SE4 Strategy - An Art or a Science?

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So, in essence you have plenty of choices, but if you want to compete, you really dont. It comes down to strategic maneuver, yes, but why include the rest if it isnt anything but window dressing?

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Because not everybody considers competition to be the sole reason for playing.

For people who prefer approaching the game as art, the "window dressing" provides a huge palette to work with. The scientists will probably defeat the artists when they go head-to-head, but the artists are less likely to get bored with using the same tactics all the time.

IMO, science "versus" art is a false dichotomy; science and art are ends of a spectrum, not an either/or choice.