u/Ok_Glass_8104

By default I try to maintain good relations with City States to receive bonuses and quest rewards (since they can be actually great incentives), so I never bully any of them (even for quests). It also means I seldom finish Authority (leaving out at least the Free Settler + culture on bullying).

Recently, I played the Mongols, whose UC has a huge incentive in bullying CS, so of course I did it. Then I played Zulu, who bully more easily, so I could bully CSs on encounter with a mere Scout. So of course I did it.

My question is : is it worth it to occasionally/circumstancially bully a CS when playing without being, say, Mongols or Zulus ? Or am I better off cultivatiing rewards and favors ?