63 Tower of Babel (worst GB along with space needle in my view, ok for some ages but gets deleted eventually and thus wastes all the FP donations)
I don't agree with this statement at all. Babel gets better as it ages, not the reverse. I have a ToB at level 8 - it gives me 26 PME goods daily in a 4x4 with a 1 lane road.
Since I only produce goods on 1 day timers, this makes it far better than having the equivalent in goods production. Think about it:
To produce 26 PME goods without goods buildings, I would need:
- 1.3 Industrial Age goods buildings. These use up 1020 population. 1020 x 1.3 = 1339 population. Also 12-20 tiles per goods building. On average, 15.8 tiles. 15.8 x 1.3 = 20.5 tiles.
- 1.3 PME goods buildings. These use up 1530 population. 1530 x 1.3 = 1989 population. Also 24-30 tiles per goods building. On average, 26.8 tiles. 26.8 x 1.3 = 34.8 tiles
Also, supply and coin cost to produce these goods is 31,200 coins & supplies [ (11200+12800) x 1.3 ]
Additionally, Babel supplies 670 population at level 8.
So net value of Babel, for me, is:
3228 population not used (so no need for extra happiness)
670 population added (need happiness to cover this)
31,200 coins & supplies daily
39 tiles of space saved.
* also these goods cannot be plundered
Plus it's tied for the least expensive GB to construct and level up.
Not saying it's the best GB or anything, but it is FAR from being the worst, especially in later ages.
I would rank Space Needle, Colosseum, Notre Dame, Lotus Temple, Deal Castle, St. Basil, Capitol, Hagia Sophia, Habitat, Frauenkirche of Dresden, and Voyager V1 all below Babel.