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Post by Jake P. on Apr 5, 2006 17:23:33 GMT -4
I'm switching to the french. They ummmm....rule! I can't wait to try them out with you guys.
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Post by pcups on Apr 5, 2006 20:57:40 GMT -4
OH GOD WHAT A TERRIBLE CIV!
They suck at having 6 peasants and they have sucky calvary!
they can boom FF and rush. GOD
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Post by boorules60 on Apr 5, 2006 21:13:47 GMT -4
Good luck... the patch mostly killed their rush, but since you're not much of a rusher anyway, they should suit you well.
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Post by pcups on Apr 5, 2006 21:52:11 GMT -4
Well they didnt have much of a rush in the first place. Not enough siege potential, although that was a good pikerush that you and (me?) did to beat tim and d.
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Post by boorules60 on Apr 5, 2006 22:21:33 GMT -4
Yeah, that's what I was referring to. Instead of having 30 pikes at 7:30... I could only do it in 8:40 after the patch because of the lost peasents. It makes sense because the french are essentially loosing an average of .83 resources per second (1.04 hunting or .62 wood). Do the math... it equates to 50 resources per minute lost, or about 375 resoucres lost at the 7:30 mark. It's a tough blow to take for any civ and slows them down by about a minute for everything (aging... rushes... FFing... aiding allies) until the late third age when it doesn't matter. How effective would the pike rush be at 8:30 when D has 35 janassaries instead of 10? Catch the drift?
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Post by d on Apr 5, 2006 23:31:07 GMT -4
Jake in the past you have refered to the Lannin's as being very opinioned. You're right again. We think you are leaving a civ that can really boom for one that's crippled. The patch killed the French.
My Turk rushing (agruibly the best) has been reduced to selected attacks rather than very early kills. However, maybe you have considered the end game of each civ since early kills are difficult now. You could have looked for a civ with 100 pop (120 effectively), a good cavalry and excellent native american assets which we have begun utilize. Well, how about that?
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Post by Jake P. on Apr 6, 2006 14:06:04 GMT -4
I like the french. They gather fast and the have kick ass military units. I think another reason that i don't mind them is that I have never played them before the patch so I don't know of anyother way to play them. Which could end up making me a better player. D's right. I'm thinking about end game. I'm not a good rusher...in fact I suck. The french can really boom and become dominant by the middle of the game, which is what I like to do. We'll see!
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Post by Jake P. on Apr 6, 2006 14:06:24 GMT -4
I've only played one game as them...
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Post by pcups on Apr 6, 2006 14:45:29 GMT -4
Play what ever civ you want, it doesnt really matter, as long as you can use them
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Post by boorules60 on Apr 6, 2006 16:01:44 GMT -4
I tired playing the Dutch today, but after I couldn't take down the enemy's fort with 150 ryters... I gave them up
I tired playing the Spanish today, but after I couldn't defeat anyone's 4th and 5th age attacks... I gave them up
I tired playing the Brittish today, but after I couldn't handle my oppenant's "rush" after 10 minutes... I gave them up
I tired playing the Russians today, but after I couldn't take down one french pony with 180 strelets... I gave them up
I tired playing the Portuguese today, but after I couldn't take out my enemies with my 6 town centers and weak military... I gave them up
I tired playing the French today, but after I couldn't fund an army of 20 horses... I gave them up
I tired playing the Ottomans today, but after I couldn't rebound when my enemy killed the 5 peasants I had in the 3rd age... I gave them up
I tired playing the Germans today, but after I couldn't get the 20,000 gold I needed for each army... I gave them up
*All civs have their strengths and weaknesses, use whatever one plays to your ability!
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Post by pcups on Apr 6, 2006 18:57:11 GMT -4
Haha good post ben, and so true about the germans.
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Post by d on Apr 6, 2006 20:12:57 GMT -4
I liked your post B but I not ready to exalt you yet
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Post by boorules60 on Apr 6, 2006 21:49:27 GMT -4
The post wasn't mean to disscourage you from the French. They are still my second fav. civ even after the patch. Keep playing around with both of them... we need people to be able to play a variety of civs to keep the games interesting. Tim and D have given up on the Brits, so you can even continue to be them if you want. But I definitely wouldn't build 4 banks by mins... I promise you that you will lose if you do
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Post by boorules60 on Apr 6, 2006 21:54:26 GMT -4
I make a creative post only to find that my karma has been LOWERED since I last logged on. I think Jake is afraid of what will happen to HIM if his computer gives us issues next Saturday. Also, how the hell did you get 500+ posts? Cheating derserves a good smite if you ask me... // EDIT Since I feel kinda bad for smiting you... here's a link to a site that has a recording of Half Life 2 beaten in an hour and a half: speeddemosarchive.com/HalfLife2.html I, of course, have no idea if thats impressive or not, but there you have it //
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Post by pcups on Apr 7, 2006 18:44:14 GMT -4
Why is tim going to back to dutch?
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