Revolution!??! - Turn 74

[akots]

This is a very important poll. Please, all citizens vote on this important subject. There are few options and we must not make a mistake.

Options:

1. Acquire Monarchy from C3B and revolt as soon SoZ and barracks in TF are ready. Stay in Monarchy for the forseeable future. May be a good choice. If the game would be short (no more than 150 turns total), it can be the best choice. However, being in Monarchy deprives our treasury of a trade bonus.

2. Acquire Monarchy from C3B and revolt as soon SoZ and barracks in TF are ready. Research or trade for Republic and then revolt to Republic. This means having two Anarchy periods. May be a good choice but we might have trouble surviving two Anarchy periods. May be a decent choice for a longer game (over 150 turns).

3. Acquire Monarchy from C3B but stay in Despotism to avoid Anarchy. Then, research Republic and revolt to Republic. May be a good choice, as good as number 1 though aimed at a slightly longer game (over 150 turns).

4. Revolt to another form of government, for example, to Feudalism. IMO, this government is a poor choice because of relatively high corruption. Also, it would take a long time to research this type of government. However, this option is also a possibility to build up a large military for invasion.

Rough estimate of C3B research rate shows that we can expect Monarchy from them in a few turns (from 3 to 6). Please discuss and vote.

 

[Emp.Napoleon]

I am thinking #3 or 4, but I will see what other people say before voteing.

 

[RegentMan]

I say option two. We need to get out of despotism badly, but Monarchy won't give us the commerce we need. When the time comes, we can revolt to Republic. But how do we want to do this? Do we want to beeline to Republic after we get Monarchy? I say wait on researching it until after we meet the others. As akots has pointed out, there's a very good chance they're already there, so the tech price will drop. Any thoughts?

 

[Donovan Zoi]

If we are going to thrive under Republic, we need to be sure the proper infrastructure is in place. I do not see us having that in the near future. Also, bypassing Republic means bypassing an elective tech, whcih will help us advance more quickly to the Middle Ages. Do we really have 30-40 spare turns to discover Republic? And will it be worth the time when we do get it?

I voted Monarchy NOW and to stay. But be ready, because unit support is about to be cut in half(I think....). We will need more cities, so let's fill up our part of the continent.

 

[Hygro]

I voted to wait for republic but I am not against going monarchy and then staying until either democrazy or facism/communism

 

[TheDuckOfFlanders]

Well i choose option 1 but that doesn't mean that i exclude republic ,however ill review it when we might be up to it.
In any case ,if we are in reach of republic another poll will be held anyway that probably will override the vote's made in this poll onoption 2.

 

[Ankka]

I say Monarchy is the way to go.

Akots can be king then.

 

[Zarn]

Feudalism.... just because (the greatest arguement ever)

 

[Hygro]

Zarn has me convinced with that argument. It might have been the greatest I've ever seen.