I think the Byzantines need the structure Grand Winery. They underperform without it. It isn’t fair for them to have to sacrifice the Imperial Hippodrome in this capacity. However, I could make this argument with many other factions, which leads me to my next point. China and Zhu Xi can have all of their Age up buildings, so why not just allow all the factions to be allowed to do the same? I think it would be a fun change of pace for the game, and I doubt it would unbalance anything in the game that can’t be easily adjusted.
I find it utterly astonishing that you could entertain such an outlandish idea.
I understand the want and desire for both tracks of landmarks at times, sometimes it’s a really tough decision to make, but that’s also some of the fun of having to decide. Make that trade off of do I get one really great landmark or do I do the other instead
That makes sense, when there are viable balanced choices. I get it. However, the point I am trying to make is that A, China doesn’t have to abide by these rules, and B some of the choices are so irrelevant they will never be chosen over the other. It would be awesome to be able to use them in the match though, but choosing them simply isn’t a wise strategic decision, as it will put the army at a disadvantage and likely cost them the match.
(It didn’t tag the reply to you properly, that is why I deleted the previous post and reposted this one to you. This forum has odd mechanics. Now it is showing up under replies, it didn’t have the proper reply mark tagged in my previous post at the time.)