Reversed Apolyton cliché s

Optimizer · February 10, 2002, 13:26

"After all, Civ 3 is merely a wargame."

"This is a simulation, not a game!"

"I want fascism in Civ 3 because I think it is cool."

"Yes, I am a fascist."

"If you want irrealism, play two turns within a minute."

"You guys at Firaxis shouldn't bother to read this."

Contributions, please!

SanPellegrino · February 10, 2002, 13:29

I don't know what you're talking about but the translation of your quote is:

Fuhrleute, die vor einem Schokoladenladen Laden laden, laden Mädchen ein zum Tanz.

Where do you found that?

H Tower · February 10, 2002, 17:58

What are you talking about?

Ironikinit · February 10, 2002, 18:50

"I'm happy to wait for the patch."

"I was going to call it a bug, but then I actually thought for a minute."

"It's a bit dim of me to claim the right to free speech when somebody else is paying to let me have my say, isn't it."

"I went into the editor and jacked up corruption 50%."

"I get all of Ironikinit's jokes and find them amusing."

"Boy, I sure miss Libertarian."

"The AI lost a tank when attacking my spearman! FIX IT RIGHT NOW!"

"I win most of the time, yet I'm only of average intelligence. Obviously, the game favors the human player."

MOHonor · February 10, 2002, 20:37

Oh I get it.

Like yin26 doesn't at all care what a bunch of complete strangers on the other side of the planet think about him.

Or jimmytrick rarely does massive amounts of drugs before posting one of his psychotic Civilization III poems.

Maybe even I'm really bummed out that a one week ban got rid of libertarian forever.

I think it would be an awful idea to just try test banning charles and yin26 and the rest of the desperate PR-lapping hungry just to see if it takes for them!

Dienstag · February 11, 2002, 03:46

"Needs more pollution."

"I don't think I could ever get tired of moving hundreds of individual units around. Wish there were more."

"It's nice to have free time between turns, so I can do things like count solar eclipses."

"No ship has ever been sunk by an aircraft and it would be folly to think otherwise."

"I find the AI to be eerily human-like in its cunning and flexibilty."

"Good thing I don't work for Firaxis. Any real influence on my part on the design of CivIII it would make it inevitably worse."

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(slightly off-topic list of CivIII in-game anti-clichés)

"Sir, we have far too many cities."

"We must lower our research budget, so that we may squander our slight lead in tech!"

"The Romans have completed the Hanging Gardens three turns before we would have. Shall I submit my resignation for wasting so many shields?"

"We, the people, are exceedingly happy that our armies continue to successfully defend our cherished democracy in our century-long war against those hated communist aggressors."

"Yes, trading one of your luxuries for one of mine seems an unquestionably fair bargain. I was about to suggest the same thing myself."

DrFell · February 11, 2002, 05:58

Quote:

Originally posted by MOHonor
Or jimmytrick rarely does massive amounts of drugs before posting one of his psychotic Civilization III poems.

Libertarian · February 12, 2002, 07:42

Quote:

Things you never see

"Boy, I sure miss Libertarian."

BZZZZZZZT. You lose.

Quote:

My post is aimed at steering this away from the ad hominem stuff (except to say that Libertarian was one of the greatest posters ever to grace these pages, and I miss him), and even away from stepping into the mindset of Firaxian readers.

Ironik, init?

Grumbold · February 12, 2002, 07:46

Quote:

Originally posted by MOHonor
Maybe even I'm really bummed out that a one week ban got rid of libertarian forever.

wishful thinking?

Libertarian · February 12, 2002, 07:48

Oh, don't give up hope. Even now, I can feel the eerie trail of the sniper's scope.

steelehc · February 12, 2002, 07:48

"Wow, this game is far too realistic."

"I love Firaxis."

"Sir, the friendly and peace-loving Romans would never dream of attacking us!"

"Sir, the friendly and peace-loving Romans attacked us!"

I'm not very creative at 2:40AM.

Steele

Grumbold · February 12, 2002, 08:04

Quote:

Originally posted by Libertarian
Oh, don't give up hope. Even now, I can feel the eerie trail of the sniper's scope.

You've made some enemies on this forum but I don't think any would go so far as to put a hit out on you even if they could afford it

Being lured away because playing other games is a better use of your time than posting here I can quite understand. Many other games and forums are getting more of my time these days too. There is little if anything more to say before patch 2 actually appears and can be assessed.

DrFell · February 12, 2002, 08:06

"Civ3 is a really great game"

Ironikinit · February 12, 2002, 08:10

"It would suck and not make sense if people who don't like Civ 3 went away and left the fan forums to people who do."

