For the test, I've just duplicated everything including the requirements, but that means we can alter the tech requirements, cost, output of all of them after we've seen how this version works. So if we feel HE and NE need to be pushed back to balance it, to say, Nationalism, or just Music, we could do that. We get so many more levers to balance IND with this version of the trait. That's why I'm not particularly bothered how it plays out, if IND is the dogs bollocks, it's probably quite the easily fixed.
I'm not sure PHI gets totally needed in comparison, because even after the IND player builds the second NE, they have two cities throwing out 200% modifiers, whereas PHI has one city making 350% and every other city still makes 250%. PHI is still going to play a longer game for some of the low 1000 point GP that IND is going to struggle to make, given how the GP game is built around Pacifism in Golden ages, and PHI can more easily finish off the GP without those benefits. And then there is the tech costs of Lit and how early it will get researched when competing with MC, and that IND is a trait down on everyone. I think IND is going to struggle to push those two national wonders into breaking the game, I think it's more like that the IND player will leave a window of opportunity where someone comes calling with HA, or in this case, AGG Praets off boats.
I'm not sure PHI gets totally needed in comparison, because even after the IND player builds the second NE, they have two cities throwing out 200% modifiers, whereas PHI has one city making 350% and every other city still makes 250%. PHI is still going to play a longer game for some of the low 1000 point GP that IND is going to struggle to make, given how the GP game is built around Pacifism in Golden ages, and PHI can more easily finish off the GP without those benefits. And then there is the tech costs of Lit and how early it will get researched when competing with MC, and that IND is a trait down on everyone. I think IND is going to struggle to push those two national wonders into breaking the game, I think it's more like that the IND player will leave a window of opportunity where someone comes calling with HA, or in this case, AGG Praets off boats.