Coloseum idea!?!

[Adagio]

I have always been curious why the modern days coloseum is called coloseum, instead of something like maybe Stadium or something...but anyway, I have an idea, which could make this "problem" more realistic and interesting (And I choose fun over realism, so don't give me that speach... )

Anyway, here's the idea:

In the anicent times you get the coloseum, but what about having the coloseum to be obsolete (not in the same way as wonders) when it gets to industrial age or something. The Coloseum gives two happy faces in the city, but when obsolate it could give 1 happy face in the city where it's built, those obsolate coloseums also gives +50% culture per turn (This means it will give +6 culture when it's more than 1000 years old), but of course this also means you can't build any more coloseums but when you reach late industrial/early modern age you can built stadiums instad, which gives +2 happy faces

In addition we could also make the oldest coloseum in each civ give an extra happy face, plus some extra commerce (turism)

What do you think? Is it a good idea, or should we just ignore this idea, and forget it as fast as possible?

[alva]

Re: Coloseum idea!?!

Originally posted by ADG

What do you think? Is it a good idea, or should we just ignore this idea, and forget it as fast as possible?

the sooner the better

seriously, i would like to some more buildings too.
Especially culture ones, with no other function but to produce culture. This could create extra dilemma's.

go for happiness: build coloseum
need culture: build church (whatever you call it )

[Kingof the Apes]

Yeah!

that's a great idea.

now if we could only use GL's to create sports teams instead of armies, and we could REALLY conquer the world with culture!

[Panag]

hi ,

a civilized nation shall use the coloseum as football field and so , for sports in genneral , ....therefore it should keep its culture and happy effects , ...

have a nice day

[Adagio]

Originally posted by panag
a civilized nation shall use the coloseum as football field and so , for sports in genneral , ....therefore it should keep its culture and happy effects , ...

But when you go to see some football game, you don't go to a COLOSEUM, you go to a STADIUM!

And with my idea, I believe there could be some other things to consider when choosing what to build, than there's now, building the coloseum in the right time, could change things more than it does now

[Panag]

Originally posted by ADG


But when you go to see some football game, you don't go to a COLOSEUM, you go to a STADIUM!

And with my idea, I believe there could be some other things to consider when choosing what to build, than there's now, building the coloseum in the right time, could change things more than it does now

hi ,

just imagine its a stadium , .....they cant have the two buildings in , ...

after all its just a game , ....

just think of the colosseum becoming a theater and then a stadium , .....it evolves over time , ....

have a nice day

[Sabre2th]

this might be a bit excessive, eh? more buildings means more chance of things becoming cluttered, unbalanced, and less fun

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Sabre2th
this might be a bit excessive, eh? more buildings means more chance of things becoming cluttered, unbalanced, and less fun

Actually not. More buildings makes the strategy of choosing what building to build more interesting, and thereby make it more fun...

[FrustratedPoet]

If you go to your City View in the modern age you'll see that the Colosseum graphic has changed to a Stadium one.
It's purely an aesthetic alteration, but it is in there.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Sabre2th
this might be a bit excessive, eh? more buildings means more chance of things becoming cluttered, unbalanced, and less fun

hi ,

there is at least room for 50 more buildings , wonders included , without spoiling the fun , or even unbalancing it , ....

have a nice day

[Adagio]

Originally posted by panag
there is at least room for 50 more buildings , wonders included , without spoiling the fun , or even unbalancing it , ....

Yes, and if they'd change the timeline, to make it slower, there would also be some time, to use all these 50 new buildings

But anyway, there's always room for more buildings, without the chance of an unbalanced gameplay...

[jsw363]

It would be great if buildings could update their names or provide different benefits as the ages prgressed. It's incongruent that you have more options for religious happiness via temples then cathedrals, but the same doesn't apply for other improvements. Are colosea (sp?) really necessary in 2000? Are they even useful? I don't think so. I think that a stadium improvement would be of great use.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by jsw363
It would be great if buildings could update their names or provide different benefits as the ages prgressed. It's incongruent that you have more options for religious happiness via temples then cathedrals, but the same doesn't apply for other improvements. Are colosea (sp?) really necessary in 2000? Are they even useful? I don't think so. I think that a stadium improvement would be of great use.

The only good a coloseum is good for in year 2000 is for turism...and I guess people are happy having a such old building (That is never going to be built again) in the city...

But a name change would be ok, but I still prefer it to be a new building. Because I don't believe Romes Coloseum is used as a football stadium these days

[jsw363]

Originally posted by ADG
But a name change would be ok, but I still prefer it to be a new building. Because I don't believe Romes Coloseum is used as a football stadium these days

There are others that are still in use though. I went to a performance of Aida in Verona's coloseum a few years ago. Not exactly gladitorial games, but I am sure that it made a few people happy.

I've also wanted to see some things that become obsolete become tourist attractions. I guess without tourism specifically in the game the only way to accomplish this is by upping the culture points. The whole idea of tourism would go along well with the idea of city ruins (destroyed cities) being used for tourism as well.

[Andrew_Jay]

This kind of goes along with another little addition I would like to see with regards to culture. What does everyone think about extra culture for 'firsts' in your civ? The first of every city improvment could get an extra culture point, regardless of what it is. Perhaps the culture victory will need to be slightly changed (ie just increase the numbers) but it could add a little to your civ's character. Maybe the first of a certain building in the world could generate 2 culture points. This way your oldest bank or the world's first airport can get some special recognition. Maybe even one or two civ-wide culture points for any existing military units that have sprouted a Great Leader.