NAVAL WARFARE/Who made me a settler?

[Caesar]

Yes, a strong navy can be a great advantage. But like everyone prior said, it depends on the situation. You have to do decide relatively early in the game wether a strong navy will help you. If you do not then you may waste many many turns of production that could have been used for the production of other things, ie wonders, other military units, or you could miss an oppurtunity to gain an advantage on your opponent.

But on most small and medium maps navies are only troublesome. The only time I usually bother is on large archipeligo.

[Caesar]

It was merciless Ming who made you a settler, complain again and he'll pull out the magical banning rod