If i ever choose anything other than Tradition when beginning a new game i just stagnate, my borders don't grow, any advantages Liberty may give are cancelled out by barbarians eating my settlers, if i make units to protect my settlers that's even more stagnation for my Civilization, as it's time spent not making buildings, Religion is the same story, Honor although nowhere near as good as Tradition is the only one that confers some worthwhile benefits in an early game like the better attack against barbarians, but Tradition just seems to trounce all these.
So, when is it ever viable to choose something other than Tradition when starting a normal sized map with continents? When is choosing religion or Liberty preferable to the safety of Tradition? I just can't seem to make any of the alternatives work for me better than tradition in the early game and i don't want to always keep starting my games that way.
So, when is it ever viable to choose something other than Tradition when starting a normal sized map with continents? When is choosing religion or Liberty preferable to the safety of Tradition? I just can't seem to make any of the alternatives work for me better than tradition in the early game and i don't want to always keep starting my games that way.