They also start with 2 defenders and 1 attacker and more free support. That is a big difference. It would take a while before they could built 3 units. This frees them up to scout and get to making settlers sooner.
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Sashie VII
Balance of Power
That's why I said 'almost'. Monarch shouldn't hold you up long before another leap to emperor.
Alex Johnson
Warlord
At monarch the AI will build and research 10% faster, yes. That is not significant. But when they found their first city, where you will have your capital and worker, they will immediately spawn FREE settlers, workers, and military units (not much in monarch, but rapidly increasing with difficulty level). This means you are crawling up from being underdog while building 10% slower than they do. Their 2 cities pumping out shields at 90% your time is much stronger than your 1 city in the Ancient era.
They don't get any free settlers up to demigod and no free workers up to emperor. At emperor they get a lone free worker. They get 1 free settler at demigod and deity and 2 free settlers at sid level. So the big jump points are between emperor and demigod and between deity and sid. Regent, monarch and emperor all play pretty much the same. And there is not much difference between demigod and deity too.
Sashie VII
Balance of Power
Obormot said:
I'll agree to that except for emperor. 20% takes more time to get used to than 10%
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