I've seen a lot of threads dead set against this. Yet, in my experience a well placed Coastal Capital is more defendable than an inland one. If you have a decent bay you can load it up with ships, place a couple forts with cannon or artillery in them... the ship parked in the city acts as a second cannon/artillery.
I'd like to see some kind of challenge built around this assumption (coastal capitals are bad) because I'm not sold.
I'd like to see some kind of challenge built around this assumption (coastal capitals are bad) because I'm not sold.