[NOT A BUG] Great Persons costing upkeep!?

[Some1]

Oddities of the Unit Upkeep
Every second unit lessens upkeep, Great Persons cost upkeep!

I know that the every 2nd unit deleted decreases the upkeep, but what about Great Persons, is that intended?
I can understand Great General requiring upkeep though. But other GP?
It will cost fortunes to keep them around waiting for right moment to use them...

Civ5 v.1.0.0.2.0
Game speed quick.

Autosaves available from turn 490 all the way to the turn 1005 (autosave every 5th turn). Got also the initial 4000BC save.
When you ask for a save, please specify the turn or year.

 

[DaveGold]

Seems silly, might be unintentional, could be a feature. It's hard to understand why a great artist costs more to maintain than a theatre and a museum combined.

 

[MRM]

It's hard to understand why a great artist costs more to maintain than a theatre and a museum combined.

Just think about how much some artists earn

I guess it`s a feature, because otherwise you could collect all those great persons until end game, and then start a massiv golden age while you build your space ship/ utopia project - for example. The developers may see this as a potential exploit

 

[Some1]

Just think about how much some artists earn

I guess it`s a feature, because otherwise you could collect all those great persons until end game, and then start a massiv golden age while you build your space ship/ utopia project - for example. The developers may see this as a potential exploit

Haven't tried it out. 95% of my Civ5 games have ended in Conquest victory...

Hmmm, besides ain't that possible in Civ4 without upkeep? Although I get my GPs used long before I start building spaceship in Civ4 that is.

 

[PieceOfMind]

Not a bug. Though you could certainly make a suggestion about it being changed.