| John Garvin (Kebir Blue) | Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 04:09 pm 
I would just like to ask, would building a small empire only bring more uncertainty to my already fragile economy, or would it bring financial and strategical benefits? |
| The Silverhilltrader (Kebir Blue) | Friday, December 17, 2010 - 12:16 pm
With careful planning and work it could have both financial and strategic benefits. |
| Tiempo Misdaad (Kebir Blue) | Monday, December 20, 2010 - 03:35 am
Build an empire. Even if it screws up your economy, it's worth it since you can say, "I own TWO countries, b*tch!" to the non-empire owning nations. |
| Scarlet (Kebir Blue) | Monday, December 20, 2010 - 06:15 am
An empire offers more population with which to build up a profitable economic base. The start up costs are a little imposing if you're not too wealthy, but manageable. I would work to build your main to 30M population, then take a slave build it to at least 30M, and repeat. At maximum, once all the countries you currently own have reached 50M+ you should take a new country so you don't need to deal with population losses which can add up.
If you remain at War Level 2 or below, you don't need to worry about anyone attacking you.
In essence: more people = more profit.
Strategically, it's pretty much the same thing: more people = more military. |
