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View Poll Results: Which Civ do you use the most?
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Americans
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10 |
9.52% |
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Aztecs
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1 |
0.95% |
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Babylonians
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9 |
8.57% |
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Chinese
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6 |
5.71% |
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Egyptians
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14 |
13.33% |
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English
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2 |
1.90% |
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French
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7 |
6.67% |
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Germans
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5 |
4.76% |
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Greeks
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7 |
6.67% |
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Indians
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0% |
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Iroquois
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5 |
4.76% |
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Japanese
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9 |
8.57% |
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Persians
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19 |
18.10% |
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Romans
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8 |
7.62% |
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Russians
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2 |
1.90% |
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Zulu
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1 |
0.95% |
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September 24, 2002, 22:23
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Prince
Local Time: 18:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newcastle, Australia
Posts: 834
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Originally posted by Gangerolf
persia and egypt have got the most votes so far. anyone surprised by that
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Not at all. In fact, I used to play them the most before turning into an agressive warmongering type (I sometimes play as them as a warmonger as well). Their traits and UUs allow for both early warmongering (even without the Militaristic trait, they can be quite powerful in the early game) and early building (especially Egypt who can build temples immediately).
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September 24, 2002, 23:17
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#32
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Emperor
Local Time: 04:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: The warmonger formerly known as rpodos. Gathering Storm!
Posts: 8,907
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Not surprised at all about Egypt and Persia... Japan should be higher, as should China. Why Rome is not better represented (as another early civ) is beyond me.
I'm intrigued that very few people have mastered France (myself included), as the AI seems to do quite well with it. Maybe it's just an aversion to being pink. 
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September 24, 2002, 23:38
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#33
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Emperor
Local Time: 18:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: You can be me when I'm gone
Posts: 3,640
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Romans. Best . . . Empire . . . Ever!
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September 25, 2002, 03:32
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#34
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Settler
Local Time: 18:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: The SS Planetary Party Lounge!
Posts: 27
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Originally posted by LordAzreal
As for the UU, I agree with you there. It appears about 10-30 turns too late for a decent late game Golden age, and can't trigger a golden age without your enemy sending aircraft at you (unless you mod it to have lethal bombardment as I did).
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Both times I've played America I got my Golden Age building Hoover Dam, and they've been among the best timed Golden Ages in all the games I've played.
Back to the original question: I always play Random. I like playing Egyptians best, but I think I've played English the most times.
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September 25, 2002, 04:22
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#35
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Prince
Local Time: 18:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newcastle, Australia
Posts: 834
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Originally posted by Theseus
I'm intrigued that very few people have mastered France (myself included), as the AI seems to do quite well with it. Maybe it's just an aversion to being pink.
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I don't know about that. I mean, I modded the French to blue in my game (as they should be), and I still have trouble with France. This is strange since they were the first civ I ever used (back when I was a peaceful builder type playing on Chieftain).
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Originally posted by The Puny Celt
Both times I've played America I got my Golden Age building Hoover Dam, and they've been among the best timed Golden Ages in all the games I've played.
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Sometimes, the Hoover Dam won't be triggering any golden age. The last time I played that far as the Americans, I didn't get my golden age until my F-15s took out some French bombers. However, by then, I was unstoppable anyway and the GA was useless.
However, I can see how a Hoover Dam induced GA is perfect timing, much like the German Panzer induced golden age.
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September 25, 2002, 04:34
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#36
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Warlord
Local Time: 00:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: California
Posts: 151
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1 vote for random
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September 25, 2002, 05:36
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#37
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Warlord
Local Time: 09:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Aachen, Germany, Old Europe, Axis of Evil
Posts: 182
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Regarding the traits I prefer babs (culture monsters) and egyptians. But I don't like the extremely early UUs.
Best time for me to get a GA is the middle ages.
I like the samurai very much and the Japanese traits are good, too, so I voted for them.
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September 25, 2002, 07:02
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#38
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Chieftain
Local Time: 09:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Zoetermeer
Posts: 96
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Originally posted by nationalist
Does anyone use the Zulus?
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Yes I do. The impi is a nice fast unit. The traits are also useful. But I voted Babs, because of the easy culturebuilding! And the special archer is also handy in the early stage, and they are cheap to build.
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September 25, 2002, 11:10
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Emperor
Local Time: 01:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Henderson, NV USA
Posts: 4,168
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None of the above. I generally use RANDOM.
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September 25, 2002, 15:11
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King
Local Time: 02:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Our house. In the middle of our street.
Posts: 1,495
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I like the Persians and try to use different civs from time to time, but I just keep coming back to the.....
French.
Weird, but fast workers and lower corruption is great, and I know a lot of people don't like 'em, but I love the Musketeers.
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September 25, 2002, 16:08
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Deity
Local Time: 04:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Oviedo, Fl
Posts: 14,103
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Why would a Hoover Dam generated GA be perfect timing? I can see where it would be impressive, but is not the game in the bank at that point? Not over, but no way the AI is going to be able to hold on.
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September 25, 2002, 20:08
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Prince
Local Time: 18:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newcastle, Australia
Posts: 834
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Originally posted by vmxa1
Why would a Hoover Dam generated GA be perfect timing? I can see where it would be impressive, but is not the game in the bank at that point? Not over, but no way the AI is going to be able to hold on.
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But what if going by the normal production rates, there wasn't enough time for conquest, domination or Space Race? A late golden age is perfect for setting the timetable to victory forward quite a bit. While the AI couldn't hold on anyway, being able to crank out tanks twice as fast than normal would mean that the inevitable is hastened. It could mean the difference between a domination victory in 2010, or a Histograph victory in 2050.
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September 26, 2002, 02:05
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Warlord
Local Time: 17:51
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Posts: 110
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Voted Iroquois because I really enjoyed a couple of games with them recently. Generally avoided expansionist before then.
Like to try different civs though.
I think a good poll would be "Civilization you avoid the most" - Mine would be England.
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September 26, 2002, 02:48
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Warlord
Local Time: 00:21
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: California
Posts: 151
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oops wrong thread
Last edited by Minmaster; September 27, 2002 at 08:04.
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