Let's say you finish Tradition or Liberty before Renaissance and have a couple extra social policies to adopt. Let's say you plan on doing a lot of war.
I think that the Warrior Code social policy is really valuable (What do you think?). The +15% hammers towards units is awesome, but what's even more awesome is the free General and increase in General spawn. Generals are really OP in this game and the ability to make citadels extremely close to other players' cities can give you a massive advantage in war.
But the question is, do you want to adopt the Honor opener as well (which becomes obsolete pretty early in the game after barbarians turn near-extinct) and use 2 social policies just to obtain Warrior Code?
1) So in short, do you think it's worth it to adopt the Honor opener later in the Medieval era - expecting little to no benefit from it - just so you can adopt Warrior Code for war?
Now another question...ideally if I'm doing a lot of war, I'm going to want Wagon Trains as well as Warrior Code to reduce the costs of roads (because I am very liberal with building roads in war).
2) Which do you think would be a better expenditure of 2 social policies - Honor opener and Warrior Code, or Commerce Opener and Wagon Trains? Remember to consider a scenario in which you're planning for a lot of war, especially conquest.
I think that the Warrior Code social policy is really valuable (What do you think?). The +15% hammers towards units is awesome, but what's even more awesome is the free General and increase in General spawn. Generals are really OP in this game and the ability to make citadels extremely close to other players' cities can give you a massive advantage in war.
But the question is, do you want to adopt the Honor opener as well (which becomes obsolete pretty early in the game after barbarians turn near-extinct) and use 2 social policies just to obtain Warrior Code?
1) So in short, do you think it's worth it to adopt the Honor opener later in the Medieval era - expecting little to no benefit from it - just so you can adopt Warrior Code for war?
Now another question...ideally if I'm doing a lot of war, I'm going to want Wagon Trains as well as Warrior Code to reduce the costs of roads (because I am very liberal with building roads in war).
2) Which do you think would be a better expenditure of 2 social policies - Honor opener and Warrior Code, or Commerce Opener and Wagon Trains? Remember to consider a scenario in which you're planning for a lot of war, especially conquest.