PurpleTurtle
Shellshocked
A couple thoughts after reading Niklas' last conversation with Donsig. First, there may be a bit of delay between us settling in territory that MS wants and them noticing. Second, in order to actually get ahead we need to deprive one of our rivals of something, and if we were willing to entertain the notion of simply attacking MS now in breach of our treaty, why the hell not settle where they want and *then* attack them? If we are going to expand towards them at all we would of course consider those cities to be in a higher risk zone and thus demand greater protection for them.
I don't know if anyone else will like this idea, but the notion of building strategically located cities near MS and trying to get them to attack us so that we may fight defensively has enormous attraction to me. It is possible to hold off an enemy without creating a drag on one's economy if the proper arrangements are made. We are imperialistic, fighting in our territory would give us great generals much quicker than out of it...being able to crank out units with an extra promotion would go a long way to evening the odds imho.
I don't know if anyone else will like this idea, but the notion of building strategically located cities near MS and trying to get them to attack us so that we may fight defensively has enormous attraction to me. It is possible to hold off an enemy without creating a drag on one's economy if the proper arrangements are made. We are imperialistic, fighting in our territory would give us great generals much quicker than out of it...being able to crank out units with an extra promotion would go a long way to evening the odds imho.