12-07-2005 01:30									#1
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A fluff thread really:

Do you think you'll be capable of winning your first game of Civ4?

And what difficulty do you plan to start on?

	12-07-2005 01:36									#2
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I will start on the standard difficulty level (like Regent in Civ3, no bonuses to either side), and that will probably make me lose because of all the new things in the game .

	12-07-2005 01:37									#3
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I always start on chieftian so I can learn how things work. So, yes, I will win my first game.

	12-07-2005 01:55									#4
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and I will play with reading any rules, civpedia


come on have some fun with it....

go banana !

	12-07-2005 02:14									#5
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I doubt I'll play more than 30-40 turns of my first game. And even that seems a little long to me.

	12-07-2005 02:23									#6
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I usually choose some intermediate level for the first game. It gets played to the end. Usually the end of all AIs...

	12-07-2005 03:32									#7
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I play the first game on chieftain so I can get familiar with the interface and the new features, so chances for winning is high... unless the game ships with a bug that makes chieftain level the hardest level in the game

IIRC this happened in some game a long time ago... what game was that?

	12-07-2005 03:48									#8
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I'll play my first Civ IV game on Monarch level. Since I can beat Civ III on Demigod, I should be able to still win while making mistakes in Civ IV.

	12-07-2005 06:12									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Platypus Rex and I will play with reading any rules, civpedia come on have some fun with it.... go banana !

"have some fun" <-----



I'll start on chieftain. Learn how the new game mechanics works, the basics. The hugest map available, lots of civs... Civpedia, rules, all that new stuff!
Yes, I'm optimistic.
I'll probabily win.

	12-07-2005 15:48									#10
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I'm optimistic too, since I'll start on chieftain as well. It's more relaxing to learn the game that way... read the civilopedia, play around with all the new features

	12-07-2005 18:56									#11
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I will not win my first Civ4 game. I will not lose it either. I will not finish it, plain and simple.

Just like in Civ3, I am planning to start a game on standard difficulty level (whether it's called Prince or Regent or whatever, we'll see), just to tinker around with interface and game options. After I think I got a clue, I will abandon it and start a game at a slight disadvantage (Monarch) and this time stick with it to the end. And yes, I am positive that I will win it.

	12-07-2005 19:16									#12
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I think Soren will have a good laugh when reading this thread.
Or perhaps even an ugly grin.

	12-07-2005 19:31									#13
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Both.

	12-07-2005 19:57									#14
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I'm not that good at playing games but I'm sure I will enjoy my first time playing Civ 4.

	12-07-2005 20:27									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Masuro I'm not that good at playing games but I'm sure I will enjoy my first time playing Civ 4.

Well I cant make a Poll for that. It would look something like

Yes 90%
No 9%
I'm Yin26 1%

	12-07-2005 20:31									#16
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I suppose it's possible to lose. Its just highly unlikely.

	13-07-2005 01:59									#17
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Like Doneagal I always start a new game on lowest difficulty, so I´m pretty sure I´ll win

	13-07-2005 02:01									#18
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I'll start my first game on the second easiest difficulty setting, and I think I'll win. However I'm not sure, if my first Civ3 game (warlord difficulty) is anything to go buy.

	13-07-2005 02:59									#19
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yes, I'll be playing on either the lowest level, or the second lowest level.

	13-07-2005 03:18									#20
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I'll start on a low level to get a feel for all the new stuff in the game. I'll probably win if I get all the way through it. I'll more than likely restart before I get to the industrial age though

	13-07-2005 12:18									#21
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now that I think of it, maybe I'll do something different.

I've always heard advice that it's best to start on diety level and learn from your mistakes, and not get into bad playing styles that you would have on chieftan level. Because I sometimes do develop bad playing styles. Though I won't start on diety. I can't even beat diety in civ2, so there's no way I'll start on that. Perhaps I'll start on a middle level instead of the second to lowest level.

	13-07-2005 12:47									#22
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That's an interesting idea. Perhaps I will try it as well.

	13-07-2005 14:59									#23
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Yeah, Diss might be on to something here. If you get a serious asskicking by the AI you might learn something from it...

	13-07-2005 15:27									#24
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I would start on the above average level like monarch and I think I would win in the end.

You always learn very fast when you get into trouble - that's human nature.

	13-07-2005 16:00									#25
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I would say just the opposite. You could try, as in "if you´re falling off a cliff you might as well try to fly". But eventually, if you´re unprepared you will lose.

	13-07-2005 23:50									#26
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There may be some merit in trying a high level early, but as Zoidberg says, it might just lead to continuous butt-kicking. I'm not sure about you guys, but if I never win a game, I might get a bit frustrated

If you only play one game at a low level, how many bad habits can you really develop and how hard can it really be to break them?

	14-07-2005 05:01									#27
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I'm pessimistic ( spelling ?) by nature so I don't think I'll win if the past is any indicator ( took me a month to win civ2 without cheats and the trird game was a winner in civ3 ). However i fully agree about the bad habits ( in civ2 I made that mistake with cheats ) so I'll start at medium -high level.

Shark Fin 101

	14-07-2005 07:35									#28
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First, being in the 1% group rocks!

If I end up playing Civ 4 at all (Poly will be my guide unless Markos can ship me that game he promised ), I'd play the highest level at which the computer gets no bonuses. It will be a 1v1 on a land map with average resources. If I crush the game, I'll never play it again (unless out of morbid curiosity to dissect the dead). My prediction, however, is that after seeing the computer pull a few new tricks in the early game that makes me *want* to panic at the glorious beating I might be in for, I'll start to pay real attention, survive the initial setbacks, and end up pulling a strong victory. Typical graph we've all seen: slight computer advantage early on. Neck-and-neck for a majority of the graph, then a huge spike at the end for the human player.

From that point forward, it will be the patch and mod watch.

	14-07-2005 07:42									#29
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I never 'win' because i play just for the joy of rulling a nation, and when i get bored because the lags, i quit.

So bananas always win.

	14-07-2005 10:17									#30
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I've always started with a 'Chieftain' game in every version of Civ I've played (which is all of 'em ). So, I plan on winning!

I start with Chieftain, play Warlord for the second and third games, and move up level-by-level from there.