T-hawk Wrote:Well, as I argued in the main thread, the opportunity cost is illusory. Yes, the second city comes slower (although since research is the limiting factor, you can often squeeze in a settler before the Oracle). But cities three through six all come 50% faster once in Bureaucracy, and ultimately do make up the lost time empire-wide.
Right, but if the second city site is a good one and/or the capital is marginal, then you are better off with the early second city than early Bureaucracy.
Darrell