Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-6016076-20140720081239/@comment-24497113-20140729220521

I must concide here, as I cannot push you any further than you all ready have gone. You've calculated pretty much everything you can calculate without extensive field research. So allow me to clarify a few of my points to quell any confusion.

Namely, in response to using the Monkey Banks as stepping stones, I've always loved the fact that the money they generate is enough to upgrade it to an Advisory by itself. While it could be a smart choice to put all your resources into upgrading it, its self-sufficiency allows you allocate your other resources to your defensive line. I suppose this matter is purely preference, as that would render you with one less source of income for roughly 14 turns, but this does illustrate a situation where you would be able to buy an advisory much sooner than you would a Facility.

Also, I was going to concede to your notion that building 2 more Advisories over building a single Facility, but after reading your edit, it is in the better interest to build a 4/2 and use the extra resources to bolster your defenses.

Again I'm glad we could work off of each other here. I feel we've both bettered from the experience.