The reason why gold is more valuable after Universities than before is the following. It is linked to this:
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When you have universities, the higher the science slider, the most total output (gold + beakers) you get. So having gold immediately when you have universities is interesting mostly if you keep it to run a deficit and have a higher science slider.
However, like culture, gold has a value which never changes through the game, whereas beakers and hammers (and food) provide different benefits based on your infrastructure and techs.
About useless technologies, there is at least one imo: Divine Right. If you didn't pick it first, it's a real gambit for it to provide anything, and you're certainly better off capturing the cities than building the wonders yourself.
As for Scientific method, it's often the case for me that I don't have the resources in terms of workers abd production to make use of the techs it unlocks, so it's often a good idea to delay it a bit. It's a typical case where settling a GP will be more interesting than rushing it because I need some long term infrastructure boost at this point.
a temporary blip in the longer-term trend towards greater productivity, technological advances and wealth
When you have universities, the higher the science slider, the most total output (gold + beakers) you get. So having gold immediately when you have universities is interesting mostly if you keep it to run a deficit and have a higher science slider.
However, like culture, gold has a value which never changes through the game, whereas beakers and hammers (and food) provide different benefits based on your infrastructure and techs.
About useless technologies, there is at least one imo: Divine Right. If you didn't pick it first, it's a real gambit for it to provide anything, and you're certainly better off capturing the cities than building the wonders yourself.
As for Scientific method, it's often the case for me that I don't have the resources in terms of workers abd production to make use of the techs it unlocks, so it's often a good idea to delay it a bit. It's a typical case where settling a GP will be more interesting than rushing it because I need some long term infrastructure boost at this point.
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