Awesome. Very glad to hear it. What exactly is wrong with hybrid?
1215 AD, the entire continent is mine with Curraissers. The remaining 2 civs are my vassals. Have Rifling. Next step: Economics, Corporation, then Astronomy.
My research slider is 30%, but that's perfect because of all the banks, marketplaces, and grocers I had whipped earlier. Also, with Emancipation, it means all my villages are rapidly morphing into towns. I have six GP, sitting around and doing nothing, who'll begin churning out Golden Age after Golden Age once the captured cities recover. The Statue of Liberty is being built, I've got a trillion cities, and I have a massive tech lead. I also have too many workers, that I don't know what to do with. I really don't see how I'm doing anything wrong this game. Granted, that it's Emperor, and it's easy-as-heck, but still. It seems like I'm playing optimally.
Question:
Do you sometimes have moral qualms? Game mechanics-wise I should have invaded my two vassals and take their caps, but I just can't do it. They've been busy fighting the forces of darkness, led by Sh- and Ku-, for the last 5000 years and now that Sh- and Ku- are dead, I just can't bring myself to attack my friends!