Cromagnus
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Yeah, I still see a lot of good players in LP's blindly growing into 2f tiles early game. With Tradition, it doesn't really matter, in Capital at least, because every Citizen is at worst 2 Beakers, and you've probably built all it makes sense to build anyway without switching to that 2h-3h tile. Arguable mistake, no penalty. That makes Tradition best, right? No, just make fewer mistakes.
Or worse, I keep seeing LP's where that Grassland/Jungle city with no Hills is 6 pop just because it could get there, stuck building a Library, and meanwhile the magnificent Double-Iron, Horses, etc city is stuck at 3 pop building a Colosseum to support all the 2f workers down the road. Makes sense why players bad at managing cities would favor builds that have them managing fewer.
On the other hand, I see other players, notably as Shoshone, simply grow to work all bonus tiles, then switch to those unimproved 2h Hills. As Tradtiion. And get Turn 200 win times doing that.
There's actually a lot to consider, and people should be prepared to do that. Is it worth it to pay Maintenance for that Granary right now? Do I want to work that 2f3g Luxury tile or that 3f Farm? Do I go negative Happy to Settle or wait? Among these questions, what tiles am I growing Population to work within my satellite cities is among the most basic. You won't get the best results out of either Liberty or Tradition, not to mention your city placement, unless you're in the habit of asking those questions early game.
Another mistake I often see is people not switching tiles away from food while the empire is unhappy... gold and hammers are reduced soooo much less than food production... but someone's got that city working all food tiles to generate 0.75/turn...