Are there lots of useless stats?

[monkspider]

Originally posted by Jingo
SID TELEPATHICALLY TOLD ME TO SAY: "no. no useless stats. no multiplayer. hey your lucky you got your diplomacy window. i can take that away too. beeyatch."

I am firmly pro-worthless statistic, I truly hope there are quite a few we can view in the game.

[Slax]

Maybe if there are not enough useless stats, someone will create a program that can decipher your save game files for stats for you.

[red_jon]

I would check the demographics screen at least 6 times a turn in civ2. More! MORE!

[Simpleton]

Yes, I love all those useless statistics!!! And I hope there are many more in Civ3...

An interesting Apolyton statistic would be what is the likelyhood that someone will post onto this thread DEMANDING that Dan answer this question immediately? Unfortunately, I think it is quite possible. Sorry Dan.

[Fidel]

useless stats are nice the whole modern economy is based on them.

[Skanky Burns]

Im all for useless stats. If i want to know just how much toilet paper each person in my kingdom uses on average per year, i should be able to easily find out! Of course, im all for slightly more useful information as well, like how many battles on average each type of unit wins/loses etc.

[Roman]

I love those useless stats, but never figured out how they are calculated in civ.

[krzysiek]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
If i want to know just how much toilet paper each person in my kingdom uses on average per year, i should be able to easily find out!

But what if you are for example in 3000BC? Toilet paper hadn't been invented. That's a real problem...

[red_jon]

Originally posted by krzysiek


But what if you are for example in 3000BC? Toilet paper hadn't been invented. That's a real problem...

THAT is the problem?

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by red_jon


THAT is the problem?

No problem: Toilet papyrus

I wouldn't like to think what they did earlier than that though: Toilet stone tablets

[red_jon]

I thought they used the tongues of their slaves...

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by red_jon
I thought they used the tongues of their slaves...

Ask Felch X, he'd know

[Footie Mad]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison

I wouldn't like to think what they did earlier than that though: Toilet stone tablets

You've been watching Flintstones have you? '
I think they used dried leaves or something....

[Blaupanzer]

Originally posted by MarkG
there is no such thing as a useless statistic

Go Mark. Especially statistics that require the designer to explain how they are derived. This time though, I'd prefer the program work for all civs.
(In civ 2 the GNP and avg income per citizen calculations are broke for the purple civ. Others could be broken, but how would you tell, since you can't determine how they were derived without either a statistics or mathematics degree. )

[Inverse Icarus]

i'm all for billions of stats but im sure firxis would have shownb it off it was THAT extensive.