1BC Civ Forums Home    Search    Members    FAQ   Links Welcome Guest ( Login | Register )       Recent Posts    Popular Topics Home » Civilization IV Discussion » CivIV GOTM: BTS Game in Progress » Ode to the GOTM 29 posts, Page 1 of 3 123»»» Ode to the GOTM Rate Topic Display Mode Topic Options Author Message Konrad von Richtmark 11/8/2007 11:50 AM Impeached by a patch Last Seen: 8/16/2008 9:25 AM Posts: 1,823 Visits: 3,460 I love the GOTMs so much Before signing up, I was in something of a difficulty level trap. I had mastered Monarch to the extent where I won almost every game, but was getting repeatedly pummeled on Emperor to the extent where the game just weighed down on me. I even got so tired of being pummelled that I had to put Civ4 on the shelf for a while and check out Halo for some variety There's no question whether I'm able to win a Prince level game, but it doesn't matter, since I'm competing against humans. Now, even when a game has come to the point where there's no question of whether I will win, it doesn't devolve into a tiresome slugging match of how-many-enemies-will-I-still-have-to-conquer, but into a frantic race to win as quickly as possible, knowing that each turn counts. Now, if you excuse me, I have a Viking Empire to lead to world conquest -- Scipio Africanus 11/8/2007 10:49 PM Grognard fantôme Last Seen: Yesterday @ 9:44 PM Posts: 6,934 Visits: 9,339 Don't you have some physics homework you need to be doing!? -- "'The front' is wherever you stop running away. Get used to it. This is what modern warfare looks like." K T Cat Konrad von Richtmark 11/9/2007 1:42 PM Impeached by a patch Last Seen: 8/16/2008 9:25 AM Posts: 1,823 Visits: 3,460 Yeah, but it's not like it gets in the way. I play a standard-speed game in 7-8 hours, and GOTMs happen only once a month. -- Nuclearcow 11/9/2007 4:35 PM Udderly ridiculous Last Seen: Today @ 9:29 AM Posts: 3,275 Visits: 3,535 I agree completely.  Work has gotten in the way of me doing a lot of this one yet (In the 1500s, maybe?), but I went to war in this one much earlier than I ever would normally JUST because I know I need to win quicker than normal if I'm to reclaim my rightful title of GOTM winner.    Its fun, huh? -- -"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." -"If a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live." -“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” -“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness, in a descending spiral of destruction. The chain reaction of evil must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." (all 4 above by Dr. Martin L. King Jr.) Zigeuner 11/9/2007 6:50 PM General Last Seen: 8/27/2008 11:52 PM Posts: 3,774 Visits: 5,091 Sounds like you're just playing way below your comfort level. Wouldn't it be more exciting to have GOTMs on emperor when it would be a question of CAN you win, not how fast can you win? Leave prince to others who still find it a challenge... -- Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. Nuclearcow 11/9/2007 8:53 PM Udderly ridiculous Last Seen: Today @ 9:29 AM Posts: 3,275 Visits: 3,535 It would be fun to play the next one at Emperor level.  There are some on occassion who do lose, so it wouldn't be very fun for them if they ALL were on Monarch difficulty, but for some of us, it might be fun now and then. -- -"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." -"If a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live." -“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” -“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness, in a descending spiral of destruction. The chain reaction of evil must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." (all 4 above by Dr. Martin L. King Jr.) Zigeuner 11/10/2007 1:33 AM General Last Seen: 8/27/2008 11:52 PM Posts: 3,774 Visits: 5,091 Just to spur you guys on, I finished this one in 1830AD, with just over 47,000 points. You're gonna need those fast ships now, mates. -- Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. Scipio Africanus 11/11/2007 12:27 AM Grognard fantôme Last Seen: Yesterday @ 9:44 PM Posts: 6,934 Visits: 9,339 I don't understand why you guys are so motivated to get so good at these games so fast. Seems like a damn waste of good game dollars investment to me -- "'The front' is wherever you stop running away. Get used to it. This is what modern warfare looks like." K T Cat Nuclearcow 11/11/2007 8:43 PM Udderly ridiculous Last Seen: Today @ 9:29 AM Posts: 3,275 Visits: 3,535 Yes, Zig. Wouldn't it be more fun if you sucked? -- -"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." -"If a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live." -“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” -“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness, in a descending spiral of destruction. The chain reaction of evil must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." (all 4 above by Dr. Martin L. King Jr.) Zigeuner 11/12/2007 11:43 AM General Last Seen: 8/27/2008 11:52 PM Posts: 3,774 Visits: 5,091 Heh, if I sucked I would just blame it on the lacking realism of certain game mechanics, and read Pravda online instead of a strategy article or two... -- Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. « Prev Topic | Next Topic »