Question on leases, as they impact the score

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Hey, quick question for you guys that have played tons of games.  I noticed in the after-game scoring screens that it reports WAY bigger numbers for total leases paid, than what I actually paid.  As near as I can figure out, it's extrapolating what I would have paid if the game had continued on.  Does this have any impact on the score?  In other words, does a large balance of leases owed detract from your score?

Another reason I ask is, if I know the game is getting somewhat close to completion, I'll start to always use the bottom lease choice for all my quick-buys.  It's less cash up front, and smaller payments, but extended out over a very long time.  Since I know the game won't last that long anyway, it seems like the obvious choice.  If this is lowering my score, I might rethink that policy.

Oh yeah, one more thing... when you look at the leases tab, it allows you to pay off the leases early.  But it give you no interest discount.  In other words, if I have 100 weeks at 50bc, the payoff is 5000bc.  Why would I ever do that?  If I pay off a car or a house, I'm not paying all the remaining payments, because I'm saving all the interest that would have accrued in that time.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I dont think it moves your score in the end, other than the small econ hit you take from the lease in general. In the fast wins you are WAAAAAAAY negative because of leases, yet it skyrockets your score rush buying that tech capital or MCC, even though it drops your weekly econ
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The economy score is based on income, not what you're spending so lease payments do not reduce score.

The long lease is highly advantageous for big games. You have to be careful not to overwork it too early, but it's well worth it later in the game. Payments become rather insignificant compared to late game incomes and the early rush benefits are huge. In fact, taking advantage of the long lease greatly improved my big game.

The primary advantage of the long lease is that it usually runs much longer than the actual game and has the lowest up-front cost. Paying it off defeats the purpose. So yea, you wouldn't normally do that just to reduce payments. However, there's a graft/corruption penalty when your treasury exceeds 20k. If I don't have anywhere to spend extra cash, I sometimes pay off a lease or two to get in under the wire
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
One exception is if the weekly payment is lowest on a shorter term lease (happens sometimes)
I've never exceeded 20K in cash since by the time I reach 10K I will either buy some unique building or upgrade part of my fleet through lease/buying.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm new to galciv and have been playing my first game for a few hours every day the last 2 weeks. My treasury is up to 156,000bc and my income is over 3000bc a week with the production slider all the way up. Since I'm way over 20,000bc, yer sayin I'm bein penalized? if so then :(. Oh well, I guess I could spend it on some capital ships and destroyers and go take on the torians or the drengin lol.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I'm new to galciv and have been playing my first game for a few hours every day the last 2 weeks. My treasury is up to 156,000bc and my income is over 3000bc a week with the production slider all the way up. Since I'm way over 20,000bc, yer sayin I'm bein penalized? if so then . Oh well, I guess I could spend it on some capital ships and destroyers and go take on the torians or the drengin lol.
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Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Sounds like it  :) 

It's often interesting to see in the Metaverse scores how many start with large or even bigger maps & cakewalk, achieving lower scores than on their more recent submissions of small maps.