tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post4087135070860866283..comments2024-01-04T06:27:01.723-06:00Comments on Troll Racials are Overpowered: Civilization could use bigger roomsKlepsacovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-72921215533364337352011-05-07T08:50:28.447-05:002011-05-07T08:50:28.447-05:00I see what you're saying, with the rivalries, ...I see what you're saying, with the rivalries, but there are two factors to add. First off, one used to be the vassal of the other, so there is that potential order, though admittedly I have mostly destroyed the stronger power, so maybe that order is lost. Second, neither has any offensive capabilities anymore, so it's not as if either can hurt the other.Klepsacovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915576683657376929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462978744516866472.post-45214973123648717022011-05-07T02:10:59.074-05:002011-05-07T02:10:59.074-05:00Actually, it does make a certain sense. In real li...Actually, it does make a certain sense. In real life, it is quite common for people to be far more afraid of their closest rival rather than the top dog in the hierarchy.<br /><br />Imagine a TBC-era quiet backwards WoW server, where two raiding guilds are trying to race each other for BT/Hyjal server firsts. They'd be far more concerned about their rival beating them to the punch or poaching their key players than about Nihilum doing the same.<br /><br />Or take an office worker jockeying for promotion to a supervisor position. Who would she be worried more about: her coworkers trying to do the same, or the CEO of the company (who could step in and fire them all at any moment)?<br /><br />If you want them to listen to you, you need to eliminate their internal rivalries by establishing a clear pecking order. So pick one side, and crush it ruthlessly. Once the math becomes "You > Russia > Babylon" or "You > Babylon > Russia", you'll find that they'll become far more reasonable.<br /><br /><i>Which reminds me, why doesn't Civilization have more racism? That could add a whole new level of strategy. Similar to how religion was a great way to pretend to be pious in order to better manipulate people. You know, realism.</i><br /><br />Civilization still needs to sell well, and games with a realistic historical representation of racism have a notable difficulty doing that.Ephemeronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403198085556121203noreply@blogger.com