I'm so disappointed in myself.

[Little Raven]

I'm almost 29 years old. I am happily married, and have been for seven years. I have two wonderful children. I command the respect of my peers at work and still keep in touch with my college buddies. I have beaten Civ on Diety. I have written programs to calculate ideal trade routes in Escape Velocity. I have been fascinated by a Hong Kong bartender who philosophized on the ramifications of human government, and I never bought Diakatana.

I am, by most any yardstick, a mature gamer.

And yet I still get a kick out of the Time Bitch in Warrior Within.

[Darkfyre]

And who said you couldn't stay young at heart?

Cheers,

Darkfyre

[Austin]

I have beaten Civ on Diety.

Lies! Filthy Dirty lies!

Or



You talking Civ 3?

[Little Raven]

You talking Civ 3?

Civ III. I've never beaten 'Sid,' though, which is now the hardest difficulty level on Civ III.

To be honest, I'd much rather play at Monarch. I can win at Diety, but in order to do so, I have to start treating the game as a giant math problem rather than a game, and that really, really takes away from the fun. I only beat it on Diety once to show myself that I could.

[The Mad Hatter]

You talking Civ 3?

Civ III. I've never beaten 'Sid,' though, which is now the hardest difficulty level on Civ III.

To be honest, I'd much rather play at Monarch. I can win at Diety, but in order to do so, I have to start treating the game as a giant math problem rather than a game, and that really, really takes away from the fun. I only beat it on Diety once to show myself that I could.

I can only win occasionally at Regent, and that's with thousands of hours of experience with Civ 1 and 2.

[Little Raven]

I can only win occasionally at Regent, and that's with thousands of hours of experience with Civ 1 and 2.

Believe me, Hatter, you're plenty smart enough to take Diety if you want. All it takes is a dozen or so hours spent reading forums over at Apolyton or CivFanatics, a pocket calculator, and the patience to review each and every unit and city each and every turn in order to make sure you're maximizing its potential at any given moment.

I found this to be about as much fun as pounding my head against a brick wall. Some people must enjoy it, though. There are plenty of people who have beaten Sid. I am not among them, and I have no plans to try and change that.

Stick to Regent, if that's where you enjoy the game.

[Grifman]

I can only win occasionally at Regent, and that's with thousands of hours of experience with Civ 1 and 2.

Believe me, Hatter, you're plenty smart enough to take Diety if you want. All it takes is a dozen or so hours spent reading forums over at Apolyton or CivFanatics, a pocket calculator, and the patience to review each and every unit and city each and every turn in order to make sure you're maximizing its potential at any given moment.

I found this to be about as much fun as pounding my head against a brick wall. Some people must enjoy it, though. There are plenty of people who have beaten Sid. I am not among them, and I have no plans to try and change that.

Stick to Regent, if that's where you enjoy the game.

Yeah, you know, that's the philosophy I take. Sure at higher levels I could treat each turn as my last, analyze every city/unit, run a decision tree 10 turns out for each move, etc. but it's just not fun. I prefer to play at a level high enough to be a challenge, but not one so high that it just isn't fun. Glad to see I'm not the only one with this attitude.

[Grifman]

I have been fascinated by a Hong Kong bartender who philosophized on the ramifications of human government

Hehehe, I recognize that one