The Importance Of Open Mindedness

[Empire]

I agree with you, Macku. Personally, I have the Hanging Gardens and quite like the wonder. I can collect more often from my fruit trees and mines with reduced time. This may not seem like much in the earlier ages, but I'm in the Medieval age and it is very useful. Also, about having people tied up in upgrades, I have 13 villagers. And at any point, I ensure that I have at least two villagers for collecting from mines, fruit trees, hunting foxes, deer, and bunnies. This has been working very well for me, even when I have 3 other upgrades (4+4+3) upto 5 upgrades (2 villagers per upgrade) going on. Plus, like you mentioned, I like the surplus of cider and metal which we can use to buy stronger mercs. Also, you can do the library research for more fruit trees, thus giving you more food/cider.

Also, despite a lack of popularity, I went with the Chinese nation. I find that it suits my playing style very well. I always use the one extra villager to upgrade walls or hunt bunnies. Given a choice, would I choose differently? Maybe- but wonders like hanging gardens and nations like the Chinese and French seem underrated.

 

[GENERALISSIMUS]

Acropolis and Colosseum are the only useful wonders out of all the others. Think about it- the main way of getting resources is looting other players. Terra Cotta- one army a day agree+ the extra hp for the buildings, this wonder isn't that bad after all, higher levels would probably enjoy it(it will be useful tho,only if they make it like one time every 12 hours.) The hanging gardens or whatever this sh*t is is nothing,literally NOTHING.

 

[Redgar]

SH and notredam may be more useful if you estimate resources saved after all. Def wonders make very tiny differense in defense and those bases which are based around them are usually easy targets. When everything is maxed out, def wonders can be preferred yes, but usually it takes long for majority