Oh yes, they WILL be mine.....

Technoron · February 26, 2002, 21:29

Hi. I'm a Wonder whore. It's been five minutes since I built my last Wonder.

I can't explain it, but I have this DEEP, BURNING NEED to build the Wonders. All of them. Even the ones that don't mean anything. Like the Lighthouse on a huge pangea. Or the Library, right before I score education.

And God help any civ that builds one of MY Wonders. That civ will be IMMEDIATELY and FEROCIOUSLY exterminated! Even if they're twice as big as me!

Will I be ok? Should I seek help?

N. Machiavelli · February 26, 2002, 21:31

Join the club. I'm treasurer!

Terser · February 26, 2002, 21:49

Do you even build "Longevity"?

If so...you do have a problem...and that is truly, truly sad.

N. Machiavelli · February 26, 2002, 21:53

I do, but I also have it tweeked so that citizens only consume 1 food. So the worst that can happen is that a city starves itself down by 1 pop. Even that has a 50/50 shot of occuring.

Thrawn05 · February 26, 2002, 22:45

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Originally posted by Technoron
Hi. I'm a Wonder whore. It's been five minutes since I built my last Wonder.

I can't explain it, but I have this DEEP, BURNING NEED to build the Wonders. All of them. Even the ones that don't mean anything. Like the Lighthouse on a huge pangea. Or the Library, right before I score education.

And God help any civ that builds one of MY Wonders. That civ will be IMMEDIATELY and FEROCIOUSLY exterminated! Even if they're twice as big as me!

Will I be ok? Should I seek help?

My God! I'm multiplying!

If you think THATS BAD, I built GL AFTER education!

Dis · February 26, 2002, 23:03

I did that in civ2, but I gave up on such silly things in civ3.

MOHonor · February 26, 2002, 23:23

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Originally posted by Dissident
I did that in civ2, but I gave up on such silly things in civ3.

And the award for "Hair Brained Half-Assed Failed Attempts at Threadjacking" goes to...

Dis · February 26, 2002, 23:24

I was talking about the subject at hand in case it isn't obvious.

Or is it because I named the infamous civ2? I only used it in context with how I play civ3. get it?

Worthingtons · February 27, 2002, 02:09

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Originally posted by MONobody

And the award for "Hair Brained Half-Assed Failed Attempts at Threadjacking" goes to...

What is your problem?? dissident is a fine guy who makes good contributions here, he was simply saying that he does not pursue pointless aims such as building the GL after Education, which is a fair enough Comment.

star mouse · February 27, 2002, 02:25

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Originally posted by Technoron
I can't explain it, but I have this DEEP, BURNING NEED to build the Wonders. All of them. Even the ones that don't mean anything.

I guess the term for this is "wonderlust".

Dis · February 27, 2002, 03:23

I just realized it's his "thing"

no big deal

actually I would go after obsolete wonders if I had a chance to get them

. But the constraints of this game are too much. I could take them all over, but that can be a pain. So I don't bother.

notyoueither · February 27, 2002, 04:53

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Originally posted by Rothy
What is your problem?? dissident is a fine guy who makes good contributions here, he was simply saying that he does not pursue pointless aims such as building the GL after Education, which is a fair enough Comment.

I believe that MOHonor has made his own contributions, especially back in the bad old days of the flame fests and whine-a-thons (not so long ago).

*What I believe*. Look it up. One of the best threads I have seen on this board. Of course you have to consider the context of all the other threads going off (literally, as in BOOM) around it.

Salve

Arrian · February 27, 2002, 13:41

Great term, that. And it applies to me. Not quite to the extent of building the Great Lighthouse on a pangea, but I too really, really, really, want to build Wonders. At least the ones I consider important. These are:

Great Library
Sistine
Sun Tzu
Copernicus
Bach
Newton

All industrial/modern wonders, except of course Longevity.

I play on Monarch. Especially with 1.17f, building all of the wonders just ain't gonna happen. With 1.16 I used to be able to nail every wonder from the middle ages onward, if I had a really good game going. With 1.17, I've had to sacrifice some of the M.A. wonders.

In the game I've got going now, I'm HIGHLY annoyed that the AI beat me to Univ. Suffrage. I was distracted by that Cavalry and riflemen sent by that Mother@#$*r Shaka, while Joan of Arc built it. I'm slugging it out, because otherwise I'm doing quite well, and it's a bit late in the game to quit.

-Arrian

Willem · February 27, 2002, 13:49

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Originally posted by Rothy

What is your problem?? dissident is a fine guy who makes good contributions here, he was simply saying that he does not pursue pointless aims such as building the GL after Education, which is a fair enough Comment.

It's not really pointless really. It still gives a lot of culture. I haven't compared the numbers, but I suspect it's probably the highest in the game.

Arrian · February 27, 2002, 14:04

The GL gives 6 culture. That's great, but the best is Shakespear - 8 per turn. I think the Sistine gives 6 as well, and maybe Bach.

-Arrian