Uno - to fully pass judgement on the matter, I need an answer to a specific question - which I think you may have answered here.
And my question is - if you are the last civ standing, do you win?
I am assuming that is the case, and if so, I have no problem with a mercenary team. You are playing by the same rules (and for the same objective), just approaching diplomacy in a different way, and being very upfront about how you are going to play it.
I trust people can see my logic here. My concern is that you would slip under the radar screens as no one figures you can win the game. Then - when you have managed to avoid all the major conflicts by simply renting out troops, and no one seeing you as a threat, you stroll in and take the game. Then other teams would squawk that they did not think you were playing to win, etc, etc. Sort of like the end game fiasco in PTWDG.
If the answer to the above question is 'no', then I am dead set against the idea.
If that translate into winning, we won't complain. It's just not our primary goal, Win uber alles
I am assuming that is the case, and if so, I have no problem with a mercenary team. You are playing by the same rules (and for the same objective), just approaching diplomacy in a different way, and being very upfront about how you are going to play it.
I trust people can see my logic here. My concern is that you would slip under the radar screens as no one figures you can win the game. Then - when you have managed to avoid all the major conflicts by simply renting out troops, and no one seeing you as a threat, you stroll in and take the game. Then other teams would squawk that they did not think you were playing to win, etc, etc. Sort of like the end game fiasco in PTWDG.
If the answer to the above question is 'no', then I am dead set against the idea.
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