I already posted a very lengthy reply elsewhere, but I agree with you: religion ain't going nowhere, and I'd argue it's gonna be more necessary / present than ever once we go to the stars. Check my post history for the entire post, if I copypaste it the layout will hate me probably.

Also, yeah, I'd love to see religion…

Agreed, parts of it stay definitely underwhelming, but some parts just 'clicked' with me after a while. The relationship with the Aliens faction for instance, I never understood the intricacies until I found out I could convert them by leaving a nest near to my territory alone, let alone that I could start a full-on…

I can't believe I'm even replying to this, but I'm going to anyway: as an agnost and scientist, I firmly believe religion isn't by itself wrong: spirituality is a very good thing, the faults almost always lie with the institutions behind the religion and interpretations that are objectively morally/ethically corrupt…

Nerd-annoynace: "Sovereign Class Reaper" is incorrect, Sovereign (Nazara in their native tongue) is the name of the Reaper. Class also implies a built state, while Reapers are organic, and while there are differences in size, equipment and general properties, they can't be divided into 'classes'. Hell, it might count…

Batiatus, in Spartacus.

For some reason, I always find the whole "women in bikini is bad!"-concept that's thrown around a lot uncomfortable to the point of misogynism, doubly strange considering it's radicals that usually go down this route. What's wrong with a woman in a bikini, especially if she wants to wear that? And what's wrong with…

Good point and agreed, I'm always hesitant to use the term if I can avoid it. That said, I'm pretty sure this isn't really a debate and more of a 'go back and study some more, kiddo' reply. Admittedly arrogant and belligerent of me, hence my use of the term. Context not withsthanding, I'll keep it in mind for the…

You should definitely try the Iroquois then, their strengths are very dependant on their starting location but their special power is the shit (forests / jungles in own territory = roads, so easy city connections early game and less maintenance costs late game). Really handy for defensive play, if you're lucky you…

I can see where you're coming from, with the immoral-part, but it's rather telling that you mention 'gun'. We don't have guns here, so there's a different dynamic to life and death situations. Non-lethal, thus, IS an option, but I agree with the fact (as I said in my post) that life-and-death means rather-him-than-me.…

No, hold it right there, I'm pulling the [citation needed] card. Here in Western Europe you're almost universally considered a dick if you kill in self defense, only forgiven in extreme situations (life and death, and even then it's debatable; you could've gone for non-lethal). It's not just over here though, my…

At risk of becoming a beacon for tidal waves of hatred (hehehe): I'm going to buy this game out of principle. Violence, especially hyperviolence, is something worth investigating, looking at, experiencing even, from an academic and an entertainment point of view.

Like Nathan and Patricia said, there seems to be more…

Okay. And now in English please.

Seconded on the book, it's amazing. The sequel (This Book Is Full Of Spiders) is also amazing, definitely read that too!

Won't fly against a good player or AI, considering defensive play is very viable even at lower levels. I played against a Germany player once, he was so busy with crashing his waves against the rocks of my bastions that he ran out of steam before I did. Marched over a small force to his capital, and goodnight Gracie.…

Christ, I sure as hell hope not, that looks horrible D:

You described almost 99% of my country's population there.

Your final argument is a bit too simple, due to those operations being covert ops with plausible deniability. Basically, foreign troops are not allowed on a country's sovereign grounds, that's an international agreement. With permission it is allowable, but covert ops require secrecy to function: you can't go to a…

Really? That's not trying to beat a dead horse, that's trying to perform necromantic rituals on it using a rubber chicken and notebook filled with ball-pen pentagrams. Let it die and keep it dead, I'd say, Heroes lost it's edge well before it was finally alowed to rest.

At least he lives on and turns into a cyborg kinda thing. Which is pretty cool, but only used in extended universe... sadly.

I actually teared up for a bit at the tail-end of the second part. Way to make me depressed by showing me I'm a puppet of the advertising and marketing, Wichtowski.