Why is an early golden age a bad thing?

[Arrian]

Very true. I have begun to suspect that an ancient era golden age may be more worthwhile the higher level you play. Playing on Monarch, I'll stick to my Medieval golden age. On Emperor, though, I may go with Persia, or even the Aztecs.

-Arrian

[Panag]

hi ,

when you play as the americans , and the golden age comes with the F-15 , well , that really rocks , ...

you can also change the duration of the golden age in the editor , ....

have a nice day

[SlowwHand]

With an early GA and Special Unit, you have a pretty good shot at disrupting the other Civs. Get the boost in advancements early, and shove them off the map.

[Panag]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
With an early GA and Special Unit, you have a pretty good shot at disrupting the other Civs. Get the boost in advancements early, and shove them off the map.

hi ,

, but for some civ's its to early , imagine it comes with 3-4 city's , ....

its better to put it a bit later , ....

have a nice day

[JoeDaddy715]

First, all this is my opinion, not fact, so if you disagree, you disagree...
A later GA is ALWAYS BETTER!(almost) Simply put, you get more BANG for your buck. Why on earth would I want to have my capital spending its peak production time on knights rather than modern armor? Besides, if a city is bringing in 8 production and a GA will increase it to 12, what have I gained? 4 points. But if a city is producing 30, a GA may increase it to 45 or so. That's 15 points! Anybody following this?? A GA is a surge of power. If you have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to increase your checking account by 50%, are you gonna do it when you're broke and have $20 in there, or are you gonna wait until payday? Even better, are you gonna save up for a while and take it? Simply put, more shields and beakers being produced means a greater benefit to a GA. Heck, you can't even get additional shield production from non-resource ocean squares until you build an offshore platform. Yeah, an early GA is good for getting you ahead, but your gains may very well be lost when your enemy has a GA after yours is done. Bottom line, an early GA is ONLY better if you are planning on an early military victory, in which case it can tip the balance in your favor. Once, I won before 100ad or something like that and my score was 9000 and change... That was my best scoring game yet, and my GA occurred in the late ancient age, i think.