[Psitticine]

I agree completely with Pocus. The primary point of any game is to have fun. If it is more fun for somebody to spend their gems a certain way, how can anybody else really say they are wrong?

Some people can only have fun if they win, which seems sort of sad to me, but I wouldn't try and tell them they are actually wrong. Likewise, if I (or anyone else) am in the mood to play with a less-than-perfectly-optimized style and make it less likely I'll win, even though I'm enjoying myself in the process, then so what? There's no reason for anybody to play according to anybody else's tastes unless they want to.

That's why I like multiple set-up options, modding, and the rest. It gives people the freedom to play closer and closer to their own tastes as possible, as well as allowing variation and providing endurance to the game.