Skanky Burns · February 12, 2002, 08:10

"Sir, I just dont think we should build aqueducts in any of our new cities. I refuse to continuously suggest it."

"Sir, our spies report that the enemy has completely upgraded their entire army - no warriors, no spearmen, not even any ironclads in their navy."

(WB Lib

)

Skanky Burns · February 12, 2002, 08:17

"Sir, we have enough luxuries. Dont bother aquiring any more luxuries, everyone is happy enough."

But it is realistic for armies to take centuries to move a few kilometers!!

Dont worry, you can trust the English. They never backstab anybody.

Sid put more effort into Civ 3 than SimGolf

Libertarian · February 12, 2002, 08:17

Thanks, Skanky. In the spirit of the thread, I'll offer a couple or three:

"What a great interface!"

"Moving these workers is fun!"

"Just one more turn."

klesh · February 12, 2002, 11:29

Boy, this ability to make scenarios is great!

-FMK.

Harovan · February 12, 2002, 11:39

"Who of you guys is up for a nice MP challenge next weekend?"

Immortal Wombat · February 12, 2002, 11:46

I can see a long and happy future for Civ3 scenario-makers and players alike.

DrFell · February 12, 2002, 11:48

"Civ3 is going to have me glued to the screen for months to come"

"Once again, another great title from Firaxis"

ACooper · February 12, 2002, 11:59

"Yin and Lib are unquestioned experts with vast amounts of knowledge from thousands of hours playing the game."

"****gy was the most offensive name yet for any poster. The poster child of negative unhelpful posters."

"Wow! Can't wait to read the last 10 posts from Charles!"

SanPellegrino · February 12, 2002, 13:42

very good stuff

"next patch will fix all things we complain about"

ACooper · February 12, 2002, 13:52

"I wish Enconium posted more"

"The 'Poly server has been up 375 days straight"

"We have reversersed our stance on group movement"

"I going back to play CTP"

"I'm hanging around just to help make a better game"

"Criticism is the only way to improve the game"

"I've had it I'm leaving"

"I've had it I'm leaving again"

"I've had it I'm leaving again"

"I've had it I'm leaving again"

Immortal Wombat · February 12, 2002, 15:23

Quote:

Originally posted by ACooper
"I going back to play CTP"

Hey, reverse cliches, not increasingly popular sayings.

(at least 10 in case you ask)

Pyrodrew · February 12, 2002, 15:32

"Wow! Have you seen how spectacular those Earth maps are that Firaxis made? They're perfect."

"Why is there an option for starting positions in the editor? Who would ever use that???"

"The Limited Edition is worth FAR more than what I paid for it!"

"I love the tech tree poster that came with the game."

"Why does Firaxis keep asking for our ideas on how to improve the game?! I'm tired of their surveys & polls too."

"Everything in the manual is very helpful, except for those tables at the end."

"Of all the strategies listed in the strategy guide, which do you think is the best?"

"Multiplayer will be included in the next patch, Firaxis wouldn't make us pay for that seperate... it's Firaxis."

"I'm so glad I had the chance to pay to be a Civ3 beta tester."

"Although the Ancient Age & Midevil Age are not too interesting it is WELL worth the time to play through those ages because of how exciting the Modern Age is! So many surprises and challenging foes."

"I did try to offer the "Furious" AI some mere Ivory to let me finish my spaceship in peace... hehe... of course it didn't work."

"You know it's not the game that's bad... it's me... I suck. Rather than post a 12 paragraph whine, I would like to ask for some suggestions."

takamine · February 12, 2002, 15:51

"Now that I have multiple armies, the AI is going down"

"Now that I can remove my swordsmen out of my army in 1995 and put marines in their place, the AI will learn fear"

"The Zulus don't fear our archer, sir"

"Now that I can put 4 units into my army instead of 3, the AI doesn't stand a chance"

"Oh now I get it --- the September 11th bombing of the Pentagon means that each US army has been reduced in size by 1/4 --- that must be why they are so upset and working to quickly rebuild it!"

Alex · February 12, 2002, 16:13

"These forums are so positive and constructive!"...

Skanky Burns · February 13, 2002, 06:49

"Yin, sometimes you are just too damn optimistic"

"These nukes are too cheap for how powerful they are."

"Why can't the AI just build more railways??"

steelehc · February 13, 2002, 07:00

"We sure as hell don't need any spies, we can see the enemy troops just fine."

"We have enough troops already; don't boither building any more."

"One more turn? ****. I'll play all week."

Steele