(December 7th, 2016, 09:18)T-hawk Wrote: I'm playing on huge maps with less of a per-city penalty, and I did the math (can't find it right now though) that Representation only barely gets ahead of itself and in the very end-game.
I found my math on this. On a huge map with 10 cities, the costs are 145% of normal without Representation or 130% with. 17 non-freebie policies is my normal total throughout a game. These 17 policies cost a total of 24760 culture. With Representation, 18 policies cost a total of 26205 culture. So no, Representation doesn't make up its own cost, it doesn't result in an additional policy. It can on smaller maps with a bigger penalty, but not on huge.