(May 5th, 2013, 14:09)NobleHelium Wrote: The PB4 ban list is not really balanced.
Why not? It seemed to make for a pretty balanced power level which would have been better if some of the players hadn't made atrocious picks like the Netherlands as pick 1.
While I agree that selected random pairings are probably the most balanced, they are also rather boring. I want to fully customize the civ/leader I play so it can work the best with my skill set. If somebody isn't that good at using the spiritual trait, then in a snake they can simply not pick a spiritual leader. But if they get randomly assigned a spiritual leader, then they are screwed. I just think snake is the fairest, yet most fun way of selecting pairings.