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Old November 1st, 2005, 08:56 PM

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Default Re: OT: Civilization 4

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narf poit chez BOOM said:
I just found out that combat has been reduced to a single defence stat.
This is a highly misleading statement.

I have been a big Civ fan since Civ 1 and am awaiting delivery of Civ 4 right now.

Each Unit does have only one combat strength, but almost every unit has special abilities that modify combat. Plus victorious units earn "promotions" that can be things like a free shot in combat, +50% vrs Mounted Units, etc...

So while each archer has the same base strength, two different archers can have vastly different combat capabilites.

Since I haven't played yet, I can't judge yet, but I expect the new combat system to be a double edged sword.
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