Re: Diplomats the truth!
Date: October 26, 2010 02:47PM
Action
Effect on Control Level
From the instructions page:
Conquest -10 to conqueror
Recruit Soldiers -1 per turn
Levy Taxes -1 per turn
Send Diplomat +10 per diplomat
Build Fort, Keep, or Castle +10
Develop Culture +5
Advance Culture +10
Army Deserts -5 per army
Numbers denote 'control level', and as we know you will also exert control beyond your borders.
I'm afraid ghost's numbers will be dependent on the control over the surrounding lands, and how big they are (farms, development). So the numbers may vary a bit. I think you should also look at the control level if you do nothing. You have to build something, so maybe building soldiers all the time may be a good control condition. If you buy 79 diplomats and then wait 78 turns, do you end up better than when sending one diplomat per turn, over 79 turns?