moysturfurmer
Emperor
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2010
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In my experience, trading embassies w/ another civ is a good way to get yourself DoWed. Doubly so for Open Borders. Research agreements are alright, but if you're anything like me you spend all your gold on other things. I've literally never signed a Defensive Pact.
I just think it's a little odd that you can be an embassy-less hermit kingdom but still make trades/DoFs with other civs. That's not to say I think an Embassy should be required to do those things, I just think there should be more of an incentive to adopt them.
On a semi-related note, I find that too much of the world is still covered in clouds by the time Satellites come around. I yearn for the ability to trade maps like in Civ IV. Oh hey I just figured out how to make Embassies worth it; Firaxis, that one's on the house.
I just think it's a little odd that you can be an embassy-less hermit kingdom but still make trades/DoFs with other civs. That's not to say I think an Embassy should be required to do those things, I just think there should be more of an incentive to adopt them.
On a semi-related note, I find that too much of the world is still covered in clouds by the time Satellites come around. I yearn for the ability to trade maps like in Civ IV. Oh hey I just figured out how to make Embassies worth it; Firaxis, that one's on the house.