Idealism in Civ 4: Warlords

[SackAttack]

“Wonders” Details:

Great Wall

- Prevents Barbarians from entering your cultural borders on that continent

- Doubles the number of Great Generals emerging from combat inside your cultural borders

- Requires Masonry

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Great Wall actually fail to hold back the Mongols? A beautiful addition for players like me, who forget to focus on the military, but still.

[moriarty]

Yes, and spearman probably couldn't beat tanks either ... but what can u do?

[SackAttack]

Yes, and spearman probably couldn't beat tanks either ... but what can u do?

Well, that's just the equivalent of the spearman rolling a natural 20, is my guess. I don't think they intentionally designed the game with the idea of anachronistic combat in mind.

Having a wonder used to achieve its ideal effect, rather than its true historical effect, just makes me giggle.

[Franklinnoble]

Well, it's not like any of the other wonders are all that realistic... I mean, I think the Pyramids wonder is downright stupid. That ought to grant some sort of cultural or religious bonus... but granting a bunch of civics is kind of stupid. Unless it grants slavery... then that would be sort of appropriate.

[aran]

The mongols invaded china successfully many times, regardless of the wall's presence. They were more than mere barbarians, though.

[SackAttack]

Well, it's not like any of the other wonders are all that realistic... I mean, I think the Pyramids wonder is downright stupid. That ought to grant some sort of cultural or religious bonus... but granting a bunch of civics is kind of stupid. Unless it grants slavery... then that would be sort of appropriate.

Didn't it use to be a granary in every city?

[Franklinnoble]

Didn't it use to be a granary in every city?

Yeah, and that didn't make any sense, either.

[cartman]

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