genoooo wrote:How is the community?
Community seems to have plenty of players, I''m located in the U.S. and usually see about 1,300 people on in the afternoon which drops to about 600 late night. This is on week days, weekends I see more.
Is it still alive after all this time?
Very much alive, this website seems to have pulled a lot of people together by hosting larger tournaments. It seems like the more "pro''s" are on the larger the community is, i.e. more active when a tournament is going in.
How is the balance?
Balance is what you would expect. Iro/Otto are horribly broken, many people won''t play against them. Strong civs include India/Brit/Japan/Sioux etc. Mid tier civs below them have a fighting chance depending on map etc.
It seems reasonable to me as long as you''re not coming back expecting a truly balanced game. It doesn''t receive patches any longer thus it is what it is.
I''m by no means an expert, this is just my personal experience.
"He's just got more stuff, and sometimes just having more stuff, despite the fact you have better positioning or better micro just doesn't matter because sometimes when you just got more stuff you just win the game." - ZutaZuta