05-10-2001 06:04									#1
	Its going to be a lonely experience playing civ III all alone Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I haven't single played a civ game for over 3 years. Once you get the mulitplayer bug, SP seems rather dull.

I'll miss the banter on icq, the arguments, Mp is like a good game of cards if you have a steady group of friends to play with. The standard of play is much much higher because any human should be able to outplay the AI.

I suppose the Multiplayers will be comparing notes on games but that will be weird.

Its like they are destroying civ playing internet communities

	05-10-2001 06:08									#2
	darn horse Get a bigger avatar today!

now you've gotten me all depressed

	05-10-2001 06:10									#3
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Talk to the leader heads

	05-10-2001 06:11									#5
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AH, use that loneliness to good effect to learn the game. You don't want to learn the game while you are playing MP, do you?
Wouldn't want everyone else in the game getting upset that you don't know how it works, now would we....

	05-10-2001 06:13									#6
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stop working on sim golf and finish civ3's multiplayer.

	05-10-2001 06:16									#7
	Actually the social side of the game was most important to me Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Sure, you could be slut and go to Gamezone for a 'quickie', but I preferred to play with a regular group of friends.

I'll miss stuff like the time Hydey started the game in the arctic skirt and we wouldn't restart until he'd gone right around the world and found no land

"Be a man, Hydey - play the hand your dealt"

	05-10-2001 06:20									#8
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quote: Originally posted by UberKruX stop working on sim golf and finish civ3's multiplayer.

Heh, someone should have told Firaxis that 9 months ago. The announcement that SimGolf would be delayed was about 6 months too late.

	05-10-2001 06:20									#9
	Re: Its going to be a lonely experience playing civ III all alone Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse Once you get the mulitplayer bug, SP seems rather dull.

Get your tubes snipped and spend more multiplayer time with the mare.

	05-10-2001 06:23									#10
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Yeah Horsie!

Spot on, no MP, and in depth scenario creation is looking rough. Hopefully the new additions will give me a month worth of enjoyable play.

	05-10-2001 06:27									#11
	Single player is the PC game equivalent of masturbation Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

Its so anti-social

	05-10-2001 06:32									#12
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Don't be so sad everybody! The AI is supposed to be a lot better. They got Soren Johnson, Governors, and no cheating (which suggest the computer doesn't need to cheat).

SP games will be more challenging than they used to be. Don't give up hope yet.

And besides, what's wrong with masturbation?

And MP takes too long...

	05-10-2001 06:35									#13
	Well masturbation is okay I guess but Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote: Originally posted by Lorizael The AI is supposed to be a lot better.

Ho ho ho!

quote: And MP takes too long...

Not if you play with good reliable players and play the game in nightly sessions of say 2-3 hours. Its very convivial.

	05-10-2001 06:43									#14
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no sexy foreign advisor...
sniff... sob...

	05-10-2001 06:46									#15
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Agreed about taking too long, I mainly enjoyed 1 on 1 duels on small maps. TBS really needs to improve it's MP, but I have no Idea how. MP Scenario's for example help alot.

	05-10-2001 06:53									#16
	Re: Well masturbation is okay I guess but Increase Your PM Length

quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse Ho ho ho! Not if you play with good reliable players and play the game in nightly sessions of say 2-3 hours. Its very convivial.

Woohoo!!!! I got a response from a Deity. Thanks AH.
(That's really the only reason I posted)

MP can be fun but I prefer SP. But even that's not the point.

Do we know for sure that MP will not be included? Has Firaxis said anything official? (I don't know I'm asking...) Or have they just been evasive so far?

And in the end SP is the core of the game. I'm sure that most people will buy it even w/o MP. Afterall, Firaxis is a business. I'm sure they know what they'll be losing.

Edit: And how is your registration date 1969?????

	05-10-2001 07:18									#17
	Re: Re: Well masturbation is okay I guess but Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

quote: Originally posted by Lorizael Edit: And how is your registration date 1969?????

Ask and answered in at least three threads in apolyton/comunity forum.

	05-10-2001 09:12									#18
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AH is a fake 69er...Markos just never fixed the problem.

	05-10-2001 09:19									#19
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quote: Originally posted by GP AH is a fake 69er...Markos just never fixed the problem.

Hmmm, interesting year number for a bug.

	05-10-2001 09:19									#20
	Thanks for never failing to point that out GP Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

quote: Originally posted by GP AH is a fake 69er...Markos just never fixed the problem.

	05-10-2001 09:38									#21
	Re: Actually the social side of the game was most important to me Got spare money?

quote: I'll miss stuff like the time Hydey started the game in the arctic skirt and we wouldn't restart until he'd gone right around the world and found no land "Be a man, Hydey - play the hand your dealt"

Man, I've been there...

it sucks to start there, but I stuck with it for a while Luckily there was whale in my capital's radius

	05-10-2001 09:49									#22
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Never played multiplayer anyway. Didn't even bother to buy MGE . SP is just fine for me.

	05-10-2001 10:06									#23
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I've never played multiplayer so I won't miss it. However, I may try it when the MP patch gets released. Why now? Mainly because everyone seems so upset about it not being included so there must be something to this MP thing.

	05-10-2001 10:51									#24
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Why MP games? Why don't you spend time with your friends and family, Horse? Are you that anti-social that the only social interactions you have are from MP games?

Personally I don't care for MP games. I can take as much time to think as I want, not harassed by incessant messages from other players.

	05-10-2001 10:59									#25
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MP would be nice, but when it comes down to a choice between:

1. Release game now, with no mp

2. Release game later

I perfer #1

	05-10-2001 11:00									#26
	Suffering from ads?

Neither did I (played MP), but I'm sure that it's going to be stunning when it finally appears. Shed no tears, MP guys, your time is coming.

	05-10-2001 11:37									#27
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I played an MP game once... It was ok, nothing to write home about. But im naturally inclined to be anti-social so i wont mind an SP-only game.

	05-10-2001 12:06									#28
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Ultimately it seems MP is just too slow and tedious, and you aren't really alone with all the cool new AI leaders

I know it seems sad thinking of AI's as company, but you only have to play CTP2 (and compare it to SMAC) to realise how important 'human' AI leaders are to a decent SP experience.

And from what I've seen Firaxis has done the Civ3 leaders right :b

	05-10-2001 12:40									#29
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To transpose a quip:

Playing SP is like peeing in a wet suit, you get a warm feeling but no one gets to know.

In any case, I subscribe to the view that SP is a sensible way to get to know the game before one faces a human opponent.

	05-10-2001 13:58									#30
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quote: Originally posted by tonic To transpose a quip: Playing SP is like peeing in a wet suit, you get a warm feeling but no one gets to know.

So MP is like peeing on the bar table or something?