i only play deity for science vics or culture vics. diplo is too ridiculous to me and im not good at dom strategy. for culture i think religion is obvious and necessary. but for science, i thought for a while it was nigh impossible to get one but now i've been getting them with korea, babylon, and general non-science based civs by going a typical opening strategy and getting Hagia Sophia. It isn't beelined by the AIs and can usually be gotten pre-90 turns. If you didnt build a shrine and never got a pantheon the prophet from HS still gives you a pantheon. even though the most valuable ones are gone there are still some serviceable ones with general bonuses worth getting.
the real strength for me like Sidor said, is in buying the great people late game. 1 GE and 2 GS are really necessary for bulbing the final techs and rushing Hubble.
yeah, ive preached this before but im still generally surprised that HS isnt brought up more for getting a deity religion.
the real strength for me like Sidor said, is in buying the great people late game. 1 GE and 2 GS are really necessary for bulbing the final techs and rushing Hubble.
yeah, ive preached this before but im still generally surprised that HS isnt brought up more for getting a deity religion.