP was pure idiocy as to map design. so unbalanced it was a farce. Just plain WRONG. but that's just my opinion.

[OzzyKP]

Yea, everyone requested less land. So you got it.

Things are generally balanced too. Last game while there was a huge amount of land overall, some civs had waay more than others. While this map isn't strictly equal, it is a lot closer to it than the last game. Stick with it, I think you'll enjoy it.

[Robert]

The vote is only to test if the system works.
I'm on vacation now, I'll get back to you about it monday.

Regarding land, in BtP we had extremely much land. If we have only half of the BtP land here, that's enough. Not to mention that it's not that bad to have fewer land to expand into. Bigger is not always better.

Please don't post stuff with your normal account that may reveal your identity in-game! 'civ-civ-civ-desert-sea' may be a hint to all of us.
Just post that kinda stuff with your game-account.
Or even better just play, maybe it's not that bad at all.

[Ottoman Empire (DoC)]

Hey all,

I wouldn't mind postponing the vote until a little more happens. Personally, I will be keeping my storytelling to encounters with other civs, which there have not been a lot of yet (for me).

I would be fine with a test though, I'll let democracy dictate that!

To those who think they have smaller civs:

I would really wait until the strategic importance of your geographic location is revealed to you through time. As this is a Diplo game, I don't think the point is to become the biggest power and dominate the globe. There will be civs like that, but they can't all be. In the real world, for example, it would not be fun if your country was Afghanistan for reasons of tech and prod, but due it's geographic location, it becomes an important region.

Better example: Somalia. Crappy devolopment wise, location strategically...MASSIVE. World trade through the Suez has to pass by Somalia and look at what some fishirmen with dinghies can do.

And that's without the potential scenarios should you ally and work with others.

Just saying...

[Black Knight 427]

Its working now we can keep playing.

[Toni]

Game is running, only civstats is down guys. So load the game and take your turns. Robert will fix civstats when he gets a chance.

[Orb (DoC)]

Small civs unite!!!!!!!!!

[mzprox]

Civ, Civ, Civ, Desert and Sea.

This doesnt sound too good. Since we cant really kill each other I think the solution is that small civs ally and go hunt on the bigger ones. I hope ppl will want to keep the game interesting and we wont see the opposite (ie big civs ally and go enslave the small ones )

(BTW just a suggestion for the others: If you join a conversation pls use he same type of account as the previous posters. So if it started with a normal poly account then dont post with your DOC one.)

[OzzyKP]

I don't like this at all as I will have no alternative but to obliterate my closest neighbour very quickly or be totally boxed into a corner.

Quite seriously, that is my only option regardless of Diplo protocol. This is very much like a Rah 1 night shoot 'em up type situation. Civ, Civ, Civ, Desert and Sea.

I bet you have more room than you think. I ran several tests and every civ had a good amount of cities, even on the mainland. You just need to work those diplo skills to make sure your neighbors leave you enough room. Or get those settlers out quick and grab it.

[Black Knight 427]

[Black Knight 427]

Game is down somebody do sothing

[St Jon]

I don't like this at all as I will have no alternative but to obliterate my closest neighbour very quickly or be totally boxed into a corner.

Quite seriously, that is my only option regardless of Diplo protocol. This is very much like a Rah 1 night shoot 'em up type situation. Civ, Civ, Civ, Desert and Sea.

[Black Knight 427]

Am I the only uncramped civ here? I have only see one other person and they are far away from me. So lonely being me .

[Orb (DoC)]

WTF!!!

Talk about 'cramped', I'm bloody surrounded!

If I meet another neighbour I shall develop a serious persecution complex.

[Korea (DoC)]

ozzy likes cramped starts... he would have made it this way...

not much room for building cities, so either we build navy and go find the promised land or sit here with little to do but defend