Yes, patience is required for the replay to start.
eldar said:Most of the really good players wouldn't touch Democracy with a very long stick - it's stuck behind a dead-end tech, and isn't worth the time or effort for slightly better corruption, worse unit support (at C3C), and worse War Weariness, and requires a second Anarchy period which for all but Religious Civs is a real PITA.
Republic wins out because it comes earlier, gets the same commerce bonus, has better (C3C) or the same (Vanilla/PtW) unit support, and better War Weariness.
That leaves the slightly worse corruption and Worker speed bonus - neither of which are issues, because by the time Democracy comes around:
(a) Your core empire will be well-developed and producing 75-80% of your total output anyway - the periphery is there for additional unit support and territory, and not much else;
(b) Your core will be fully developed and you'll be able to muster dedicated stacks of Workers for tasks such as roading. Replaceable Parts is far more important than Democracy for faster worker speeds.
eldar said:First, how rude of me, welcome to CFC!
Communism - very powerful in C3C, but I've got limited experience, both at the end of Succession Games. Basically build Courts and Police Stations everywhere, but the big hit to corruption is taken by the Secret Police HQ, available with Espionage.
In one of those SGs, it took us from +80gpt to over +300gpt just by being built.
Monarchy works in short doses (especially if Religious and a switch to Republic can be made later), and of course mandatory for variants such as Always War.
Ginger_Ale said:Moonsinger: Check out this post by BomberEscort.
I think your answer eldar is Spot On!eldar said:Most of the really good players wouldn't touch Democracy with a very long stick - it's stuck behind a dead-end tech, and isn't worth the time or effort for slightly better corruption, worse unit support (at C3C), and worse War Weariness, and requires a second Anarchy period which for all but Religious Civs is a real PITA.
Republic wins out because it comes earlier, gets the same commerce bonus, has better (C3C) or the same (Vanilla/PtW) unit support, and better War Weariness.
Boutte said:Thanks Eldar. BTW, do you know (or any one else)of any threads that go into detail about Govs?