Sid Meyer's Beyond Earth...is no-one playing?

[jomni]

Gandhi is Nasty.
http://kotaku.com/why-gandhi-is-such-an-asshole-in-civilization-1653818245?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

[undercovergeek]

I definitely made it past the first 48 hours when the cravings to buy this game were the worst. 

im coming to realise this is the period you need to be at your strongest for all games, once past this, the games goes down the forum and you can almost make it without a purchase!

[Barthheart]

Gandhi is Nasty.
http://kotaku.com/why-gandhi-is-such-an-asshole-in-civilization-1653818245?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Cool and funny. Thanks.

[Martok]

Gandhi is Nasty.
http://kotaku.com/why-gandhi-is-such-an-asshole-in-civilization-1653818245?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Ha, that's great! 

[tgb]

OK.  In one turn this just went from "good but flawed" to shelved.  At normally difficulty I was neck-and-neck with the Pan-Asian faction heading into the end game, although neither of us was approaching completing any of the victory conditions.  We probably had 8 or 9 trade routes going between our cities, an alliance, a cooperation agreement, and open borders (I was more than happy to let their military do their bug-killing from my cities).

Then - without warning and for no reason - they declared war.  There wasn't even a downgrade in relations first.

That sort of stuff is enough to get me to uninstall.

[FlickJax]

OK.  In one turn this just went from "good but flawed" to shelved.  At normally difficulty I was neck-and-neck with the Pan-Asian faction heading into the end game, although neither of us was approaching completing any of the victory conditions.  We probably had 8 or 9 trade routes going between our cities, an alliance, a cooperation agreement, and open borders (I was more than happy to let their military do their bug-killing from my cities).

Then - without warning and for no reason - they declared war.  There wasn't even a downgrade in relations first.

That sort of stuff is enough to get me to uninstall.

But if a human player did that to you it would be good tactics (sneaky but good)

[Steelgrave]

OK.  In one turn this just went from "good but flawed" to shelved.  At normally difficulty I was neck-and-neck with the Pan-Asian faction heading into the end game, although neither of us was approaching completing any of the victory conditions.  We probably had 8 or 9 trade routes going between our cities, an alliance, a cooperation agreement, and open borders (I was more than happy to let their military do their bug-killing from my cities).

Then - without warning and for no reason - they declared war.  There wasn't even a downgrade in relations first.

That sort of stuff is enough to get me to uninstall.

Is Gandhi running the Pan-Asian faction by any chance?   ::)

[undercovergeek]

OK.  In one turn this just went from "good but flawed" to shelved.  At normally difficulty I was neck-and-neck with the Pan-Asian faction heading into the end game, although neither of us was approaching completing any of the victory conditions.  We probably had 8 or 9 trade routes going between our cities, an alliance, a cooperation agreement, and open borders (I was more than happy to let their military do their bug-killing from my cities).

Then - without warning and for no reason - they declared war.  There wasn't even a downgrade in relations first.

That sort of stuff is enough to get me to uninstall.

yeah, youd do that to him


But if a human player did that to you it would be good tactics (sneaky but good)

[BanzaiCat]

Civ's pulled that kind of sh!t in every iteration. I think they at least would degrade relations and you'd be able to see it coming.

In Beyond Earth, I've been backstabbed several times by the AI, but I've been appropriately programmed by the AI's shenanigans that I expected it and prepared accordingly.

Perhaps we should schedule an MP game? Anyone up for that?

[Barthheart]

Civ's pulled that kind of sh!t in every iteration. I think they at least would degrade relations and you'd be able to see it coming.

In Beyond Earth, I've been backstabbed several times by the AI, but I've been appropriately programmed by the AI's shenanigans that I expected it and prepared accordingly.

Perhaps we should schedule an MP game? Anyone up for that?

MP would be fun! I'm out this weekend though....

[tgb]

OK.  In one turn this just went from "good but flawed" to shelved.  At normally difficulty I was neck-and-neck with the Pan-Asian faction heading into the end game, although neither of us was approaching completing any of the victory conditions.  We probably had 8 or 9 trade routes going between our cities, an alliance, a cooperation agreement, and open borders (I was more than happy to let their military do their bug-killing from my cities).

Then - without warning and for no reason - they declared war.  There wasn't even a downgrade in relations first.

That sort of stuff is enough to get me to uninstall.

But if a human player did that to you it would be good tactics (sneaky but good)

Not really.  I'm nowhere close to completing a victory condition, and the AI loses all the benefits of trade, the ability to hunt bugs without putting any if it's cities in danger, and an ally should one of the other factions attack.

There is no reason for this, other than my having the higher score.  I get just as pissed when something like this happens with the Total War AI.

[undercovergeek]

Surely it's removing it' closest competitor....... if he wins the war he wins the game

[Barthheart]

That's the way I read it to. I just try to be prepared for this shit.... doesn't always work out though.... 

[JudgeDredd]

I'm pretty sure in all my Civ games (as far as I've taken them) I declare war for no reason...and sometimes on allies.

Just sayin' - I'm not sure it's a flaw. Sid's a gamer too...he probably knows all of us pull that shit from time to time  O:-)

[mikeck]

So for you guys that own and play both which one do you find to be better, beyond earth or Pandora? I feel like "on paper" I should like Pandora better seems to be a little deeper but I just don't and I'm not sure why. I wish there was more to beyond off you add a little more complexity like Pandora has but I just can't wrap my head around why I don't like Pandora