[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [Fwd: Re: Wishlist: Stockpile gold (PR#401)]

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Okay, 50% is a bit much.  Does anyone think it would unbalance the game
> > to allow Capitalization from the beginning?
> 
> It costs me 40 shields to build a barracks, and I get 40 gold by selling
> it.

That is, 80 gold if you buy it ...

> This means that no technology is required to (effectively) have
> Capitalization; all that is required is patience. (In a game with a short
> turn time limit it can be a problem.) Capitalization is effectively
> allowed from the beginning.

Furthermore, money really isn't important for small civilizations:
in the first hour of playing, all that counts is growing big.

-- 
Reinier