Favorite idea group for Horde reform?

[wingzero890]

When I first started playing hordes back when the game came out, I liked innovative -5% tech cost is nice, and it had a great +unity idea.

Then the +25% religious unity idea was moved to tolerance, and I began to prefer Administrative for the -25% core cost and mercenary bonuses.

What about you, forums?

 

[myrsl0ken]

I think it depends on if you need the sick military power of innovative (mil.trad. is the name of the game after all) to expand in the first place, otherwise I would probably pick admin any day. In my current play-through with Baluchistan -> Mughals (a tribe rather than a horde, but still in need of a reformed government) I was very happy with innovative considering the slow and careful start I opted for to not aggrevate the BRB.

 

[PhroX]

Usually, I go with Admin for the all round benefits. Innovative is perfectly solid though. Econonic is only really if you want to switch to a Merchant Republic later IMO, though it's not a bad idea group, just weaker than the other two.

 

[lordelenath]

Lets be honest: Except for the rare case where you don't want to expand a lot for some reason, admin will always be a mandatory idea.

 

[SacredDatura]

Admin for me. Innovative is nice too, but Admin is just too useful (especially the coring cost reduction, which combined withy he generic horde/Mughal core cost reduction makes for a lot of single-digit ADM coring). Plus I think the flavor text for Admin group makes more sense for a reforming horde. I mean, does a national bank or scientific revolution makes sense for a horde? A settling horde establishing a civil service and enacting a bunch of mercenary friendly policies on the other hand makes sense to me.

Gameplay wise, Economic is the one that seems pretty much never the best choice.