[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Nagot Gick Fel:
In the sort of game you play, mebe. Try Urgaia with 5+ land nations for a change, or avoid generalizations.

I think that still would be an awful idea: The ROI on a Fortified City, considering that its admin is a mere 10 points better than the Castle, and thus yields only an additional 5% income, is awful. On such a cramped map with such claustrophobic conditions, the exhorbitant cost and lengthy build time of the Fort City will basically preclude you from building another one easily. This means you'll be effectively limited to one fort for most of the game, leaving the rest of your provinces completely undefendable and leaving your probably one-and-only army, given that the odds of being able to afford two effective ones is low, with nowhere to duck and cover: That leaves them hugely vulnerable to being wiped out in a surprise attack by an enemy SC before you can bring you own to bear. The fortified city is usually not ideal even in peaceful conditions where you're allowed to actually build them: I don't think they'll do better when you likely won't even be given any time to build any!