Is Civ II MP dead?

[SlowwHand]

I'm there for ya, Big Guy.

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

It better not be, before I've tried it

Seriously, it seemed that when CivIII came out, everyone here bought it, played it, and slowly came back to II... I suspect the same thing will happen with PTW.

CivII will fade away, rather than die. Eventually, it'll be like playing Pac-Man.

[rah]

CIV II DIE, arggggggggggggggggg

You'll have to pry the mouse from my dead hands.

RAH

[Ming]

Originally posted by rah
You'll have to pry the mouse from my dead hands.

I feel the same way... but then again, we are twins

[boann]

me too
but i don't think im a twin

[Hydey]

Can't even buy PTW yet so I hope civ2 MP is not dead

[Ming]

Originally posted by boann
me too

Yes... maybe there is some life left in the game

[War4ever]

i am still here, rah and i playtested civ3, i think we both felt like a bunch of noobs....

[Hydey]

well how did it go?
The civ3 game that is.

[rah]

weird, we're obviously still noobs. (even though we played III games before) At first we played turnless. With the lag, you'd be trying to move a unit and the turn had advanced and all you cities were revolting. You also have to be careful on how the turn clock is set. With any type of lag it moves way way too quick. It has potential, but the opening still lacks the excitement buzz you get off of civ II mp.

It was funny that while we were testing, I'd host and by the time War would get into the game, two or three other players would be in. hahahahahhaha

Yes, if you want to limit the game, a password is recommended. It was humorous, but it means there were a lot of people out there looking. Which could be promising, if we can figure out the right settings. Some of the game options lean towards one night stands so it could be fun. But still no excitement.

RAH
after playing we had to play a II game to clean our palate.

[Deity Dude]

Didn't we see a thread similar to this 6 months or a year ago. I believe it was Eyes who said it was dead at the time. Well since then he's changed his name 4 or 5 times but civ II lives on.

Anyone wanna bet if there is a post like this one year from now.

[War4ever]

Yes the civ3 chat interface is obnoxious, i believe we were both trying to chat to each other, but somehow he wasn't getting my messages.....

they appear right in the game on the screen, on the left where it tells you what your cities are building (when they finish something that is)

totally lacks excitement, often couldn't finish my turns in time, units wouldnt' move , the lag was bad, and we had very fast ping times and it was a duel....

however , once we get through this initial phase, i believe that the game will be fun, but only for players who like TBS style games.

if you want excitement and fast paced, the civ series is weak....go play AOE a FPS style game....

TBS is for those who wish to take their time.....

in the end it will be playable, as it stands right now, its not a great game.....but the SP mode of PTW is decent.

and yes, Civ 2 was definitely needed to remove the foul taste civ3 left

[Caesar the Great]

linguo dead?
linguo is dead.

as soon as i get bored of AoE again I'll be back to Civ II MP... it seems i've been alternating between the two games for the last 5 years (except for a fling with diablo II a few years back)

[notyoueither]

Simultaneous is the game to play. No clock. Take your time. It won't help.

[War4ever]

well when i get the hang of the game, we can then about who is king......

i do not have any fear of your civ3 reign