Alpha Centauri 2

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire => The Theory of Everything => Topic started by: Mart on December 14, 2014, 10:28:57 AM

Title: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Mart on December 14, 2014, 10:28:57 AM

To explain more the question:
If you were to play a single-player game, let's say your next game, either vanila SMAC or Alien Crossfire, with the standard set of original 7 factions, which of them would you choose to lead?
I have something in mind, but will explain later. Meanwhile, this is simple question. And without time limit...

And a poll following this one is here:
Link (http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=14658.new#new)

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Yitzi on December 14, 2014, 03:59:55 PM

Unless I were doing a thematic AAR, I would probably choose randomly, and I just randomly chose Peacekeepers.

(If it were a thematic AAR, probably Gaians.)

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Geo on December 14, 2014, 04:06:31 PM

Its been a while I put an act on ;zak;...

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: BeyondChiron on December 15, 2014, 05:06:00 PM

Rn i feel like id use the Believers.but generally the Gaians

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: ete on December 15, 2014, 07:55:40 PM

If I wasted to win, probably Uni, but I've played them a lot. I've had fun with the Hive recently though, so let's say Hive.

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: sisko on December 16, 2014, 08:34:05 AM

Gaians for me.

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: gwillybj on December 16, 2014, 02:06:20 PM

I don't avoid any of them, but I choose the Spartans most often when I use the originals.

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Geo on December 16, 2014, 03:00:57 PM

 ;morgan; doesn't receive any love here.

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Yitzi on December 16, 2014, 07:23:11 PM

Not sure why not, as he can be very fun to play...although that's less true on higher difficulties due to the more aggressive AI.

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Dio on December 16, 2014, 07:26:05 PM

I personally like all of the original 7 factions :). The faction I use the least is the Peacekeepers.

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Lord Avalon on December 16, 2014, 08:23:41 PM

"Energy is the currency of the future."

- CEO Nwabudike Morgan, The Centauri Monopoly

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Flux on December 16, 2014, 10:38:15 PM

I used to use the believers before I found out that a community for this game still existed.
However I would now use Morganites.

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Mart on December 19, 2014, 11:34:53 PM

And here is another poll:
Link (http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=14658.new#new)

that is in connection to this one.
Why this faction? Gaians are in the current GotM, so let's keep them for later. :)

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Sawelios on January 06, 2015, 04:10:39 PM

University (Prokhor is Russian, like me) or Hive (totalitarian hive-like despotism...mmm, lovely 8)). Sometimes Spartans (Mayan-styled cities and overall Latino-Guevarian theme ;)). And sometimes but rarely - Believers (religious fanatics and cliffs as cities :) )
Almost never choose Lal, Deirdre and Morgan.

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Nexii on February 20, 2015, 05:57:07 PM

I play them all pretty equally.  I voted Spartans for play style, you're forced to generally be aggressive.  Probably even moreso than Hive or Believers.

Thematically, I think Gaians are my favorite but of course the game's lore tends to that.

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Mart on February 20, 2015, 08:17:53 PM

The game SPL-01 (University) is here:
Link (http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?topic=14706.0)
Still 3 weeks till deadline
And we will have to see, what is going to be the next faction...

Title: Re: Choose a faction from original 7
Post by: Jagged_One on May 01, 2015, 03:39:38 AM

Quote from: Nexii on February 20, 2015, 05:57:07 PM

Thematically, I think Gaians are my favorite but of course the game's lore tends to that.

I agree, esp. about the lore. I have also found that the ease with which I can capture Mind Worms from the very beginning makes me very powerful and saves me having to make troops in the early game. If I have a close neighbor, I can usually "worm rush" them and wipe them off the map quite easily and quickly.