/vr/ - Retro Games

This game really, really, really lacks special resources ala Civ 3.

People hate this about Civ 3, but if there's one thing I've realized about the Civ audience, it's that the majority are fucking retards. Most only play single player to live out power fantasies and the few that do play multiplayer tend to do simultaneous turns which is... Well, the single most idiotic thing I've ever witnessed in a video game.

Back to my point though -- waging wars over resources in (proper, turn based) multiplayer is the single most exciting and immersive gaming experience I ever had. It's not "fair" in the slightest, but having been in a position of not having access to iron and still managing to come out victorious through sheer cunning and outright psychopatic manipulation is the most satisfying shit ever. You won't find this in any other game. That's why I find it so sorely missing in Alpha Centauri. Wars and pacts are not nearly as exciting.