Game III: Markusf surrenders early

[DrSpike]

It's a shame my question has stopped the fun, that wasn't the intention. Perhaps Markus should tell us his opinion of AH's civing skills.........

[War4ever]

i have played as many games as anyone else around here.....deity raging...x2x1 and x1x1 small, med , large and i have lost enough cities from barb archers and chariots defending only with warriors......

however....your pretty safe with at least three cities..... but its not a guarrantee...

when the cow jumps over the moon...about once a year that is, i lose my second city...but thats the chance you take.....i love hearing people whine about losing their cities....

if you lose one...i would suggest phalanxes but that is for wimps

i have had warriors win agains legions on flat terrain...sometimes the math does weird things........live with it...besides markus..you get as much hut luck as anyone i know and ***** when you don't get it....

not too mention your good enough to beat anyone...poor start or not especially AH

[markusf]

Originally posted by DaveV
I lost my second city to barbs in a 1x1x/deity/raging 2 player game, and my fourth city in a 1x1x/deity/raging 3 player game. Were the Markus/wonderdog/crustacian games played as scenarios or some other altered starting conditions?

Nope, although i notice map settings make a huge difference in barb attacks.

[Ming]

Originally posted by markusf
Nope, although i notice map settings make a huge difference in barb attacks.

I disagree with this as well... I've just run a bunch of tests using different map settings, and it doesn't make one bit of difference.

[markusf]

Originally posted by Ming


I disagree with this as well... I've just run a bunch of tests using different map settings, and it doesn't make one bit of difference.

wet warm 3 billlion 1x 1x med land archo... raging hordes diety.

in one game build your capitol near water, in another make sure there are NO water squares in your caps radius.

[markusf]

Originally posted by DrSpike
It's a shame my question has stopped the fun, that wasn't the intention. Perhaps Markus should tell us his opinion of AH's civing skills.........

Are you implying AH actually has civ skills?

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by markusf


You insisted on 2x for the first games, i got the icq history to prove it.

"insisted"? That is crap. post the damn icq log. "Suggested" maybe - in the interests of a quick game.

We Aussies play raging hordes all the time because we like the cash

Its okay Markusf - we now know you can't handle barbs. Bit of a skill deficit there old chap

[Hydey]

Just my luck , i run out of popcorn just as the horse empire strikes back.

[War4ever]

dont' worry Hydey i am waiting for the sequel......"the return of the jedi" before i get my jumbo popcorn and beer!!

[rah]

Me. I'm waiting for THE BARBARIAN MENACE. And I prefer a jumbo beer and popcorn.

RAH

Markus, are you insinuating that barbs off of boats may attack differently then random land based barbs? Which also brings up barbs out of huts. Do they follow they same protection rules?

[Eyes_Of_Night]

You guys are complete idiots. Barbarians add nothing to the game other than to give random events and piss you off. It's like playing russian Roullette. Would it not make more sense to play without the barbarians? Would it not make the game more of a human vs human rather than a human vs the AI/settings? Do barbarians actually add anything to the game other than to slow down the expansion speed of both players? And in that case, does that not slow down the game?

[rah]

Difference of opinion, doesn't necessarily make it Idiocy.

I wish there were more random events. I like huts. Adversity challanges peoples ability to adapt. The game would be boring without them. I don't like settler spitting/no defense games. Those are boring.
There are different strats for timing sometimes when opening a hut, or when you're limited to 1 movement units for king chasing. Or how to best defend with the least amount of resources.
That's what I find fun. Some of us don't have 1 mile long dicks that we must prove everytime we play. Sometimes it's just about fun. That's the beauty of this game, you have the choice. And that's why this game is still being played.

RAH

[Scouse Gits]

I like random events - you might as well complain about the iniquities of the map not giving identical specials - or terrain that favours one player's starting point / strategy rather than another.

I play SP - and it is this random factor that makes for the extra bit of fun - otherwise crushing the AI becomes boring. Other posters here praise your MP skills Eyes - so I have no reason to doubt them, surely a bit of randomness that might occasionally allow an opponent to put up a real fight is something to be relished? I understand from your earlier posts that you no longer play Civ2 - too easy and boring -- might not that random factor bring back the magic?

Just a thought...

SG[1]

[markusf]

Originally posted by rah

Markus, are you insinuating that barbs off of boats may attack differently then random land based barbs? Which also brings up barbs out of huts. Do they follow they same protection rules?

Yes.. Plus land based barbs you can tell exactly where they are going to spawn, and as soon as you put a city in that area they are gone.

[rah]

Something else for MING to test during his free time.

I may actually test that one myself. I've always suspected that they may be a difference, but without keeping copious notes, it's all speculation.

RAH
Spwaning points, I'm aware of and have taken advantage of