Well in all my games in BNW I seem to get a diplomatic victory. It just feels too natural to go for that. I am playing on emperor difficulty.
It is so easy to just keep in your own borders, focus on science, stay host & then trade votes/buy citystates.
Especially as you wish to get as many citystates as possible anyways. And this is even strengthened by your ability to "plan" what happens if you have the majority of the votes.
Is ignoring the world congress even viable? Especially scientific victory seems to be overshadowed by this condition. In my latter 5 games I wished to go for scientific victory but end game I just saw the diplomatic victory thrown into my face.
But also in @ epic speed/large map size it's easy - while I was going for full conqueror I was thrown in the face with standing army taxes. Which I then had to undo, but in the process I got so many city state friends that end game diplomatic victory became easier.
It is so easy to just keep in your own borders, focus on science, stay host & then trade votes/buy citystates.
Especially as you wish to get as many citystates as possible anyways. And this is even strengthened by your ability to "plan" what happens if you have the majority of the votes.
Is ignoring the world congress even viable? Especially scientific victory seems to be overshadowed by this condition. In my latter 5 games I wished to go for scientific victory but end game I just saw the diplomatic victory thrown into my face.
But also in @ epic speed/large map size it's easy - while I was going for full conqueror I was thrown in the face with standing army taxes. Which I then had to undo, but in the process I got so many city state friends that end game diplomatic victory became easier.