Gathering Storm - Page 6

ThePlagueRat · November 20, 2002, 16:36

Can I give you a cozy advice? Be the cozy Persians!
Then all the teams will just be cozy mediterrenian civs, right?
(Spain, Cartage, Greece, Persia, and one more I dunno)

Uh, but you find out in private ok...

asleepathewheel · November 20, 2002, 17:12

I agree with Korea, that would roxorrz

Randolph · November 20, 2002, 17:59

Inverse Icarus · November 20, 2002, 19:44

Quote:

Originally posted by asleepathewheel
I agree with Korea, that would roxorrz

r0x0rz?

asleepathewheel · November 20, 2002, 19:47

Quote:

Originally posted by UberKruX

r0x0rz?

I am such a poseur.

The truth has come out!

asleepathewheel · November 20, 2002, 19:48

Oh that's your website. If I had known I was giving you a semi-plug, I would have used a different term (and probably misspelled that as well

)

Zero · November 20, 2002, 22:58

havent decided on civ yet?

notyoueither · November 20, 2002, 23:41

We are waiting for the results of a pre-game PBEM game. Whichever civ wins that game is the civ we will pick.

Korea is winning.

FrustratedPoet · November 21, 2002, 03:38

Quote:

Originally posted by notyoueither
We are waiting for the results of a pre-game PBEM game. Whichever civ wins that game is the civ we will pick.

Korea is winning.

I think England are gonna just sneak it out in the end.

Or maybe Russia.

Harovan · November 21, 2002, 03:47

Vikings!!

Or Germany.

FrustratedPoet · November 21, 2002, 03:49

We're playing a 16-Civ PBEM on a huge map. (15 GS members and an AI playing as Korea. The AI is kicking our ass.)

We won't pick our Civ until it's over and we have a winner.

You guys are just gonna have to wait.

Arnelos · November 21, 2002, 03:53

Vikings are cool, but their UU is quite pricey (though it's powerful enough to deserve the extra expense).

As for other civs... you guys apparently REALLY like the scientific trait... interesting

Here's an interesting thing to note about favorite civ traits:

Legoland: Industrious
Gathering Storm: Scientific, apparently
Glory of War: Militaristic
Roleplay: Commercial
Lux Invicta: well, they picked out the Ottomans as their civ almost as soon as they formed... but that probably had more to do with the UU

This is rather interesting.

notyoueither · November 21, 2002, 03:54

Very.

Arnelos · November 21, 2002, 03:55

Quote:

Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
We're playing a 16-Civ PBEM on a huge map. (15 GS members and an AI playing as Korea. The AI is kicking our ass.)

We won't pick our Civ until it's over and we have a winner.

You guys are just gonna have to wait.

[pretending to be gullible]

Maybe I missed a patch or something, but I was under the impression that you could ONLY have 8 players, AI or human, in ANY game... how do you guys have 16???

[/pretending to be gullible]

notyoueither · November 21, 2002, 04:11

Secret project.

notyoueither · November 21, 2002, 04:12

Excuse me, I'll have to kill FP now.

Really. We are only playing 8. 8. That's all there are. 8.

Harovan · November 21, 2002, 05:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Arnelos
As for other civs... you guys apparently REALLY like the scientific trait... interesting

What's wrong with scientific? Spearmen from the start and 1 tech away from swords could be a very powerful asset in MP. Plus, with reduced tech trading the bonus techs are very welcome. As for the civ choice, we should indeed do this private. Let's stop all these nitpicking arguments and spam fights there and discuss stuff that really matters. We are a team, are we?

But hey... the leader of the Vikings looks really scary

.

Arnelos · November 21, 2002, 05:56

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Ralph

What's wrong with scientific? Spearmen from the start and 1 tech away from swords could be a very powerful asset in MP. Plus, with reduced tech trading the bonus techs are very welcome. As for the civ choice, we should indeed do this private. Let's stop all these nitpicking arguments and spam fights there and discuss stuff that really matters. We are a team, are we?

But hey... the leader of the Vikings looks really scary

.

I have no problem with the scientific trait... it's one of my favorites (commericial is my favorite, but I like to take either scientific or religious with it).

I'm just noting that your team seems to have prioritized the scientific trait, while other teams have prioritized different traits. That's not to say that any team considers other traits necessarily less important or that the one trait is ESSENTIAL or anything, just that all or almost all of the civs they're looking at have that one trait... an interesting trend.

What's even more interesting is that each team has prioritized a different trait... I honestly didn't expect that. I had figured that everyone would likely think that one trait (likely Industrious) or perhaps 2 were far and above the best traits.

Meshelic · November 21, 2002, 07:14

This information surprises me as well. Considering most here are either from the C3DG or the PBEM threads, there is much more variety here than I originally thought there would be....

FrustratedPoet · November 21, 2002, 14:13

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Originally posted by notyoueither
Excuse me, I'll have to kill FP now.

Tigers are an endangered species so it would be a shame for you to end up as my rather attractive new rug.

If we're not Korea or Russia I'll throw my rattle out the pram.

Randolph · November 21, 2002, 14:24

I’m Egypt in the game, and I'm going to win... I don't care if I only have 4 cities. We will therefore be playing Egypt.

We really should have set the AI on Chieftain not Warlord... Particularly with them playing Korea, it's just too much. We never even stood a chance.

alva · November 21, 2002, 14:45

Am' I missing something here???

FrustratedPoet · November 21, 2002, 14:48

I think we're missing a punchline.

Randolph · November 21, 2002, 14:52

Something's missing.....

Inverse Icarus · November 21, 2002, 14:55

YOUR MAMA'S MISSING!

sorry, i just realized the basic rule of trash talking was absent from this thread.

carry on.

ThePlagueRat · November 21, 2002, 17:10

Interresting, Sir Ralph wants to become a Viking.

Vikings are militaristic in civ3 right?

I've heard so much false-info about my ancestors not being
civilized. This is completely wrong. Ok, they did alot killing.
Their bloodstained behaviour overseas could have looked a bit like that of Japan. But that was the kick they got overseas.

The Viking civilization had a suprisingly advanced culture at home.
It was never to become an empire with fortified borders and intricate foreign policy. There were some small kings or Jarls, ruling different regions, showing eachother muscles while preparing their mutual Longboat-navy and their mutual defense. Later, three countries were forged, and became Empire-like civs in the middle ages... Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
But there is no such thing as a "Viking Empire"

Vikings had developed polytheism, alphabet, navigation, etc. on their own. The ancient cultural traditions are still kept alive in some parts of Norway. - Such as blooding where they drink blood of animals, in a ritual. (bloting)
An such as my own firstname, after the Viking-God Thor.

(btw: this was real, not roleplay)

nbarclay · November 21, 2002, 17:38

I know the team is basically closed, but Alexman sent me an invite a while back and I've finally decided to take him up on it if you can make room.

Nathan

notyoueither · November 21, 2002, 18:19

Am taking your request up with the team, nbarclay. Closed would not be exactly the right term. Restricted would be better.

We have decided to put a limit on membership and to consider each person asking to join in turn. We will let you know ASAP, but it takes a couple of days.

FrustratedPoet · November 21, 2002, 18:39

Quote:

Originally posted by ThePlagueRat
(btw: this was real, not roleplay)

Thank you. I'm sure all of that is correct, and it's quite interesting, but why post it? Were any of us saying that the Vikings were bloodthirsty and uncivilised?

Why get defensive when you're not being attacked?

ThePlagueRat · November 21, 2002, 19:13

Yeah FP, you are probably right... I just got carried away.

Good thing you believe I'm right too!