Originally posted by Solver
Of all the things I think about BtS, this is the one area where I really wish I was wrong. The problem is the most visible, IMO, with food corporations. Then if you switch to SP, you just can't compensate for the food loss from corps, and you will starve.
Yes, SP is still great at reducing maintenance. And has some other bonuses. But the problem is, corporations are quite an investment. Take the hammer-giving corps. So you've founded one and spread it, now your cities enjoy higher production. If you switch to SP, your hammer outputs will probably drop, although not catastrophically. However, the hundreds or even thousands of gold you've spent on spreading your corporation are now absolutely wasted. So my problem is switching to SP after you've founded a corporation.
Of all the things I think about BtS, this is the one area where I really wish I was wrong. The problem is the most visible, IMO, with food corporations. Then if you switch to SP, you just can't compensate for the food loss from corps, and you will starve.
Yes, SP is still great at reducing maintenance. And has some other bonuses. But the problem is, corporations are quite an investment. Take the hammer-giving corps. So you've founded one and spread it, now your cities enjoy higher production. If you switch to SP, your hammer outputs will probably drop, although not catastrophically. However, the hundreds or even thousands of gold you've spent on spreading your corporation are now absolutely wasted. So my problem is switching to SP after you've founded a corporation.
I don't think it is as out of whack as you say. Personally I choose corporations, but I never really used SP before BtS anyhow, and I never build windmills and watermills. But for someone who does like SP he won't be making a huge sacrifice to stick with SP instead of going for corps.
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