Best and worst governments?

[FUNKY FRESH!!!]

Total noob, slowly getting better, wondering which governments are the best and worst depending on the situation. The only government I've never tried is Feudalism, which just seems like a worse version of Monarchy.

[kage1822]

these are just my opinions from my experience and playstyle

worst: despotism & feudalism

Best: (this depends on your playstyle) Monarchy, Democracy, & Communism

[[NN]Natmeris]

Originally posted by kage1822:

these are just my opinions from my experience and playstyle

worst: despotism & feudalism

Best: (this depends on your playstyle) Monarchy, Democracy, & Communism

Republic is usually considered the best goverment, mainly for peace, though it can be used for short wars effectively.

[Valdar]

Originally posted by NNNatmeris:

Originally posted by kage1822:

these are just my opinions from my experience and playstyle

worst: despotism & feudalism

Best: (this depends on your playstyle) Monarchy, Democracy, & Communism

Republic is usually considered the best goverment, mainly for peace, though it can be used for short wars effectively.

Democracy has better Worker Efficiency and lower Corruption and Waste, but the high war War Weariness makes it impractical if you have to sustain a war for any extended period of time, so I prefer Republic as well for most situations. If you have total dominance later in the game you might switch to Democracy then.

[[NN]Natmeris]

Originally posted by Valdar:

Originally posted by NNNatmeris:

Republic is usually considered the best goverment, mainly for peace, though it can be used for short wars effectively.

Democracy has better Worker Efficiency and lower Corruption and Waste, but the high war War Weariness makes it impractical if you have to sustain a war for any extended period of time, so I prefer Republic as well for most situations. If you have total dominance later in the game you might switch to Democracy then.

Because of anarchy period and what you mention, most players dont like to switch governments very often. Some good players dont like the game to go past the 2nd era or not very much at all, so Demo would be of little use.

[kage1822]

Originally posted by NNNatmeris:

Originally posted by Valdar:

Democracy has better Worker Efficiency and lower Corruption and Waste, but the high war War Weariness makes it impractical if you have to sustain a war for any extended period of time, so I prefer Republic as well for most situations. If you have total dominance later in the game you might switch to Democracy then.

Because of anarchy period and what you mention, most players dont like to switch governments very often. Some good players dont like the game to go past the 2nd era or not very much at all, so Demo would be of little use.

but if you have a religious civ, anarchy lasts only 1 turn

[[NN]Natmeris]

Originally posted by kage1822:

Originally posted by NNNatmeris:

Because of anarchy period and what you mention, most players dont like to switch governments very often. Some good players dont like the game to go past the 2nd era or not very much at all, so Demo would be of little use.

but if you have a religious civ, anarchy lasts only 1 turn

Still its several techs out of the way, when one wants to get to the next era as fast as possible, or if one wants to end it early, they may just stop tech entirely for gold.

[Valdar]

Originally posted by NNNatmeris:

Originally posted by Valdar:

Democracy has better Worker Efficiency and lower Corruption and Waste, but the high war War Weariness makes it impractical if you have to sustain a war for any extended period of time, so I prefer Republic as well for most situations. If you have total dominance later in the game you might switch to Democracy then.

Because of anarchy period and what you mention, most players dont like to switch governments very often. Some good players dont like the game to go past the 2nd era or not very much at all, so Demo would be of little use.

I wasn't suggesting that one should switch governments very often, on the contrary. You should only switch when it would benefit you in the long run. And while I’m sure some might not want to finish a game, there are others who are playing for a Diplomatic or Space Race victory and will play till the very end.

[kage1822]

Originally posted by Valdar:

Originally posted by NNNatmeris:

Because of anarchy period and what you mention, most players dont like to switch governments very often. Some good players dont like the game to go past the 2nd era or not very much at all, so Demo would be of little use.

, there are others who are playing for a Diplomatic or Space Race victory and will play till the very end.

i'm one of those... ^^

[alan85224]

I prefer not to switch governments if i can avoid it, I have established republics early that have lasted over 1000 years. Communism is a good one if youre at war or going to war. Democracy is only good in peace time

[kage1822]

monarchy generally sustains me all game, if i'm religious then I change to democaracy in times of peace

[Eauxps I. Fourgott]

Despotism is easily the worst unless you have a bunch of giant cities, in which case Feudalism will destroy you economy. That penalty to production of all tiles that produce more than 2 of something can be crippling.

For peacetime, Democracy and Republic are best. They give bonus commerce to every commerce-producing tile, which is a MASSIVE boost to your economy and especially good for teching. Which is better depends on how much military action you might potentially see - Republic can support an adequately small military for free and doesn't collapse quite as quickly when war breaks out, but Democracy has even less corruption and faster workers.

For war, Monarchy is you best bet until you unlock the Industrial Age governments, at which point Communism is often the best bet. Fascism has some powerful benefits, including uber-fast workers and massive unit support, but it also has some giant penalties which make it only worth it if you're in it for the long haul (and questionably even then). If you plan on doing anything but warring anytime soon, Communism will suit you better.

[kevin--76]

Democracy is the maybe the best government even if you want to make war you just have to buid the universal suffrage , a lot of police stations and make your military campaign fast

[dcain3456]

Feudalism is a niche goverment at best. The only time I used it was when I was stuck on a crappy low-growth continent. Once I conquered some cities on another continent I got out of it.

[brendinooo]

I'm not a master of the game by any means, but Monarchy is good enough for the whole game on Regent. Republic has a smaller unit support and each unit over that is 2 gold instead of 1.

Communism is no doubt better with the Secret Police HQ (that was a later addition to the game), but I was never a big fan of letting corruption into my best cities. I also don't like forced labor as a rush; I'll often have a lot of money in the Industrial Age and I'll want to make good use of it.