This is a dilemma that often happens in my games, especially if I go liberty and Im looking for advice.
You are scouting and find that an enemy capital is quite close to you. You forward settle towards them. You have a decision to make. Do you go for the NC and let the capitals strength increase, or do you divert your tech and kill them with a late ancient/early classical army.
Perhaps I'm not good enough (Emperor), but this is around the time where my opening build order is wrapped up and I'm ready for Libraries *or* soldiers. And since I'm in a war footing, I may as well tech to iron working and catapults.
Point is - This forum likes to recommend the NC, for good reason. But sometimes bagging that capital and getting hegemony on a neighbors land is the best move.
What do you do?
You are scouting and find that an enemy capital is quite close to you. You forward settle towards them. You have a decision to make. Do you go for the NC and let the capitals strength increase, or do you divert your tech and kill them with a late ancient/early classical army.
Perhaps I'm not good enough (Emperor), but this is around the time where my opening build order is wrapped up and I'm ready for Libraries *or* soldiers. And since I'm in a war footing, I may as well tech to iron working and catapults.
Point is - This forum likes to recommend the NC, for good reason. But sometimes bagging that capital and getting hegemony on a neighbors land is the best move.
What do you do?