Favorite Civilizations

[Archmage]

I challenge anyone who doubts the power of industriousness to play as the Persians or Chinese. Then go back and play a non-industrious Civ and you'll be cursing your damned workers for being so S L O W...
My vote is for the Persians, as I have done easily the best with them....
Anyone else and I cant get the advances fast enough...of course neither can the AI which is my biggest complaint about this game...

[Rasbelin]

I'll have to admit; Americans.

[Mercury]

ROME is the best!
VENI VIDI VICI!

[cassembler]

Now, all of the above assumes roughly equal skill on the part of the players. If the greek player is better at manageing a war, uses superior tactics, and suprises the roman player, then the greek player will of course win. If the roman player has the edge in skill, then the decimation of the greek player will be all the swifter.

Completely agree... That's one of the beauties of the game (Go MP!!!)

*** for tat

he he just like they censor magna *** laude

[ixnay]

Babylonians....

Scientific/Religious lets me build up a cultural juggernaught, able to assimilate cities left and right. Then, I can build a large army to subdue the rest of the world.

[Barfus]

Ave Roma! Imperium Sine Fine!

Rome is the ABSOLUTE best. If they didnt kick so much a$$, well, they wouldnt kik so much a$$. I love Rome. if you do too, check this out Roma Invicta Ave Caesar! Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me you sleeping hours! We must conquer the computer. If the editor didnt suck, you could be d@#^ed sure id be making a slew of Rome based scenarios...alas

[Barfus]

Post Script to my last post

who keeps voting French? They suck. At their best they are just Gauls that adopted Roman ways, then were renamed by a bunch of rapist Germans who took over the country. I mean, their redeeming qualities definitely wouldnt make them second to the Romans.

pps- not only that, but their latin is atrocious. the spanish were farther away and they managed to remember how to pronounce the words a good deal better. see what happens when you let to many germans swim in the gene pool? tsk, barbarians. and yes, i know the visigoths invaded spain and ruled for a while. but the point still stands about language...

[teturkhan]

ISLAMIC NO SHOW

where are the Turks & Mongols?

Turkic People have had a huge impact on the history of mankind. Finland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakistan, Uzbekistan, kirghizistan, Tajikistan, Northern Iraq, Northern Iran, Uyguristan (west province of China), Kazan and so many other places through out Russia have a Turkic heritage or share a kinship with them. To ignore this is to deny history...

I think it is due time to give at LEAST ONE member of the Altaic language branch their dues...

[siredgar]

The British are more flexible.

I enjoy playing the British (English with some modifications) because it offers a lot of flexibility. I change the city list so I don't get that upset when I lose a city to another Civ. For example, I'll give my British cities names like Capetown and Singapore and so I don't mind too much if I lose them to the Germans or Chinese. I also enjoy establishing New York as a second capital with a Forbidden Palace and lots of modern Great Wonders.

[ElitePersian]

it must be fun playing the romans since you can have such a vast empire and get leaders more frequently, but sometimes that can become a hassle. I love ancient warfare, so i love playing as persians, and i love the extra worker speed, it makes a really big diff. at the start of the game.

[ElitePersian]

Re: ISLAMIC NO SHOW

Originally posted by teturkhan
where are the Turks & Mongols?

Turkic People have had a huge impact on the history of mankind. Finland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakistan, Uzbekistan, kirghizistan, Tajikistan, Northern Iraq, Northern Iran, Uyguristan (west province of China), Kazan and so many other places through out Russia have a Turkic heritage or share a kinship with them. To ignore this is to deny history...

I think it is due time to give at LEAST ONE member of the Altaic language branch their dues...

I agree, i think someone is working on an expansion civilization where it includes arab nations.

[King of Rasslin]

I go for Romans

Workers are cheap, and the legion will beat an immortal if it's in a large city. Walls are also cheap to the Romans.

Industrious IS overrated as the early cities are focused on expanding, they only need 2 or 3 improved squares anyway. Plus, the legion's defence is not rivaled until you get to pikemen anyway, and only beaten until musketmen are available. AND it has 3 offence.

You gotta go with Rome.

[War4ever]

i like the japanese....... but wish the mongols were in the game