I see a global problem in the game : scarcity
There is always a problem of lake of ressources. Even with a big country, a big empire with multiple cities.
Is it really the problem IRL ? I mean, ressources is a good point to make international business and to choose some strategic goal. But the global market is always, more or less, empty of at least 1 or 2 type of ressources.
So, we have to make a really wise choice of what we do : research ? Building ? Armies ?
Most of the time we have to avoid a lot of things : nuclear, aircraft carriers, or even different types of infantry. Most of buildings are way to expensive (pb of oil or supplies), we never build any bunker and hospitals are luxury. I tell to my folk to not build recruit centers beyond level1. And we have to concentrate on a very little number of troops : 1 type of infantry, maybe not tanks, no artillery etc.
Have you ever heard of a military project cancelled because "sorry, we lake of gasoil to build this bunker" ?
I mean, there is a "queue" option in construction. What for ? We always lake ressources to build even 1 building at a time.
In a middle age simulator it would be ok, because it was a real problem in the past. But is it really the main problem in 2017 ?
I don't think our choices should be guided by this main issue. Our production should not be 75% empty when a player is connected,just because he lake of ressource to do what he'd want to do.
My solution : make the industry more efficient. Something like +50% at each level. That way, the progression of production will be slow and dependant of the player involvment, but worthy. The "colonies" will worth to develop. Actually I don't even build industry beyond level 2 because the payback is not worthing (except for rare and electronic). Also, a player who would choose to develop its "civil" production at the begining may have a big advantage at long term.
Once the this issue solved we will play real modern tactics.

If you play with only 1 or 2 types of units it's not really fun.
I don't think playing agressivly. It's just that economy doesn't worth time and ressources. That's why I win so many games ! Just because I save time and ressources to spend them in few science and few buildings. But I'd like to spend more in civilian (sic) infrastructures. I'm a pacifist.
And the more I play, the less I invest in economy like bunkers and industry or recruitment centers. My morale is too low ? Anyway, I gonna win (or loose) before my civil investments payback and grow up my morale.
It's not the problem of me, just check the world market : scarcity.

By increasing the industry output (and higher recruitment centers), you will drive people to invest in civilian buildings.
Often, the first level is good : +100 for manpower and +25% for industry. It worth to invest (only in homeland industry). And I build a level 4 hospital (in just 1 city). But no bunkers. And now misiles are so expensive and nerfed that I use them much less than before (maybe not at all soon when my new tactic will be ready). But higher levels are a waste of ressources.

Not sure, at all. Because, actually that's the only way to do : spam cheap troops.
You are limited in construction rack (and manpower), so, with more ressources you could build more sophisticated units and make the difference.
With more ressources, you could build recruitment centres to increase your manpower, bunkers to stop invasions or simply develop your economy to prevail at long term.
But if you choose development, now, you will loose under cheap troops invasion.


I think it's just a pity to choose your tactic in relation to available ressources. That's not very 21st century spirit

That would cost a huge amount of gold. Not sure to be affordable at long term with multiple games.
All I say is that scarcity force us to NOT build buildings, not the opposite. It's not a question of agressive behavior, but a question of adaptation.

A way to change things would be to lower the starting ressources. But to enhance the industry output.

Ok, ok. But I'm not a noob, you know. I say : developing economy just doesn't worth the price. And won't change anything beyond level 1 buildings.

When the game last many days, probably. But, during challenge or against agressive players you won't have the time to benefit from your production.

And with the last update, we are forced to build arms indutry. Forced because they doesn't worth the investment.

Market is not empty, you have oil and components. And rare mat after somedays.
But the empty market is the proof of the scarcity situation. And growing maximum 50% of the native cities is not enough.
One of the main reason is : the more you advance in time, the less you have "homeland cities", because more and more are annexed (from players or IA). So, even if you boost your homeland cities to +50%, meanwhile the world loose 75% of its production. And as long the best players are alive, the less they will sell precious ressources like electronics, rare and components. Why ? Because after multiple annexions, you will have a lot of manpower and money, so you will build troops at maximum output. Why would you sell anything ?
And it happens very soon, like day 10 .
You can force people to build civilian cities, it won't change anything to the situation. Because it's not a question of will, but a question of general scarcity.

With the last update it will be worst. How can we enhance civilian infrastructures if you can't even afford the annexion ????

Hum...just give up the annexion concept, if you want my humble advice