How long do you think will it take you to win a civ3 game at diety

[Adm.Naismith]

Originally posted by JellyDonut
Since even Sid can't beat it on Deity yet, I expect only the very arrogant to vote for anything less than a few months.

Sorry, but usually a game designer is not the best player of its own game: he/she knows all AI cheats and can workaround them, but they can't find any weak point, because he/she is biased

AFAIK all the best players come from fan community, never from developer team.

Also, the amount of time needed depends from many points, mainly:
1) how many hours you really spend playing (some have little free time for gaming)
2) if you play to enjoy the game, and stumble in weak point just playing with care, or you play just for spoiling the game (e.g. restarting many times to try every alternative and see what works the best).
3) if you play with an eye on Internet community, to apply new tactics in a "parallel" effort.

So, I'll prefer a poll about "how long will it take to constantly win any game in Civ 3, regardless of game level, and so stop having fun playing it?
BTW If someone enjoy winning by cheat, it's his/her way of life... just don't bully over others players

[Comrade Tribune]

Good poll!

I gave the Ai the benefit of the doubt, and opted for 6 months.

To the childish kids/cheaters who opted for 'one day' I say:

[Asesino_Virtual]

hehe, i voted 1 year... although in CIV2 i reached until Prince level.
Now im playing a CIV1 game at Prince, and with my chariot horde i conquered the world!!! MUAHAHAHAHA!