UNofficial: Options for Na'rmer (before a bill)

[Arnelos]

This is an unofficial poll for selecting what the leading options are for what to do with our new Great Leader, Na'rmer.

Bills based upon leading options can then be sponsored by members of the Senate.

Hopefully, it won't take TOO LONG to get down to a single option with at least 50%+1 support.

The options:

1. Rush Wall Street
2. Move Palace (back to Apolyton)
3. Move Palace (near Aztec cities)
4. Make another Army
5. Rush Military Academy
6. Save Him for a Modern Wonder (especially U.N. to prevent Diplomatic Victories)
7. Disband him!
8. Abstain

[Arnelos]

I haven't voted yet... I'm thinking either:

1. Wall Street
2. Save him for the U.N.

Army makes no sense because once we build Military Academy, we can just BUILD armies.

Military Academy doesn't make sense because the current plan is to build Military Academy quickly in Ferropolis after the Iron Works and have that city pump out armies naturally w/o help from a GL.

Despite the fact that I hate that the palace moved to Macross City, moving it back to Apolyton is as much of a waste of a GL as moving it to Macross City was.

Personally, it's either Wall Street (though we could be build that anyhow) or United Nations (which means we forgo more GL's for a while, but is strategically CRITICAL).

[MJW]

Already?

[roadcage]

We have any number of cities that can build a small wonder easily so Wall Street is not attractive.

The Mil Academy is planned for Ferropolis and is busy

I assume the Palace options and disbanding are jokes.

Normally, I would say saving a leader is foolish, but since there really aren't many good things to do maybe it's ok

But a second army seems like the only realistic option. I know Ferropoolis will pop 'em out like hotcakes, but there are many prebuilds in Ferroppolis before MA

Ssgt roadcage (retired)

[CiverDan]

Rushing Wall Street: No reason too. With cities with good production and factories, we can build it in 7-9 turns.

Moving Palace: It is fine where it is, once our core citise get courthouse/police stations(where needed) some of which has already been done, a very high percentage of our cities will have only nuisance corruption levels.

Rush Military Academy: It makes no sense to build this anyways else than Ferropolis. We will be able to get it built there in 12-15 turns and will turn out more armies in the long run (i.e. double the rate of any other city).

Save him: If we do we lose the chance to get another GL for many turns. I would only support this if the wasr were going to end with 1-3 turns, which will not happen do to MPP's remember: Ferropolis, with worker reinegration and neccessary improvements will pump out 160+ shields per turn by time UN is available. With Palace pre-build, it wont take long to build it there.

Army: Only real option. Means one less Ferropolis has to built to obtain pentagon. Making it even an even better place to built the UN.

[E_T]

This poll should allow multiple answers

E_T

[roadcage]

I have thought and thought and thought about this and have finally come up with a good reason to wait for UN.

It is many turns away, and since we really don't need any more GL's, this would ensure that we would not be cursed with another for a long time.

[Arnelos]

Originally posted by E_T
This poll should allow multiple answers

E_T

No it shouldn't. THe whole point is to NARROW DOWN the options so that we only have a few left. If we let eveyrone pick more than one, they will... and we'll never narrow them down to one dominant option.

[Arnelos]

Originally posted by roadcage
I have thought and thought and thought about this and have finally come up with a good reason to wait for UN.

It is many turns away, and since we really don't need any more GL's, this would ensure that we would not be cursed with another for a long time.

This is the best idea I've heard in a long time

[Panzer32]

Is everyone sure that we can only have one great leader at a time? Somehow, I thought the limit was three at a time; saw it in one of the strategy forums.

[E_T]

Personally, I'm waiting for another Roadcage story about the Generation of our latest GL.

E_T

[Arnelos]

Ok, I've voted to save him for the U.N. Regardless of whether we can get another GL or not, I have little use for another GL. The Military Academy can build armies and the GL can rush the U.N. the moment we discover Fission (rather than waiting for it to be built).

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by roadcage
I have thought and thought and thought about this and have finally come up with a good reason to wait for UN.

It is many turns away, and since we really don't need any more GL's, this would ensure that we would not be cursed with another for a long time.

Yes, please!!!!! No more GLs! The game is going slow enough without these stoppages. Also relieves the SMC from obsessing about elite unit usage in battle.

Keep him!

[Donegeal]

Place move.... don't be silly.
Army...The war is winding down. We have no immediate need for armies at this time. Let Ferropolis do its job.
Save him for the UN... We are excellent planers. We have just completed our first standard production wonder. We have proven to ourselves and to the world that the production bonuses given to the AI at this level of play have been defeated. We can plan on building the UN now in one of our "complete" cities. With our tech lead, and planing, we can build the UN the same turn we develope Fission.

Rush MA... again, let Ferropolis do its job. The Iron Works will be done in what? 4, maybe 5 turns? Less? MA will take almost no time once IW is done (come on, Grassland/hill city with Factory, Hydro and Iron Works? Its a monster by itself!)

That leaves only two possibilities (IMO):
Rush Wall Street. Yes we can build this at any time as it is a small wonder, but for every turn we don't have it, its a possible 50 L down the drain. If we want to let some city build it on its own, it will take a minimum of about 7 turns (and only if we can start on it right away). Thats 350L.... ok, so that is not that much.... on to the last one.

Rush Intel Agency in Apolyton! With the palace gone, lets bring back some respectability to our Classical Capital!

Hmmm.... not an option... oh well...

[Shiber]

Wall Street is the wisest option. If we don't rush Wall Street now, we waste 50 gold every turn until it is built.
The rest can be built any time, and we don't have to worry about being outrun to the U.N. wonder... don't be silly.