wedsaz
Clubman
posted 04-22-00 02:02 AM
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Blackheart:
Of course it's not automatic. However, on average, the minoan navy has a good chance against the yamato navy... if the minoan economy had time to gain strength.
In my experience, civ attributes play a very large factorin who will win. Even a small difference can change the outcome. I think yamato's navy is very unlikely to win against minoan's in RM between mid-tool and mid-iron. Therefore, with yamato against minoan, I'd make damn sure I fight them at some other time. Preferably, I'd take a civ better suited to fighting minoan. That's what I was trying to say.
Yes, you're right there's a lot of variation in, umm, *random* maps and playing styles. I'd even add that the even same person will probably not play the exact same way ever again. However I think you underestimate the importance of civ and unit attributes. I wouldn't take yam vs minoan any more than I'd take a cav against a camel.
That doesn't mean minoan is "better" than yam, but I believe every civ and strat can be stopped by certain other civs and strats. I think minoan generally is good vs yamato. From what I've seen, hittite is quite good vs minoan. I also strongly believe that yamato is good vs hittite, and would play them if against a hittite. It's not a ladder, it's a loop.
I don't quit when people pick a civ that beats the one I chose; I pick another civ. That's also why I never, ever play random civs: I always go in with a plan. Even a bad plan is better than no plan, because it can be improved upon. Things can be learned from it upon further analysis.
wedsaz
Clubman
posted 04-22-00 02:53 AM
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Combat_Villager:
You hope someone nukes the hell out of Blackheart? I hope you don't really mean that.
Not being able to play the game you love is hell, and I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
CoMBaT Villager
Clubman
posted 04-22-00 07:15 PM
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Hey Linux is good, it has alot of very good programs,(i would kill for gimp) but windows has more stuff for it, anyway your right butch, No L I N U X vs Windows war plz.
wedsaz
Clubman
posted 04-22-00 08:56 PM
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Blackheart:
Linux is a good platform for programming, which I do a lot of.
There's only one thing I really find missing on linux: AoE! *sob*