What difficulty do you play?

[Snobgoblin]

I had a look at the differences between the various difficulties and found, to great disappointment, that the only difference is how the AI starts with extra units (warriors, builders, even settlers), and their production and gold income is increased with a percentage.

These bonuses seem a bit bland. The AI doesn't get better, they just have better terms than you do.

I recently completed all victories at Emperor level, but now I don't know if I want to move a step up in difficulty, as it's only percentages and bonus units anyway.

What difficulty do you play, and why do you play at that particular difficulty?

[Sir Clavius]

I played on Emperor and won, but after that I play only on the King difficulty, because i cant play when i know that on the Emperor diff. AI gets +40% production, gold and so on. That makes no fun. Only more frustration.

[TrickyAesir]

king, sometimes prince when i just want a peaceful game.

[Laiziras]

prince, AI cheats on higher levels

[Despiser]

Immortal. Deity is plain ridiculous and forget about building wonders. Also, small maps since I get bored of grinding. The AI doesn't seem any harder between levels so difficulty isn't really the right word. Number of armies belongs with number of starting resources, gold etc.

[Limygeorge]

Originally posted by Laiziras:

prince, AI cheats on higher levels

Yeah, it can be annoying. I play at prince and haven't lost a game yet.

Warlord is the way to on big maps lots of civs and aiming for a domination victory.

Anything above warlord and I always end up winning the science/mar colony way.
It's fun like that (on warlord I mean) The game will still catch you out somtimes., but basically
it is just a fun way to use loads of military units, wipe out city states, and any civ that dares to denounce or send idiot missionaries. Death to them.

Funny, I use to play Civ 5 Brave new world on the hardest difficulty. Civ 6 is a great game and very enjoyable IMO, but something is "off," on anything above Prince level (level4).

That's just my current take and and I know some players only play on the top two difficulty settings. For me that's just not fun (yet). I guess I'm kind of crappy at Civ6 still. Whatever.
It's there to enjoy, and much joy it gives - even with the occasional bugs, crashing on exit etc.

[Bouncer]

I play mostly on King. Both in this game and V it is the closest to giving the AI just enough of a boost to be a threat without going too crazy with the bonusses. Well, most of the time at least.

Do wish the difficulty settings were better. Prince-king-emperor should be easy-medium-hard, but feels like easy-hard-nightmare.

[katzenkrimis]

At least King. But even that setting is WAY too easy right now.

Problem is, the game is broken, so no setting is challenging.

If you build a big navy, you are unstoppable.

If you build bombers, you are unstoppable.

The AI doesn't build counters for stuff like that, like they do in Civ 5.

You have free reign of the map. You can do whatever you want, to anybody. And there's nothing anybody can do to stop you.

[Jaffa]

Usually I play on Prince since the AI is given dumb bonuses on higher levels. However I've been playing on King lately, with an AI improvement mod, to add some more difficulty to the game. It kind of works, but once you get on a roll it's hard for the AI to stop you.

[Traveler]

The ai is hopeless in the stratigic game at any less than diety, but the combat bonus is just to much for it to be any fun at that level. One of the reasons I've stopped playing.

There are some mods that are suposed to make the ai better but I haven't tried them.

[ZoidbergForPresident]

I usually manage on king, but I suck usually too. :P

[scottkbeers]

I currently have a immortal lv game going with Gorgo and it's going great!

[BladeSe7en [ICON_RESOURCE_FURS]]

Only difficulty level I play at is multiplayer. Even diety AI is laughable and too easy

[scottkbeers]

Originally posted by BladeSe7en:

Only difficulty level I play at is multiplayer. Even diety AI is laughable and too easy

I was going to say your full of it lol! But then i saw your hours played so i'll beleave you.. BUT for the less hour logged peeps out there immortal and diety WITH OUT MODS is a very good challenge.Sucks you can forget getting a religion but it's not real easy for the avg player.

[Ace]

OK so I'm the only wimp here. I still play on warlord. :)
Will be here for a while yet.

[ambershee]

I played on deity, but even with the massive bonuses, the core flaws in the AI still mean the game is quite easy.