When playing for domination with a desert start I often feel obligated to go for petra. Whenever I get a petra game and plan on going perta, my first army always feels gimped because something has to be sacrificed to be able to get petra on immortal and especially deity, be it religion, expansions, some other wonder, or early army size.
On top of this, going petra means attempting a religion seems like a good idea because of desert folklore possibility, further hindering early army. Sometimes I almost wish petra wasn't in the game.
Without getting into whether it's worth it or not, what are your typical build and tech paths if planning on getting petra in capital or expansion with domination victory in mind? What do you sacrifice?
On top of this, going petra means attempting a religion seems like a good idea because of desert folklore possibility, further hindering early army. Sometimes I almost wish petra wasn't in the game.
Without getting into whether it's worth it or not, what are your typical build and tech paths if planning on getting petra in capital or expansion with domination victory in mind? What do you sacrifice?