Do You Play Civ III ?

[SlowwHand]

Right, this is MP II forum.
Exactly where this thread needs to be, because I'm asking MP II people.

So do you? If you do, what do you think ?

[War4ever]

i played it, beat it, haven't played it since they released some newer patches for it...didn't really care for it....back to civ2 MP now..and have been this way for a few months

[rah]

Not since the original flurry. Got boring quick. Needs MP.

RAH

[DaveV]

So far, I like 3 better than 2. It removes a lot of the things I disliked in 2 (e.g., diplos, caravans, city bribing, city triangulation, clicking in the black). What I've heard so far about MP sounds promising.

[Ming]

No... not in a while.

But then again, I don't really play Civ II SP either.

We will see if Civ III MP is more fun.

[SlowwHand]

I think III has the potential to be excellent as MP, especially if you leave all options open; as in Cultural victory etc.

[WarHawk]

i played for about a month or so when it came out.. now i just use it for a coaster.. in short it sucks

[CapTVK]

I'm still waiting for it to come out as a budget title...just to complete my collection.


In the meantime I'm playing Civ2 scenarios and playtesting Freeciv

[drake]

Nope.........still too expensive. I'll wait a few years and then perhaps I'll consider it. Firaxis ain't getting my money so easily.

[markusf]

MP is going to suck.. No only is the game horribly slow but its going to suffer from the same problem that affects most of these TBS games. The movement of superstacks. Band together 30 horses and move them on the same squares and your invincible.

[rah]

You can do that now in MP, (using preworked settlers building fortresses along a river or road network) and while it is tough to stop, it's not invincible. Attack that mountain city defended by vet fortified pikemen, watch your horsemen dissappear. Granted in civIII, it's much more effective. (especially since you can't build on mountains.)
But I see your point.

RAH

[markusf]

Originally posted by rah
You can do that now in MP, (using preworked settlers building fortresses along a river or road network) and while it is tough to stop, it's not invincible. Attack that mountain city defended by vet fortified pikemen, watch your horsemen dissappear. Granted in civIII, it's much more effective. (especially since you can't build on mountains.)
But I see your point.

RAH

I saw the AI move a stack of 50 units... but now you can do it right from the get go.. The attacker has a huge advantage.. Then again only in civ3 and in civ 1 can you lose battleships and tanks to warrors

[rah]

The joys of simplified combat.

Especially in Deity when the AI starts with a stack of warriors on turn 1.

[Dank]

I haven't even tried it....I'll wait also untill it's cheaper.....

[Brian Bergs]

No, I've played several times and have developed an intense dislike for it. It is boring. I hate not having diplos. It has some good elements but for the most part, it stinks.

Civ 2 forever.