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Post by knupp on Jul 28, 2006 13:41:47 GMT -5
I still think Gandhi is more powerful on the front in ren teamers. An early culture bomb can devestate your opponent's front city. Get your empire up and running quick with fast workers even though you aren't industrious and chop some units to mess the the other guys front city.
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Post by coloneltreize on Jul 28, 2006 14:01:35 GMT -5
Actually, "anonymous play" makes Cton rules like no tech trading and always war unnecessary, as players need no longer fear being rank hounded. I think friedrich underestimates the signifigance of Warlords for multiplayer. It's obvious this option was created specifically with ladder players in mind who want to experience a mp with full diplomatic options. I'm hosting a Warlords FFA PitBoss with this new feature at: civ4players.proboards44.com/index.cgi?board=pspga&action=display&thread=1153255446&page=1 New players welcome. Join today! No there will still be 2 difrent sets off play: CTON: focus is on the "chess" game, you are "on your own" FFA: focus on the diplomatics, and its important not to be isolated And i belive FFA will never become, the first choice off most ladder players. I mean that cton will no longer be necessary for the reason it was created. Sure, people can play any way they want, with no TT and always war. But it is no longer a cton for the same reason because "anonymous play" does it much better (original cton didn't fully prevent gangbangs). I think you are right though about FFA never becoming popular because most ladderites are already too accustomed to the old settings. I, personally think "FFA cton" (did I just coin a style of play?!) adds to the depth and "chess-like" feel of the game. But I concede that if we're all vying for positions in rank, for ladder games, always war makes more sense.
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Post by churchill1 on Aug 1, 2006 12:37:57 GMT -5
Honesty, It is kind of hard to "rank hound" in an inland sea gaem anyways, since you have only 2 people to attack. Hear, hear. A man with some sense.
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Post by notagoodname on Aug 4, 2006 20:17:08 GMT -5
Speaking of Horse Archers…Melee and gunpowder units, intended to be the city-taking units, were often being supplanted by cavalry units. Sure, cavalry don’t get City Attack, but the speed of their attack often made them more worthwhile city-takers. As a result, in Warlords, all mounted units have a slightly weaker ability to attack cities: a -10% penalty. (Argument from realism: Horses don’t fight well on city streets.) Fried or someone is this really for all mounted units? Seems to be only for horse archers according to civlopedia although i have had terrible luck attacking with cavalry lately.
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Post by MookieNJ on Aug 5, 2006 3:34:02 GMT -5
Speaking of Horse Archers…Melee and gunpowder units, intended to be the city-taking units, were often being supplanted by cavalry units. Sure, cavalry don’t get City Attack, but the speed of their attack often made them more worthwhile city-takers. As a result, in Warlords, all mounted units have a slightly weaker ability to attack cities: a -10% penalty. (Argument from realism: Horses don’t fight well on city streets.) Fried or someone is this really for all mounted units? Seems to be only for horse archers according to civlopedia although i have had terrible luck attacking with cavalry lately. No, it's only for Horse Archers. All other Mounted units don't get the city attack penalty. (BTW -- check the attack odds next time you're attacking a city with a Cav, the 10% penalty doesn't show up )
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Post by churchill1 on Aug 5, 2006 19:49:38 GMT -5
Yeah NAGN, the guys at Firaxis just bugged up ur game so cavs suck. Seems harsh, but what u gonna do?
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Post by notagoodname on Aug 5, 2006 20:26:52 GMT -5
Ahh you're right, i was just looking through the xml code and i saw
if ( player == notagoodname ) { cavalry = tehSuck; }
That explains everything
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Post by Bantams on Aug 6, 2006 2:44:57 GMT -5
Ahh you're right, i was just looking through the xml code and i saw if ( player == notagoodname ) { cavalry = tehSuck; } That explains everything lol your so funny
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