NukeAJS
King
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2008
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I don't think it's meant to be spammed. You're assuming that people would want to spam it. That would be aesthetically silly and so unrealistic that it becomes ridiculous (And I'm of the "Fun is almost infinitely more important than realism" crowd).
My main concern is that it will be useless. Sure, it has a defensive bonus, but it might have the same logic of building walls in a city or a unit in Civ5. Units are almost always the better choice. The only time I build walls in a city is when I already have enough units, see a big army coming my way, and don't have anything else for that city to build. So, since the wall is constructed with builders, the choice is now -- should I have the (limited charge builder) make a wall or something else? From a more military stand-point, if I already have 3-4 warriors on barb-swatting duty, why build the great wall?
It's impossible to say so far, but I fear the great wall might be a very situational improvement much like fortresses are in Civ5.
My main concern is that it will be useless. Sure, it has a defensive bonus, but it might have the same logic of building walls in a city or a unit in Civ5. Units are almost always the better choice. The only time I build walls in a city is when I already have enough units, see a big army coming my way, and don't have anything else for that city to build. So, since the wall is constructed with builders, the choice is now -- should I have the (limited charge builder) make a wall or something else? From a more military stand-point, if I already have 3-4 warriors on barb-swatting duty, why build the great wall?
It's impossible to say so far, but I fear the great wall might be a very situational improvement much like fortresses are in Civ5.