[SPOILERS] Team Orgynized: Parkin/Arki/Magno embark on a kinky adventure

[Lord Parkin]

I don't remember the exact year, but I think that I started playing civ4:col when I was 9. I later picked up the original civ4 and failed horribly at it due to trying to play it as if it was colonisation. After arriving at this site via sullla (when I was about 12), I picked up BTS and played a few more games, but decided that I was hopeless and went back to other games. So yes, I have been playing for a while, but not recently.

/Dr. Nomadic

Neat. Before I got into the Civ series I mainly played games like Red Alert and Age of Empires. For the first few years I only played Civ single player on Chieftain - was only later in my teenage years that I started playing multiplayer and moving up the difficulties.

Ever had any personal experience with Civ4 multiplayer? I see you've been following the ISDG in recent months. Not sure if you're kidding about signing off as Dr. Nomadic... would be kind of amusing if you were genuinely him a few years back.

[WilliamLP]

I kind of wondered about the personality of someone who chooses the forum name "Dick" (assuming his name isn't Richard).

Assume he's going to be really good at C&D, and build a lot of spies?

[Arkipeller]

But we are against revealing starting positions, right? I don't want it at least

[Lord Parkin]

Assume he's going to be really good at C&D, and build a lot of spies?

Heh, maybe. If he's playing with 2metra I'd definitely expect Spies.

But we are against revealing starting positions, right? I don't want it at least

Yeah, I have no particular desire to see the start ahead of the game - I think it's more fun that way. It just seems a bit lame to me be able to find out ahead of time that (for example) you have a Deer-Pig capital and then change your pick to a Hunting civ, or a Cow-Fur-Fish capital and pick up Fishing as well. It just doesn't seem natural to me... in none of the games I played prior to RB did you get that option of advanced knowledge.

Sure, we'll make the most of it if we get the chance, but I'd much rather we all went in equally blind to our starting locations.

[Qgqqqqq]

Which just means some people will get lucky and get a random advantage if, say, its a two lake fish start.
And what would you be changing anyway? Civs are pretty much chosen on techs first and foremost, so seeing in advance just helps that decision to be more accurate.

Sure, we'll make the most of it if we get the chance, but I'd much rather we all went in equally blind to our starting locations.

You will - you'll either all know, or all not know, and either way it'll be equal

[Dp101]

I don't remember the exact year, but I think that I started playing civ4:col when I was 9. I later picked up the original civ4 and failed horribly at it due to trying to play it as if it was colonisation. After arriving at this site via sullla (when I was about 12), I picked up BTS and played a few more games, but decided that I was hopeless and went back to other games. So yes, I have been playing for a while, but not recently.

/Dr. Nomadic

Neat. Before I got into the Civ series I mainly played games like Red Alert and Age of Empires. For the first few years I only played Civ single player on Chieftain - was only later in my teenage years that I started playing multiplayer and moving up the difficulties.

Ever had any personal experience with Civ4 multiplayer? I see you've been following the ISDG in recent months. Not sure if you're kidding about signing off as Dr. Nomadic... would be kind of amusing if you were genuinely him a few years back.

Ha, the "/Dr. Nomadic" was a reference to the fact that I was making a long and off-topic post similar to the ones that he wrote in sullla's pitboss 2 thread, not a reference to a secret identity. I have never tried civ4 multiplayer before, though I might manage to convince my best friend to play against me: I am a terrible player but he is worse.

[WilliamLP]

Damn, Dr. Nomadic being 10 years old would have explained a lot!

[Oxyphenbutazone]

I'm not proud that I remembered this, but he was close:

http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/showthrea...2#pid27462

[Dp101]

Damn, Dr. Nomadic being 10 years old would have explained a lot!

I have met 10 year olds more mature then Dr. Nomadic. Of cause, I would probably have done the same thing if I had joined as a 10 year old, but luckily I had the self-control to spare you the Sullla-worship that was developing in my brain.

I'm not proud that I remembered this, but he was close:

http://realmsbeyond.net/forums/showthrea...2#pid27462

Oh wow, that explains everything!

Now, back on topic: I will be ded-lurking this thread, and rooting for you guys the whole time. Unfortunately I will probably not be able to offer more then the advice of a 14 year old who hasn't played civ for months, which you probably should ignore.

[WilliamLP]

With this lineup, and a Dr. Nomadic impersonator on board, I think the other teams should just concede right now.