Are Galactic Civ players Actually Altarans?

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I think those of us who play Galactic Civ (especially those of use who play it a lot) have always known that we are a little different from the people around us.Consider the following points:

-We galactic civ players tend to enjoy intellectual activities more than most people; we like it when games make us think and enjoy researching better strategies.

-We galactic civ players don't have the need for our games to move quickly; we are happy with turn-based games.

-We galactic civ players tend to lack the social skills that most other people have (geeks).

 

If you think about it there is all a very good explanation for this:WE ARE NOT HUMANS; WE ARE ALTARANS

We look just like humans, but we like intellectual activities and research, do not feel the need for things to be faced moving (and therefore have lower speed) and lack the high diplomacy skills that most humans have.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

i am not Altaran i am of the Korx race! Ahh the smell of money in the morning...

Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

and lack the high diplomacy skills that most humans have.
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So thats why my wife gets first crack at the computer. I should use my great technological skills and research "make the phone ring telepathically II".

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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

So thats why my wife gets first crack at the computer. I should use my great technological skills and research "make the phone ring telepathically II".
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I'm already 1 step ahead of you then.  When she's on the phone and we got a TV show/movie paused, I'll just go sit at the computer, boot up a game and w/in minutes she'll be off the phone.  All I ever need to do to get someone to show up at the house or get off the phone is find something else to do.

Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

 LOL Loup, dude, my ass has a silent alarm on it. No sooner does it hit the seat then i'm drastically needed for something, like reaching a bowl on the top shelf or something else that couldn't possibly be done without me.

I leave my game on all the time so i can give a couple of clicks as i walk by. :-"

Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

LOL Loup, dude, my ass has a silent alarm on it. No sooner does it hit the seat then i'm drastically needed for something, like reaching a bowl on the top shelf or something else that couldn't possibly be done without me.
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Maybe your wife is Altaran too. As soon as she is in trouble she can convince you to come to her aid (super organizer) and overcome her foes (bowls in high places etc). 

;)

Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

DAMN YOU DIRTY drAPES!

Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Quoting Loupdinour, reply 6
DAMN YOU DIRTY drAPES!
End of Loupdinour's quote

Am I the only one who was reminded of this?

Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I'm from an alternate dimension of reality where my alter-ego has a big X tattooed on the forehead!

Once in awhile, i use Magnetic Rides, spy ships and other modded elements to annoy people in this realm... sadly though, my x-Com_municating skills were damaged when i went through the Alien gates -- but it's okay, i'll just build an Hospital on a RadioActive tile (terraformed from a "Nuked" query image) on an extreme planet reached with a Retaliator ship (mostly designed by AFRonin himself!)

Beware of the geeks, they believe in magic.

:star:

Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I'm already 1 step ahead of you then. When she's on the phone and we got a TV show/movie paused, I'll just go sit at the computer, boot up a game and w/in minutes she'll be off the phone. All I ever need to do to get someone to show up at the house or get off the phone is find something else to do.
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rofl! Now that's one I will definately be adding to the quiver.

Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I am not human, I am Raknor. Describing my mysterious ways transcends the meaning of words.

Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

My gf knows that "galactic-time" time is crucial for both my sanity, and of course for the fate of the galaxy.  It is not to be trifled with! ;)

Kzinti empire2.JPG Sentient species taste better...

Reply #12 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

... I'm thalan... no social skills at all... highly intelligent... XD

Reply #14 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

        It looks like the majority of Galactic Civ players have a real life, as opposed to WOW players who don't.  The difference is turn based vs real time online with no pause key.   While playing Galactic Civilizations, if your wife/girl friend needs something, you can be there for her.  (Apologies to female players)

 

Reply #16 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I spoile my wife outragously, so when I finally do get to sit down and play she feels bad asking me for anything...

I hope she does not read this thread....

Reply #17 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I don't date. It's not that I don't have any free time or have Puritan parents, I just think the entire chase is a bit silly. Plus, I hate parties, dances, and most anything involving social interaction with people I do not like. I find it better that way, personally: more time, energy, and money for my projects. So I would have to say that I am a surprisingly lifelike Yor.

Reply #18 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Actually, I am a Drath and a member of the Jagged Knife :grin: mostly because I like being evil!!!

Reply #19 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I, similarly to Scoutdog, belong to the Yor Collective. I don't don't date, party, or attend dances, etc. I have friends and enjoy their company, but am more concerned with my education and making useful contacts to develop social capital for future use. To further back my assertion that I belong to the Yor Collective, I'm pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering so that I can better maintain myself and maintain my morale by means of increased efficiency. I do believe, however, that my dog is an Altarian. Always so happy-go-lucky.

Reply #20 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I am Drengin LOL I have tons of slave pits in my house :D And no one is allowed access to my personal torture quaters :D....

 

And the most painful torture method I have found is reading The Silmarilian outloud to non Tolkien fanatics hhahahahaha

Reply #21 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Scoutdog: Hear hear. I also have a girlfriend so the whole dating concept kind of loses its point...

 

Other than that, me being an orc, means I can't be an Altarian.

Reply #22 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Quoting Scoutdog, reply 17
I don't date. It's not that I don't have any free time or have Puritan parents, I just think the entire chase is a bit silly. Plus, I hate parties, dances, and most anything involving social interaction with people I do not like. I find it better that way, personally: more time, energy, and money for my projects. So I would have to say that I am a surprisingly lifelike Yor.
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Speaking from much experience, keep going that way.

The chase is silly, and it will (probably) only lead to heartbreak, sorrow and poverty.

Stay single, and to your own devices. Because (in these days) once you attach to the opposite sex - you are doomed. The other side is treacherous, to the extreme.

And really... hear me!!!  - I speak from MUCH experience!

Sorry if I turned the thread from the frivolous. But once you find that 'certain someone', and the two of you make babies, she will (might, probably will) find another 'certain someone' that makes your dream into a nightmare because of something you lack - or because you simply responded the wrong way to something she said.

She will want 'something more', or 'different', for whatever reason. Then you will be out on your own and struggling to make rent and food and utilities and... child support - which never goes away even when your children are out on their own. You will be hounded and prosecuted until your dying day.

The current divorce rate is at 50% or higher. So, what are your chances of a successful marriage?

Stay single as long as you can, and do what you can for this world.

Reply #23 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

You've had trouble, Moosetek? :P

I rush to point out, though, that in defense of the marriage thing, the divorce rate being what it is is likely due to Vegas-styled marriages more than decieving partners. I hold my own parents as an example of things that did not go awry.

But, because devil's advocate is my self-elected lot in life, I have no intentions of getting married any time soon, as I don't do well in relationships.

 

And now, I believe we were discussing aliens on Earth? :P

Reply #24 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Yor don't get laid much, huh?

Reply #25 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Quoting LedZerggelin, reply 24
Yor don't get laid much, huh?
End of LedZerggelin's quote

I got laid in Hawaii if getting a lay placed on oneself becomes "getting laid" in the past tense B) .