JohnMK
Warlord
I build the Apostolic Palace mainly for the hammer bonus. The diplomatic possibilities I do make use of but they are secondary to me. Do you think the hammer bonus is at all too powerful?
Let's see:
+2 hammers per religious city (Temples, Monasteries, Cathedral(et al.), and Shrine), which is basically at least +4 hammers per city. +6 hammers in important cities (i.e, Heroic Epic, capital). At least +6, and up to +8 hammers in the holy city.
I've never understood this hammer bonus. It has what I consider to be a dubious historical foundation in addition to a gamey feel, and/or IMO, should be reconstituted as something more akin to a national wonder, i.e. every religious sect should be able to build it. Since a vast overhaul is probably out of the question the least I can ask for is that we consider nerfing the hammer bonus. How about we cut it by half? Even at such a reduced effect I'd still favor building it, in most situations.
What are your thoughts?
Let's see:
+2 hammers per religious city (Temples, Monasteries, Cathedral(et al.), and Shrine), which is basically at least +4 hammers per city. +6 hammers in important cities (i.e, Heroic Epic, capital). At least +6, and up to +8 hammers in the holy city.
I've never understood this hammer bonus. It has what I consider to be a dubious historical foundation in addition to a gamey feel, and/or IMO, should be reconstituted as something more akin to a national wonder, i.e. every religious sect should be able to build it. Since a vast overhaul is probably out of the question the least I can ask for is that we consider nerfing the hammer bonus. How about we cut it by half? Even at such a reduced effect I'd still favor building it, in most situations.
What are your thoughts?