Do specialists have any use without Representation and outside of GP farm? :confused:
It seems for me that specialists conception is not well considered, i.e. there could be a GP farm national wonder and Representation could give more GP points, and no specialists with related micromanaging were needed.

ps: sorry for my english i hope you understand my idea

Do specialists have any use without Representation and outside of GP farm? :confused:

Definitely; both for their production capability and for the GPP.
If you have no definite GP farm or a/several small one(s), you may perfectly generate GP in various cities.

Also, the so-called Specialist Economy is all about using specialists

Without Representation, it's still useful for an aggressive strategy. Bulb&trade to keep up, bulb a key military tech and go on a bloody rampage (who cares if you diminished tech potential if you can extort techs from cowering AIs before you eventually kill them off?).

Not my favourite style but viable.

Bulb&trade to keep up, bulb a key military tech and go on a bloody rampage (who cares if you diminished tech potential if you can extort techs from cowering AIs before you eventually kill them off?).


sounds cool, i'll try it :goodjob:
thanks

They can be also a good measure of population control. You build a library in your capital after grabbing writing and put two scientists to work and they will soon produce a great scientist.

They can be also a good measure of population control. You build a library in your capital after grabbing writing and put two scientists to work and they will soon produce a great scientist.

Not only that, but you can lower your science slider, and still research techs quickly. :D

Not only that, but you can lower your science slider, and still research techs quickly. :D

You usually research alphabet after writing unless you happened to found a city next to two gems and have no mining. Having Alphabet late usually costs the entire game. This means you rather squeeze as much as possible out of your :science: slider.

They can be also a good measure of population control. You build a library in your capital after grabbing writing and put two scientists to work and they will soon produce a great scientist.

I often do this if I can spare the food in the capital when I'm attempting the CS slingshot. When I get my Great Scientist, I lightbulb Alphabet to trade for the techs I've missed out.

...there could be a GP farm national wonder...

There is. It's called the National Epic and increases the production of GP points by 50 or 100%. I can't remember which right now.

Another way that specialists can be useful is in your border cities. Create a couple Artists after you build the Theatre and it will really help push your cultural boundary out.

I play hybrid economies, basically, your production cities build a library, a forge, and granary. When you need troops, you run an engineer and run workshops / mines. When you are in a time of peace, you run scientists in those cities and switch to pacifism (how appropriate, could it be, that the game was designed around this concept?!?).