Roll Call: Are you playing Civ V?

[mike2h]

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

[vulture]

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]

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

[DaveV]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Jaybe]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.